Adam Z. Lein

Finger vs. Stylus vs. Thumboard (Part 1)

On June 19, 2007 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Thought

This series is an attempt to discuss the advantages and disadvantages to the 3 major mobile device input methods. Apple is purporting that the one-finger interface is better than the traditional stylus interface and the more popular hardware thumboard interface. So let’s see how it goes… Finger-oriented interface… Pros: – You don’t have to pull out a stylus – The device can be smaller and have a larger screen since it doesn’t need room for …

HTC Touch with WM6 Professional

On June 19, 2007 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Reviews

INTRODUCTION Almost a month before the Apple iPhone will be released, the first touch-sensitive finger-oriented-user-interface mobile phone was released by HTC. It's called the HTC Touch and builds upon Windows Mobile 6 Professional with some new touch screen technology and finger gesture recognition software. While the Touch will not compete in the same market as the Apple iPhone and HTC has said that it was in development long before the iPhone announcement, it's impossible …

Video Review of HTC Kaiser Published

On June 18, 2007 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

MyMobile911.com has published a little video review about the yet-to-be-released HTC Kaiser. Take a look below at this great device. How many times does the reviewer say “uh”? Originally published on Pocketnow on June 18, 2007. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

HTC Touch to Sell in Europe for 49 Euros

On June 18, 2007 By Adam Z. Lein In Deals, Pocketnow

According to the::unwired, The HTC Touch is to be released in Europe by T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2. Rumor has it that with a contract, the subsidized price could be as low as 49 Euros. That’s about $65 in USA currency. Since I’ve been using the HTC Touch for a while now, I’d have to say that is going to be a great deal. Originally published on Pocketnow on June 18, 2007. More Deals articles from …

Remove the Custom Phone Skin in Windows Mobile 6

On June 14, 2007 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

If you’ve got one of the new Windows Mobile 6 Professional devices that has a custom phone skin (such as the T-Mobile Wing), you may or may not be missing some nice features included in the default phone application. To disable the custom phone skin, use a Registry editor and edit the following: HKLMSecurityPhoneSkinEnabled = 0 (DWORD decimal) You can restore the custom phone skin by changing it back to: HKLMSecurityPhoneSkinEnabled = 1 (DWORD decimal) …

HTC Touch in the House

On June 13, 2007 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

I just received an HTC Touch via FedEx. This is definitely the smallest Pocket PC Phone I’ve ever seen. Its dimensions are 99.9 x 58 x 13.9mm and comes in some very nice black packaging with custom foam inserts and a magnetic closure. This isn’t the cheapo egg-crate packaging you might be used to seeing from HTC. Stay tuned for a full review or pick up one of your own from Smart-Mobile-Gadgets. Originally published on …