Speaking of not using the web browser on mobile devices, wouldn’t it be nice if there was an easier way to do your banking on a mobile phone? Well, there is! Take a look at Splash Money from Splash Data. It’s a Windows Mobile (Standard & Professional) application that makes it easy to manage your finances. It also has a desktop PC component for syncing, so that you’re not tied to working only with the …
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Touch Pro Live Pictures
Mobileburn has gotten their hands on some live pictures of the HTC Touch Pro. The Touch Pro will be similar to the Touch Diamond except with a slide-out keyboard, MicroSD slot, camera with flash, and TV-out capabilities. The device will also feature a new TouchFLO 3D interface designed to accomodate both landscape and portrait views. There’s still no word on how you’ll be able to access applications or menus by using the keyboard. Hopefully, you …
Continue reading“Forget about the Mobile Browser” and more from the Future
Forget about the mobile web browser. It sucks. They all suck. There is no way anybody is going to ever make huge desktop-designed cluttered web pages easy-to-use on a tiny mobile phone screen (without reformatting the data), and according to statistics, most people don’t have any interest in viewing web pages on a phone. I apologize for using the “i” word, but some of you might say, “What about the iPhone? Apple tells me it’s …
Continue readingThe LG Decoy’s Innovative Design
As many of you already know, I proposed the design of an “Ultimate Digital Assistant” back in 2003, which also included a detachable Bluetooth headset: “The Bluetooth headset clips into the back of the PDA when not in use. It’s internal battery is charged through the PDA when attached to AC power. This negates the need for multiple charging cables. The Bluetooth headset will automatically power on and connect to the PDA’s headset profile when …
Continue readingThe Diamond’s Screen Shut Off Problem is a Feature
A number of people have been complaining about how the Touch Diamond’s screen shuts off very quickly after you make a call. It turns out that’s actually part of an almost very intelligent feature. As realized by yelitterulez at xda-developers, when making a call the screen stays on if you leave the phone lying flat on a table. If you wait 10 seconds into the call, you can pick it up to your ear and …
Continue readingBringing Manual Screen Rotation Back to the Touch Diamond
As you may have heard, the Touch Diamond has removed the Screen Orientation options from the Screen control panel. This means that you cannot switch to landscape mode except in the programs that support the accelerometer screen orientation switching (Album and Opera). This can easily be fixed with a registry hack. Using a Registry editor, go to: HKeyLocalMachine/System/GDI/Rotation Change the “HideOrientationUI” from 1 to 0 Then if you want to expand the rotation options further, …
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