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Another Windows Mobile app store edges closer: XDA-Downloads.com teased

July 6, 2010 | By Surur

XDA-Downloads.com is a Windows Mobile software site in development which focuses on freeware apps, themes and hacks developed on XDA-Developers.

The website, created by Yngve B. Nilsen from Norway is nearing release, and he has released some YouTube teaser videos showing the service in action.

See the first one above, and the rest in his YouTube channel here.

Does XDA-Developers and Windows Mobile need another marketplace? Let us know your thoughts below.

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LG’s Yearly Design The Future Commences

July 6, 2010 | By WenWP

Every year, LGE has done a small contest to get some design ideas from their users and give them a little back. The contest which has always taken place around this time just was posted today to start soon, and anyone can do it. This event is an award based contest, that requires creativity, innovation, and Photoshop skills. The entries will get a chance at quite some great prices.

Here is the prize details from last year:

Over 400 entries were submitted to compete for over US$80,000 in prizes. Despite being limited to a single 1,024 x 3,072 pixel image per entry (to make things easier for the judges), the contestants excelled, producing a wide range of wonderfully attractive and innovative designs. To help the participants best present their ideas and to give them a guide to previous years’ entries, LG also supplied a downloadable sample entry and template on the competition homepage.

This contest can be something great for people like Livven, ElCondor, NAK, and other people that are well known for producing great concepts (see after the break):

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VGA Windows Phone 7 Theme Collection

July 6, 2010 | By WenWP

The VGA world might feel left out considering many of all development in the current Windows Phone world is geared towards WVGA devices like the HD2, Touch Pro2, and Diamond 2. Well do not worry my fine fellows… XDA member chriscsh has made a collection of themes that could give your phone the much anticipated Windows Phone 7 feeling, to keep you calm until you can purchase the real deal. The collection ranges from calculators to S2U2 , and TCPMP themes.

If you own a VGA device and are a little un edged about not having Microsoft’s latest… Then Download the themes that work for you, and get that pre Windows Phone 7 look.

Download It

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HTC HD2 Android Video

July 6, 2010 | By WenWP

The Android port for the HTC HD2 has been making news on just about ever site that reports on Windows Mobile news, now this video is here to give you a preview of what you would get if you tried it. The video illustrates the Herat loading, startup, and app loading process of this port. The port is a bit slow, and I say this with experience but that comes from it being one of the first releases.

The port has the new Mario wallpaper that was released on XDA earlier this week, and the main build is Android 2.1.

If you follow the developers, you will know that the development of Android for the HD2 is the fastest in history. Everyday he tweets about the newest updates for the port. Today one of the developers figured out the Wi-Fi connection. Yesterday they figured out all the sensors like G-sensor, ambient light sensor and proximity sensor, don’t forget the compass support. Tomorrow ill bet they will get 3G going, and in two weeks… They should have the GPS support handy.

I will try and get another statement from the developer and how this has all been going for them, and will post it here.

Comment below and tell us what you think of the HDEvo2, and hopefully you will give the port a try. Do not forget to follow the developer to stay up to date on their ports.

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[GAME] Counting Sheep 0.1- Putting You To Sleep

July 5, 2010 | By WenWP

If the fireworks around your house are not allowing you to sleep this July 4th, this new application could really help. Counting sheep’s has been known to get people to sleep, and so one XDA member by the name of RDT has made this little Windows Mobile application.

I am currently very tired, but cannot go to bed because my neighbors are all shooting firework in the air, so I am installing this application as I type, and will give it a go, and who know… Maybe I will be sleeping before you read this article.

Count your way to sleep now:

XDA-Devlopers

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Ubuntu Released for the HD2… Ready… Set… GO!!

June 30, 2010 | By WenWP

Many of you (like me) have been looking forward to a Linux for the HD2, well you got it. Just moments ago HTC_Linux tweeted the link to the first release of the Ubuntu port on the HD2. The port has been seen quite often from sites not just our own, and now you can try it out on your own.

