May 05

Keepin’ it real fake: HTC HD, too

Posted in: HTC, kirf, Today's Chili, video, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, winmo

If you’re going to rip off one of the more memorable Windows Mobile devices ever made, you’d think you’d want to at least clone its most notable feature — but seriously, what do we know about the KIRF business? Yeah, well, this little number manufactured by a firm doing business as “iHTC” (no relation to HTC, we’re sure) looks an awful lot like the HD2, but lacks that all-important 4.3-inch display, instead trading down for a more pedestrian 3.6-inch unit. On the upside, it’s still WVGA and packs the latest and greatest Windows Mobile 6.5.3 (if “latest and greatest” really applies there) plus a 5 megapixel autofocus cam — not bad specs for a device that eats copyrights for breakfast. Seems you can hunt one of these puppies down for about 1,580 yuan ($231), so start saving and packing for your Chinese adventure — and in the meantime, follow the break for a comprehensive video demo of the finest technology iHTC has to offer.

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Keepin’ it real fake: HTC HD, too originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 00:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 20

HTC HD mini with North American 3G gets FCC approval?

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So, hear us out: this isn’t a slam dunk by any stretch of the imagination, but we’ve good reason to believe that we’re looking at the FCC ID label of the HTC HD mini variant designed to support North American 3G bands. The most obvious reason is the fact that the label is screaming yellow — a perfect match for the chartreuse internals of the device that HTC was excited to show off at its MWC introduction a couple months back. What’s more, this approval comes a few weeks after approval of the Euro-spec PB92100 with a similarly-designed label, which would’ve been the right time frame for a phone that’s due to ship across Europe any day now. Of course, the approval of this phone doesn’t really say anything about carrier availability — sure, it could ship on AT&T, but it could also come to Rogers, Bell, Telus, or be sold unlocked and unbranded, a tactic that HTC has occasionally employed stateside in the past. Regardless, though — considering WinMo 6.5.3’s rapidly-waning relevance, they’d better ship it on the double.

HTC HD mini with North American 3G gets FCC approval? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 01

Qi Smartbook U2000 gets WinMo 6.5 upgrade, retains its wide berth

Posted in: cellphones, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, winmo
When dealing with Chinese products that have yet to cross the pond (and are unlikely ever to), you spend a lot of time looking at translated docs, trying to figure out what the hell it is exactly they’re trying to pitch to you. For instance, the Qi U1000 that we caught wind of last September — or its successor, the U2000, pictured above. Looks like a MID, acts like a smartphone, yet someone (or, more likely, something) insists on calling it a “Smartbook.” What we do know is that it’ll run you 2,680 Chinese yuan (roughly $390), and it sports Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, a 624MHz Marvell CPU, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and a whopping 5-inch touchscreen. What do you think: Can you handle this much phone?

Qi Smartbook U2000 gets WinMo 6.5 upgrade, retains its wide berth originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 31

LookTel’s ‘artificial vision’ makes Windows Mobile useful to blind people (video)

Posted in: app, application, reader, Software, Today's Chili, video, Windows Mobile, WindowsMobile, winmo

There’s a surprising abundance of tech geared toward helping out people with visual impairments, but you won’t find too many smartphones populating that sphere of electronics. Aiming to reverse this trend, LookTel is in the Beta stage of developing so-called artificial vision software that combines a Windows Mobile handset with a PC BaseStation to provide object and text recognition, voice labeling, easy accessibility and remote assistance. It can be used, much like the Intel Reader, to scan text and read it back to you using OCR, and its camera allows it to identify objects based on pre-tagged images you’ve uploaded to your PC. Finally, it allows someone to assist you by providing them with a remote feed of your phone’s camera — a feature that can be useful to most people in need of directions. Skip past the break to see it demoed on video.

[Thanks, Eyal]

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LookTel’s ‘artificial vision’ makes Windows Mobile useful to blind people (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 30

Toshiba K01 goes official as IS02 in Japan

Posted in: Japan, official, qwerty, QwertySlider, slider, snapdragon, Today's Chili, Toshiba, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, winmo

Talk about a globetrotter. Toshiba’s K01 has made the journey from the American FCC to a Japanese carrier in the space of just one day. AU, part of the KDDI group and one of Japan’s big three network operators, has picked up the phone and promptly renamed it the IS02. Coming with a 1GHz Snapdragon core, a 4.1-inch capacitive touchscreen of the AMOLED variety, and that indispensable (for some) QWERTY keyboard, this WinMo 6.5 handset will be available to our Japanese comrades in the latter part of June this year. Given the long waiting times both for this and its brandmate, the IS01, we have to wonder what’s up with Japanese carriers. Have they developed an aversion to the cutting edge or what?

