Category: Windows Phone

Yesterday, we posted about the preview of the Internet Explorer mobile 6 which is based on the desktop version of the Internet Explorer 6. Unfortunately, we could only test it via Device emulator. We managed to test it on the real device. Here is the review of it.

Please note that all the screenshots are in VGA resolution (640 x 480)

The browser has two modes: desktop and mobile. This basically tells the other sites that you are using a mobile device or you can set the browser to Desktop mode, which will tell the other sites that you are using IE 6.

If you type in anything in the above box, it will live search it and display you the results. Odd that it uses the mobile version of it even in the Desktop mode.

Zoom feature

You would say that the zoom feature is also there in the IE mobile included in the Windows Mobile 6.1 devices. But wait, this is a desktop-class IE. Remember? It displays pages accurately. ApoTheTech.com is a fairly complex website and it displayed perfectly!

Sadly, it takes a while to get to page zoomed out. Even on a powerful device like HTC TOUCH DIAMOND

When you have Zoomed out (menu>Zoom out), you can just tap the portion you want to zoom into.

And the youtube works inside the pages as well. It is slow, but it works. I’m sure this will improve in the future builds.

Other nice things I really liked

When you open Gmail, it takes you to the Desktop version of gmail!

But, we didn’t remain happy for a long time. See following screenshot

One of the nice touches of new IE is the ability to auto-complete the URL

Quirks:

• Sometimes, it is not able to identify itself as Desktop browser. For example: going to engadget.com on the device lead me to the mobile version.
• No tab support: It may be implemented in the future versions
• Slow! It is way too slow right now to be useful

But still, it is a BIG initiative by the Microsoft to develop a desktop class web browser.

Task2Gather is an online application, which lets you manage the tasks online. It is available for free for your Desktop and also for Windows Mobile and iPhone. Imagine your wife or girlfriend updating the list of items to be purchased at home while you are out. Your windows mobile device or iPhone will automatically display the updated list. Priceless!

Lets see how the first screen of the Task2Gather looks. If you have already registered online, then you can easily log yourself in. Otherwise, you can click on “have no account?” and register yourself on the device itself. This is really nice considering the fact that many windows mobile applications require you to go to the product’s website on the Desktop to register yourself.

Please note that the screenshots were taken off my HTC Diamond and thus had to be scaled down as they looked very big (480 x 640)

After the success of the Touch friendly devices by HTC, it has become mandatory for every application to be very finger friendly. Nobody is now interested in taking the stylus out just to write few words or characters. People at VITO (who have made this application) have well understood this fact. The Task2Gather application is very finger friendly. Continue reading “Task2Gather REVIEW – manage your tasks, share your tasks”

Geniuses at XDA-devs have done it again! lepsyfou has come up with patch which would enable SDHC on SDHC-devices.

The price of SDHC cards have dropping faster than one even thought. Some manufactures and carriers didn’t come out with WM6.1 update which enabled SDHC support on their devices. I hope their device gets compatible with this ‘patch’ and they too can enjoy the high speed memory cards.

And now the best part of this news, it is FREE. Get it here!

From wikipedia, Continue reading “SDHC patch for Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 devices”

Here are the OFFICIAL manuals of the four very popular Windows Mobile devices: X1, Diamond, Pro and TYTN II. I’ve uploaded them on rapidshare as-well-as filefactory.

So, if are unable understand the basics of these devices, these manuals would be extremely helpful to you.

1) Sony Ericsson X1: Continue reading “Manuals for Sony Ericsson X1, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro and HTC TYTN II”

The HTC Diamond as it’s name implies, it is designed to make you feel special, just like a real Diamond. Don’t be swayed away by it’s breath-taking design. Underneath lies powerful array of communication radios like WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, Quad-Band, 3G and FM. It proves the world that the Windows Mobile devices can be beautiful, sleek and still pack a lot of horsepower.

Every year, HTC launches a phone that is different from the rest of the crowd. In 2006, they launched HTC Hermes. In 2007, they came out with not one but with two great models: HTC Touch and HTC TYTN II. Touch was made for the consumer class, who yearned for a small, sleek device while the TYTN II was made for the businessman.

In the year 2008, the expectations rose. The people were waiting for a device that could compete with the so called Jesus phone AKA The iPhone. HTC answered our prayers by endowing us with the HTC Touch Diamond. It is sleek, powerful, sexy and has all the modern communication blings.

From the outside: Continue reading “HTC Touch Diamond / O2 Ignito review”

HTC Diamond comes with 900maH battery. Even though that figure does not look very impressive on the paper, HTC Diamond has pretty ‘ok’ battery life. But, heavy use of it can drain the battery at a very high rate. I’ve compiled a list of tips that will make your Diamond yield better battery life for sure.

Go to start>settings>connections>Beam. Turn the Beam off from there
Go to start>settings>connections>advanced network. Turn off “HSDPA” if you are not using it right now. It is a huge battery sucker
Go to start>settings>Phone. Go to the Band(tab). Select GSM from the “network type”
Make sure the WiFi radio is off, if you are not using it.
Use the task manager to terminate the applications that are not in use.More the number of applications running in the background implies more load on the CPU and thus, it will suck more battery than you can imagine. Fortunately, almost all versions of the HTC Diamond come with HTC Task Manager to manage the tasks.
Personally, I recommend using the Dinarsoft Handyswitcher (reviewed here) instead as it is much more faster and responsive than the HTC’s own task manager. Before installing it, please make sure to disable the HTC’s task manager. To do this, go to start>settings>system>’task manager’>button (tab)>”untick” both of the checkboxes to disable it.
Make sure the “key lock” is on. It will prevent accidental key presses when your device will be in your pocket. To do this, go to start>settings>system>key lock and select “lock all buttons except power button”.
If none of the above suggestions work for you, sell your Diamond.

Neo XL, a talented guy has come up with a great looking theme for the HTC Diamond. The theme changes the looks of the HTC Diamond’s Touchflo3D.

Link

gMeter is an application that turns the HTC Touch Diamond/Pro into a vehicle performance computer. By using the onboard accelerometer in these devices, gMeter can measure forward and lateral g forces.

Download here

With SensorLock, you can lock your HTC Diamond just by rotating the device. To lock, just rotate it clockwise and to unlock, rotate it counter-clockwise.

Here is the link to the youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw_bztlQuZw

You can download the Sensorlock from this link:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=238616&package_id=290047

Well, I do not know if any other device other than the HTC Diamond and Diamond Pro currently posses this cool feature or not, but the feature is actually very useful especially if you are in a meeting and a call comes in.

I’ve made a video and have demostrated this very useful functionality.