Famous Windows Mobile application developer Spb Software announced the release of Spb TV at the CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas. Touted as the “practical mobile TV player,” Spb TV comes with such neat features as patent-pending on-screen controls and fast channel switching technology, use of intelligent stream correction, picture-in-picture mode, and an integrated TV guide…
HTC unveils the HTC Snap – Because non-touchscreens are cool too!
The global mobile ecosystem is no doubt moving to embrace touchscreen smartphones, what with their larger displays and power-packed feature-sets. But, that doesn’t mean a non-touchscreen smartphone isn’t just as powerful a productivity tool as its touchy-feely brethren. In fact, HTC’s new HTC Snap (Maple) proves that you don’t need a touchscreen to be a…
Microsoft at CTIA: Windows Marketplace for Mobile gets wide industry support
Microsoft is all proud to announce the wide industry support for Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Marketplace for Mobile at the CTIA. Among the companies that will offer its apps through Windows Marketplace for Mobile are such well known names as AccuWeather.com, The Associated Press, CNBC, Developer One Mobile Software, EA Mobile, Facebook, Gameloft, Glu…
Samsung launches WiMAX-enabled Samsung Mondi
WiMAX’s near-term future in the US is looking good. Sprint is expected to roll out WiMAX service to 10 major US cities this year, and that means we’re going to see some WiMAX-capable handsets launching soon. And, this being CTIA Wireless 2009 and all, Samsung has decided to go ahead and launch their first WiMAX…
HTC Touch Diamond2 launching mid-April for Europe?
The HTC Touch Diamond2 is widely expected to continue the success that HTC has seen with its original HTC Touch Diamond smartphone. A new rumor has be circulating that hints at a European and Asian launch of the HTC Touch Diamond2 in mid-April. The new rumor falls in line nicely with a previous report that…
Samsung posts Canadian Samsung Omnia!
The wait is nearly over for our friends to the North. Canadians have been expecting the Samsung Omnia to drop on Bell’s network next month, and it looks like Samsung is already gearing up for the event. Samsung has just posted the Samsung Omnia on its Canadian website. The Canadian Samsung Omnia will feature the…
Fingersuite – Optimize Windows Mobile 6.1 menu for finger navigation
There are two kinds of Windows Mobile users. Those with finger-friendly navigation UIs, and those that don’t. For those of you fortunate enough to be playing with HTC’s TouchFLO or TouchFLO 3D UI overlay, well good for you. The rest of the Windows Mobile-using world will have to find other ways to use their stubby…
Skype Headed to BlackBerry, iPhone; Windows Mobile Gets New Beta
Skype for Windows Mobile 3.0 Beta Uploaded by SkypeConversations The preeminent voice-over-IP application, Skype, should be finding its way to the iPhone at CTIA Wireless coming up this week, and a BlackBerry version is due to drop in May, presumably for the Wireless Enterprise Symposium.Third-party solutions for both platforms have existed for awhile (Nimbuzz updated…
Video of Silverlight on Windows Mobile in Action
Video: Silverlight Mobile TodayScreen Plugin (by Giorgio Sardo) We already know Microsoft’s graphical web plug-in, Silverlight, is headed to Windows Mobile 7 after missing the 6.5 boat, but work is already well underway and showing some very promising fruit. The above video shows a simulator running Silverlight in as a home screen plug-in, which hosts…
New Windows Mobile 7 interface screenshots show off Marketplace, IM, Zune!
Yet another batch of Windows Mobile 7 screenshots has hit the blogosphere. Windows Mobile 6.5 and its more touch-friendly interface isn’t even live and it looks like Windows Mobile community is already looking ahead to Windows Mobile 7. This latest WM7 leak depicts the future mobile operating system’s Zune interface, Windows Marketplace and the Instant…