Microsoft’s updated Windows Mobile 6.5 device upgrade list now shows the Samsung Epix scheduled to get the WM6.5 update in February. Wonder if it will be Windows Mobile 6.5.3 instead..
Source: Microsoft via WMExperts
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Sony Ericsson is expected to announce some new Xperia X10 info (vilibility, etc..) during CES in Vegas next week. Source: GPS&Co Here comes the best HTC Nexus One hands-on video availalbe on the net: The UI may not be as sexy as HTC’s Sense but it’s damn fast and Android 2.1 looks a heck of a lot better than WM6.5 (the camera app looks a little bit too much like the iPhone’s though..). This second video shows the old Qualcomm Neocore OpenGL ES 1.0 techdemo (originaly developed for the MSM72XX SOC back in 2007). The final score isn’t impressible at all though…. The Acer Liquid running a SnapDragon clocked @768Mhz compared to 1Ghz on the Nexus One scores 34.7fps! Source: Beheller Here’s a memory refresher for those who don’t remember how the previously announced Windows Mobile / Xbox Live integration looked like when it was demoed during E3 2006. Here’s a quote from Engadget’s report:
Ironically the whole app’s UI looks 10x better than what Microsoft has ever released on WinMo so far… Anyway, it’s now clear that Windows Mobile 7 is going to get some sort of XBOX Live integration but will it be similar to what was demoed back in 2006? Well, my guess is that the first WinMo/XBOX Live services will be similar to the the Live Anywhere application, Microsoft will at the same time be building up the Zune/WinMo Marketplace and only then we will start to see high profile games coming out for WM and direct interaction with games running on the console. As Robbie Bach stated earlier this year, everything won’t be rolled out at the same time, so expect a lot of updates coming WM7 in 2011/12. Source: Engadget thanks to 1800Pocketpc
This would suggest that HTC is currently working on Windows Mobile 7 ROMs and that the Sense UI may be ported to Microsoft’s new mobile OS. Source: XDA
What the he….According to HTC’s Russian Twitter account the HTC HD2 is the only device on the market that will get an update to Windows Mobile 7!
Translation:
Hopefully this is indeed true and the Russian rep wasn’t smoking something…Don’t forget to check out our HD2 review.
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The other piece of news is that Microsoft is still working closely with LG on future Windows Mobile 7 devices (there is a Microsoft-LG team) . SENIOR Software Development Engineer
Here’s the first official mention of Windows Mobile 6.5.3 by Microsoft:
Well, here’s some more info about the HTC Nexus One…Gizmodo just got their dirty hands on some Google confidential slides detailing the price of the device/ It will basically be sold unlocked for $5299.99 or $179.99 with T-Mobile even More individual 500 plan.
Now what I want to know is what does Samsung, Motorola, LG, Acer think about this? Even if it’s only a Google ADP device (like the Dream and Io) the hype surrounding it is probablly pissing off some of the OEMs (other than HTC obviously). Source: Gizmodo
Not to sound like a broken record here…but with all the hype surrounding this event (and the Nexus One / “Google Phone“) , the Apple Tablet rumors (and rummoed announced in early January..), what the hell is Microsoft doing with Windows Mobile? Is Steve Ballmer going to announce anything new during his Keynote at CES (on the same day as Google’s event!)? Source: Engadget Here’s an extremely blurry video of the Nexus One in action and some quick iPhone size comparison: I still firmly believe that the HTC Nexus Oneis just Google’s new ADP phone (not a “so called “Google Phone”) and that the retail version of it (HTC Passion) will be released later on..But I could be wrong though.. source: YouTube thanks for the tip Mike Following their text review here comes PhoneArena’s video hands-on video of the LG eXpo GW820 WM6.5 smartphone: Here’s another eXpo / GW820 video hands-on: via: WMPU
What must be the worst looking smartphone ever designed is now launching in China. I’m talking about the Philips D908 Windows Mobile 6.5 smarphone pictured above. Not much is know about it other than the info info on Microsoft China’s product page. It is supposedly shipping with WM6.5 (even tough the screenshot shows WM6.1 and the product page mention WM5!) and feature 1gb of onboard RAM (this is a first for a WinMo device), 2gb of ROM, a 5Mpix camera, a 3.2inch WVGA touchscreen and is GSM / CDMA compatible. Source: Microsoft via Unwired & Mobile-Review Here are three videos of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 in action for those of you who are eagerly waiting to get your hands-on the device when it’s finally released in a few months. The first video shows Google Goggles apps: Google Navigation in New York City: Finally, the Wikitude augmented reality application: Hopefully SE won’t delay the device this time around. More info regarding the retail availibilty of the X10 should be known during CES in a few days. Via: YouTube
Source: TechBlog.gr The HTC Espersso (Rosie) UI with talked about a few days ago has finally been leaked to the net. Below you’ll see a video of HTC’s latest Android 2.1 Sense UI running on the HTC Hero: You can grab the Espresso dump here Source: AndroidSpin & Youtube
Always back up your device before! Head over here for all the instructions. HDblog.it posted a video walkthrough instruction on how to use the SSPL:
The HTC HD2 is currently one of the best and most advanced smartphone on the market, but like every new device it suffers from quite a few bugs that can irritate the end user: SMSThe now infamous SMS “stuck in outbox bug” is probably what should be fixed a soon as possible. The HOTFIX released a few days ago doesn’t seem to have fixed the problem as far as I can tell.User who applied the patch still suffer from this and other who are running the 1.61 that supposedly already includes the fix) are experiencing this too. Some messages also show up with the wrong date and timestamp. Volume rockerThe hardware volume rocker also suffers from some weird behaviour. When watching a video through HTC’s Album application (and YouTube app or listening to music through Sense) the on-screen overlay volume visualization (that lets you know your volume level) often disappears so you have to guess what your current volume is. Even worst, sometimes pressing up or down on the rocker will fast forward or rewind the video (or crash the device) or the music you are listening too. Soft-Resetting the devices is the only way to vring the volume overlay back. CameraEven-though a HOTFIX was released for the Pink camera hue/spot HTC can still do a better job because, so far it looks like the FIX doesn’t apply to videos captured with the device. Radio / Cellular receptionAs I stated in my review, the HD2’s Radio ROM suffers from bad reception in some areas and weird disconnections when the Data connection is active (other phones in the same area don’t exhibit these problems). Screen sensitivitySome users are complaining that the capacitive screen sensitivity is a little bit too high (you can find some CABs on XDA that can lower it) especialy when typing on the on-screen keyboard. It would be nice if HTC added a sensitivity option so users can choose between high/low sensitivity to meet their needs.UPDATE: Another bug related to the screen sensitivity is the strange jittering finger bug (I didn’t experience it on my device yet, but many users seem to be affected).See Dallis post in the comments. Multi-Touch
Anything thing else I’ve missed? Don’t hesitate to comment.
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