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IMDb Mobile is progressing pretty nicely.  Now on version 0.45 , the software lets you do nearly as much as you would if you were on the website, including watching movie trailer.

The full list of features are:

Features:

• Search Movies/TV/Video Games/Actors
• Finger-friendly interface
• DVD Covers
• Actor Headshot
• Trivia
• Quotes
• Photos
• Top 250
• Coming Soon List
• Videos/Trailers
• Goofs
• App-To-Date Support

Read more and get the cab at XDA-Developers.com

Via Pocketnow.com

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Via CoolSmartphones, we finally have some real pictures of the HTC HD2 extended battery, and the news is not good.

While the device retains all the features of the render, in real life it appears much bulkier than the render suggests, and appears rather less stylish also, lacking the yellow flash which the render sported under the kickstand.

The good news is that the capacity, at 2300 mAh, is pretty good, and should see the device through at least a few day’s use.

See more detail at EasyDevices.co.uk, where the accessory is selling for £34.99 without VAT.

The Verizon SMT5800 has been released so long ago I had trouble recognizing the code name.  However, thinking back now, it was a pretty innovative device with its combination on front-facing keypad and slide-out keyboard.

For owners who are still tied to the device with a 2 year contract, you will appreciate the recent arrival of a Windows Mobile 6.1 update to the device.

The update brings some new features also, including GPS and EVDO Rev A support. The handset now also supports Verizon Navigator.

This is a clear example of better late than never, so hop on over to Phonenews for the download.

Are you still using this device?  Let us know your experience below.

 Strand Consulting has taken an objective look at iPhone owners and have come to the same conclusion many of us have.  They are not very well, psychologically speaking of course.

Noting that iPhone owners would go to extra-ordinary lengths to defend the failings of their device, Strand Consulting diagnosed this aberrant behaviour as a form of Stockholm Syndrome – where hostages identify with their captors and would actually defend them and resist being released.

They make special mention of many ways the iPhone has historically been inferior, and the arguments their fans use to justify where the features are in fact not just unnecessary, but would hinder their use of the phone. Amusingly when Apple finally does provide the feature iPhone owners often feel only Apple could have implemented it right, making Apple’s version the one now anointed as “the right way to do it.

Strand’s lengthy list of examples include:

1.    The first iPhone was not a 3G phone: What do you need 3G for? You can easily use the iPhone without using a 3G network and anyway, 3G is not particularly widespread, so this is not a problem.

2.    The phone cannot send MMS: There is no need to send MMSs, hardly anybody sends MMSs.

3.    You cannot forward a SMS: This is a function that hardly anybody uses and was therefore not included in the first iPhones.

4.    The phone has a poor camera: The built-in camera is perfectly adequate and the iPhone takes fantastic photos with its camera.

5.    It is not a real Smartphone, it cannot multitask: The phone has all the necessary functions and the OS is technically superior compared to other Smartphone OSs currently on the mobile market.

6.    The iPhone cannot multitask, resulting in a great number of applications being unusable: The absence of multitasking is a deliberate design decision resulting in a faster UI.

7.    You can not change battery on the iPhone: How many customers run around with spare batteries? None or very few.

8.    Apple decides which applications you can install on the phone: This is good, because Apple thereby ensures that you do not get inferior programs on your phone.

9.    The app store is a closed universe: Apple knows what is best for end users, which is good for the many iPhone users.

10. The phone does not support Java, so games need to be developed especially for the iPhone: Java is slow and not properly integrated with mobile phones, games for the iPhone are much better because they are directly developed for the iPhone.

11. The app store contains numerous small trivial commercial programs: The app store’s large selection gives users the freedom of choice and the many small programs help make the end users daily lives more fun.

12. It is difficult to use the touchscreen for fast SMS messaging: The touchscreen makes the phone easier to use and you quickly get used to it.

13. The iPhone is a low technology phone packaged in a sleek design: Apple has taken the combination of the design and UI to the next level, therefore the technological specifications don’t really matter.

14. The quality of the phone is poor, calls are often interrupted and network coverage is poor: It is a good phone, these problems are due to the operators’ networks and not the phone.

15. You can only purchase the iPhone from operators chosen by Apple: Apple has spent a great deal of time and energy selecting the best operators for customers.

16. The iPhone is targeted at a niche segment and will not be able to develop further: Apple has succeeded in designing a phone for people that appreciate design and user friendliness.

17. The iPhone does not support memory cards: Iphones already offer the necessary memory people require and end users can choose between two models, one with a little memory and one with a great deal of memory.

18. You can not install your own browser: The browser Apple has designed is so superior that you do not need any other browser on your phone.

19. You cannot use the iPhone as a modem for your portable PC: People that have an iPhone do not need their portable when on the move.

20. There is no radio in the phone: You do not need a radio in your iPhone because the iPhone supports iTunes that offers almost unlimited music.

Of course Strand Consulting notes that any company would be ecstatic to have such a fanatical fan base, but at WMPU we can only recommend that iFans seek some help.

Read more at Strand Consulting here.

Via Allaboutphones.nl.

Clove’s blog has just announced that, for a limited time, all Samsung Omnia devices will come with a free copy of the excellent-looking NDrive GPS Navigation software for UK and Ireland, worth around £50, preloaded on a 8GB microSD card.

Some great features of the software are:

• 3D aerial photo integration, better than Google – Reality View – See your route as it actually appears with real photos!
• Video quality graphics makes the fastest software in the market
• Simple and easy to use with gesture recognition
• Community features
• Location based services
• Faster search system
• Special Routing for pedestrian and Adventure modes

Supported devices include the Samsung Omnia 2, Samsung Omnia Pro, Omnia Lite, with prices ranging from £195 to £305 for the Omnia 2, which is excellent value.

Read more about this excellent deal at Clove here.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 has had an extremely rocky road to the market, especially on the Vodafone network, where in UK the device has been completely cancelled, despite being exclusive to the network.

It seems this has not stopped Vodafone, which is a global network, launching the device in other countries.

The Xperia X2 has just been launched on Vodafone Spain, and will be available to purchase from Monday next week.

The smartphone will run at EUR 700 without contract but will also be available cheaper on an 18 month contract.

According to Magnus Ahlqvist, general director of Sony Ericsson Iberia, the 8 megapixel handset will remain exclusive to Vodafone for 3 more months following the launch.

Via TradingMarkets.com

After 3 years of not updating the Windows Mobile version of their Hamachi VPN solution LogMeIn has finally released a new version of their Windows Mobile beta.

The software allows a Windows Mobile phone to join an Hamachi virtual network, and the update brings support for new features in Hamachi2, such as web management, Hub-and-Spoke and Gateway networking.

Windows Mobile 5,6, 6.1 and 6.5 are all supported.

Uses of this software would include being able to bypass network restrictions by your carrier, such as the use of IM or VOIP, and even to access resources blocked in your geographic area such as Pandora streaming (if you have a server based in USA of course).

Read more about the software here.