Archive for: Windows Mobile
While Microsoft has long maintained that the HTC HD2 is too weak to power their latest and greatest OS, Windows Phone 7, the in-tune tech world knows better. A big part of Window Phone 7′s greatness is in breaking away from the archaic background of Windows Mobile and legacy nightmares. A clean slate was the most important thing. However, rendering older hardware (even if it is powerful enough) obsolete just to force people to pay for new hardware is a poor move.
But fear not HTC HD2 owners. For your seemingly dead handset has a new chance at life thanks to the talented underground world of hackers. As you can see form the image above, the supposedly weak-at-the-knees HD2 has more than ample muscle to drive Windows Phone 7, with the sample above successfully powering up and loading Window Phone 7′s unique tiled and multi-hub interface.
If you’re still unsure, hop inside and check out the gallery…
Love the classic game of Keep Uppy and enduring a rash of World Cup fever to boot, but don’t have either a soccer ball, space to play it in, or a leg(s) to kick the ball with? Never fear, gadgets are here to save the day yet again.
Meet Mobile Keepy Uppy. Developed by “Metia”, Keepy Uppy is a simple game with one lonely objective — keep the ball from falling to the ground. The free HTC Windows Mobile game (sorry everyone else) has five different skill levels and taps into your phone’s accelerometer to make the most life-like Keepy Uppy match a possibility even on something as “non-sporty” as a smartphone. As long as you meet the requirements — HTC Handset, Windows Mobile 6.x Professional (Touch screen), G-sensor (Accelerometer), and a VGA (480×640) or WVGA (480×800) display — you’re golden.
Like I said, for the soccer (or everywhere else — Football) folks who need a few minutes to kill, Mobile Keepy Uppy might just suit your needs. If you’d like a good laugh to break up the monotony of day (in reality, every day that’s not the weekend is technically a “Monday”), step inside for a video highlighting the Keepy Uppy/Metia staff doing that which they *kinda* do best…
The HTC HD2 is a wondrous piece of technology with it’s only big short fall being the WinMo ball&chain attached at various limbs. The talented dev community however has something to say — the HTC HD2 is close to dual booting Android goodness.
The video inside outlines all the nicks and nacks of the procedure and should be used as caution to not get too excited just yet as there are still a fair amount of bugs — like an unsightly lack of pretty much all the important drivers.
But once all the bits have been accounted for, this 4.3″ monstrosity will be a happier, bilingual tool that only a true nerd can appreciate…
We’ve all been there — a new phone comes out, leaving you staring at your “old” phone wishing you could part ways and embrace the newness that has just bestowed the human race. It’s natural. It happens to all of us. But we don’t normally have the cash to do such things. T-Mobile however feels your pain and has a solution. A still unannounced plan unearthed by BGR highlights a new iPhone-tradein program that for those wanting to switch, will net them a brand spankin’ new HTC HD2 in place of their iPhone. Depending on the shape of your iPhone, traders can expect anywhere from $100 to $350 credit applied towards the HD2.
It’s a good move by T-Mo. The HD2 is a highly successful Windows Mobile phone. Though, with the infinitely better Windows Phone 7 coming along, any carrier of WinMo has instantly lost credibility in my book, negating any useful of such a trade-in as we see here. But for some, the HD2 is just too hard to pass up on. Sweet deal. Would you do it?
BGR
The hands down best WinMo phone out there is the HTC HD2. With it’s massive screen and blazing fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor means even lowly WinMo 6.x runs like a dream (most of the time). With Windows Phone 7 on the map now however, the HD2 has lost some luster, especially considering the hardware that’s in the pipeline that will showcase WinPhone 7. And then, rumors of a WinPhone 7 upgrade for the HD2 made it’s rounds to the relief of many HD2 owners, solidifying at least a few more months of relevance. New rumors however are stripping the good outlook for HD2 owners, with that claimed WinPhone 7 upgrade now on the chopping block due to a lack of correct hardware buttons.
You see, all new WinPhone 7 phones will feature at least these three hardware buttons: Home, Back and Search for fully make use of WinPhone 7. The HD2 meanwhile features Call, Home, Start, Back and End/Power buttons which obviously isn’t going to fly too well with the new requirements for WinPhone7. So is the HD2 now on the outs with Microsoft’s latest and greatest mobile OS? Looks like we’ll have to wait until Microsoft reveals more of the hardware requirements and actual hardware units before we can make a final call. For legions of HD2 fans however, I sure hope they can upgrade. The HD2 is a beautiful piece of gadgetry. Being stuck on WinMo 6.x when WinPhone 7 is leaps and bounds better is a huge slap in the face.
HD2 owners: If it comes to be that you have no future with WinPhone 7, will you upgrade or move to another platform?
Slashgear > WMPowerUser
- February 18, 2010 6:58 am
Worried that Windows Phone 7 won’t let you play with multiple apps at once a la Apple? Well, if the leaked Windows Phone 7 development policies are anything to go by, there may be some hope. According to dev policies, “preemptive” backgrounding will be enabled. However, apps must pass through an app submission and provisioning process for further scrutiny — fruit anyone?
Much like the Zune environment which the Windows Phone 7 OS pulls from, Silverlight, XNA, and .NET Compact Frameworks comprise the bulk of the underlying structure. For Windows Mobile developers, it won’t take long to realize that this is a clean break from the past and holds up to Microsoft’s statements that Windows Mobile applications will need to be totally re-written.
