Originally published on Pocketnow on June 16, 2008. More Reviews articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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Device Mapping Remote Desktop on the Touch Diamond
If you’ve ever managed a server or helped a friend with some computer problems remotely, you might be familiar with “Remote Desktop”. This software is based on Terminal Services and allows you to log into any supported system (with proper credentials and firewall ports open) with a small bit of Remote Desktop client software. Versions of this have often been available for Windows Mobile and Windows CE. The problem has always been trying to use …
Continue readingAccelerometer Features on the Touch Diamond
We’ve seen accelerometer features implemented before on Windows Mobile devices such as VueFLO in the HTC Advantage, and even the old Tilt Control add on for the old iPAQ Pocket PCs years ago. Generally the accelerometer implementations haven’t been anything that spectacular or user-friendly. The Touch Diamond is about to change that. The “Teeter” game that the Touch Diamond includes, is extremely cool. Basically you tilt the phone and the little ball on the screen …
Continue readingHow to get TouchFLO 3D to Show Your Album Art
Using Windows Media player to synchronize music to your device is probably the easiest way to manage music in playlists while also getting album art to display in the Windows Mobile Media Player. Not to mention, with the automatic WMA conversion features, you can get 8 Gigs worth of MP3s to fit on 4 Gigs of storage like that of the HTC Touch Diamond. The Windows Media Player syncing method also happens to be …
Continue readingStudy Shows Demand for Different Mobile Web Experience
Here’s an interesting article from Wireless Week: Rather than basic entertainment and ringtones, a new study shows consumers really want phone-optimized banking and travel planning. That finding is part of a study by AKQA’s Research & Insights department, in conjunction with dotMobi, the company behind the .mobi Internet address scheme designed specifically for mobile phones. Nearly 90% of consumer respondents said they would be more likely to choose an airline with mobile check-in facilities over …
Continue readingCan Mossberg Not Talk About the iPhone?
As noted by Engadget Mobile, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal has reviewed the Samsung Instinct, but spends the majority of time talking about the iPhone instead and barely mentions the capabilities of the Instinct. Actually, you won’t find one paragraph in the entire article that does not mention the iPhone. If you watch the video and you’ve got a beverage handy, you have to drink every time he says “iPhone”. Originally published on …
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