The latest Zunephone rumours are nixing any hope of new hardware from Microsoft, but all signs are pointing to a Windows Mobile service which will bring all the music goodies of the Zune to smartphones. Gizmodo is sticking to their guns that the previously-rumored Pink is actually a software platform rather than hardware, and odds…
HTC Touch Pro Running BlackBerry OS!
Now, most folks get excited when the iPhone or N95 is hacked to run Android, or Windows Mobile is ported to the iPhone, but it’s not every day that you see the same thing with BlackBerry. To be fair, this isn’t quite the entire BlackBerry OS replacing Windows Mobile – rather, it’s a work-in-progress called…
Gresso’s Avantgarde Skeleton Windows Mobile smartphone costs 4.000 EUR
From all the luxury handset makers, I always loved Gresso the most. The reason is simple – they are the only one to actually combine both the beauty and the brains, by having their phones run Windows Mobile. Note here that while personally I’m not a big fan of WinMo, it’s certainly a better solution…
HTC MAX 4G Reviewed, Hurts for Lack of Coverage
If you were considering transplanting to The Motherland in order to get a hold of the gorgeous WiMAX-enabled HTC MAX 4G, be warned, coverage may be an issue. Obviously WiMAX technology is still in its infancy, even over in the United States where Sprint’s XOHM is still gathering momentum. Still, it’s a worthy evolution of…
Paragon’s PenReader Touch brings advanced multilingual handwriting recognition to Windows Mobile
Paragon Software released a new software called PenReader Touch for Windows Mobile, bringing advanced multilingual handwriting recognition to the platform. However, the idea here is not to provide users with yet another input application that relies on stylus — rather PenReader Touch allows users to write with their fingertips, without any additional training or handwriting…
Viigo Updates Local Interests
After finishing up a revamp on their Sports channel, Viigo is now updating their Local Interest channel with latest information on local traffic, emergency services, transit, and Craigslist classifieds. Previously Kijiji was the only local listing in the free app for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry, and Craigslist was available through the News and RSS channel,…
Google Maps for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile gets Street View, too!
Good news for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile smartphone owners. The version of Google Maps for mobile with Street View support is out! Initially, Street View feature was available on Google Maps for iPhone, Android (T-Mobile G1) and BlackBerry and now it’s available on every major smartphone platform out there. Best of all, it’s not…
HTC Advantage picked up by O2 as Xda Flint
Remember that laptop/cellphone hybrid called the HTC Advantage? It looks like O2 has embraced the mobile computing movement and is now offering the HTC Advantage X7510 as the O2 Xda Flint. The Windows Mobile Professional-powered HTC Advantage sports a laptop-rivalling 5-inch VGA touchscreen, detachable QWERTY keyboard, 16GB of onboard storage, 3G data connectivity (HSDPA), GPS,…
Android OS ported to HTC Touch [Video]
With Google’s Android OS being open-source and all, it’s only a matter of time before Android-enthusiasts port the Linux-based OS to their favorite smartphones. The latest handset to get the Android-treatment is the Windows Mobile-powered HTC Touch, of all things. The HTC Touch was manufactured as a Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, but xda-developers user dzo,…
Skype for Windows Mobile 2.5 Beta released
Skype has released a new beta version of its popular VoIP client for Windows Mobile. As far as I can see not many thing are changed, but it’s nice have your apps up to date, nonetheless. First of all, Skype 2.5 Beta is more stable than its predecessor(s). In addition, sound quality has been improved,…