The leaked documents do shed quite a bit of light onto how Microsoft is going to handle this new shindig, although, there’s still plenty to know. Looks like we’ll still have to wait until MIX 2010 to really feed our hungry heads. All I can say is, I hope Microsoft doesn’t get overly restrictive like Apple has. If so, it will choke the life out of Windows Phone 7 for sure.
- February 16, 2010 6:59 am
Just like clock work, HTC has taken the wraps off of their three newest devices: The HD Mini, Legend, and Desire. We looked briefly over these devices late last night when some of the details were leaked. However, the blanks have now been filled in and we are looking at three of the best smartphones going into spring 2010. So, without further a ado…
HD Mini
HD Mini: The sole WindMo 6.5 unit will come to market with a 3.2 HVGA display, 600MHz Qualcomm processor, HTC Sense UI, and 5-megapixel camera w/ LED flash. Look for the HD Mini to grace end users’ hearts and hands this spring.
Legend
HTC Legend: The “poor mans” flagship Android device — HTC Hero — is getting a nice refresh and name change to the tune of “Legend”. With the new title come about new specs to keep you wanting more. Namely, a 600MHz processor, 512MB ROM/384MB RAM, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/GPS, 3.2″ AMOLED HVGA (320 x 480) display, and a 1,300 mAh battery to keep it all going for most of the day. The mid-range smartphone market just got a nice kick in the pants.
Desire
HTC Desire: The HTC Desire is HTC’s end all be all Android device (for the next three months anyway). No expense was spared and no detail left unchecked. All of that engineering prowess take shape in a rather sleek, yet dark casing, housing a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.7″ AMOLED display, Sense UI, and Flash 10.1 compatibility rounding out the more notable specs. The downer: Initially, the Desire will be a Europe and Asia-model. Sucks to be an American today folks…
Now that the cat’s out of the bag, anyone looking to drop some extra cash (or sell an organ) to pick up a few new toys come spring?
Engadget
Gizmodo
- February 15, 2010 9:45 pm
HTC is one of the hottest smartphone manufacturers right now. What can I say — they’re on it. Pretty much every handset they release, even the mid to lower range handsets look nice to the eye, sit well in the hand, and offer plenty in the software to keep us entertained. HTC’s MWC event is tomorrow (or today if you’re in Barcelona for MWC) so it isn’t that far away. However, we being the impatient gadget aficionados that we are, never turn down a good juicy leak. And juicy this is — HTC’s MWC rap sheet out in the wild!
Eschewing normal social trends, we’ll start with the tail end of the excitement and build up to a climatic finish…or you could just skip ahead — your choice.
HTC Touch HD Mini
Like the name implies, the HTC Touch HD Mini is…mini. A miniature version of the full bodied 4.3″ Touch HD that is. For the Touch HD Mini anyway, this early leak is purely visual (read: no specs to chew on for now). Well, alright. Chances are it’ll come stocked with Windows Mobile 6.5. Nothing much to see really. But it sure is pretty, isn’t it?
HTC Legend
Now we’re talkin’. The so called successor to the wildly popular “Hero” that was released in the US on Sprint comes into 2010 with a more classy look with slightly subdued edges. Though in true HTC/Android fashion, that now characteristic chin remains front and center — ready for your grouping.
The specs:
- Navigation: Optical trackpad
- OS: Android 2.1 w/ Sense UI
HTC Desire (Bravo)
Ah, finally. The cream of the crop, top of the line, kingpin. The HTC Desire (Bravo) is *the* new flagship Android device from HTC. The physical appearance is typical HTC smugness — dark, calm, and subdued. That doesn’t make it any less appealing though.
Specs:
- Processor: 1GHz Snapdragon
- Navigation: Optical Trackpad
- OS: Android 2.1 w/ Sense UI
So what do ya think? Their lineup looks strong and should cater to any price point no? Look for these spec lists to get quite a bit longer in only a few hours as HTC “officially” takes the wrap on these little gems. Want some early speculation? I’m going to say the processor on the mid-range Legend (Hero successor) will be in the 600-700MHz range. What’s your best guess/wishes?
MobilitySite
Why would you want to pick up a copy of and install BlackBerry Application Suite on your Windows Mobile device? Well, if you wanted to give RIM’s BlackBerry OS a try without jumping fully on board, this would be a way to do so. It’s been quite awhile since the Application Suite was shown off on camera — many months to be exact. At that time, RIM themselves mentioned that both BES and BIS versions were coming. See as how this leak is an unofficial release, the lack of a “complete” package isn’t too surprising.
If you’re feeling lucky, head on over to xda-forums to score yourself a copy of the Application Suite.
As you wait to for page to load, there’s a few things you should know. Namely, this leaked version is the BES version meaning you’ll have to have access to a BES server or else it won’t work. Period. Second, the OS that you’re emulating is of the 4.5 era (according to BerryReivew) — hardly new or exciting anymore. While I don’t necessarily discredit BerryReview’s claims, if the image displayed on the image above — which was pulled from BerryReview — is the ApplicationSuite, it looks more like 4.6+ to me as no 4.5 devices had the newer BB Precision theme. It could be a special skin for 4.5 and the Application Suite though. In the end, BlackBerries are BerryReview’s thing. So more likely than not I’m in the wrong. Anyone care to chime in and set me straight?
So far a few WinMo users have chimed in saying they got the App Suite up and running on a Windows Mobile 6.5.x ROM and all was well except not having access to a BES server. Even for users not on 6.5, you should be pretty well off regardless. Let us know how it goes.
BerryReview