I am already downloading the port already. The file is quite large, around 655MB and so the file takes a long time to download. Anyways enough talk from me, the change log is below and you can try it out.

03/24/2010 compass working, battery monitor added
03/26/2010 moved to new htc-msm-2.6.32 branch
03/29/2010 don’t use ondemand governor
04/01/2010 add ext3
04/05/2010 dex, rtc, battery monitor, merged with google updates
04/08/2010 naming and pm changes, timer problem is fixed (other low level problems still exist)
04/09/2010 memory remapped
04/14/2010 clock updates
05/01/2010 the cause for the segmentation faults is still unknown. a new kernel was added based on codeaurora (see Leo kernel link 1st post)
05/13/2010 update Image build with latest (minor) changes.
05/19/2010 vfp/neon enabled in the 2.6.32.9 kernel. built with gcc-4.4.4 cross toolchain
05/20/2010 new video player demo added
06/02/2010 nothing new. but we are still working…
06/10/2010 more attention to segfault/illegal instruction problem on lkml
06/12/2010 usb host mode works perfectly. patches and build following
06/12/2010 usb host mode changes committed, kernel build uploaded
06/20/2010 linux is booting on qsd8250 based acer s200 – let’s see if same cpu crash problem can be observed
06/21/2010 same cpu crash on s200 – the problem is not specific to leo
06/23/2010 Cotulla discovered desire/bravo bootloader has some workaround for a qsd8250 CPU hardware bug..
06/24/2010 LeTama tried out running patched bravo kernel on leo and got the segfaults
06/25/2010 Mailing list post from K. ‘Cotulla’ Ivan on how he found the solution to the infamous segmentation / illegal instruction problem on htc leo / hd2. Code in attachment see mailing list
06/25/2010 NetRipper included Cotulla’s qsd8250 initialization code in haret. Build available on NetRipper’s website also see Mailing List
06/25/2010 http://twitpic.com/20cruy http://twitpic.com/20cohg Messing around with ubuntu and other distributions using usb keyboard and mouse. Full potential of hd2′s great speed and big display show. This runs real smooth. Soon as I got something easy to install I will upload it along with instructions on how to power the usb peripherals – without which you can’t interact yet.
06/28/2010 Android is working. It was very simple problem with a missing configuration setting in the kernel which is fixed now.
06/29/2010 EXTRA EXTRA Major hurdle taken towards using touchscreen GPIO are xnow fixed. Again it’s a problem about initialization so we need to add this in HaRET as well.
06/29/2010 NetRipper – aka Fastest HaRET Developer In The West – made a HaRET with GPIO IRQ fix
06/30/2010 Touchscreen source code now in linuxtogo git
06/30/2010 New wiki page on using usb host mode to connect peripheral devices.
06/30/2010 zImage build with touchscreen, keypad, usb-host mode posted in build section.
06/30/2010 First version of Ubuntu for HD2 released in the Build section

Download it, install and give it a go.

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XDAndroid For Touch Pro Updated

June 30, 2010 | By WenWP

With Android 2.2 right around the corner, XDAndroid is working on over drive to get it working on all their supported devices. The recent thread created by XDAndroid team member babijoee, has some information for Touch Pro owners that would like to get the latest on their devices. The updated thread is very empty at the moment, but if you would really like to try out the latest in Android technology, read the following information and follow the link.

changelog for xdandroid 2.2 AOSP

WiFi – “loads” but can’t scan for networks
Bluetooth – interface hangs in configuration (need to fix init.rc)
Power management – Something wakes the phone up immediately, have to look into it
SD Card – I have to find a working config for Android to recognize this
bzo: anything to do with GPS will cause a crash
Updated apns.xml so GPRS is automatically used if detected. ( d/c randomly and connects )
Accelerometer works
Keyboard works
Some G-Apps work
Brightness control works
Added lugiber boot-animation
Scepterr: net location works, NetworkLocation.apk needs to be signed with platform-key
Adding linpack and Quadrant benchmark programs for testing ( only built in for now. will be removed in future and more stable packs )
Sound works in apps
3D works
So far no boot loop
So far wifi scans now and is trying to get ip-address. Now looking into DCHP
Speakerphone works
Headset works

Keep the information, and head over to the XDA thread for more. Comment below and tell us if you would like to try this on your device.

