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• HTC Touch Diamond: To Be Launched In India Soon!May 22, 2008
  Well, it seems the HTC Touch Diamond is going to be launched in India, according to a Press Release by Airtel, India’s leading Mobile Operator. Airtel has formed a strategic alliance with the world’s leading Windows Mobile device maker, HTC, to introduce the HTC Touch Diamond exclusively for Airtel customers. “The  Touch  Diamond  is  a  [...]
• Tutorial: Using Gmail IMAP on Windows MobileMay 22, 2008
  Have a Gmail account and don’t want to use Direct Push to receive e-mails on your Windows Mobile device? Well, now we do have an alternative: Gmail IMAP. Here is a quick overview of what IMAP really is and what it can do for you: What is IMAP? IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, lets you download messages [...]
• Leaked: Palm Treo 850 Spy ShotsMay 22, 2008
  The Boy Genius Report has got hold of the yet-to-be-announced Palm Treo 850 Windows Mobile Professional Phone. Here the are pics from BGR: As you can see, the Treo 850 looks quite un-Palm, but still manages to resemble the Palm Centro to some extent. Looks quite smooth indeed! BGR also says that this one sports a [...]
• To All PPC Blog Readers: Mobile Version AvailableMay 21, 2008
  I recently checked my blog statistics and found out that a lot of you are using your Pocket PC / iPhone / Java MIDP devices to browse this blog. (Silly me! It is The Pocket PC Blog *embarassed*) First of all, I would like to apologize for not enabling the mobile version earlier. I’m sure it’s [...]
• HTC TyTN II: WinMo 6.1 Update DueMay 21, 2008
  I had mentioned here about the HTC TyTN II getting a Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade. Well, Modaco says that the upgrade will be available offically via the HTC website, in the next couple of days. Oddly, Modoco already has the update hosted at: http://tinyurl.com/5rv8nq. Modaco says that the same update will be available via the [...]
• Touch Commander: Updated to Version 3.1May 21, 2008
  Mobilityflow has updated their popular Touch Commander Suite for Windows Mobile devices, to version 3.1. Touch commander is one of the many solutions available to manage your Pocket PC Phone with your fingertips. It allows you to browse your PDA with a sweep of a finger across the screen ala Apple iPhone or HTC’s TouchFLO. [...]
• HTC: Second Largest Smartphone Vendor in IndiaMay 20, 2008
  I never thought this would happen so fast! According to Digitimes News, HTC is now the second largest smartphone vendor in India, the largest vendor, still being Nokia, with a market share of over 90%. Of course, HTC’s market share is can be easily represented by a single digit but still, HTC is ahead [...]
• Multi-Touch On Windows Mobile?May 20, 2008
  Love your Windows Mobile device but can’t stand that fanboy showing off his iPhone’s multi-touch capabilities? Well, James Holland (Electricpig) has come across this interesting new app, which emulates the iPhone’s (very popular) multi-touch capabilities, on your WinMo device. The app, dubbed as iSwish & iZoom, has been developed by Flick Software. It is supposed to [...]
• Windows Mobile: USB Device Not Recognized?May 19, 2008
  I’m a little tired of this "USB Device Not Recognized" hogwash. Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 has been acting funny since the day it was installed. A quick Google search reveals that I’m not the only one with this problem. This is a very well known bug and a number of methods have been suggested [...]
• Skybox: Another Windows Mobile InterfaceMay 18, 2008
  This is getting a little monotonous. Almost every other device manufacturer / software developer is coming up with a finger friendly interface to improve the standard Windows Mobile shell, which is extremely finger un-friendly.   Skybox, a product from Teksoft promises (like many others), "to offer an improved PocketPC look and feel and faster access [...]