Windows Mobile 6.5

HTC HD Mini Review: A Really Lousy iPhone Nano

The HTC HD Mini is to the HD2 what the iPhone Nano would be to the original iPhone. It’s well-built and charmingly small, but its OS is too dated to ever enjoy very much. (Disclaimer: Before moving forward, we should let you know that the HD Mini has only been announced for Europe so far,…

Reviews Kat Hannaford Apr 13

Smartphone OS Beginner’s Guide – UPDATED

Today Apple added some excellent features to its iPhone platform, so we were forced to update our smartphone beginner’s guide chart. Here it is: Use the above chart to easily gauge the differences in the current smartphone platforms on the market, or jump to our original guide for a deeper phone-by-phone lesson. Note: We just…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 8

Every Windows Mobile Phone Out Now Is Officially at the Evolutionary Dead End

General Manager for Microsoft’s Asia-Pacific Mobile Communications Business confirms it: There is no upgrading to Windows Phone 7, not even for the badass HD2. So! Every Windows Mobile phone out there’s officially dead in the water. [APC Mag via Techmeme] https://gizmodo.com/htc-russia-claims-only-the-hd2-will-get-a-windows-7-upg-5437188

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 1

What Windows Phone 7 Could Have Been

From what we’ve heard about the development process of Windows Phone 7, rumors about the OS predated its earliest seeds. How? The secret lies deep underground in Redmond, buried with a little project called Photon. We were posting about Windows Mobile 7 (and 8!) in great detail back in 2008, and we weren’t the only…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 25

Windows Mobile’s Incredible Death Spiral

Before Windows Phone 7 was even an embryo of a concept, Windows Mobile was king: It powered nearly half of smartphones in use, a led the industry in features. Then, in 2007, things started to go wrong. Very, very wrong. https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-7-series-everything-is-different-now-5471805 Silicon Alley Insider has charted Windows Mobile’s platform share, which is to say the…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 16

All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners’ Guide

Windows Phone Series 7 is here, and it’s like nothing we’ve seen from Microsoft—or anyone else—before. But how does it measure up? And where does every other smartphone OS stand? If you want to skip the gallery format, click here. https://gizmodo.com/all-the-smartphone-oses-a-beginners-guide-5472971 iPhone OS 3.x The third major release of the iPhone’s software, and the second…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 16

The Spectacular Maiming of Windows Mobile 6.5.x

With the announcement of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s made it clear that they’re finally—and truly—getting back into the game. They also brutally kneecapped their existing phone software, effectively taking Microsoft out of mobile for the next six months. https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-7-series-everything-is-different-now-5471805 The last time a company broke so cleanly with their past like this, it was Palm,…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 15

Toshiba’s TG02 Smartphone Delivers WinMo 6.5 and 1Ghz Snapdragon—Nothing Has Changed Much Since The TG01

The TG01 had it all on paper—an amazing screen, the first use of the super-fast Snapdragon processor, and a thin build not seen since before Nicole Richie started putting on the pounds. The TG02 will hopefully perform better. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-tg01-may-be-best-windows-mobile-answer-yet-to-i-5145181 It’s not that the TG01 had anything particularly wrong with it, it just didn’t live up…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 15

What’s In Windows Mobile 6.5.3

The first and only time I saw Windows Mobile 6.5.3 in action, it was a grim scene. But according to Mary Jo Foley, the OS, which is now shipping on a single device, it’s more than a questionable makeover. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-3-where-the-ugly-train-runs-out-of-5445754 6.5.3’s changes fall into two categories: the UI updates, which are piecemeal changes to 6.5…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 3

Windows Mobile 6.5.3: Where the Ugly Train Runs Out of Track

In my review, I lamented that Windows Mobile 6.5 didn’t feel finished. Now that we can see what Windows Mobile 6.5.x was eventually destined for, well, maybe that was for the best. [PhoneScoop] https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-review-theres-no-excuse-for-this-5374876

Tech News John Herrman Jan 11

Time-Traveling Windows Mobile Year 2016 Texts Are a Bug, Not a Feature

Sorry to burst your warp bubble, bucko, but that text message you received the other day from a cellphone user in the year 2016 was just some stupid bug. According to non-official sources (MS has yet to comment), some mobile users are receiving text messages sent after 1/1/2010 dated as though they were sent from…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jan 3

Samsung Omnia II Review

Samsung, stop doing this. The Omnia II is frustrating from the second you pick it up to the moment you lay it back on your desk, defeated and distraught. There was so much potential here, so much obvious potential. Through a series of bizarre decisions and grating software design, Samsung has managed to squander it.…

Reviews John Herrman Dec 2

LG Expo: It’s Got a Pico Projector Bolted to the Back, Of Course

Sure, the LG Expo is the first 1GHz phone in the US, but what really matters is that it has an optional pico projector you can slap onto the back with an 8-foot projection distance. The projector adds another 1.8 ounces, and as you can see, a bit of an ass to it. Besides the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 30

Swype vs QWERTY: FIGHT!!!!!

