Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional

INTRODUCTION     Back in April of 2008, Microsoft released Windows Mobile 6.1. It was a minor release that mainly delt with changes to the Standard Edition and its sliding panel home screen.  This time it's the Professional Edition's turn as you'll see plenty of changes in Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Edition and not too many in the Standard Edition.  While we have been covering many different builds of Windows Mobile 6.5 on Pocketnow, what you'll …

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A Closer Look at the HTC Pure Sparkle

Here are a couple close-up photos of the AT&T Pure’s sparkling blue paint job. The sparkling paint flakes are very subtle and only noticeable in bright light. What do you think? Did I start a trend with my custom Chromaflair paint job on the Touch Diamond Adam Lein Edition? Originally published on Pocketnow on October 5, 2009. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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Verizon Imagio at the GDGT Launch Party

The Verizon HTC Imagio was on display at the HTC booth tonight at the GDGT New York Launch party at the Manhattan Ballroom. Attendees got some hands-on time with it, and we got Eric Lin of HTC to show us a few of the features. Apologies for the focus problems and low-light conditions. Originally published on Pocketnow on October 1, 2009. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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Fingerprint Resistive Screen, Eh?

The HTC Hero is said to have an oleophobic fingerprint resistive touch screen like the iPhone 3GS. The oleophobic coating is supposed to repel oils from your fingers thus reducing greasy fingerprints on the screen. Below are a few photos of the Sprint HTC Hero and the T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2. The Touch Pro2 is using its included screen protector while the HTC Hero is using only its fingerprint resistive touch screen. Both are illustrative …

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Sprint HTC Hero Unboxing

We unboxed the European version of the HTC Hero a while ago, but now the Sprint version is available and it looks quite different. We’re also missing some accessories that were found in the other version. Also, what’s with the Photoshop disaster on the box? Originally published on Pocketnow on September 29, 2009. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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Windows Mobile as a Business Platform

There’s an interesting blog post on MSDN about the advantages of using Windows Mobile as a Business Platform. The author, Reed, is a developer, not a marketing guy, so this post mainly details the technical advantages of Windows Mobile over other mobile device operating systems. Here’s a summary of his points, but please visit the original post for details. 1. Windows Mobile offers the widest range of device hardware to meet any type of user …

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