A couple weeks ago I posted about a new change from Windows Mobile 5 Professional to Windows Mobile 6 Professional where the ability to enter a custom number of days to download email messages has been removed from Windows Mobile 6. Now you’re limited to a finite number of options in the Account Options dialogs. The biggest problem is that there are no other options between 7 days and 30 days. Luckily, I have found …
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How to get High Speed 3G Internet on Your iPhone
Here’s a very interesting hack originally developed on XDA-Developers.com which will let you share a 3G internet connection with any WiFi enabled device including an iPhone. 1) Purchase HSDPA or other 3G enabled Windows Mobile Professional device with WiFi. 2) Open Settings->Internet Sharing. Enable IS for Bluetooth PAN. 3) Change HKLMCommConnectionSharingPrivateInterface to “TIACXWLN1” (it should currently be “BTPAN1”). 4) Open Settings-> Connections -> Wi-Fi. Select Network Adapters tab. Click IEEE 802.11b/g Compatible Wi-Fi. 5) Enter …
Continue readingPhotos of the HTC Touch Slide Surface
Superior Gadgets has some real-life photos of the HTC Touch Slide (Nike). This Windows Mobile 6 Professonal device will include: Qualcomm 400Mhz ROM/RAM 256/128 WiFi Video Calling 3G SureType keyboard It will also include a new version of HTC’s TouchFLO interface designed to make one-finger usage much easier on Windows Mobile. Originally published on Pocketnow on September 28, 2007. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingIs Apple Losing its Polish?
I came across an interesting post on Crave today which referenced a number of other equally interesting articles about Apple’s monopoly and questionable business practices. Is this just spreading FUD or is the Reality Distortion Field beginning to fade? That’s the feeling you get while surfing the Web this week. The iPhone price-drop brouhaha was largely stopped in its tracks by Steve Jobs’ $100 mea culpa, but a string of successive snafus have cropped up …
Continue readingDopod C750 Photos Surface
According to Engadget Mobile: Unless our eyes are being mighty deceitful, IT168’s photos of the Dopod C750 sure look an awful lot like the HTC Juno. Granted, there’s no way to confirm this suggestion just yet, but it’s hard to deny that the two form factors are eerily similar. According to a (very) rough translation, the C750 boasts a 2.6-inch VGA (640 x 480) display, Windows Mobile 6, a microSD expansion slot, USB connectivity and …
Continue readingFergie Likes the Motorola Q9m
While Hannah Montana’s jaw dropped over a Windows Mobile Smartphone on TV, her competition on the Billboard Top 200 has also gotten in on the Windows Mobile action. It looks like Fergie really likes Verizon’s Motorola Q9m. Here’s her video review: That was the video intro included on the 128Mb MicroSD card which comes with the Verizon Motorola Q9m. Click here to read our review of the Motorola Q9h, and for more on the Motorola …
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