windows mobile 6.5

mVu Updated To V 0.7.4.0

July 15, 2010 | By WenWP

If you are not lucky enough to own an HTC device with a great Youtube application on it, then this is for you. mVu is a not so new, but still good way to search, stream, and download your favorite YouTube clips. The application is a freeware for Windows Mobile devices, and it comes in a small cap and brings everything to you with just one install and a data connection.

P.S It has some sites support that Apple thought only Android had… *cough* Porn *cough*

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Samsung Epix (finally) gets Windows Mobile 6.5 treatment

July 7, 2010 | By Surur

The Samsung EPIX finally gets the Windows Mobile 6.5 update treatment.

They say better late than never, and I am sure Samsung Epix owners will grudgingly agree. 9 months after the official release of Windows Mobile 6.5 they have finally released an update to the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS (well, if you don’t count WM 6.5.3).

Windows Mobile 6.5 does bring new features, such as improved memory management and greater stability, so I am sure the update is worthwhile, despite the massive delay.

The update can be downloaded here.

Via WMExperts.com

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Alternative HTC Mondrian Rendering

May 18, 2010 | By WenWP

With all the information being leaked from the WP7 ROM, the name HTC Mondrian has became a big mystery to the Windows Mobile community. We have posted what seemed to be the original images (which if you ask me, it is just a stupid looking HD1 with three buttons) from the leaked ROM, well Pocketnow has a different rendering of the device which to me looks like a silver HTC Incredible(Back cover looks just like it).

I think from what I am seeing so far, someone has been playing, “let’s play the website by making a fake image, and saying it’s leaked” game. Yes, that is a mouthful, but that’s what seems to be happening.

Do you really care much for either of these rendering? Do you think HTC would make something like this? Comment below.

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William Gates AKA Big Billy Uses Windows Phones

May 2, 2010 | By WenWP

This is something that you might not call important, but its a little significant. The coolest guy to ever have the pleasure to be MS’s CEO, and the only good one, Bill gates is using his companies device. Pocketnow tipster noticed that in a recent tweet by WG it says he tweeted from Twikini, which we all know is a Windows exclusive application.

Now why is this significant… like mentioned earlier, its not. It is just a little something to keep in mind, while Steve Jobs walks around with his iPhone, Bill Gates is proudly walking around with his Windows Phones. This is a great way to show that he cares at least enough to use the OS, and I am sure his kids are forced to us it, because earlier I remember reading he said no iPhone or Android devices in his house.

That’s neither here or there. I know its something that no one really cares about, but its something good to know.

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Two handy Windows Mobile 6.5 lock screen hacks

April 5, 2010 | By Surur

Pocketnow has published 2 nice hacks for the Windows Mobile 6.5 lock screen slider. The first allows you to position the slider anywhere you want on the screen, and the second allows one to customise the text on the slider.

Read the full instructions at Pocketnow here. (Slider Position and Slider Text)

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Microsoft commits to continuing support for Windows Mobile 6.5

March 24, 2010 | By Surur

Michael Chang, the senior product manager on Windows Phone 7, yesterday committed to keep on supporting Windows Mobile 6.5.

"We will continue to support, ship and sell 6.5," Chang said in an interview at the CTIA Wireless conference. "Windows Phone 7 is a departure and a break at a code level. Doing so wasn’t an easy decision. It’s a tough decision to move away from a platform like Windows Mobile, but one we were willing to make."

Chang said that adding consumer friendly features like multimedia support and rich browsing to its mobile operating system doesn’t mean that Microsoft will abandon its place as a supplier of enterprise handhelds, including some rugged ones.

"We think of this OS as an extension … of our scope," Chang said. "I wouldn’t say we are building a consumer phone at the expense of our heritage [of supporting] work productivity. We are taking that and adding to it features that include entertainment and a focus on a new experience. Windows Mobile was all about productivity, but we had relied on someone else to deliver a great experience. Not anymore."

While Steve Ballmer himself made the same promise at Mobile World Congress, we have heard from many others in the EDD at Microsoft that no further development of Windows Mobile 6.5 will take place, and certainly none of the new features of Windows phone 7 will be back ported.

In the end however, continuing adoption by consumers and enterprise depends as much ongoing development as well as support, and reassurances by Microsoft will likely do little to stop both users and companies looking for an exit strategy.

