A contributer at the XDA-Developers forum has posted a new T9 PhonePad software input method application with a black and grey skin theme to match the HTC Touch color scheme. If you log-in as a member, there are links to download the software. Also included is a multi-lingual version and a button vibration program which adds tactile feedback to button presses. If you don’t want to be taking out your stylus to type messages on …
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Finger vs. Stylus vs. Thumboard (Part 3)
Lastly, we have the hardware based keyboard and navigation buttons interface. All of the Windows Mobile Standard/Smartphone devices and just about all other mobile phones use this type of interface. Thumb-keyboard oriented interface… Pros: – You can feel the buttons with your fingers without having to look at them. – You can develop motor memory for locations of the buttons thus improving speed and efficiency – Interface can be navigated without the need to look …
Continue readingSpecs and Images Leak on New HTC Phones
Wow! Take a look at some of the new HTC Phones you might be able to expect this year! CTI-Miami posted a big PDF showing renderings and specifications for a number of new devices potentially being released in the future. As noted by Engadget: First up, the S640 “Iris” is a CDMA rendition of the Excalibur and Cavalier, tossing in EV-DO rev. A and WiFi atop Windows Mobile 6 Standard. The “Vogue” is essentially a …
Continue readingiGuidance v4 Coming Soon
The new version of iGuidance is on it’s way. Existing customers can preorder the upgrade now for $79. New customers can pre-order starting June 22 here. New V4 features include: • New Navteq map including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands • Text to speech (TTS) (street name in voice guidance) • Extended POI listings (6 millions) • Pre-generated seamless map file for entire N. Ame (1.3GB) • Automatic font sizing for POI’s w/ long …
Continue readingFinger vs. Stylus vs. Thumboard (Part 2)
Next we’ll look at the stylus oriented interface. This type of interface has been around since the 20th Century. Heck people have been using stylus-like tools to document things for thousands of years. Let’s see what the pros and cons for this one are: Stylus oriented interface: Pros: – Stylus has a much smaller surface area than a finger – Buttons can be smaller since the input device is smaller. This will allow you to …
Continue readingOpera Mini Beta 4 Works Like iPhone Safari Browser
As posted by Gizmodo: There are many reasons that you could call the Opera Mini 4 Beta an assault on the iPhone’s Safari browser. New features include: • Overview mode empowers people to browse their favorite Web sites • Zooms in and cleanly focuses on the content you want (as seen in Opera’s Wii browser) • Dynamically changes size of text and images, to read without a lot of scrolling • A virtual mouse to …
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