Author: Tarandeep Kaur

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Skype 2.5 beta for Windows Mobile released and reviewed

The Skype has released 2.5 beta for the windows mobile professional(touch-screen) and standard(non touch-screen) devices. ApoTheTech gave this new beta a spin on the HTC Diamond.

I have been using the official version from quite some time. It is rock solid and does the job well.

This is what the skype says about the 2.5 beta

Based on feedback from you guys, our Mobile team have overhauled Skype for Windows Mobile and released Beta 2.5. It features improved sound quality, better stability and a more familiar user interface.

Lets see what has actually changed. This newer version lets you connect via activesync too. Previous versions didn’t let you do this. I cannot say how useful is this, but it is nice to know that it is there.

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WVGA – 800 x 480 resolution is best resolution for mobile browsing

Jenn, over pocketables.net did a poll last week where she asked people to vote for their favourable resolution with which they are comfortable browsing the web. Guess, who won? 55% of the readers vote for the 800 x 480 popularly known was WVGA (Wide VGA).

WVGA - 800 x 480 resolution is best resolution for mobile browsing

I voted for 1024 x 600 though. I personally find that resolution fit for the netbooks that I own. For browsing on my HTC Diamond, Opera Mobile does an excellent rendering of all the web pages that I visit(see this, this and this). No doubt that VGA resolution (640 x 480) came second in the poll. With the slew of windows mobile devices coming out with 800 x 480 resolution like HTC TOUCH HD and SE XPERIA X1, the web browsing on the mobile devices really becomes enjoyable as you have to do a lot less scrolling.

What are your thoughts?

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O2 makes HTC X7510 available as O2 Flint

I have always been a fan of HTC X7510. Now, O2 has also launched this very powerful windows mobile device by the name, O2 XDA Flint. As it sports a slate form-factor, it can easily be confused with MIDs and UMPCs. If you keen on getting more information then you can go to this o2 page.

It is 100% similar to X7510, which include 3 megapixel camera, opera browser, Wi-Fi and GPS, 16GB internal flash, 2100 mAh battery, which make is a very powerful package. You can buy it at O2 Shop.

Do you expect this device to sell nicely in the current era of netbooks? With the netbooks avaiable almost for free with the data plans, which one would you take, this or some netbook?

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Akoya Mini E1210 finally coming to Aldi stores

Aldi stores are now busy promoting the Akoya Mini E1210. Akoya E1210 was announced at IFA 2008 and it was then announced that the Aldi stores would be selling it. Now, here is the price: just £272! That is it!

Here comes the boring part. It is just-another-MSI-wind-clone.

Product Specifications

  • Intel® Atom™  Processor 1.6GHz
  • Windows® XP Home Edition (includes SP3/OEM version)
  • 10-inch widescreen display
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 160 GB Hard Drive
  • High Bandwidth Draft-n Wireless LAN
  • Stereo loudspeakers
  • Integrated Webcam with Microphone.

I was not able to get any information on the battery supplied.

For those of you who don’t know about Aldi: It is a (discount) supermarket.

Aldi link | Product homepage

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HTC Touch Diamond backlight permanently dying?

There is a post at XDA-developers, where the people are complaining that after using the Touch Diamond for few months, the backlight goes down permanently! The screen’s backlight does not come up even after reverting back to the original firmwares. This clearly signifies that it is not due to firmwares as other HTC Diamonds are working fine.

Flashing the base ROM gives the following error:

MicropERROR
Microp Version Mismatch 0
Please update latest Microp firmware

I don’t know what it means. It is too early to make out, if the problem is hardware-related. I hope it is software-related because then, the issue can be solved via releasing firmware. But, if it is hardware-related, then HTC will have to deal with millions of Diamond owners from all over the world.