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windows mobile
Windows Mobile 7 May Get Gesture Controls After All
There was some question about whether or not Windows Mobile 7 may get those gestures we first saw a long, long time ago, but Mary-J has some slides that point to good news. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by frigg: How does it respond when you flip it the bird? 3 Responses | Other threads
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windows mobile
Windows Mobile Team Admits, Explains 6.5's Half-Assed UI
During an otherwise dry TechED conference panel about Windows Mobile 6.5 development, Senior Project Manager Loke Uei Tan made a surprising admission: 6.5's semi-vaunted new interface was severely rushed, and isn't even finished. UPDATED More »
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By John HerrmanComment by chizelord: The UI might suck but I like that background. I'd like that on my phone. oh wait...I have an iPhone...DAMN YOU... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Mobile 6.5 Launch Details Coming May 11
Microsoft's Windows Mobile Team notes that the "launch presentation" of Windows Mobile 6.5 is gonna be on May 11 and looks like it'll reveal all kinds of tasty details about the launch—like how else it's changed since debuting in February. [MSDN via Electronista] -
mobileme
.Mac HomePages Will Become Permanent Time Capsules of July 7, 2009
Apple is discontinuing .Mac HomePages, but the way they're doing it is neat for its potential historicity: You have until July 7 to edit the homepage, after which will it remain frozen forever, like a time capsule on the internet. More » -
ninjas
Pirates vs. Ninjas Mobile Helps Your Baby Make An Informed Decision
The pirates vs. ninjas debate has raged on for years now, but us old timers may be set in our ways—picking one side or another without having all the facts. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Serolf Divad: True story: Last week I asked my daughter's five-year-old friend "Danny" who would win in a fight: a pirate or... 9 Responses | Other threads
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headsets
Hands On Jabra Halo Bluetooth Headset: Really, Really Slim
I didn't realize just how small this Jabra Halo Stereo Bluetooth Headset was until I actually picked it up. Yeah, it's pretty damn thin. More » -
rumor
New Windows Mobile 7 Screenshots Show Zune Integration, Decent UI
These purported Windows Mobile 7 screenshots shows the app Marketplace, an IM application and apparently, Zune integration, going with what Ballmy said about Zune as a service. Not too shabby, if these are real. [WMPoweruser]
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Comment by diamonddnice: if they want me to buy a windows mobile device this needs to come out now. Hell really this should... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Accressories
Mobile Visor Confirms That You Are, In Fact, Looking At Porn
So you say you're a somewhat shady person, but you really want to confirm that trait for anyone who's still on the fence about you. Enter the Mobile Visor. It'll do the trick. Easy. More » -
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windows mobile
Windows Mobile Marketplace To Skim 30%, Promises App Approval 'Transparency'
Microsoft has dribbled out a few specifics about their upcoming Windows Mobile Marketplace: an industry standard 70% dev commission, a familiar $99 joining fee, and a somewhat pointed pledge of "transparency". More » -
MWC'09
Windows Mobile 6.5 Hands On: The New Interface Rocks
I like the new Windows Mobile 6.5 interface, specially the new home screen, which is brilliantly executed. Running on the new HTC Touch Diamond 2, everything looked smoother, cleaner, and matched the iPhone's lick factor. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Christopher Reibold: All I want is that iPhone silky-smoothness when scrolling through a list of objects and I'm sold. Maybe it's just... 14 Responses | Other threads
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MWC'09
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Liveblog
We are at the Hotel Catalonia Plaza, here in Barcelona, listening to Steve Ballmer sing the virtues of the new Windows Mobile 6.5. Update: It's over. The new user interface looks great. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by danielgary: This has got to be the worst gizmodo live blog. Engadget is a good three-five minutes ahead of them. 5 Responses | Other threads
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firefox mobile
Firefox Mobile Coming to Symbian in April
Firefox Mobile, already on Windows Mobile and Linux, is coming to Symbian in April, reveals Firefox's Christian Sejersen. Totally out of the picture are BlackBerry, iPhone and Android, unfortunately. [Christian Sejersen via UnwiredView] -
hooray?
