Archive for the "Windows Mobile News"

Ubuntu running on a HTC Touch Pro 2

Ubuntu 8.04 corriendo en una HTC Touch Pro 2

The week is proving surprising. If yesterday spoke of the pleasant surprise that has brought the native version of Opera Mini 5 for Windos Mobile, today has left me puzzled to see no less than a full installation of Ubuntu running on a HTC Touch 2. And the fluid that moves! It occupies about 200MB and runs from the MicroSD card. Ubuntu 8.04 running on a HTC Touch Pro 2 And is that the latest high-end phones are not so far in benefits than it is a netbook. The HTC Touch 2 have such a [...]

Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile Native: flies!

Opera Mini 5 beta, ahora en versión nativa para Windows Mobile

Lately there is not much activity in the world of Windows Mobile 6. Android has grabbed all the effort of developers, leaving Microsoft's operating system in a state of hibernation, while awaiting the release of Windows Phone 7. I do not mean by this that I'm not enjoying every day of my HTC P3300 with Windows Mobile 6.5.5. I can do everything I need and more, and overall I'm very satisfied with it. However, a point that had been lame was that of Internet browsers. Let's review the main options from the point [...]

Windows Marketplace and install to SD card and can change the geographic area

El Windows Marketplace ha recibido necesarias mejoras

After many complaints from users finally have solved the main shortcomings of the Windows Marketplace, the online store of Windows Mobile applications. The Windows Marketplace has received necessary improvements As we read in the Windows Mobile Dev Blog: Added functionality World View that allows users to browse the catalogs of other geographical areas and purchase applications. For example, a Spanish buyer can now browse the catalog of United States, or a Canadian by Japan. At last you can choose to install the programs on the storage card. Best discovery of [...]

OpnMarket, the appstore free programs for Windows Mobile

OpnMarket permite navegar por miles de aplicaciones gratuitas

No doubt that search and install applications for our phones is much simpler since appeared AppStores or navigable app stores from the device itself. First it was Apple with its App Store, then Android with Android Market and finally Microsoft and its Windows Marketplace. However, the project that caught my attention is OpnMarket an appstore created by a user (not) the well-known XDA-Developers forum, that draws on the large number of existing applications in the also recommended page Freewarepocketpc.net free applications. OpnMarket can browse thousands of [...]

On August 7 123456789 comes time!

Celebra el momento 123456789 el próximo 7 de agosto

Tomorrow, August 7, at 12:34 pm, in the second 56, we can see at any time exactly are the 7 12:34:56 8 of '09, ie 123456789. This will not happen again in our lifetime, so we should not miss it. To do nothing better to install this application for Windows Mobile, that when this special time, show a calendar with a message recordándonoslo. Celebrate 123456789 time next August 7 August 7 application turns you crazy to feel yourself witnessing an amazing event to Occur on [...]

Currently on smartphones and PDAs is on Youtube

Youtube sirve para más cosas que ver vídeos graciosos

Gradually OEMs and developers of operating systems for smartphones and PDAs have been discovering the feasibility of Youtube as a means of communicating their new releases. For updates directly from the source, nothing better than to follow the videos posted by its users respectively Youtube officers. Youtube serves more to see funny videos To facilitate you finding relevant videos on the subject, in this page of the blog you will find all the official videos released by Palm, Microsoft, Google, Nokia, and videos with news and analysis produced from [...]

Explanation, technology, cost and benefits of A-GPS system

Esquema del sistema A-GPS

The issue of assisted GPS or A-GPS is something I had thought about trying in a post, since many GPS phones begin to incorporate this technology, and it is unclear what it is, its advantage, or cost. Juan C. Garcia has been published in advance and an explanation moviManiac off his hat on the most important aspects of technology A-GPS: Scheme A-GPS system [...] To begin, A-GPS means Assisted GPS, for So all those people wondering if having A-GPS is to have GPS, the answer is that [...]

Windows Mobile is not Windows CE as far as seemed

Explorer CE desbloqueado en Windows Mobile 6

It seems that Microsoft continues to leave buried remains of obsolete versions of their software in the most recent versions. Although many years have passed since the first versions of Windows CE, a hacker has descuberto and activated on the old Windows Mobile 6 Windows CE Explorer, much like wearing at the time Windows 95. Unlocked in Windows CE Explorer Mobile 6 From what I've read in the reviews seem to like this "new" interface. I wonder when Microsoft will drag from version to version and backward useless dead code, which makes their systems [...]

Pre and webOS: Palm makes us dream again

Nuevo Palm Pre, la gran apuesta de Palm

Really impressive Palm movement to return to the smartphone market in a big way. Still do not know everything about the new Palm Pre but left the impression that can not be beat. New Palm Pre, Palm's big bet No more waiting year after year to support WiFi in the Treo, or bear the heavy slab PalmOS limitations when it comes to support new technologies and multimedia capabilities that other manufacturers are added every day. The operating system has finally NovaOS call has been replaced by [...]

Past, present and future of PDAs

De la Apple Newton ya hablamos en un post anterior

I was surprised to find an article in the magazine Consumer speaking on PDAs, smartphones, and past situation and future peresente this changing market. It's nice to put aside for a moment the specialized media opinion, and view a summary explanation of this world for people "in the street". The article is quite complete, we talk about the beginnings of Palm, the Apple Newton, the Blackberry and the iPhone, Windows Mobile entry in the market, the operating system that Palm plans to launch soon ... From Apple [. ..]