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    What HTC Means When They Talk About "Sense" On Windows Mobile

    TouchFLO 3D 2.5 Tricks Us Into Getting Excited About Windows Mobile, Again

    SE Xperia Panel Interface Modded to Work on HTC Touch HD

    Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones

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    Image of dingus dingus
    08/18/09

    In reply to What HTC Means When They Talk About "Sense" On Windows Mobile
    It seems like all of the sudden HTC is putting more muscle behind Android than WinMo (or WinPhone or whatever the hell).
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    08/18/09

    @dingus: I would imagine Android is cheaper to develop for, and possibly easier. It would also surprise me if its performance wasn't better. I have a Fuze and while I love it, Windows Mobile is just saddled with all sorts of "legacy" cruft. Even 6.5 is not much of an improvement, in fact 6.1 to 6.5 is kind of like XP to Vista. It looks marginally cooler, but actually runs worse, and still has a lot of little tiny, non-finger friendly buttons.

    My next phone will probably be whatever HTC phone has a keyboard and runs Android at the time. That'll be approximately 17 months from now :)
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    Image of MavisPuford MavisPuford
    08/18/09

    In reply to What HTC Means When They Talk About "Sense" On Windows Mobile
    It's funny that Windows Mobile can actually do way more than people think. Just check out the xda forums and all the accomplishments they've made.

    I gotta say though, stock roms are almost always horrible. You gotta go with the custom stuff if you want anything good.

    *Forgot to say something more on topic. Anyway, TouchFLO is looking better and better. It's nice to see some shiny things instead of the usual not-so-shiny windows mobile interface.
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    08/18/09

    @MavisPuford: J Average Consumer can't separate WinMo the OS from WinMo the UI. Windows CE is a great embedded OS and up until the last couple of years has been more suited to mobile hardware than Linux. The WinMo UI though looks much like it did when it was on black & white LCD palmtops.

    HTC is trying to clean up the UI end as much as a device vendor can. Ultimately MS has to get off their asses and deliver something significantly different or Android will drink their milkshake.
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    06/28/09

    In reply to TouchFLO 3D 2.5 Tricks Us Into Getting Excited About Windows Mobile, Again
    It's the most open, powerful mobile OS right now bar none, and they have problems because it isn't pretty enough.


    Cowboy up, Gizmodo. You've gone soft.

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    Image of Morberis Morberis
    11/26/08

    In reply to SE Xperia Panel Interface Modded to Work on HTC Touch HD
    Am I the only one who read that title as SEXperia before re-reading it?
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    11/26/08

    @Morberis: no, you're not. that's the main reason why i clicked it.
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    11/07/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    Enabling quadband support with a cooked ROM that is.
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    11/07/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    Does anyone know if the rumor of enabling quadband support for the Diamond or Diamond pro is true? I need 1900 and 850 where I am at.
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    Image of PhilR8 PhilR8
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    I've been running DCD's 3.2.6 rom on my Mogul for months now with very few problems. In fact, my phone has been running so smoothly that I have decided to hold off on upgrading to the Touch Pro.


    PS PPCGeeks.com is another great rom community, even if they mainly focus on CDMA devices.

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    Image of Selcouth14: + 28 Selcouth14: + 28
    11/06/08

    I know I've mentioned the great work the guys over at xda have been doing a few times on this site so it's great to see you guys recognize them too. Kudos.
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    11/06/08

    @Selcouth14: Add 28 for the answer: Yeah, I figured that Giz would have known about (and been occasionally hyping) XDA off and on for several years by now.


    I think this is only like the second article I recall seeing that mentioned anything about xda...

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    Image of jerkyjones jerkyjones
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    ppcgeeks and ppckitchen rule for cooking your own custom rom.


    WinMo 6.1 on a PPC6700 doesn't compare to the Touch Pro, obviously, but it's a hell of a lot better than what it'd be otherwise.

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    11/06/08

    @jerkyjones: ppcgeeks and ppckitchen rule, if you don't mind using reposts from xda with badly copied instructions...
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    Image of Norcross Norcross
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    I've been running Kavana's 6.1 ROM for my Dash, and it's been nearly flawless. Gave me the ability to read SDHC cards (original ROM couldn't), added more apps, and they even included a bit of overclocking, too.


    on a side note, when did T-Mobile ever carry the Diamond? How did I miss that?

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    11/06/08

    @Norcross: Oh, I'm in the UK. T-Mobile has totally different phones here.
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    Image of mhlaxp mhlaxp
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    I've been getting roms from XDA for a while.


    Word of warning to those new to flashing roms: read up on instructions first to avoid bricking your phone or installing a radio you don't want. All the info is out there, if somewhat scattered.

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    11/06/08

    @mhlaxp: YES! you should spend at least 20 minutes trying out the search feature before you ask ANY question.
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    Image of ZetaCrossfire ZetaCrossfire
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    so im getting the touch pro tomorrow... would i do this before i upload all my contacts info ect from my old phone?
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    11/06/08

    @ZetaCrossfire: yep. consider it the same as reformatting and reinstalling an OS on your computer. Wipes it completely clean.
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    11/06/08

    @Norcross: do you know what the chances are for it screwing up my phone?
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    Image of vkewalra vkewalra
    11/06/08

    @ZetaCrossfire:

    I'm assuming it's the same for the other HTC winmo phones as my HTC Titan, but you have to install a bootloader program before you do this. If you have this bootloader program installed you can always put the phone into bootloader mode and install a different ROM. So it's relatively safe.
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    11/06/08

    @vkewalra: The boot loaded is not a program that you have to load, it is a built in system state, sorta like going into the BIOS on a PC...
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    11/06/08

    @bpapa9013: loaded=loader


    I've never directly used a Titan, but I have updated ROMs on MDA, WING, TILT, DIAMOND, and several cross carrier derivatives of those phones, and I have NEVER needed to install a boot loader. Just power down, hold the camera button and power up (while still holding the camera button) and you'll pop right into the three color boot loader.

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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    actually, juicy's rom over at ppcgeeks for cdma based touch dimaonds/pros is really good. it stick to the stock rom as closely as possible.
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    11/06/08

    @Anonymoose: There are dozens of roms on XDA that are basically different stock ROMS with all of the carrier bloat-ware stripped out.


    Don't know if I have ever seen any CDMA ROMS on XDA tho...

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