Every time a new smartphone comes out, especially from HTC, some one complains about its lack of the legacy 3.5mm stereo headphones jack, but if you look at the reasoning behind HTC’s alternative ExtUSB port, you’ll see that what they did is much better. First of all, every smartphone needs a plug that allows you to recharge the battery. It also needs something to provide data transfer with a desktop computer. And finally, it needs …
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MWC: Gizmodo Says Windows Mobile 6.5 Rocks!
Gizmodo has generally been a pretty heavy-handed critic of Windows Mobile, so when you see a headline saying “The New Interface Rocks” and they’re talking about Windows Mobile 6.5, that’s kind of a big deal. Gizmodo’s hands-on video with a Touch Diamond 2 running a pre-beta version of Windows Mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress is embedded below. (You can also see an Engadget walk through of WinMo 6.5.) Originally published on Pocketnow on …
Continue readingMWC: Another Great UI Replacement: SPB Mobile Shell 3.0
MAK has tipped us off to some videos of the new Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 graphical user interface replacement for Windows Mobile. It certainly looks like the new Mobile Shell will have a lot of great features. Take a look at the presentation video below, and then click here for a hands-on demo. Originally published on Pocketnow on February 16, 2009. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingMWC: Awesome Conference Calling Features in the Touch Pro 2
At the MWC HTC press conference (as reported by WMexperts), we learn about some really great features for conference calls on the HTC Touch Pro 2. First of all, the hardware has two external speakers and two microphones. The microphones are used for advanced noise cancellation. In terms of software features, while you’re in a call, you can turn the phone face down on a table to instantly turn speakerphone mode on. While the phone …
Continue readingAvoiding Smartphone Commodization
In June 1998, Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and Psion formed Symbian Ltd. in an attempt to keep the smartphone hardware business from becoming a commodity just like the PC hardware business where the majority of profits goes to the operating system developer (Microsoft). The idea is that smartphone manufacturers should be able to easily create their own user experience in order to differentiate themselves from other manufacturers and create added value for their customers. Google’s Android …
Continue readingMicrosoft’s Recite Technology Preview Now Available
Microsoft has a new voice note recording application available for Windows Mobile 6.0 and higher. “Recite”, as it’s called, will function as a “thoughts recorder” that also allows you to remember your thoughts by using voice recognition searching. When you start the application, you press the “Remember” button in order to record your thoughts. It shows a “Listening” bubble animation, and then you press “Finished” when done. Then in your list of recordings, there’s a …
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