Today, I’m going to start a new series here at ApoTheTech: “Freeware of the week”.
This time, I’ve selected Cleartemp.
Cleartemp is an application which lets you clear your cache, temp data, address history and many more in just one go. It saves a lot of time and keeps your device clean.
All you have to do is tick the required to-be-cleaned stuff and then go to “Tools”>”Clean”.
Cleartemp can be download from here
Impossible has been done again by the folks at XDA-devs. They have been able to add/activate 850mhz band to the HTC Touch Diamond. All you need to get the Quad Band radio available there.
Please note that the faint-hearted should not do this. If anything goes wrong, you may be left with a bricked diamond.
..and I apologize not to mentioning the URL of ROM as it is against our website’s policies. But, hey it is easy :!:
Microsoft has launched the Windows Mobile application store for the windows mobiles.
Click here to visit
I went to my local store to check out the latest Gadgets available there. I saw a Touch Diamond and used it for a while.
My impressions:
But, I won’t be buying it. Why?
Looks like, I’ll be buying a TYTN II or a Touch Cruise in the end then. What do you say guys?
*excuse the poor camera quality. I did not have my camera with me. Picture taken with my friend’s SE P990i
The 9.51 beta 1 was released yesterday. I installed it on my device and here is a quick small review of it.
The Cab file weighs a whopping 8689kb!(8.9MB)
It takes a while to install it, approximately 2-3mins
As soon as you type the first letter, it searches your Bookmarks and displays them. You type in second letter and they will go away. Also, it automatically fetches your IE favorites
Ok ok! My website sure looks weird in Opera Mobile. I notice that the columns are auto-configured to display only a certain amount of text that would fit in once you zoom-in.
It certainly looks better in landscape and is recommened to be used to landscape as it lets it to fit more.
..and it did not take me long to get this message :( ..and I’m using single tab!
Settings page screenshot
Overall:
“Opera brings you the best Internet experience on any device, from computers and cell phones to portable media players and game consoles.Opera Mobile is the answer to the demands of Web fans everywhere. The first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 comes outfitted with added performance, faster speed, a new UI, and Oper Dragonfly, and is ready and waiting to bring users the Web everywhere.”
Yay! It is finally here! Here are it’s features as mentioned on Opera’s website:
For many of the windows mobile enthusiasts, the iPhone may be a toy. But, is there anything Windows mobile devices can learn from the iPhone? I think a lot can be learnt.
Not allowing the providers to mess up with the device: This is the main cause, why people turn to cooked ROMs. They put in so much of useless stuff. In the end, the user gets a device full of crap. He gets frustrated and has to void his warrenty due to it. Why not put an end over putting so much useless stuff and put in just a theme and their ringtone? I guess that is enough to tell people that it is being sold by cingular, at&at etc.
Not allowing OEMs to put trash in the devices: A totally different problem arises here. I would to repeat what Alex(founder of webIS.net) said. The OEMs should not be allowed to mess with the core code. They should not be allowed to change the libraries; remove the libraries or change something which is normal to all windows mobile devices. This just makes making applications more difficult for the software houses. They need to test their application on every single device in the market. Why? Just because they are not assured that if the application is running fine on one device, it will run fine on other device too. The reason behind this is the companies messed up the core OS code preventing these applications to run fine.
Storage Memory: Come on! It is 2008! All the devices that come in the market follow a similar trend every year. Last year, it was 128MB ROM+64MB RAM. This year, it has been 256MB ROM+128MB RAM. iPhones have come in 4GB and 8GB versions. With iPhone 3G, it has been increased to up to 16GB. Sure, we can increase the capacity via micro-SDs, but, they can never be relied upon. Also, it is a lame excuse to provide such low capacity.
Simplicity: It should have two today screen layouts. One iPhone style: just tap and launch your favorite application. Second choice should be classic windows mobile interface for the professionals. Yes, I know that iPhone-style launchers are still available but these things should be built-in. Microsoft obviously won’t want only the professional/executive class to be the only users.
Make use of that ‘Windows Update’ feature: Microsoft said at many occasions(at launch of WM5, WM6 and WM6.1) that the ‘windows update’ feature will be used to provide upgrades to the devices. It could include dot ROM enhancements too, say it could introduce the enhancements of WM6.1 in WM6. Unfortunately, this feature has NEVER(!) been used. According to me, it can be put to great use. Through this, the Microsoft can easily introduce features in the existing devices without bothering the OEMs and carriers.
Stability: This has always been an issue with windows mobile. People have been complaining and whining about the stability of the windows mobile platform since it was released. For example: Multi-tasking has been the one of the main features of the windows mobile devices, but, the stability has always been a concern. The more applications you run concurrently, the more are the chances of your device of getting unstable. Also, since the close button actually does not close, this further increases instability.
Lulugirl used a properitory charger to her new iPAQ 910 and she got a warning saying that her the battery temperature was too high.
I have also used the properitory mini-USB chargers many times to charge my device at airports; at friend’s house etc but have never seen such a warning. How about you guys?
So far on Windows Mobile devices, we do not have the ability to edit the playlists. But, a talented coder, Jon who has myriad of useful applications for windows mobile has a solution for this problem.
Using Playlisteditor, one is able to create and edit the playlist on the device itself. The application is small in size and works well.
Photogenics is a dream come true application for the photographers on-the-go. Add fabulous effects; edit your images and make them look professional. All this packed in a single application!
Photogenics is an advanced photoediting application for the windows mobile professional devices. I was made aware that the Idurna Photogenics is based on the Windows and Linux versions of the software. The fabulous guys at Idurna have optimised the application very nicely for the small screens of mobile devices.
Let’s take a quick glance at the working and features of the Idruna Photogenics:(in the end, I said ‘it is a great application by photogenics’. It is actually “Idruna”) ;)
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