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rumor

Ballmer Hints at Zune Phone in Memo to Microsoft Employees

In a giant memo to Microsoft employees laying out strategy and changes for the next fiscal year, Steve Ballmer spends a paragraph comparing their way of doing things (choice) versus Apple (end-to-end). Unexceptional, except he says that More »

2:40 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By matt buchanan
5,706 views, 54 comments

HAS_PROPERTIES

HTC Touch Diamond ROM Gives Faster TouchFLO and 850MHz Support

A ROM update from Hong Kong for the HTC Touch Diamond released yesterday adds some fantastic functionality such as the use of the 850MHz GSM band (used by AT&T here in the US) and the improved TouchFLO 3D performance. (For the record, the performance update is great.) There are also a few bug fixes like the "no signal issue" and home page loading. Grab it at the links from XDA Devs. [XDA Devs] More »

1:20 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Jason Chen
6,651 views, 20 comments

windows live messenger

Windows Live Updated For Windows Mobile Devices

Not content to just offer a new version of Windows Live Messenger for a competing platform, Microsoft today released an updated official version of the full Windows Live app for Windows Mobile that features contacts syncing, support for Live Spaces, Live Maps, and push email from HotMail, MSN, or Live accounts. It's a free mobile download, though you'll have to make sure you nuke the old version first lest you mess up your device. [Download, via JK On The Run]

9:00 PM on Tue Jul 22 2008
By Matt Hickey
2,792 views, 11 comments

Latest by ChiefoftheChiss: @ANoel: too late! @bpapa9013: Thanks much! I've used this page forever but haven't been able to find messenger! more »

htc touch

HTC Releases Windows Mobile 6.1 Update For Touch on Sprint

Mr. T told us about the Win-Mo 6.1 update back in April, but Sprint and HTC have finally gotten around to releasing the official update for the Touch. It brings support for EV-DO Rev. A, improved GPS, an Opera browser and a full-screen QWERTY keyboard. [HTC via BGR]

2:04 PM on Fri Jul 18 2008
By John Mahoney
4,455 views, 16 comments

opera

Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1 Available Now

Two days late, the first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 is available right now. While it's a developer-focused release, 9.5's snappier response, overhauled UI and better standards support make it worth making the jump now, if you're just a little adventurous. [Opera]

9:41 AM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By matt buchanan
5,500 views, 14 comments

software

Back Up Your Windows Mobile Phone For Free With PIM Backup

Backing up your phone may not be as important as backing up your computer, but one day will come when you leave your cell in a cab and you'll be really happy you've got all your info somewhere else for safekeeping. PIM Backup for Windows Mobile keeps a backup of your contacts, call logs, messages, tasks, and calendar appointments for easy restoration on a new phone. It's even useful for when you need to wipe you old phone because of corruption or having to let your wife borrow it for the weekend after she lost hers. [PIM Backup via Eten Blog via Lifehacker]

7:40 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Jason Chen
2,719 views, 16 comments

Latest by Selcouth14: makes jokes in base 13: @justrick: You can have it store the log files on your phone's internal memory or storage card. You can also have it download the files onto your computer when you sync it. more »

windows mobile

First Full Facebook App for Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile users have had to look on in envy as people poked and drew penises on their friends' walls with dedicated apps for BlackBerry and Palm, wistfully hoping that joy could one day be their own. And now it is! Apparently the first full Facebook app for Windows Mobile, FriendMobilizer will let you do all of the basics like stalk your newly single friend, send messages or ignore requests from people you've never met. It's a lot greener (and uglier) than the Centro's app (which I like a lot) but hey, beggars can't be choosers. And I mean, you guys were begging for this, right? [Face of Mobile via ReadWriteWeb]

1:00 PM on Sat Jul 5 2008
By matt buchanan
3,733 views, 28 comments

Latest by jennyfur: @takoattack: It says on their site that you can "Get notifications sent directly to your home screen". So far that's the only "advantage" I see to using it over the mobile website. In other words, there's no real reason to more »

