Windows Mobile fans have been clamoring for HTC to bring the HTC Hero’s Sense UI to Windows Mobile. HTC’s experience in custom-skinning Windows Mobile shows through in the Sense UI’s finger-friendly, multi-touch capable interface. Alas, the Hero’s Sense UI won’t be making the jump to Windows Mobile. Fortunately, HTC considers the “Sense” experience more of…
Samsung Launches TouchWiz Widget SDK, $20,000 Prize for Best Creation
Samsung’s proprietary user interface, TouchWiz, could be getting a lot more interesting, as today they have announced a software development kit that will allow programmers to create widgets on a range of supporting devices. Previously, you were stuck with the selection of widgets preloaded on the phone, but soon the doors will be open for…
Merrill Lynch: Number of HTC shipments to increase 19% in Q4 due to launch of Mega and Click
The Chinese Economic Daily News is sourcing a Merrill Lynch report given to investors saying that the Windows Mobile 6.5 powered HTC Mega, and the budget Android powered HTC Click (pictured above), will be launched toward the end of Q3 this year. Those two devices will be responsible for a 19% increase in shipments from…
CoPilot Live Navigation v8 arrives for Smartphones
Fhttp://www.intomobile.com/2009/08/08/copilot-live-satellite-navigation-arrives-for-iphone.html#comments#mce_temp_url#, I can now reveal that version 8 of the popular Copilot Nav software has landed for WinMo and Android devices. CoPilot® Live™ v8 takes full advantage of today’s GPS-enabled touch screen phones to deliver the same level of performance as a standalone navigation system. With intuitive and fluid menus, advanced guidance features and an…
Microsoft playing AppStore catch-up by wooing iPhone devs?
Apple’s AppStore is an industry gold-standard for integrated mobile application distribution systems. It’s actually both a gift and a curse. A curse because all that app-volume has made it painfully obvious that Apple’s application approval process is straining to keep pace – approving questionable apps while denying useful apps with no rhyme or reason. It’s…
Smartphone segment keeps growing, but not for Windows Mobile or Symbian
The smartphone market is still seeing solid growth, despite a weak global economy that has consumers cutting back on non-essential goods. Gartner is reporting that Global sales of smartphones in the second quarter of 2009 increased 27% year-on-year, accounting for more than 40 million units sold. Meanwhile, mobile phone sales in general slid 6.1%, compared…
Samsung Omnia 2 i8000 coming to 20 new markets, China and Australia included
Samsung is gearing toward launching its flagship Windows phone, Omnia 2, to more markets. After making it available in countries like Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam (in July), the all-touchscreen phone is heading to 20 more countries — including Australia, China, the UAE, Netherlands and Turkey. Those not familiar should know the Omnia 2 comes…
Let’s Talk offering T-Mobile Touch Pro2 for just $200!
The T-Mobile Touch Pro2 has launched today, and the masses are crying foul over T-Mobile’s hefty $349.99 price-point (and that’s the subsidized price, too!). With other high-end smartphones priced well below the HTC Touch Pro2’s asking price, there’s no question that consumers are going to think twice about buying T-Mobile’s latest and greatest Windows Mobile…
YELLIX: See your friend’s Facebook photo and last status update when they call you
YELLIX is a pretty awesome idea, in theory. The application, which works with Android, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian or Windows Mobile, goes online when someone calls you, pairs the phone number of the person calling you to the phone number your friend has in their Facebook profile, and then displays their photo and last status update.…
HD Video: Windows Mobile 6.5 build 23022 has some new features that make it more finger friendly
This video of Windows Mobile 6.5 build 23022 highlights some features that have not yet been seen on other Windows Mobile 6.5 demonstrations. From a new scrollable notification bar, to a new location for soft keys, to a magnifier that simulates what’s in the iPhone, could this video provide some hints as to what we…