The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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WinMoSquare Finally Functional
A new build of the sole Windows Mobile Foursquare client called WinMoSquare was released to testers yesterday and it finally works. The original Alpha build was the only version that was capable of semi-accurately finding your location. Subsequent builds would not come even close to your location without first going outside and waiting for a full GPS fix. Usually, the locations were about 2 towns away from where you actually were. Luckily this version adds …
Continue readingCheap Battery for the HD2
You’ve got your new HTC HD2 and it’s awesome! You use it all day. Only problem is that battery doesn’t last so long when you’re watching Transformers movies on repeat. You certainly don’t want to look like a sucker who has to ask the waiter at a restaurant if you can plug in your phone charger for a while. Luckily your HD2 has a user-replacable battery. Official HTC replacement batteries tend to be in the …
Continue readingT-Mobile HTC HD2
INTRODUCTION The European HD2 was pretty popular. It was the first Windows Phone with a capacitive multitouch screen, and it had the largest screen on the market. T-Mobile’s version adds a few hardware and software enhancements along with some great value-added bundles and a fantastic price to make the HD2 a top selling phone in the U.S. Heck, for the first few weeks since its release, HTC can’t make enough! Everytime T-Mobile gets a fresh …
Continue readingWindows Mobile Turns 10 Today
10 years ago today, Microsoft unvieled the first Pocket PCs at an event in Grand Central, Manhattan. MVP Arne Hess has a brief history here. The Pocket PC would eventually grow on to be renamed Windows Mobile and now Windows Phones. Four new devices were announced during the event on April 19th of 2000. HP, Compaq, Casio and Symbol each were showing off devices. What’s interesting to note is that the Compaq H3600 announced was …
Continue readingMulti-Touch for Single-Touch Now Available
Remember when we reported about annadoul’s SDK development that would bring multi-touch features to single-touch resistive Windows Mobile screens? A new SDK is now available for this amazing feature. Windows Mobile and resistive touch screens do not natively support multi-touch but through this SDK, dual-finger navigation should be possible on any touchscreen device through its integration in an application. For more information, check out the thread on XDA-Developers as well as Windows Phone ME. Originally …
Continue readingKin’s Rosa Also Raps
If you’re curious about Rosa as she takes her journey with the new Kin phones, here’s something fun. She also raps! Take a look at her Salt n Peppa’ cover of “Let’s talk about Sex” on College Humor (if you dare). Microsoft has already had some issues with old people complaining about Kin’s “Sexting” features, so it’s good to see that the Kin social networking spokeswoman promotes responsible and safe picture messaging. Originally published on …
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