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HTC Sense Theme… For The 15 Year Old In You

June 29, 2010 | By WenWP

The Windows Phone world is compiled with not only business men but teens that found some fashion desire in a device. Well for the teens in the world that read this site, here is a new look I am sure you would love on your device. The device theme is based on Buuf icons (Rurph), and with the icon outline of iReflect, and background by popdog54.

You can try the theme out, but before… watch this quick demo video:

Frequently asked questions:
Q: Is there an all-in-one cab for this theme?
A: At the moment there is no such cab. The reasons are first, we have made several versions for the same parts (like analogue/digital clocks, sliders), so people can choose the one they like and second, since we are still working on the theme, it is easier for us to deal with any bugs/problems having seperate cabs.
Q: Will there be an all-in-one cab?
A: Yes, once we comlete customising all parts.
Q: Do I need to install Cookie´s Home Tab first?
A: Apart from the analogue clocks/cht-addons, you don´t need, but it is adviceably to get the full advantage of your phone and the theme.
Q: Do I need to have Manila/Sence 2.5?
A: Yes
Q: How to install the parts?
A: Download a zip file to your pc, extract & copy a cab file to your phone´s internal memory or storage card, using a file explorer on your phone find & tap that cab file, install it on the device and then soft reset/restart your phone.

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WeatherPanel Now “Looking Good” On HD2

June 29, 2010 | By WenWP

Weather Panel is a fairly popular weather application for Windows Mobile devices and so making it look nice is important, and that is what this is for. This new look was discovered by an XDA member by the name Dunc001. The new look is a great way for people that would like more function out of Sense, but do not want to give up on the great look.

The poster had this to say about it:

Basically, fed up with the lack of information on the Sense weather tab I was looking for a way to click on the weather section of the Home tab and be taken to a much better weather app than the weather tab. Cookies Home Tab obviously offers the ability to select applications to shortcut to from the various Home Tab elements so the click through bit was already taken care of.
Then cam choosing the app, and I tried everything out there – gWeather, GPS Weather Radar, TouchWeather, etc but none of them provided everything I was looking for. Then I found a thread in XDA – http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563150 – which looked very promising but which ultimately leeds to the creation of a new Sense tab, which obviously you can’t access by clicking on the weather panel in Home tab (without finding and editing Manila paths which I am far too thick to do!). However looking through the thread I managed to ascertain that the weather app element is a home screen plugin called WeatherPanel which turns out to have quite a following (duh!).
I then found another post in the thread which led me to Second Today as an alternative solution to ManilaTodayPage to create a home for WeatherPanel. You can then tag Second Today as the weather app in CHT Editor.

If you need an alternative to what Sense has… You can try the application.

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XDA Market Place… Without the Market, More of a Place

June 23, 2010 | By WenWP

It seems after many people have requested, a member has delivered the long awaited XDA application. XDA member davidgiga, has managed to get everything working almost perfect, and now allows you to upload applications, and download them all for free. That takes away on the sellers fee, buying fee, and anything that has fee in the same word.

Here is what the developer had to say:

- an appstore for everyone:
-Developers: Upload your own apps for everyone without paying anything. You can even upload apps only for one specific device.
-Users: Browse through apps for Windows Mobile or apps only for your device ( for example thinks like the flashlight app for the HD2)
and Rate, comment and download them.
Main features:
-Client app for Windows Mobile (WVGA version yet, works also on other devices)
-Webinterface for uploading and managing your apps
-Automatic update function for the client
I’m using my homeserver for this because it’s much more cheaper, so please don’t complain if the server gets slower
If you want to register, upload apps ect browse to:
http://davidgiga.homeip.net/XDA_Market/
ToDo:
-Load icon faster
-Favorite list
-smaller fixes ect…
Bugs found:
-Error comes up when device is connected via active sync
-Email error (not required at the moment)
-Some Upload errors (think i have all now fixed)

