Google Maps 4.1 has just come out for Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform, and the Symbian S60 platform, and with it the ability to search for something via voice. BlackBerry and Android users have had this capability for a while now, and iPhone users … well Steve Jobs controls your version of Google Maps so you’re…
Microsoft Germany unveils KIN One and KIN Two specs!
Thanks to the good folks of Microsoft Germany, we know the full specs of two Microsoft KIN devices. As you know, the KIN Two is a better one, but just how better – you’re about to find out. First let’s talk about the common things found in both the KIN One and Two: Bluetooth 2.1…
Mobile Apps: Native or Web? Where are we going?
You have a couple choices when it comes to mobile apps. You can download and install a mobile app that’s been specifically created for your smartphone, or you can simply hop online and use a web-app through your smartphone’s web browser. Now that web technology is advancing to the point where web-apps can perform many…
More details about Windows Phone 7 emerge
If you’re waiting with bated breath for Windows Phone 7 you’ll be happy to know that some more details about Microsoft’s latest mobile operating system have hit the web. Like Gmail with Android, WP7 will be tied to your Windows Live ID, so if you’re already in Microsoft’s cloud world, this should be a smooth…
Multitouch comes to HTC resisitve handsets!
Feeling left out of the multitouch party if you have a Windows Mobile phone with a resistive screen? Yeah, it’s going to take some hacking, but you’ll soon be able to get some multitouch goodness on your HTC handset with Windows Mobile and a resistive screen thanks to the wizards in the XDA community. Developer…
The mobile roundup – the hot hardware edition
We had a very eventful week in the mobile world, as we saw a bunch of new hardware, cool new programs and a few surprises. Microsoft’s introduction of the Kin devices was the biggest story of the week until Verizon Wireless introduced the hot Droid Incredible. Apple, Palm, and Sony Ericsson also made some waves.…
CoPilot South Africa will navigate you around the World Cup!
Football fans heading to South Africa this summer will be able to find their way around easily thanks to the newly available CoPilot Live South Africa sat nav app. Those kindly folks at ALK have released versions for iPhone, Android smartphones and Windows Phone, giving full turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation in-car or on foot. Detailed street…
Virus Alert: Windows Mobile 6.5 Virus found
This is your Windows Mobile virus alert! If you are a Windows Mobile phone owner, I suggest you listen up. A new virus was found from an application users have downloaded. Below explains where the virus comes from and a link to how to remove it if you have downloaded the application The Windows Mobile…
Microsoft Kin ad encourages you to send moob shots to girls
Consumer Reports is calling out Microsoft for its Kin ads because it’s “creepy” that one ad apparently shows some hip dudester sending pictures of his chest to some equally hip lady. The video, on a promotional site for the new phones, includes a downright creepy sequence in which a young man is shown putting a…
Home Tab Mod 1.7 for Sense 2.5 allows you to customize the heck out of your WinMo smartphone
Even though the default version of the Sense UI is pretty customizable, some folks may find HTC’s software somewhat limiting. They may want to include an additional icon or two on their homescreen or perhaps load up the lock screen with few Sense elements. You can do that thanks to Co0kieMonster and his team at…