Svegetto at XDA-Developers has discovered a cool feature on the T-Mobile version of the HTC HD2. If you’re in a call while using a Bluetooth headset or speakerphone mode and you want to turn off the screen so you can put the device in your pocket or simply save power, all you have to do is touch the call screen with two fingers. Shaking the device brings the screen back on. This does not work …
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How to Speed Up HTC’s Twitter Tab
HTC’s Sense on the new T-Mobile HD2 has a few bugs that may make the device appear to freeze, or slow down considerably. Another one is the HTC Peep application for Twitter. The Twitter app works great for a while, but it doesn’t ever clear out old tweets from the database. So depending on how many people you’re following and how often they tweet, sooner or later, that twitter timeline is going to get very …
Continue readingHow to Disable HTC Messaging on the HD2
One of the great things about HTC Sense on the HTC HD2 is that it’s such a heavy redesign of Windows Mobile. Unfortunately, this can cause problems with some other applications. For me, HTC’s text messaging application replacement disabled Microsoft Voice Command’s ability to read my incoming text messages to me over a Bluetooth headset. That’s unacceptable for me, so in order to disable HTC’s Messaging application and get the default Windows Mobile one back, …
Continue readingKeep Your Windows Phone in Style for Valentine’s Day
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend! You’re probably going to want to take your special someone out somewhere nice, and you’re probably going to want to wear a great outfit. Nothing says “No sense of style” better than a mobile phone that clashes with your outfit. Luckily we’re here to help. First off decide what you’re going to wear. Then take a quick close-up photo of a certain texture or element of your clothing. Load the photo …
Continue readingHow to Sync Zune Pass Music to Your Phone
The new Zune desktop software, Zune HD, and Zune Pass service are pretty fantastic, but do you really need to buy a Zune to take advantage of the excellent $15/month unlimited music subscription (that includes 10 non-protected songs that you can keep each month)? You’ve already got a Windows Phone that can play music. Who wants to carry around another device? Thanks to the Zune Pass’s Digital Rights Management, and Windows Media Player Mobile’s DRM …
Continue readingPowerPoint 2010’s Presentation Companion
One of the cool new features in Office Mobile 2010 is the Presentation Companion for PowerPoint. To get this to work, first you need a Windows Mobile 6.5 device with the Microsoft Bluetooth stack. Then you can download and install the beta of Office Mobile 2010 from the Windows Mobile Marketplace. You also need a desktop/laptop computer with Bluetooth that also has PowerPoint 2007/2010 installed. Then you need to install the Presentation Companion plug-in for …
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