Exclusive Interview: Vinnie Brown on Windows Mobile

Last night I got to meet up with Vinnie Brown A.K.A. Vin Rock of Naughty By Nature. Vinnie is a big fan of Windows Mobile, and has done some sweet user interface customizations on his Touch Pro 2… which is part of a contest going on right now where a lucky winner can get the custom one-of-a-kind HTC Touch Pro 2 and two tickets to LA to see Naughty by Nature in concert. For more …

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Palm Pre

INTRODUCTION     The Palm Pre is Palm’s first device to run WebOS, where most of their latest devices were running Windows Mobile 6.x or the extremely old Palm Garnet OS. The WebOS is based on Linux and includes a very iPhone-like, elegant, attractive and animated user interface. We’ll go through the Palm Pre in detail from the perspective of a Windows Mobile user. Read on for more! WHAT’S HOT      Ten years ago, Palm was …

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Chronicles of a Windows Mobile User Gone Palm Pre (part 5)

I really like the email program on the Palm Pre. It has the unified inbox option so you can see all your messages in one list. The folder listing is also very nice with finger-friendly collapsible buttons. It also supports IMAP IDLE (Push IMAP), which I like a lot. Another great but minor feature is that it syncs reply/forward status on emails. So if you replied to a message on your desktop, the reply icon …

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T-Mobile Dash 3G Software Tour

Here’s our software tour video of the T-Mobile Dash 3G. You’ll notice a few differences from the HTC Snap. For example, there is no HTC Audio Manager, and the Music Panel links to Windows Media Player. This is better because Media Player can be controlled by Microsoft Voice Command, which is also included on the Dash 3G. You’ll also notice a lack of the “My Circle” feature, but this isn’t a terrible loss since a …

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A Closer Look at the Dash 3G’s Paint

In our hardware tour of the T-Mobile Dash 3G we mentioned the paint job on the Dash 3G and how it was different from the HTC Snap. Here are a couple close-up photos of the Dash 3G’s sparkling bronze body. The sparkling paint flakes are very subtle and only noticeable in bright light. Originally published on Pocketnow on July 3, 2009. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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