PC Magazine has some photos of the latest build of Android shown at CTIA. Can someone tell me what’s so special about this operating system? It doesn’t look good at all. It doesn’t look remotely usable. The icons on the programs screen are way too small compared to the guy’s thumb size. They’re definitely not going to be readable like that. Maybe there will be a market for magnifying glass attachments. There’s a ton of …
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Windows Live for Windows Mobile Now Available
Many Windows Mobile devices already include the Windows Live software which gives you “push” Hotmail syncing, Live contacts syncing, the Live Search today screen item, and the Live Spaces photo upload plug-in. Unfortunately, a lot of manufacturers choose to not include these features. So if you’re missing Windows Live, now you can download it for free from wl.windowsmobile.com. Both Standard and Professional versions are available. The bad news is: Windows Live Messenger is not included …
Continue readingAOL Brings AIM Back to Windows Mobile
It’s been years and years since AOL released an Instant Messaging program for Windows Mobile. Heck, back then it was called Windows CE and Pocket PC. Now, AOL has released an AOL MyMobile beta program that includes instant messaging and email reading along with some other neat content like weather, MapQuest, MovieFone, CityGuide, AOL Pictures, Contacts, Sports, and News. If you’re still an AOL user, this looks like the program you’ve been waiting for to …
Continue readingYour Windows Mobile 7 Wish List
We’ve all been hearing rumors about Windows Mobile 7. You’ve probably seen the leaked screenshots, and I go over some of them here. We don’t really know if those represent the Standard/Smartphone version or the Professional/Pocket PC version of the operating system, or if there are even going to be multiple versions of Windows Mobile 7. Most of the screen shots indicate a move towards the Windows Mobile Standard style interface. You can even see …
Continue readingWindows Mobile 6.1 Standard & Professional
INTRODUCTION The latest Windows Mobile upgrade brings minor, but very welcome additions to the platform. In this article, we’ll cover both the Standard (non-touchscreen) and Professional (touchscreen) editions and show you what’s to love about the Windows Mobile 6.1 update. Now, you’ll notice this is not a full version upgrade, but just a ".1" upgrade so you know you can’t expect a full overhaul. It really feels like just a quick update intended to fill …
Continue readingUsing The Pause Feature To Dial Extensions In Windows Mobile
Ed Hansberry of PocketPCThoughts has posted a nice undocumented tip about Windows Mobile 6, where you can add pauses in the saved phone numbers of your contacts. This will let you call people who’s phone numbers include extensions by simply using Microsoft Voice Command or speed dialing. Unfortunately this excellent feature does not play nice with Outlook 2007 as you’ll see in his post. I actually saw the “Insert Pause” and “Insert Wait” commands recently, …
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