We’ve already shown you how Google’s Android can run on top of Windows Mobile. Well, now the Blackberry OS can run on top of Windows Mobile as well. According to Crackberry.com and WM Experts, RIM has been working on a virtualization suite for Windows Mobile which would essentially “create” the BlackBerry OS on Windows Mobile devices. So it would seem that with one Windows Mobile device, you might potentially have the choice to run Windows …
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Windows Media Center Sideshow Gadgets on Windows Mobile
Ian Dixon has posted a video showing how the Windows Media Center SideShow Gadget works on the SideShow Developer Preview for Windows Mobile. The gadget is not a native Windows Mobile app, yet works quite well. Take a look at the video to see how you can use a Windows Mobile device to browse your Media Center’s TV guide, select music to play, schedule TV shows to record, and generally control the entire Media Center …
Continue readingGoogle Maps with Street View on Windows Mobile
A new version of Google Maps for Windows Mobile is now available for download here. It now includes Street View features that let you look at panoramic photos of locations that you choose. Other new features include walking directions and location reviews. While other smartphone versions of Google Maps have received the new Street View features first, Windows Mobile’s implementation is a bit different. First of all, there is no “Street View” mode. All you …
Continue readingApple Admits to False Advertising with the iPhone 3G?
As posted by Gizmodo, and WinSuperSite, it appears that Apple is admitting that their advertising has no basis in reality. After a legal complaint by 70-year-old William Gillis over the “twice as fast for half the price” statement found in iPhone 3G marketing, Apple responded with a 9-page, 32-point rebuttal—one paragraph of which included this overly harsh, but very telling, statement: “Plaintiff’s claims, and those of the purported class, are barred by the fact that …
Continue readingSurprised by Gartner’s iPhone Sales Numbers?
Surprised by Gartner’s iPhone sales numbers for Q3 2008? So is Matthew Miller of ZDNET: It is pretty shocking to me that the iPhone/Mac OS X operating system sales are greater than Windows Mobile given that there are so many different Windows Mobile devices and only two models of iPhones. Windows Mobile has also been around for quite some time. It looks like usability may be winning out over functionality and specifications. I disagree a …
Continue readingMySpace Mobile Streaming Videos in Beta
There’s a new video on MySpace showing a tutorial about how the new MySpace Mobile streaming videos feature works. The feature is currently in beta and is demoed on Windows Mobile, but may work for other devices as well. My Videos on MySpace Mobile website Originally published on Pocketnow on December 4, 2008. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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