Since the iPhone came alive everyone want to have this finger controls, even the Windows Mobile users stated to dream about the touch functions of the iPhone. Operating your contacts is one of the most common action for every mobile phone user and for sure doin it with your finger is fun. After the FunContacts applications that we have presented you, we will try to show you it's alternative in the freeware space. Meet the iContact which get updated to version 0.5 some days ago. iContact is a simple contacts applications for your Windows Mobile device which will help you scroll your contact list in iPhone style by sliding down your finger in the screen! It's really amazing and if you get used to it iContact could be one of your everyday apps. The app is very basic, it only lists contacts in scrollable list. Use it for accessing your contacts by scrolling the list with fingers, similar to iPhone. Just tap, drag and release. To select a contact, just tap and release, and standard contact details dialog should appear.
Here are the update Description for v0.5:
- iContact should now be visible in task managers
- added application icon
- alphabet grid can be shown by clicking on ABC button. It stays shown until letter is selected, or you tap on an empty space
- little bit more usefull "Details" screen.
Windows Mobile 6.1 has been spotted recently on Motorola Q9 and now the Boy Genius has a video online showing Windows Mobile 6.1 in action. Take a look of this video and see the new features and options.
The Boy Genius Report has just received a Motorola Q9 with WiFi and it has Windows Mobile 6.1 installed. When you take a look of its interface you will find lot of gloss and new abilities. Screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard (i.e. the one for smartphones without touch-screen) has leaked and now are available for viewing for everybody, not just for participants of Mobius 2007. Here are some new features of the new OS:
* Copy / Paste
* Domain Enroll in Settings (Enrolling in a domain will connect your device with company resources.)
* New home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like email, sms, etc.)
* Change Master Security Code
* Added text input settings
* Recent Programs when pressing Start menu
* Threaded SMS!
* When you compose an email, or SMS, and start typing the name of the contact in the "To:" field, the contact names finally pop up like Windows Mobile Professional!
* Internet Explorer now lets you define a homepage, and also zoom in and out using a nice and clean interface
Ever wanted to tweak your Pocket PC completely ? Well it's now possible with the Advanced Configuration Tools by schaps member of the XDA-Developers forums. The application has been recently updated to version 1.1 and now it features:
- Appearance tweaks
- Performance tweaks
- Phone tweaks
- Connections tweaks
- Bluetooth & A2DP tweaks
- Internet Explorer customization
- Comm Manager customization
- ClearType tuning
- SoftKeys changing
- Keyboard layout changing
- File associations editing
- Misc. tweaks
- Useful shortcuts for hardware & software keys
If you own HTC P3300 you will be happy with the following news. HTC has just released official Windows Mobile 6 upgrade. The P3300, which has good GPS functions and a trick navigation control that HTC call the HTC RollR, was expecting this update from some time and now it is reality.
To get your Pocket PC updated you'll need to have a HTC P3300 from HTC themselves, have account on HTC e-Club and just login and download the new ROM. Thats all folks so enjoy upgrading.
Ever wanted to have the new default black interface style of the HTC Touch and the new TyTnII? It's now possible with couple of upgrades to your wm6 device. First comes the default HTC black theme with the little HTC logo at the bottom right corner, which blended with a nice style. Just download the theme file and place it at your "My Documents" folder, then you will be able to load it from Settings>Today .
The second tool we gona use is the HTC home plugin for your today screen. This little app could replace all your today plugins simple because it has everything embedded inside. With HTC Home you can view Clock+Date and alarms, Weather, Photo Dialer, Launcher, Multimedia controls etc. Download and install the .cab file then go to Settings>Today>Items(tab) and check the HTC home to get it on your today screen.
And finally we have this HTC Task Manager, really useful utilitie in order to keep a track of your device processes and also switch them as fast as possible. It has the same black/grey color and blends well with your new interface. With its big buttons this task manager is very finger friendly and easy to operate, i recommend it to everyone !
Microsoft has officially released Office Mobile 6.1, an upgrade to Office Mobile applications on Windows Mobile. The main change is the new support of the Office 2007 file formats. Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications, which hasn't been previously supported by Office Mobile.
Other improvements include:
- Enhanced viewing experience for charts in Excel Mobile.
- Ability to view SmartArt in PowerPoint Mobile.
- Ability to view and extract files from compressed (.zip) folders.
This upgrade to the Office Mobile applications allows viewing and editing of Word documents and Excel workbooks and viewing of PowerPoint slideshows created by using Microsoft Office 2007.
At the Computex 2007 exhibition Okwap introduced three new devices running Windows Mobile 6. This company is not nuch familiar ouitside the Asian mobile market, but there and especially in Taiwan, its products enjoy frenzied popularity (just look below to the K869 features and you will understand what i am talking about). Their new smartphones are called K871, K869 and K868 plus and below i have gathered some information about them.
K869
Invetec K869 Features:
* Windows Mobile 6
* 118 X 60 X 17.5mm
* 3 mega-pixel camera
* jog dial
* 128MB ROM, 256MB RAM
* Marvell PXA270 520 MHz processor
* Wi-Fi 802.11b / g
* Bluetooth class 2
* HSDPA
K871
Invetec K871 Features:
* QWERTY thumb-board
* 3 mega-pixel camera
* jog dial
K868 Plus
Invetec K868 Plus Features:
K868 plus has the same functionality as the S868, but it worked, unlike its predecessor, Windows Mobile 6 (instead of 5) and its camera is increased to 3 MP (instead of two).
O2 Germany has just released Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for the O2 Xda Orbit. The Xda Orbit is in-fact one quite nteresting Windows Mobile handheld with its small size, built-in GPS Receiver and its special joystick and wheel input controls. Now all of you who use this phone can just download, install and enjoy the new operating system.
Remember that ActiveSync must be installed on the PC used for the update. In order to accomplish the update, you need an active connection between PC and Xda over ActiveSync. Therefore the Xda must be connected with the PC during the entire update process switched on and by provided USB cable.
The Windows Mobile 6 Professional ROM is 52MB and can be downloaded via this link.
T-Mobile Wing is one of the most talked recently Windows Mobile Phones. It is based on the HTC Herald design, but the actual Wing's code name is the HTC Atlas(the only difference in the Herald and Atlas seems to be the color).
The T-Mobile Wing is the follow on product offering to the T-Mobile MDA (aka HTC Wizard), and now the Wing has added Windows Mobile 6 to this form factor and we have a pretty neat new phone.
The T-Mobile Wing is a solid replacement for the any HTC Wizard Variant. (T-Mobile MDA/Cingular 8125) When compared to the Wizard, the performance is not a huge increase, but having Windows Mobile 6 and it's additions make it a worth the upgrade. If you are still carrying the MDA, the keyboard is probaly so loose that it slides open whenever it wants anyway and the spring loaded keyboard on the Wing should be a welcome fix for you.
This phone is pretty slim for a slider, it's really amazing. The styling of this phone make it a looker for those that care what your phone looks like. I definately recommend this phone to anyone on the T-Mobile network. I am not sure it's worth swaping carriers, but I would have to consider.
Here you can watch video of unboxing and 1st look at the T-Mobile Wing...
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