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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Windows Phone 7 Supports iCal Meeting Requests
In the Windows Phone 7 chat with Microsoft Sr. Product Manager, Augusto Valdez we learn that the email and calendar programs will support the standard iCal format. While older versions of Windows Mobile always supported the ability to send meeting requests and manage attendees, they generally only worked with Exchange users in your domain. With the standard iCal format, meeting requests should now work across all of the different email and calendar programs that support …
Continue readingMicrosoft Makes $20-$40 Off Each Android Phone Sold
One of the big advantages to Google’s Android mobile operating system was that Google was giving it away for free to anyone who wanted to make a phone. As we reported earlier Microsoft is seeking payment from OEMs of Android phones for violating their patents. It turns out Android phone manufacturers like HTC may have to pay Microsoft between $20-$40 per device. So basically you can pay Microsoft $20-$40 to use Google’s Android in your …
Continue readingHP Will Still Make Windows Phones
Now that HP has made a deal to buy Palm, what will happen to HP’s Windows Phone’s business? Will there be Windows Phone 7 devices from HP? According to HP VP of Strategy and Corporate Development Brian Humphries it sounds like there will. “We intend to continue to be a strategic partner for Microsoft. They’re a huge piece of our business today, and will continue to be so.” (via PreCentral) Originally published on Pocketnow on …
Continue readingKIN Coming to a Bunch of Carriers?
Over at MobileCrunch a ROM hacker known as Conflipper has discovered system provisioning files for tons of other carriers. This does not mean that these carriers will definitely be picking up the KIN One or KIN Two, it just means their settings are in there. However it’s possible that other carriers might get their own versions of KIN phones someday. ATT (US) T-Mobile (US) Verizon (US) Fido (Canada) China Mobile China Unicom O2 (Germany) T-Mobile …
Continue readingVideo: New Apps for the Zune HD
A few new apps for the Zune HD were released last night. They’re now available in the Zune Marketplace. The coolest one is called Labyrinth. This game is similar to Teeter that comes with most HTC devices except the graphics are much more complex. Instead of simply tilting the device to roll a marble through a maze, Labyrinth also adds cool environment graphics and other goals that you have to accomplish within the maze before …
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