Napolean

Motorola's "Napolean" Q World Phone Gets Leaked: CDMA + GSM Included

Motorola's got another Q in the queue in the form of the new Napolean world phone. It's a CDMA smartphone for Verizon that does double duty with GSM, so you can use it pretty much anywhere. It also includes Wi-Fi if you're not feeling like using its EV-DO Revision A or EDGE data, runs Windows Mobile 6.1, and includes a fingerprint scanner and a 2-megapixel camera with flash. It sounds like a great phone for world travelers, but probably overkill for anyone else. [BGR]

7:30 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Matt Hickey
3,842 views, 21 comments

Latest by weatherman: The new Q is actually a very decent phone, and while Windows Mobile still isn't the best OS out there, it's very good. I run the Q9m right now and I'd say it's one of the best phones I've ever more »

touch diamond

Sprint's HTC Touch Diamond Gets Photographed By Digital Camera From 1998

Nothing confirms that Sprint is indeed getting the HTC Touch Diamond like a blurry picture of the phone posted in some forum. You can't tell much, but you can see that TouchFLO 3D is still there, and that there's a big yellow Sprint sticker on the top right where the, uh, front camera is supposed to be. Either there's no front cam on this or your face is going to get a Sprint logo all over it during conversations (or it's on the left, but we can't make it out in this vaselined photo). [PPCGeeks via Phone Arena]

7:41 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Jason Chen
6,598 views, 30 comments

Latest by n/a: It HAS to be a fake...no HTC product would have the battery life to last while you position it for a pic.... (I have a T.Mo Shadow/HTC Juno and it's a great phone and all...but I have to rotate through 3 more »

rumor

AT&T 2008 Smartphone Roadmap Leaked

Believe it or not, AT&T actually does have other smartphones coming this year besides the iPhone 3G and BlackBerry Bold. Four sequel-y Windows Mobile phones all slated for winter, and 6.1 updates for existing ones. Besides the Pantech Tech Duo 2, there's the BlackJack 3 (with a better cam and a little faster hardware), Tilt 2 (Update: BGR says Tilt 2 is probably the Touch Pro), and another unnamed Sammy, possibly the Omnia. There's also a "non-QWERTY" LG phone of some sort and a Wi-Fi version of the Curve (8320). Since these are all smartphones, we're guessing there's another consumer roadmap. [Gear Diary]

3:59 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By matt buchanan
10,594 views, 24 comments

Latest by vagrant: @DoPeY5007: My understanding was the Xperia X1 was due to release in September. I figure we'll see it before year's end. I also presume AT&T would carry it. While the Touch Pro is nice, it's not quite the X1. more »

j allard

Microsoft's J Allard (Xbox 360 and Zune) Gets a Promotion

J Allard, who most recently helped give the Xbox and the Zune a really, really good user experience has gotten a promotion to "Chief Experience Officer" of the Entertainment and Devices devision. The E&D devision, for those of you who don't know, encompasses Xbox, Games for Windows, Mobile Communications (including Windows Mobile), Zune, Connected TV, Microsoft Surface, Mac Office, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded. Now that Allard is essentially going to have his fingers in all these pies, you can expect a Zune/Xbox 360-level of UI polish that projects like Windows Mobile haven't seen before. You can't see it, but we're doing a fist pump now. [ZDNet]

4:02 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Jason Chen
2,194 views, 34 comments

Latest by n/a: "really good user experience" You must be joking more »

opera mobile 9.5

Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta Available July 15

Since the desktop version of Opera 9.5 officially launched just a bit ago, you'd figure the mobile version would be close behind. You're right: Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta (for Windows Mobile) goes live July 15. It'll bring a lot of the desktop version's features down to your smartphone, including the same browser engine. Enjoy your few weeks left to gloat, HTC Touch Diamond owners. [Opera via via Phone Scoop]

