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Microsoft only now working on Chinese language input on Windows Phone 7

September 19, 2010 | By Surur

Microsoft working on Chinese input for Windows Phone 7 There is increasing evidence that the Windows Phone 7 team is pretty stretched, with many important priorities having to wait for a later date. Examples of course include things like Cut and Paste and CDMA support for Windows Phone 7. Another one, often forgotten in the west, is support for non-Roman scripts such as Chinese for example, which we have heard earlier may have to wait for the middle of 2011.

Now we have confirmation from this job posting by Microsoft that this process is still in its early stages, with Microsoft looking for a software engineer in Beijing to help with “future-thinking roles in how to create input-related infrastructure and experiences for Microsoft” and dates from the 15 September 2010.

Of course the Chinese market at present for smartphones is pretty small, but the overall phone market is very large, and it would be in Microsoft’s interest to get in early rather than join after the other operating systems have already established a strong foothold.

See the full job post after the break.

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Detailed demo of Windows Phone 7 soft keyboard

September 14, 2010 | By Surur

Pocketnow has published this detailed demo of the Windows Phone 7 keyboard, running on the LG Panther. Brandon notes the only major deficits are the lack of copy and paste, related to this the inability to select more than one word, and the lack of universal spell check.

Auto-Correction in Windows Phone demoed

September 2, 2010 | By Surur

MobilityDigest has uncovered this video showing the Windows Phone 7 keyboard auto-correction in action. The process appears pretty smooth, and unlike the HTC keyboard the SIP also includes auto-complete, which should help further improve typing speeds.

The second part of the video also includes adding a new word to the dictionary, a process which is pretty difficult on the iPhone, but clearly incredibly easy on Windows Phone 7.

Is there anything more our readers what from the keyboard? Let us know below.

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Windows Phone 7 keyboard "incredibly accurate and fast"

August 6, 2010 | By Surur

On Windows Phone 7 we will not have the choice to swap Soft keyboards, meaning Microsoft’s work better be more than good.

Fortunately it seems Microsoft realized this, and despite the basic appearance of the keyboard, the software behind it is pretty good. CNET’s Bonnie Cha described the onscreen keyboard as "incredibly accurate and fast" and Crave’s John Chan considers it to be “almost as good as Apple’s iOS keyboard for speed and accuracy.”

Of course for those of us still adverse to non-tactile keyboards we know at least one Windows Phone 7 handset will come with a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard, meaning the best of both worlds.

Are out readers happy with early reports of the keyboard, or still upset that they will not be able to change it? Let us know below.

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Swype 3.9 reviewed

July 5, 2010 | By Surur

I remember the first time I wrote an SMS message on my phone. Pressing the keys in order to write the word I wanted. Then I remember when T9 appear, the life became easy. And when the phones came with a bigger screen that allows as using a full QWERY keyword, a new revolution has started in text input and now there is Swype. So how does Sywpe stack up against its competitors ?

Shuffle Keyboard – a new type of keyboard for Windows Mobile

June 11, 2010 | By Surur

We still see interesting new ideas coming out on Windows Mobile, and Shuffle Keyboard is just one such idea.

The main feature of the SIP is the ability to use few larger keys, and to shift between alternate keys using a sliding motion of your thumb or finger.

The video doesn’t do the best job in the world explaining the idea, but more information can be found in the site here, as well as a 7 day free trial, after which the app is available for purchase (or is that lease) at the odd rate of $2 for 6 months, $5 for 2 years and $20 for 10.

More at ShuffleKeyboard here.

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PocketCM Keyboard updated

October 4, 2008 | By Surur

The granddady of iPhone-type keyboards on Windows Mobile has seen a major update. The latest version now include:

- nicer graphic
- pocketcm theme engine: a lot more customizable
- contextual completion
- score based dictionary (common words appear first)
- easier to use word suggestion box (bigger)
- new option
- vibrate on press (experimental)

Read more and download the application from PocketCM.com

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Enable SIP-based VOIP on your HTC Phone

July 7, 2008 | By Surur

Its not widely known, but like many Nokia smartphones Windows Mobile also supports SIP-based VOIP natively. Of course most carriers would rather not sell you a phone than sell you one with VOIP enabled. XDA-Dev has, as usual,come to the rescue and has released a single cab file that will enable the hidden VOIP capability of your phone.

Simply download VOIP WM6.1 SIP Config and execute the cab, then, go to Today menu, Programs, Sip Config Tool, input your provider settings and save. Then, go to Today menu, Settings, Today, Items and check “Internet Calling”. Then, go to Today menu, Settings, Phone, Internet, and select “Only if cellular is not available” or “whenever available” according to your needs.

Softreset your phone, and after that, connect to a wifi network. You will notice that in your Today screen, the VOIP line has changed from “No service” to “Available”. If you want to make a VOIP call, click on this line, and will change to “Selected”. All the calls you make from now on will be done using your VOIP line.

You will of course need a SIP provider like www.voipbuster.com, www.justvoip.com and www.intervoip.com. This software also works with corporate Asterix servers.

A real breakthrough for this cab is that on many HTC smartphones the sound finally comes through the earphone instead of the speakerphone.

A full back-up is in order before installation, as some users have reported issues with being unable to uninstall the cab and it affecting other functionality like GPS on their devices. Read more in this thread.

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