Microsoft has updated their mobile application store with a number of impressive features, but most notably, the ability for Windows phone users to browse the catalogues of other countries.Here’s a full run-down, according to the press release. World View: previously known as “geo selector”, the World View feature will allow Marketplace users to browse and…
An app turns HTC HD2 into a metal detector
Developer with nickname “6Fg8” from XDA-Developers.com made an interesting proof-of-concept application that basically turns the HTC HD2 into a metal detector. How you ask? Apparently, it uses the HD2’s built-in compass to “detect metal nearby by the deviation of the earth’s magnetic field included by the metal.” Sounds like a mumbo-jumbo but apparently it works……
Facebook 1.2 for Touch Windows Phones Released with Comments and Likes
Social networkers will be happy to hear that the Facebook client for touchscreen Windows Mobile devices has been updated to version 1.2 to include some small, but much-needed features such as adding Likes and comments to friend feed items. The app itself has only been on Windows Mobile since last May, but it seems like…
HTC reaffirms ‘commitment’ to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform
HTC has seemingly fallen in love with Google’s Android mobile operating system – they’ve been launching Android phones left and right, as of late – but the company that got its start building smartphones powered by Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform hasn’t forgotten its roots. At Mobile World Congress, HTC CEO Peter Chou reiterated his company’s…
Video: Hands-On with Acer Liquid E, neoTouch P300, P400, beTouch E110, E400
As if we didn’t have enough handsets at which to gawk throughout Mobile World Congress, Acer has dumped a pile of Android and Windows phones onto the table. The Liquid E is a moderate refresh on the already-popular Liquid, including Android 2.1, and keeps the delicious Snapdragon processor. The E110 was a tiny, lower-end Android…
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK is out
It’s not all about Windows Mobile 7 these days. Microsoft has released the latest version of DTK for the current version of its mobile OS – 6.5.3. Both Standard and Professional editions are included, with support for seven locales. And in case you don’t know what’s all included as part of a DTK, here’s a…
Leaked: Windows Phone 7 development docs
Thanks to the good folks of XDA Developers community, we have some leaked Window Mobile 7 developer docs to share. From the images bellow, you’ll learn that the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS is multi-tasking capable, after all. The bad thing, however, is that most developers won’t get complete access to native APIs. I’m…
Video: Hands-On with Toshiba TG02 and K01 at Mobile World Congress 2010
So, you might have heard that Toshiba had two new phones announced for Mobile World Congress: the TG02 and K01, both slim, wide, sexy, Windows Mobile, and powered by a 1 Ghz processor. Both Will and I managed to get some playtime with the devices, and although the K01 slider didn’t have any proper software…
Windows Phone 7 Series UI hands-on demo from MWC 2010
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 Series unveiling wasn’t just a new product launch for the software maker, it was a re-branding of the company’s mobile operating system – moving away from “Windows Mobile” and moving towards the new age of “Windows Phone.” The press conference gave us an interesting look into the future of Windows Phone…
Hands-on with the HTC HD Mini and its phone lingerie
The just announced HTC HD Mini’s purpose is pretty self-explanatory – it’s the HTC HD2‘s brother-from-another-mother that HTC says gives you “big experience in a compact form-factor.” The HD Mini is a lot like the HD2, just, well, mini-sized. It’s not as powerful, but it’s just as capable when it comes to the media experience.…