Windows Mobile phones are continuously growing in market share and every month cool and new phones are introduced with the Microsoft OS. While Apple is still setting up third party application support, built-in GPS and 3G connectivity for its iPhone, the Windows Mobile platform already has tons of freeware applications and smart tweaks to customize you smartphone to your very own needs. We've set up a top 10 list of the most interesting tweaks and applications for your Windows Mobile (...)  read more

As long as portable nuclear power sources are uninvented (or safe...) battery life is still the biggest struggle for gadget users. But with this solar panel included backpack you can give your laptop, iPod, cell phone or other gadget the juice it needs. All it needs is a bit of sun light. It has a special protective (removable) laptop sleeve inside, holders for CDs, pencils or keys and comes in three different colors. The power generated in the solar panel on the back is transferred through a (...)  read more

Since a few years the size of a cell phone is determined by a balance between a compact mobile design and and the comfort of a large high resolution screen. You can't have both. Till now. We've seen concepts of roll-out screens before but Texas Instruments now shows us a cell phone with in-handset projector. The technology is still very much in development but changes are that, just like the cameras a few years ago, a built-in projector will be standard in future phones. The video below (...)  read more

This fragment from a science show in The Netherlands called World of Miracles (1985), shows how people used to text back then. It's great to see how people where struggling with clumsy inventions that were of no use at all, but were actually pioneers in technology we now use every day. Don't forget it's only 22 years ago. Maybe in 2029 we'll see video clips of silly people experimenting with big bulky music players with primitive touchscreens called (...)  read more

Nokia has been making great phones for years but in my eyes a big flaw has always been the Nokia pop port. It's the connector that connects your Nokia to your headset, your computer or other add-ons. The problem is you can only connect special Nokia headsets to it that use the Nokia pop-port connector. So you can't connect your own headphone, iPod ear plugs or other 3.5mm connections.The best way to solve this is to use a Nokia pop-port to 3.5mm audio jack converter. You can buy them from (...)  read more