Toshiba K01 goes official as IS02 in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 29

Toshiba’s QWERTY-equipped K01 slides through the FCC

Posted in: bluetooth, qualcomm, qwerty, QwertySlider, slider, smartphone, snapdragon, Today's Chili, Toshiba, wifi, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, winmo

If you’ve yet to lose faith in Windows Mobile 6.5, or if you’re holding out hope for community-made Windows Phone 7 patches magically upgrading your OS, here’s another handset for your consideration. Toshiba’s K01 comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon inside and a QWERTY keyboard plus 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen (capacitive) on the outside. Its stroll through the FCC today revealed support for 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/EDGE frequencies, meaning you may get a choice between AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks. So now that we’ve narrowed down the carriers a little bit and certified this WiFi- and Bluetooth-equipped beastie, all that remains is to wait and see if the pricing is sufficiently alluring to entice all those starry-eyed T-Mobile subscribers who keep giving the HD2 lusty looks. Not long to go now. FCC label pictured after the break.

Update: Looks like this one is headed to Europe and Asia with test reports indicating support for UMTS Bands I and VIII and some expensive 1900MHz data while roaming North America.

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Mar 23

Mozilla halts Firefox development for Windows Mobile, won’t offer it on Windows Phone 7 without NDK

Posted in: Microsoft, Mozilla, Software, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, windows phone, windows phone 7, windows phone 7 series, WindowsMobile, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, WindowsPhone7Series, winmo

Color us resolutely unsurprised at the news that devs are starting to abandon the Windows Mobile platform in favor of, well, longer-lived opportunities. Firefox’s maker, Mozilla, has come out with a statement that it’s ceasing development of its WinMo builds and — perhaps more importantly — it’s also curtailing work on a Windows Phone 7 offering until Microsoft opens its new platform up to native apps. So basically, no Native Development Kit from Microsoft equals no Firefox for Windows Phone from Mozilla. The browser maker does express hope, however, that Microsoft will make it possible to deliver the popular IE alternative in the future, pointing out that the underlying Windows CE 6 architecture suits Firefox well and the company is “well positioned to have an awesome browser on Windows Phone 7.” For now, the focus in Mozilla’s mobile HQ remains on bringing out a great product on the less restrictive Android and MeeGo platforms.

Mozilla halts Firefox development for Windows Mobile, won’t offer it on Windows Phone 7 without NDK originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 21

T-Mobile’s HTC HD2 gets purchased and unboxed early (video)

Posted in: HTC, smartphone, t-mobile, t-mobile usa, T-mobileUsa, Today's Chili, unboxing, video, walmart, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, winmo

T-Mobile’s not officially selling its world-beating HD2 until Wednesday, but if you’ve a Walmart nearby and hankering to get HTC’s latest and greatest a few days early, it might be worth a trip out. JDMiPhoner managed to score one from his local Wally World a full four days early, and he’s been kind enough to unbox it, boot it up and give us a few first impressions on video. Is it really worth a couple of Benjamins with Windows Phone 7 Series just a few months away? Head on past the break if you’d care to be reminded of just how painful it is to know that this WinMo 6.5-packin’ gem won’t ever be upgradable (natively, anyway) to WP7S.

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Update: Windows Mobile Nation got one as well (also from Walmart), and has hosted up a nice gallery of shots here.

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Mar 19

How would you change HTC’s Sense?

Posted in: Android, Features, Google, HowWouldYouChange, HTC, htc sense, HtcSense, HWYC, Microsoft, sense, smartphone, Today's Chili, ui, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, winmo

Microsoft’s not going to allow HTC to cover Windows Phone 7 Series with its Sense UI overlay (which is going to be an interesting thing to watch in and of itself), but there’s no question that the homegrown user interface has made a-many Windows Mobile phones look and feel a whole lot better than stock. Sense is also gaining traction in the Android realm, a sector where it’s far more likely to either make a huge impact or be overlooked entirely. So, the question we’re posing here today is this: if you were granted an HTC badge for a day, how would you change Sense? Are you satisfied with the quickness? Does anything simply get in the way? Any quirks that you just can’t figure out? Any tweaks that you’d love to see made? We aren’t always serious when we say that these companies are listening to you, but trust us when we say that design folks from HTC might just give your comments a once over. Here’s your chance. Don’t screw it up.

How would you change HTC’s Sense? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 13

Jaxbot’s Windows Phone 7 Series Theme now available in beta (video)

Posted in: Microsoft, Today's Chili, ui, Windows Mobile, windows phone, windows phone 7, windows phone 7 series, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, WindowsPhone7Series, winmo
Even if your handset of choice won’t be eligible for upgrade to Windows Phone 7, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy the look and feel of Microsoft’s latest and greatest with a well-executed skin, right? Looks like Jaxbot’s Windows Phone 7 Series Theme is available in passable beta form — great news for any and all of you jealous WinMo 6.5 users who might be reading this — and it can be had right now (as in now!) at the XDA Developers forum. Want to see it do its thing? Peep the video after the break.

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Jaxbot’s Windows Phone 7 Series Theme now available in beta (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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