The new HTC Touch Diamond is now shipping this week. I received mine today, and let Jackie and Christa do the unboxing honors. Stay tuned for more of my experience with what HTC is considering to be their most important device this year. Want more Diamond? Check out our complete coverage… HTC Touch Diamond Review Opera 9.5 & YouTube on the Touch Diamond Some Sweet Secret Touch Diamond Features Accelerometer Features on the Touch Diamond …
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Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Development Beta
Wow, this is some good news! As reported by the unwired.net: Microsoft gives SideShow some love by releasing Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile. Not yet mass-market ready, Microsoft’s Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview v0.01 is an application for Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PCs and Smartphones that allows you to use your Windows Mobile device as a Bluetooth SideShow-compatible device. This enables you to use your phone as an extra …
Continue readingDoes Your Library Loan You eBooks?
Over at Windows Mobile Connection, while reminiscing about how Pocket PC 2002 first brought eBook reading capabilities to the platform, Laura Rooke mentioned that she had recently discovered that many public libraries will loan you digitally rights managed eBooks and audiobooks through the Internet if you’re a member of that library. Digital audiobooks are in the OverDrive Media Console format, and eBooks in the Adobe Reader and Mobipocket reader formats. These downloadable eBooks and audiobooks …
Continue readingWindows Mobile 7 to be Laptop Friendly
As reported by PC World, “Microsoft Windows Mobile 7, which is made for chips used in mobile phones, will be more laptop friendly than older versions of Windows Mobile, said Luis Pineda, senior vice president at Qualcomm, on the sidelines of a news conference in Taipei.” This news contrasts with our previous thoughts on Windows 7’s Ultra Mobile PC operating system potentially replacing Windows Mobile Professional. Now it sounds more like Windows Mobile 7 will …
Continue readingAndroid is Starting to Get Good
The Android Community website has posted some new live images and videos of the latest version of the Android operating system. Android seems to change it’s user interface drastically from build to build, but this one finally has something impressive to show, albeit potentially not very useful in real life. This device supports an internal compass that you can use with Google’s Street View on maps. Pointing the device in a different direction will rotate …
Continue readingWill UMPCs Replace Windows Mobile Professional?
We’ve seen Windows Mobile Standard get quite a significant upgrade in version 6.1, while Windows Mobile Pro only gained a few minor enhancements. The leaked Windows Mobile 7 screenshots seem to indicate the new OS will be primarily based on Windows Mobile Standard. Fans of Windows Mobile Pro’s flexibility and power may have some concerns about this. As seen in this post 4 years ago, we know that Microsoft had been working on a Today …
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