The folks over at XDA-Developers have found a way to enable the A2DP wireless stereo audio bluetooth profile on the HTC Tornado Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone with AKU 2.0. And as it turns out, this hack also works on some other HTC devices. Your mileage may vary, and take caution when installing this. It is certainly… Read More

So I’m a gadget junkie, with a small addiction to anything that utilizes this product called “Windows Mobile” - anyone else like me here? Normally my addiction is a good thing, but occassionally problems arise (other than financial). Namely, I normally carry a cell phone that is 2 - 3 times more expensive and 2 - 3 times more fragile than an average cell phone. Because touch-screens, sliding mechanisms, SD card slots, and scratch-prone finishes…

Tesla Ball is a free game where the objective is to protect the central orb from balls and other hazards. It’s actually been re-released, as the original price was $9.95. The game is available to download from FreewarePPC (beware the pop-ups)….

As spotted on the PDAmill website is a $10 discount when you buy GameBox Solitaire and GameBox Solitaire II together. You’ll need to use this link to add them to your Handango shopping cart. While the coupon is technically for the two games as a pack, if you remove one item you’ll keep a $5 discount on the other….

MoreGames Entertainment is hard at work on Orions of Magic, a “unique strategy game taking place in a world separated onto many connected islands, called ‘Orions’. It is the world of wisdom, world of magic, where Death fights Life and Fire unfolds it’s powers against Water. World of legendary wizards, fighting each other, using up to 72 battle cards - monsters and spells, all unique - not only by appearance, but also by their amazing abilities. Meet Liches and Demons, Efreets and Hydras, Elves and Priests, Magic elementals and Unicorns in the final fight for the Orions!”…

Shoecake Games has released Corner Chaos, a puzzle game where the object is to “drop the colored balls into the holes located near the four corners of the play area. The ball then rolls into the sloped arena and lays to rest towards the center. If four balls of the same color are touching, they’re removed from the game!”…

No, this isn’t another “cell phones cause cancer” article. Instead, it is a study on how cell phones affect the brain, one in a good way and another in a bad way.
“Scientists from Swinburne University of Technology’s Brain Sciences Institute in Melbourne found people’s response times slowed during a 30-minute mobile phone call but their memory appeared to improve.”
So, if you are talking while driving, you are more likely to have an…

Mobinaute has posted a nice review of a Qtek 8500 Windows Mobile Smartphone. This model is based on the HTC Star100 design, which will be the first flip phone from HTC and also the thinnest. The Mobinaute review is in french, but there are plenty of photos that illustrate the device’s capabilities including… Read More

“Upgrades from WM5 to MSFP (AKU2) have started to hit the streets. One of the major features (direct push) has been a big hit. But one of the smaller features (a battery icon) has been met with … less enthusiasm. On Pocket PC, AKU2 replaced the clock display on the Title Bar with a battery indicator. The clock was moved farther down into the today page. We’ve gotten a lot of feedback on the relative usefulness of clocks and battery indicators,…

PocketCaster streams video from camera phones over 3G - and soon DVB-H - networks.

As I mentioned in Day 1, I’m not very impressed with the volume slider. It’s not much different than the original DS (other than the volume bars on the slider itself), but nowhere near the quality of the rocker switch on the Micro. That’s not to say that the sound quality is lacking, it’s just difficult to accurately turn the volume up and down.

The sound quality is outstanding, even… Read More

“Simply rotate the tiles around the board until you match the key! Start easily by choosing a beginner’s 3×3 board, and work your way up to a 6×6 brain-bruiser! Visualize your moves, solve the puzzle as fast as possible, and upload your best scores to our website. Customize your playing experience by choosing from 8 different tile themes. Who knows — maybe one of them is your lucky charm!”
SurvivorSoft has released a new puzzle game called…

Looking for good audio content to listen to on you mobile device? Audio Books For Free as a large section of downloadable audio books in MP3 format….

Updater 1.10 availale to push e-mail to Treo 700w smartphone from Exchange server once again.

“Good Technology, Inc. (www.good.com), the leading provider of industry standards-based enterprise handheld computing software and service, today announced the immediate availability of GoodLink 4.8. The newest version of the popular, award-winning messaging software and service enables enterprises to deploy, centrally manage and secure growing smartphone deployments with greater flexibility and ease, unlocking the power of mobility for…

IDC says market will continue to shrink as sales of multifunction mobile phones gain.

Smartphones drive the smart mobile device market with 75 percent year-over-year growth, according to Canalys.