This week, T-Mobile has been pushing out the new Android 1.5 Cupcake operating system release to G1 owners. The update, already delayed by one week, downloads and installs automatically. While I was not impressed with Android 1.0 on the G1, it adds a number of welcome new features including an on-screen qwerty-only keyboard, stereo bluetooth, and video recording capabilities. The update for my G1 just installed itself, however it turns out a number of things …
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Live Writer Beta for Windows Mobile
As most bloggers know, Windows Live Writer is an excellent desktop application that lets bloggers, compose posts without having to deal with clunky web-based blog post editors. Windows Live Writer supports a variety of blogging platforms and all-around offers a much easier interface for your blog. Now, there is a Windows Live Writer for Windows Mobile in development that aims to do the same thing. While Live Writer for Mobile is not actually being developed …
Continue readingWound Management with Windows Mobile
The Health Blog has recently posted about the Wound Technology Network’s implementation of Windows Mobile devices in their physician network-based telehealth comprehensive wound management system. The system allows physicians to have remote voice & video over IP sessions with caregivers and their patients while also maintaining a central medical record database. WTN used Windows Mobile because it offers the most flexibility in application development among mobile platforms. The WTN system makes use of the [iVisit …
Continue readingWill the Real Voice Control Software Please Stand Up
For years, Microsoft Voice Command has been the most advanced, most well-integrated Voice control and text-to-speech application on any mobile device. I use it on my motorcycle with a Bluetooth enabled helmet as well as in the car all the time. It will speak incoming caller ID names to me… it will read text messages, appointment reminders, and email subjects to me… I can ask it to play music by artist, genre or album… I …
Continue readingTouch Diamond SMS SIP Fix
If you’re using an HTC Touch Diamond with one of the latest version 2.0x ROMs (including Official HTC ROMs) you may have noticed a very annoying bug in the SMS threaded messaging screens. If you open a text message thread from the TouchFLO 3D screen, the reply field will automatically become selected and your default Software Input Panel (SIP) will appear so that you can type. The bug is that as soon as this happens, …
Continue readingFacebook for Windows Mobile Now Available
The official release of the Facebook application for Windows Mobile is now available. Download it here! Or download it from your phone here. The new Facebook application for Windows Mobile lets you: – Send messages to any of the people in your Friends list. – Take pictures and videos on your phone, then upload them right to Facebook. – Send messages or call people in your Friends list. – Manage your profile and post anytime, …
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