Asus Announces 800MHz 'World's Fastest' Smartphone
Asus is laying claim to the title for the fastest smartphone in the world, and there's little reason to doubt them. The news, though, is hollow: P565 with its 800MHz Marvell processor is objectively impressive, but underneath the oppressive, unflattering veil of Windows Mobile 6.1 it's not likely to blow anyone away. Carrying a dense 480x640 touchscreen to complement a solid range of specs — HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and 24fps video recording to name a few — the P565 is nonetheless fighting a software war with hardware improvements. On the other hand, if you're one of those odd folks for whom any superlative is an automatic selling point, then this may be your ultimate handset. [Reg Hardware] -
t-mobile
T-Mobile Becomes Less Budget, Increases Price on Data Plans
Before T-Mobile customers start cheering for the long-awaited 3G services which began rolling out earlier this year, they might want to stop and think twice as rumors surface that T-Mobile plans to increase their data packages as early as the beginning of November. The cost of supporting the 3G network is now being passed on to consumers. More » -
iphone
Please Fix the iPhone Site Bugs Jobs About Your Biggest iPhone Complaints
Have problems with the iPhone? Who doesn't? Sure, it's an amazing piece of gadgetry, but countless bugs and glitches have plagued the Apple product from the beginning. Now networking company Fullsix has launched a site dedicated to gripers called “Please Fix the iPhone.” The site gets owners to vote on the most pressing issues plaguing their iPhones, in an attempt to get Jobs and friends to work on them faster. There's even a version of the site specifically made for the mobile's browser, so that you can complain about your iPhone on your iPhone. [Please Fix the iPhone via Josh Spear]
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By Elaine ChowComment by SuperSan: Safari on the Iphone is extremely unreliable, and the chances of crashing are directly proportional to the size of the... 8 Responses | Other threads
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wimax
Xohm's WiMax Coverage Quietly Live and Working in Six More Cities
We saw Sprint/Clearwire/whoever's Xohm WiMax tested in B-more with speedy results. And now, news from a Xohm employee in Baltimore is that the service is also live and working (albeit in an "unsupported" test capacity) in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and northern Virginia. So anyone with WiMax-enabled hardware in those cities, let us know if you're picking up any sweet 3 mbps pipe out there. [MP3Car]
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By John MahoneyComment by adamator: I don't get it... How can there possibly be something good that is unavailable in NYC? Unacceptable. 3 Responses | Other threads
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advertising
You Are Not Rich, Sophisticated, or Handsome Enough to Own the Tag Heuer Meridiist Phone
Watchmaker Tag Heuer has put up a teaser video for their forthcoming Meridiist phone, and boy is it a slap in the face to everyday Joe Sixpacks like you and me. More » -
logos
Mobile Broadband Finally Gets a Logo, But Is It a Cloud Or Seagulls?
Relax, people who've been using mobile broadband internet: your scarily unbranded 'net surfing days are over. The GSM Association has coordinated 3 Group, Asus, Dell, ECS, Ericsson, Gemalto, Lenovo, Microsoft, Orange, Qualcomm, Telefónica Europe, Telecom Italia, TeliaSonera, T-Mobile, Toshiba and Vodafone among others to create the "Mobile Broadband service mark." It's a logo designed to let consumers know the item they're using/seeing on the shelf in a store is a ready-to-run mobile internet device. But is it a cloud or a pair of seagulls? Hopefully the latter: you wouldn't want to run your precious laptop outside when rain is threatening. More »
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By Kit EatonComment by Tweak: Why are those birds crapping on Mobile Broadband? 3 Responses | Other threads
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LG Renoir
LG Renoir Surfaces; Shows Off Touchscreen, 8MP Camera, Fingerprints
We brought you a shiny stock image of LG's Viewty successor, the Renoir, back in August, and today we're bringing you the requisite fingerprint-laden in the wild photos (with watermarks!). They give a more accurate depiction of this puppy's 8MP monster, complete with Schneider-Kreuznach certified optics, xenon flash and ISO up to 1600. There's a phone in there too, with quad-band GSM, a 3-inch touchscreen, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and Wifi. The Renoir will be available sometime in October. Maybe they'll take that plastic band off the outside by then. [Toys and Gadgets via BGR]
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By Jack LoftusComment by mciarlo: Is that an iPhone pictured on the left. Oh wait...it's not. 4 Responses | Other threads
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motorola
News Flash: Moto R&D Working On Prototypes Other Than RAZR 3!