12:15 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By matt buchanan
4,854 views, 27 comments

htc touch pro

HTC Touch Pro Gets Fondled, But That Doesn't Turn It On

The guys over at Phone Mag managed to get their hands on the HTC Touch Pro "Raphael" and its sweet slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately, there was no battery and the device could not be turned on—but no significant changes are expected on that front over the previous Touch handset. All in all, Phone Mag felt that the device would satisfy HTC owners and keyboard lovers alike. More »

2:32 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,712 views, 33 comments

Latest by TurboFool: Looks good, but too bad the microSD slot's on the inside. more »

android

Wired: How and Why Android Came to Be

You might already know that Google bought Android for $50 million in 2005 after Danger co-founder Andy Rubin just asked them for an endorsement of it. But did you know that Google feared Windows Mobile? Yep, that one, Wired's massive top-to-bottom Android feature (with awesome art) reveals. Google thought Microsoft had beat it to mobile—it had a quickly growing platform, tied to Microsoft's ends. Google, on the other hand, was having its apps, like mobile Picasa, shot down by carriers who wanted to extort users to do the same thing Google offered for free. More »

6:40 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By matt buchanan
9,936 views, 23 comments

Latest by Zlevee: @Brian Lam: I can't fault you too much. I love Wired, and the stories are worth covering. It was just conspicuous since there were 3 Wired stories in the space of 4 posts, or something like that. more »

htc touch diamond

HTC Touch Diamond Hands-on Update

I'm still working on the full review, but I wanted to give everyone an update on that performance fix that was released last week for the HTC Touch Diamond. I installed the new ROM (it was easy, just run the executable on your PC), and now TouchFLO is noticeably faster. It's still not instant, but it's definitely improved to the point where it's usable and you won't really mind it. Yeah, it's passed that bar. I'd even say that it's just as fast as the iPhone. Current owners will be able to upgrade to the newer official ROM soon.

4:20 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Jason Chen
14,346 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: Here are some of the useful resources for HTC Touch Diamond: For more information and issues with HTC Touch Diamond, [htc-resource.blogspot.com] For the user manual download for HTC Touch Diamond, [www.lostmymanual.org] more »

treo 800w

Treo 800W Heading to Sprint on July 13th for $600

We already know plenty about the upcoming WM 6.1 powered Treo 800W, but if a leak obtained by Phone Arena is correct, the device will be available to corporate customers starting on July 9th, with the general public following four days later. It will also be priced at $599 without commitments. [Phone Arena via Electronista]

5:59 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,191 views, 18 comments

windows mobile

AOL Blesses Windows Mobile With New AIM Client

After years of neglect, AOL has apparently remembered that Windows Mobile exists and just released a new official AIM client. Though still in beta, it's supposedly compatible with all WinMo 5 and 6 devices. It looks pretty swank, at least as far as WinMo apps go, and more than satisfying for a mobile AIM client. Hopefully this means they're cooking up one for the iPhone too. [AOL via XDA Developers via BGR]

11:40 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By matt buchanan
3,955 views, 29 comments

smartphones

Video: Samsung Omnia i900 in Action

MobiFrance got a hands on with the Samsung Omnia i900 at the launch event in Singapore, and as the video shows, there are some nice multimedia features at work with the UI. Homescreen widgets, touch friendly camera interface, clean looking icons, etc. However, the UI also looks a bit clunky with its animations and overall responsiveness. And it seems like the user had to repeatedly tap the same on-screen button/icon to make it work. But if you're brave enough to trudge through the 10+ minutes of footage, check it out for yourself. [MobiFrance via Pocket PC Thoughts via UberGizmo]

8:40 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Adrian Covert
11,233 views, 44 comments

Latest by n/a: You can refer to the FAQ for your phone manual actually. If you lost your manual, then go try and download the manual free from [www.lostmymanual.org] For Samsung resources, try [samsung-resource.blogspot.com] more »

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