QWERTY is pretty much the king of smartphone text input. But there’s a new challenger on the horizon. It’s called Swype, it works with one-hand input and, yeah, it is pretty fast. Yes, the first thing you may notice is that Swype technically uses a QWERTY layout. But instead of pushing each key individually, you…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 24

HTC Touch HD2 Review: A Tragedy

Let’s just get this out of the way: in terms of hardware, the Touch HD2 is the nicest phone in the world. It’s ostentatiously huge and amazingly slim; it’s business-savvy and utterly pornographic. But hardware like this deserves better. UPDATED From the outset, the HD2 is a tragic creature, built from the finest pieces imaginable…

Reviews John Herrman Nov 9

Steve Ballmer: The Uncut Interview

Most of you may not have 16 minutes to spare on this, and probably don’t care anyway, but I promised to post the full video, if only so you can understand the context of our five highlighted segments. Watch it, share it, do what you like. And if you just want the short and sweet,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 26

Ballmer on the Smartphone Race: “It Doesn’t Matter What the Critics Say”

In this segment of my exclusive interview series with Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer, I brought up the sore subject of Windows Mobile 6.5. After defending it, he cited another product that did well but suffers mounting criticism: Nokia smartphones. As you can see in the video, Ballmer acknowledges that Windows Mobile 6.5 is receiving negative…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Oct 22

Windows Mobile 6.5.1: Must…Keep…Polishing

Window Mobile 6.5 was a visual upgrade over all else, which makes the fact that the new UI isn’t very good particularly disturbing. Windows Mobile 6.5.1 takes the interface changes deeper—like they should’ve been in the first place. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-review-theres-no-excuse-for-this-5374876 Some of the especially jarring UI elements, like the Windows 3.1-esque radio buttons and aging contacts…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 20

Six Things I Actually Like About Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile 6.5 was a failure of imagination, design, and foresight. I’ve covered this, rather adamantly! But while the new version didn’t add that much—that was the problem—there are some things I still genuinely like about Windows Mobile. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-review-theres-no-excuse-for-this-5374876 The Browsers: Even if the latest version of Mobile IE isn’t spectacular, Window Mobile is still…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 15

Rumor: HTC HD2 Arriving on T-Mobile in the U.S?

HTC’s HD2 is probably the most interesting WinMo 6.5 phone out there, but won’t hit the U.S until early next year. Now a leaked image may indicate that the 4.3-inch multi-touch screen handset could arrive on T-Mobile. Take a look: https://gizmodo.com/htcs-only-actually-interesting-windows-mobile-6-5-phone-5375232 As you can see, the image doesn’t mention the HD2 by name, but the…

Tech News Danny Allen Oct 14

Windows Mobile 6.5

HTC HD Mini Review: A Really Lousy iPhone Nano

Smartphone OS Beginner’s Guide – UPDATED

Every Windows Mobile Phone Out Now Is Officially at the Evolutionary Dead End

What Windows Phone 7 Could Have Been

Windows Mobile’s Incredible Death Spiral

All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners’ Guide

The Spectacular Maiming of Windows Mobile 6.5.x

Toshiba’s TG02 Smartphone Delivers WinMo 6.5 and 1Ghz Snapdragon—Nothing Has Changed Much Since The TG01

What’s In Windows Mobile 6.5.3

Windows Mobile 6.5.3: Where the Ugly Train Runs Out of Track

Time-Traveling Windows Mobile Year 2016 Texts Are a Bug, Not a Feature

Samsung Omnia II Review

LG Expo: It’s Got a Pico Projector Bolted to the Back, Of Course

Swype vs QWERTY: FIGHT!!!!!

HTC Touch HD2 Review: A Tragedy

Steve Ballmer: The Uncut Interview

Ballmer on the Smartphone Race: “It Doesn’t Matter What the Critics Say”

Windows Mobile 6.5.1: Must…Keep…Polishing

Six Things I Actually Like About Windows Mobile

Rumor: HTC HD2 Arriving on T-Mobile in the U.S?

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

Ryan Coogler Is Shifting ‘Animorphs’ Into a Disney+ Show

No Fooling, ‘Spaceballs 2’ Will Hit Theaters April 2027

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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