In a panel at GigaOm's Mobilize conference today, Motorola VP of Applied Technology Fred Kitson revealed some prototype display technologies they have in the works, confirming the company has more on the mind than the damn RAZR. One phone prototype Kitson described involves an embedded projector that made use of 3 lasers that project on a wall, while another makes use of a headset display. He also made mention of home displays that could automatically detect your phone as you move into a target range, and dedicate a portion of that screen to your cellphone. More » -
windows mobile
Velocity Mobile 103 Smartphone Gets UK Launch Date, Pricing
We mentioned the Velocity 103 back in April, giving it a Q2 launch date. It looks like there've been a few delays to Velocity Mobile's entry to the smartphone market though, since the device is only now on pre-sale, with availability at the end of this month. It's a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device, featuring a proprietary "Velocity Over The Air" updating system to add functionality, Bluetooth, touchscreen and trackball control, and TV/VGA-out to connect to your TV. Its September launch is in the UK, where it costs a whopping $569, but there's no info no when it'll hit the US. [TheInquirer] -
comcast
LEAK: Comcast's Mobile Store Is Actually Quite Promising
Earlier today, we published the article Comcast's Video Download Store Is Wholly Unremarkable about Comcast's expansion of Fancast, a place to download movies a la Amazon Unbox. Then a reliable tipster filled us in on where Fancast is going—specifically, in the mobile market. And we have to say, it's caught our attention. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Enochrewt: It's still Comcast, and they've lost their priviledge of doing business with me. 2 Responses | Other threads
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android
First Android Release Will Have iPhone-Style Crippled Bluetooth, No Google Talk
Over on the official Android Developers Blog, Googler Dan Morrill has news of what won't be making it into Android 1.0—a full featured-Bluetooth stack and data messaging via Google Talk API. Android 1.0 will work with Bluetooth headsets, but won't do other things like send files or link up to a PoGo printer, just like the iPhone. Google Talk will be missing completely. Thankfully, the reasoning behind both decisions seems to make sense: Google Talk's security is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to function as the core IM service for a huge mobile platform as intended, and a full Bluetooth API simply isn't done yet, but both should show up in future iterations. Apparently any frameworks in the 1.0 SDK would be impossible to greatly change down the road, so it sounds like Google's taking the smart route and not rushing out inferior code. [Android Developers Blog via PC Mag] -
apple
Apple Gives MobileMe Customers 60 More Free Days
Apple's tacking on an addition 60 days to the 30 days it already doled out to MobileMe subscribers, which means you've got an entire three months extra to wait out the issues you've been having. Apple sent out these emails today to MobileMe subscribers, but if you're one of the ones with MobileMe mail snags, you might not have gotten it. Well you've seen it now! Apple has some qualifications, so click on to see if you're eligible. [Apple]
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By Jason ChenComment by JEmlay: So, Apple has gotten too big for it's own britches and has experience first hand what's it like to not... more » | Other threads
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windows mobile 6.1
AT&T's Tilt Finally Gets Windows Mobile 6.1 Update
AT&T and HTC have finally pushed out the Windows Mobile 6.1 update, which according to Softpedia, brings threaded SMS, video share calling, MS Voice Command, Remote Desktop Monitor and managed programs. Everyone with a Tilt should download this ASAP and get the benefit that fewer bugs provides. Our tipster also tells us that WM6.1 will be available on stock phones within 7-10 days as well. Does improve the video drivers any? [HTC - Thanks Ding!]
