Broadcom announced that it has ported the Android and Windows CE operating systems to run on its “advanced navigation processor” – BCM4760. As a result, the company expects a new generation of location-aware mobile internet devices (MIDs) and personal navigation devices (PNDs) will emerge on the market. And unlike the earlier generation of PNDs, these…
T-Mobile Announces HTC HD2
As expected, T-Mobile has announced the HTC HD2, arguably the most impressive Windows phone out there to date. Clocking in at a 4” screen, 1 Ghz processor, 5 megapixel camera, and (comparatively) snazzy TouchFLO user interface on top of Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2 is a handset many North Americans have been waiting for. Take…
HTC HD2’s Windows Mobile 7 upgrade gets ‘unconfirmed’
Only in a world where Twitter is a legitimate breaking news source can a company “unconfirm” a previously confirmed rumor. Just the other day, HTC Russia got HTC HD2 owners and would-be owners all worked up with a tweet that seemd to confirm that a Windows Mobile 7 upgrade would be made available to the…
Windows Mobile 6.5 for HTC Ozone Leaked
Verizon-branded Windows Mobile 6.5 software for the HTC Ozone has surfaced, for those looking for an upgrade. The ROM, build number 21845.5.0.62, is apparently super-official, and has all of the bells and whistles, like MyPhone, Marketplace, and visual enhancements. If you’re hoping to make the jump to WinMo 7 down the line, you’re probably out…
Motorola Shadow/Mirage Due First Half of 2010
A fresh Motorola handset has bubbled up from China bearing the codename Shadow or Mirage. It looks to be a doozy, packing a 4.3” WVGA display, 8 megapixel camera with 1080P video recording, and an HDMI out port. HDMI out is a new feature that Motorola has been playing with on the Zeppelin and Sholes,…
Windows Mobile 7 Confirmed for HTC HD2
HTC Russia’s Twitter account let slip that the HD2 is the only device currently available that will get Windows Mobile 7. That’s sad news for those who were hoping for some backwards compatibility, but if WM7 is as underwhelming as 6.5, you probably won’t be missing much. The HD2 is a monster of a…
Xbox LIVE to Integrate with Windows Mobile
If there’s one card Microsoft could play to make Windows Mobile relevant again, it’s the Xbox card. A recent job posting pretty much spells out the plans for Windows phones in black and white: "We need a Principle Program Manager who can help drive the platform and bring Xbox LIVE enabled games to Windows Mobile.…
Windows Mobile-powered Philips D908 gets official in China
Although we don’t see that many Philips-branded handsets in the Western hemisphere, that never stopped the electronics giant from pushing its products to the ever-growing Chinese market. Their latest phone is marked as D908 and it relies of the latest version of Windows Mobile (6.5), as you can see from this page on Microsoft China’s…
HTC releases hotfix for HTC Touch Pro that resolves skipping during audio playback
In case you haven’t noticed (I’ve just found out from HTC), the HTC Touch Pro comes with somewhat annoying bug that is responsible for skipping parts of a song/podcast/whatever you’re listening during audio playback. Hence, as a responsible company, HTC has released a hotfix to tackle the issue. You can grab it [hotfix] from this…
New HD2 ROM Shows HTC Sense in Landscape
A new ROM for T-Mobile’s HD2 showing off a spiffy new documents tab also rocks a landscape layout. Considering the mammoth 4.3” display, it’s best that the HD2 is versatile about how the real estate is used. The ROM, Manila 2.5 build 1922, was built for the Touch Pro 2 and has all of the…