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Chronicles of a Windows Mobile User Gone Symbian: Part 1
I was expecting the switch between Windows Mobile and a Symbian powered Nokia N95 to be kind of like switching between Mac and Windows; the commands are in different places and things look a bit different but when you look at the big picture, it’s pretty much the same. I was also expecting to see some really nice things along with some frustrations just as Rita Khoury mentioned in the discussion about her visit to …
Continue readingNokia N95 in the House!
Generally we talk about Windows Mobile related devices here on pocketnow, but lately we’ve also done some coverage on the Apple iPhone since it’s so popular in the media. Well, what about the other half? Or rather, the other 72% of the smartphone market? Globally, the majority of smartphone users have Symbian phones. Windows Mobile is a very distant 3rd place with 6.1% market share (according to Wikipedia.) So I thought I would take Nokia’s …
Continue readingHTC Touch Sells 800,000 in the First Three Months
Since the HTC Touch was released in June, HTC has sold 800,000 units compared to the iPhone’s 1,000,000 units sold in a similar time frame. At the moment, the HTC Touch is one of the most successful to use Windows Mobile. It’s very very popular,” said Vassili le Moigne, business manager for Windows Mobile in Central and Eastern Europe, in an interview. Be sure to view our detailed review on the HTC Touch. Originally published …
Continue readingDownload Messages From The Last 14 Days
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 …
Continue readingHow 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.
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