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iphone apps
How To Tether Your iPhone With NetShare
We've been covering NetShare a lot the last couple of days, and with good reason: Apple consciously left the ability to tether out of the iPhone, yet for some reason has no problem letting someone else sell an app that does just that. Some users, though, might find the concept of tethering confusing, or at least intimidating. It's actually quite straightforward, and the staff at Apple Insider has put together a really handy and detailed step-by-step guide that shows how in just a few minutes you can configure your MacBook (or other Wi-Fi device) to share your iPhone's internet connection so you can have truly mobile access anywhere you get coverage. [Apple Insider]
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By Matt HickeyComment by manateemedia: Ha.... I just put up a tutorial on the same subject here: [www.myawesomeblog.com] I noticed it isn't in the App store anymore.... more » | Other threads
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fcc
FCC Head Wants to Bust Open Cable and the Internet (But Without Neutrality Rules)
A day before the FCC is expected to slap Comcast's Hellboy-like wrist, FCC Emperor Kevin Martin gave the the NYT his big hairy vision for openness for cable, wireless and the internet: He wants to set a "very high bar on what network operators can do in terms of putting limits on consumers.” But that doesn't mean he wants true net neutrality, or even actual rules, saying that “hard and fast rules can...have adverse impact.” More »
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Comment by Bull By The Horns: do we not already pay for this as ISP's are making record profits?? more » | Other threads
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helio
Phew: Keep Your Advanced Features When Your Helio Turns Into Virgin
In today's news of Virgin buying Helio for 39 million dollars, it has been revealed that the advanced features Helio was known for (and paid dearly for in the end) will be ported over as Virgin takes over operations. The infrastructure will also allow future handsets from Virgin to include modern day amenities like Google Maps with GPS, YouTube and MySpace apps, stuff Helio was very early on compared to the rest of the industry. [Virgin] More » -
iphone
T-Mobile Will Offer iPhones for 1 Euro (With Hefty Monthly Contract)
This 3G iPhone deal from T-Mobile isn't quite free, a la O2, but at one euro it's pretty darn close. Like the 02 deal, however, the low price point is available only for customers that are comfortable signing away large chunks of their life via a mobile phone contract. To get the T-Mobile deal, you must choose the highest monthly plan, which will cost you 89 euros per month (about $136). [I4U]
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By Jack LoftusComment by hanswurst0815: @Iczer2: Well, I was hoping for it. more » | Other threads
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cellphones
Concept Phone Charges Self With The Rays Of The Sun
Another day, another concept phone. This Eclipse Intuit, by Eddie Goh, features a touch keypad with tactile feedback, 5 megapixel camera with built-in photo editing software, a giant touchscreen and a chemical-based thin solar skin that will charge the battery when exposed to light. More » -
review
Lightning Review: Polaroid PoGo Wireless Mobile Printer
The Gadget: The Polaroid PoGo, an inkless printer that prints 2” x 3” sticker pictures from digital cameras via USB and cellphones over Bluetooth. More » -
at&t
AT&T LaptopConnect Gets 20 Percent Speed Bump to 1.7Mbps Downstream, 1.2 Up
Users of AT&T's LaptopConnect should notice some more spring in their (already springy) virtual steps by the end of this month, courtesy of AT&T's rabid 3G build-out adding HSUPA to its existing HSDPA 3G network. (What?) Downstream speeds are now 700Kbps to 1.7Mbps, upstream is 500Kbps-1.2Mbps, a nice boost in upload speed. The catch is that you need the following data cards: AT&T USBConnect 881, Sierra Wireless AirCard 881, Option GT Ultra and Option GT Ultra Express. But if that's not fast enough, you can always pop into a Starbucks for unlimited free Wi-Fi. [AT&T]