You can read more on this over at XDA-developers

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New Startup Looks Pretty Cool

June 21, 2010 | By WenWP

I am a fan of any device that has a sick looking startup, so far Nexus One is on top, but this new startup is pretty high up also. The latest startup by XDA member gauravbaadshah, looks great, and embodies the four color of Windows, and either a Samsung, or HTC logo in the bottom. I cannot say much about it, but as you can see for your self, it looks pretty cool, and hopefully one day it will be animated.

UPDATE1 (18 June): WVGA for Samsung and HTC available now.
UPDATE2 (19 June): WQVGA for Samsung available now. All files are now available in cabs.
UPDATE3 (19 June): VGA for Dell added.
I made an amazing Welcomehead/Boot screen image consisting of HTC/Samsung and Windows phone logos . It is now available for QVGA, VGA, WQVGA and WVGA resolutions.
To install just copy the corresponding cab to your device and run it via any file explorer.
The following versions are available:
QVGA (240×320) HTC
VGA (480×640) HTC
VGA (480×640) Dell
WVGA (480×800) HTC
WVGA (480×800) Samsung
WQVGA (240×400) Samsung

Download it

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New Shopping List App Now Updated

June 21, 2010 | By WenWP

It seems that shopping list apps are now quickly becoming the most popular of them all, and this not so new apps is being updated. The application is very similar to the many other shopping list based apps, but it does one thing the others don’t (for the most part), keep track of the cost. The recent update brought some new features like a slower save time, and fixes for other non English countries.

Hello,
I just finished developing an application to manage the shopping list (called MiCarrito) and I’d like you to test it and provide me with some feedback.
My intention is to publish it on the marketplace (It will be free, of course), but before that I wanted to test it with hardcore users like you, guys.
With MiCarrito you can:
• Sort the shopping list by product categories to make shopping easier and faster.
• Create recipes defining lists of ingredients. Add all the ingredients in a recipe directly to the shopping list.
• Sort product categories in the list to fit the path you usually follow in the supermarket.
• Develop new products and categories, and re-assign products to a different category.
• For each product you can select the unit of measure and its price.
• For each product you can see the quantity that you bought of that same product during the last week and the last month.
• Synchronize your shopping list with your partner or a friend.
• Once in the supermarket, you can move the products from the shopping list to the shopping cart/trolley. Besides, you can set the current price and see the price it was the last time you bought it.
• As you fill the cart you will see the number of products in it and total amount of your shopping.
Localized in English, Spanish, Russian, Deutsch, Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, French, Hebrew, Danish, Chinese, Korean and Czech.
It has been tested in QVGA, VGA and WVGA resolutions.
Greetings and thanks for your help.
Note: Should any of you guys want it in your own language, find the resource file also available for download. Just let me know that you can help me with the translation and we’ll keep in touch.
v.1.31b
- Reduced time required for saving data (*very* important for installations in storage card)
v.1.3b
- Added multistore feature
v.1.241
- Added Czech localization (thanks to Libor).
- Fixed Chinese localization.

If this fits your need of a shopping buddy… download it, and comment below on your experience.

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New HTC Messaging app fixes problems, ads hidden SMS feature

June 14, 2010 | By Surur

The HTC Messaging client is well know for being slow and buggy, such that many ROM cooks now intentionally leave it out when producing new Sense ROMs.

Those days may be over however, with a new build of the infamous software leaking out. Version 1.8 is not only faster and more stable, but also includes a feature I believe unique in a shipped OS – hidden SMS messages.

The so called Secure Box feature allows some SMS messages to be password protected, meaning some Lotharios will not have to hide their phone as much anymore

The cab for the new build can be downloaded in this XDA-Dev thread, but may not work in all cooked ROMs.

Via XDA-Developers.com

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