Via Computerworld.com

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Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 Windows Mobile 6.5 update coming March 19th

March 16, 2010 | By Surur

Some more evidence of a March arrival for the long-awaited Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 Windows Mobile 6.5 update has leaked on PPCGeeks.

The above slide shows the ROM update coming with an improved version of HTC Sense and other mysterious Social Network integrations, which hopefully hints at an integrated HTC Peep twitter client found in HTC Sense 2.5

Are any Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 user still waiting for the update? Let us know why below.

Via Pocketnow.com

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Long-awaited Sprint Touch Pro 2 WM 6.5 upgrade finally coming this month

March 9, 2010 | By Surur

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PPCGeeks member platin465 received the Sprint Small Business Catalog which claims that the Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 is finally getting a Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade this month.

The Sprint Touch Pro 2 was one of the first to be released in USA, but has been the slowest to see upgrades, with both Verizon and AT&T seeing new software well before them.

Of course most people who really care probably have a cooked ROM already, don’t they

Via WMExperts.com

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30 more Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets coming this year

February 16, 2010 | By Surur

So with the announcement of Windows Phone 7 series, is Windows Mobile 6.5 dead? It better not be, as Microsoft gas said in Barcelona that they expect 30 more Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets to ship globally , with 14 going to Asia in the next 6 months.

They would add to the 30 million installed base of Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 handsets shipped so far.

Some, notably Gizmodo, have said the announcement of Windows Phone 7 series Microsoft has “brutally kneecapped their existing phone software, effectively taking Microsoft out of mobile for the next six months”.

I think however the biggest issue affecting sales of Windows Mobile has been the constant negative propaganda the OS has suffered from big gadget blogs, an ire one do not see directed to ancient operating system such as RIM’s Blackberry OS for example.

Now that the idea that Microsoft’s mobile OS efforts are not relevant are no longer tenantable it should make for an interesting next 6-9 months.

The simple solution for handset OEM’s are of course simply to offer an upgrade path, something hope we will be seeing more off over the next few months.

Meanwhile we expect to hear more about developments to the Windows Mobile 6.x platform soon also.

For Developers: Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK pulled? (Updated)

January 25, 2010 | By Surur

Via a tweet from Arktronic we have just learned that Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK is now no longer available for download.

On checking the URL where the software used to reside we now only get an error screen.

Arktronic speculates this may be to issues with Visual Studio 2008. While we have not been able to confirm this elsewhere, we can say in our attempts to make the emulator visible in Visual Studio has all ended in failure, so that does seem rather plausible.

We will update this article when more information becomes available.

Update: Official word from the WMDev twitter channel:

With regards to 6.5 SDK, we prematurely released an untested SDK which was not ready. We pulled it so proper testing can be completed….

we’ll def make an official announce when the SDK is ready to go. Those responsible have been sent to the dungeons for execution. ^LU

Well, that’s one theory

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For Developers:Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK now finally released

January 23, 2010 | By Surur

A mere 3 months after the release of the OS, a SDK for Windows Mobile 6.5 has finally been made available by Microsoft.

The SDK provide documentation, sample code, header and library files, emulator images, and tools to Visual Studio that allow developers to build applications for Windows Mobile 6.5. ~~Unfortunately the emulator images show no sign of Windows Mobile 6.5.3, which is rather a shame, meaning the devices expected to be released soon will again initially be unsupported.~~

The SDK is available in English, German, Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese and runs to a download of between 450 and 3700 MB.

Official T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 and Dash 3G WM 6.5 tour

January 17, 2010 | By Surur

The official Windows Mobile 6.5 update for the T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 and Dash 3G is now available, and Pocketnow have published a video tour of the features of the new ROM.

Have you applied the update? Let us know your experience in the comments below.

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Official T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2/Dash 3G WM 6.5 upgrade now available for download

January 15, 2010 | By Surur

Some-one at T-Mobile US appears to have flipped a switch early, as the official Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM update for the HTC Touch Pro 2 and the T-Mobile Dash 3G are now available for download.

Owners simply need to follow the link below and enter their EMEI number to access the download, that was originally intended to be released on January 20th.

Download the ROM update here.

Via Tmonews.com

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