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Comment by anthony11: But if that's not fast enough, you can always pop into a Starbucks for unlimited free Wi-Fi No, I can't. ... more » | Other threads
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nvidia
Nvidia Tegra Videos Show Quake III at 35fps, 3D UI Running Like Butter
Nvidia talks a big game about how awesome its mobile Tegra processors are, but paper muscles tear when wet. They've got some videos showing that there is at least some meat behind the pulp. Above the fold is Quake III running at 35fps with anti-aliasing turned on, while below is HD video output at 720p via HDMI out, and their 3D UI, which has a coverflow clone, and some nice 3D navigation stuff. These are undoubtedly optimized, but still some impressive voodoo. More » -
marvel
Marvel's Comics On Mobile Phones = Win
Marvel Comics wants to port their comics to mobile phones. Seems like a perfect thing to read while you're supposed to be paying attention to what's going on around you, but sure how you're going to get through full page spreads while maintaining text readability on 3-inch screens. More » -
hava
Hava Finally Goes Outside Windows But Only To Symbian
Monsoon Multimedia, makers of Hava the other place shifter, have announced they are bringing Hava Mobile Player to S60 devices. The announcement comes Tomorrow at the S60 Summit in Barcelona, where the free app which gives S60 mobiles the ability to watch and control their Hava boxes will be demonstrated. As of now, Hava players are only available for Windows and Windows Mobile, so it's good to see that Hava is actually working on making their product accessible to other users. Now what about Mac users? [PR Newswire via MobileCrunch] -
software
SlingPlayer Mobile Gets Updated For Windows Mobile and Symbian
Sling's just rolled out new versions of their SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile (both versions) and Symbian S60. It's a free upgrade for current users and adds support for new handsets (Nokia N95, Samsung i760, Treo 500v, etc.) and improves streaming quality (Sprint Mogul) on others. We went to a car wash this weekend and had 10 minutes of downtime. TEN MINUTES! This should ensure that never happens again. [Sling] -
lg
LG KF750 Is Sleek of Line, High (Five) of Megapixels, Shoots DivX, Called Secret
Remember that sleek black cellphone from LG we wrote about earlier this month? More details are emerging, most notably that the KF750 shoots DivX video at 120 frames per second, and sports face-recognition technology on that 5-megapixel camera, as well as having haptic feedback, mobile Google apps and Bluetooth. Oh, and one for Conan O'Brien—its name is *whispers* Secret. Full press release after the jump. More » -
windows mobile 7
Windows Mobile 7 Could Be Too Little Too Late, But Might Come On Microsoft Hardware
You may not remember this because the news came out during CES, but back in January there was a gigantic leak of Windows Mobile 7 details, including an Alaskan Senator's dump truck full of images. Brandon from Pocket Now recently got to SEE Windows Mobile 7 at a Microsoft MVP event, and while he thinks it's a fantastic OS, he's got a huge problem with the release date. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by PercivalBabakin: the HTC Touch Diamond from srpint is my first pocket pc type phone. has win mobiles 6.1 and this windows... more » | Other threads
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at&t
AT&T to Use 700MHz Spectrum for High-Speed 4G LTE Network
The mandatory period of silence for 700MHz auction participants is over, so AT&T is revealing what's up their sleeve for the prem-o slice of spectrum on a conference call. AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega said that it'll give them more flexibility and bandwidth to handle surging demand for mobile broadband now and later; better coverage (like in buildings, thanks to the spectrum's sweet properties); and an "easier path to 4G technology," that being LTE (which Verizon is also in on). They'll primarily be using 700MHz for their LTE network, and since it's GSM based, 4G devices will be able to work in 2G and 3G areas. More »
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