Good news for all Toshiba TG01 Smartphone users, the phone finally gets the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade as promised by Toshiba themselves. Users can download the upgrade as we speak and fully enjoy the functionality which Windows Mobile 6.5 has to offer.
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As if a few leaked internal documents were not enough to convince most mobile developers out there, Charlie Kindel, the Microsoftee in whose hands lies the future of application development for Windows Phones, has confirmed that development for Windows Phone 7 Series will be done using .NET, Silverlight and XNA. This is good news from Microsoft because as I said a few days ago, they have an uphill battle against the App Store.
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The T-Mobile HTC HD2 launch date is scheduled for March 24. During the press conference at Mobile World Congress ,Mobile USA, Inc. declared the creation of a broad mobile entertainment experience for the upcoming HTC HD2, available solely in the U.S from T-Mobile this spring. The HTC HD2 will be situated as a Windows Mobile entertainment device.
If you had believed that Microsoft’s support will keep Windows Mobile 6.5 alive and running alone – think again. Other companies aren’t willing to invest time and money in an operating system that is being treated as a second class citizen by Microsoft itself. Adobe has announced that they have dropped Flash 10.1 for Windows Mobile 6.5 in favor of Windows Phone 7 Series. Now this is also good news for those who thought we will never have Flash in Windows Phone 7 Series, but bad news for all those who are sporting their WinMo 6.5 devices.
Permalink: Windows Phone 7 Series anticipation will kill Windows Mobile 6.5 – Adobe and Skype take first shots
Sony Ericsson Aspen is the first mobile with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, the latest update to version 6.5 which is optimized for finger touch with various updates to the UI. It’s the first version of Windows Mobile to natively support capacitive touch displays ( HTC HD2 with Windows Mobile 6.5 has a capacitive display too though), finally bringing it up to date with competing mobile operating systems. Internet Explorer performance has also been updated, but I’ve seen most Windows Mobile users deeply in love with Skyfire.
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HTC just can’t stop dropping hints of the imminent release of Windows Mobile 7. Redmond Pie has picked up a thread over at XDA-Developers forums in which a member had contacted HTC on when HD2 will be getting Windows Mobile 7 as a free upgrade. This is the reply from HTC:
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If you’ve got an HTC Touch Pro, Touch HD, or Diamond, you can try out Android on your device thanks to this guide over at Kong Technology. The steps are relatively simple for getting Android up and running on your HTC phone. The best thing about this guide is that Android wont actually replace your Windows Mobile installation, but you’ll need it to run Android.
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Did you know that the HTC HD2 ships with a WiFi 802.11n adapter? The capability of this adapter is restricted to 802.11g to save battery life. But for those of you who want blazing fast wireless transfer speeds on your HTC HD2, here’s a simple hack discovered by XDA developers which enables WiFi 11n.
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As promised, the Windows Mobile team has rolled out some much awaited and anticipated updates for Windows Marketplace for Mobile. It attempts to tackle piracy with the introduction of a new anti-piracy feature, brings a more friendly environment for Windows Mobile developers and adds an online store for PC based users.
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Just now we shared with you guys what will Windows Mobile 6.5.1 bring and what will it look like. Windows Mobile 7 hasn’t been released yet, everybody knows that. However one thing is for sure, Microsoft is definitely working on it. Want to see how will the Windows Mobile 7 looks like? Well you have come to the right place. Shown below are the Windows Mobile 7 screenshots. And boy are they amazing or what. Just by looking at the pictures, one will want to get his hand on the Windows Mobile 7 as soon as possible.
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