Are you tired of your friends on FourSquare getting badges for going out drinking or becoming mayors of places they frequent? Foursquare is such a pain to use on the mobile website version since there isn’t a native Windows Mobile app. Luckily, Anand Iyer has decided to make one. WinMoSquare is currently in development and for now you can see some screenshots here. The software is currently being developed for touch screen devices and requires …
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Zune Desktop Software Update Reveals Drivers for Phone Syncing
Last night, the Zune service went through some maintenance and an update of the Zune desktop software was required to connect today. iStartedSomething.com has discovered some new driver entries for three “Phone” hardware IDs. Some speculate that these represent Microsoft branded Zune Phones, perhaps built by the team aquired during the Danger aquisition. However, they could also simply represent 3 new Windows Mobile phones that happen to include Zune syncing support. If you want to …
Continue readingWindows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK Now Available
Some of you may not have believed us when we said Windows Mobile 6.5.3 was quietly released last month to manufacturing. Well, now the software development kit and OS images for 6.5.3 are available for download. Check out the download page here. You can also see an overview of the SDK at Nick’s .NET Travels which notes that the emulator images include Windows Mobile 6.5.3 build 23090. (via wmpu) Originally published on Pocketnow on January …
Continue readingFacebook 1.2 for Windows Mobile Standard Edition
For the longest time we’ve been stuck with Facebook for Windows Mobile version 1.0.0.7. At one point the version number changed to 1.1 on the Marketplace, but the application’s version number was the same and there really weren’t any new features. Today I noticed that on Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard Edition (non-touchscreen), there was a version 1.2 listed in the Marketplace. Upon installing that version, we see that the application’s version number is 1.1.0.14. So …
Continue readingWindows Media Player Mobile is Better Than You Think
Windows Media Player on Windows Mobile has a really bad rap… some may say even worse than Windows Mobile itself. The truth is, it’s got some features that remain unmatched by any other mobile device platform. If you’re frustrated with Windows Media Player on Windows Mobile it can be a bit intimidating if you’re not familiar with it. Check out my Windows Media Player Tips & Tricks to learn how to easily manage syncing media …
Continue readingWhat’s New in the Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrades on T-Mobile
Here’s a quick video about what’s new in the Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM upgrades for the T-Mobile Dash 3G and Touch Pro2. Of special note is new support for Visual Voicemail on T-Mobile. The Dash 3G doesn’t get much new besides an upgraded Internet Explorer, MarketPlace, MyPhone, Facebook, and widget support. The Touch Pro2 gets a new HTC Sense UI with automatic location detection for weather, but not the animated backgrounds from HTC’s 6.5 upgrade …
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