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Latest Mobile Windows News: Weekly audio: Windows Mobile podcasts from last week (December 23, 2008 - January 5, 2009) January 05, 2009; [General] First podcasts about Windows Mobile in the year 2009 are out! With podcasts - MP3 files available also for automatic download over RSS - users are getting very latest news and stories about Windows Mobile - delivered in audio form and with plenty of additional information not to be found in textual form on websites. Unlike videos, that require your full attention, you can listen to podcasts while commuting to work, working or even jogging. Here are the very latest, fresh, podcasts about Windows Mobile phones: Nitrogen for Windows Mobile released - new FREE finger-friendly MP3 player January 04, 2009; [with touch-screen] "458This player is written with native code, so it is fast and responsive - unlike some other players writtein in .NET and it also uses its own MP3 decoder so it is a genuine MP3 player and not just a thin wrapper around Microsoft's inefficient player control!
This player has several interesting features, including equalizer and is finger friendly: Flexilis for Windows Mobile offers security that no-one needs January 03, 2009; [General] Windows Mobile is secure and needs no security software but some companies want to capitalize on fears of users... Microsoft hints at Zune services announcement at CES 2009 next week January 02, 2009; [General] ![]() (on photo above: Robbie Bach, the boss of whole devices division, including Xbox and Windows Mobile - talking during Microsoft press conference at Mobile World Congress 2008) Surely several Microsoft honchos have denied that Microsoft will be doing Zune phone (in hardware), but today Microsoft has released information that makes the announcement of Zune services for Windows Mobile (probably) more likely: DredSensor for HTC Touch Diamond and compatible - released January 01, 2009; [with touch-screen] Those keys at HTC Touch Diamond sometimes may be confusing... T-Mobile USA refreshes Dash smartphone January 01, 2009; [without touch-screen]
T-Mobile Dash Black available now! It is a very low-end smartphone, but hey, T-Mobile USA is a carrier for cheap skates, so it is very much compatible with T-Mobile USA: No layoffs at Microsoft after all - yet January 01, 2009; [General] Recently we were reporting about massive layoffs at Microsoft coming this month and we noted that removing deadwood (inefficient employees) would be useful also in Windows Mobile division but... Silverlight for Windows Mobile - analysis January 01, 2009; [General] Unlike most other websites, that never ever go to trade shows or conferences, msmobiles.com is on location in various trade shows and conferences. Furthermore unlike most other websites we are analyzing deeply situation, we practice investigative journalism, and we are not just reporting nonsense and repeating incompetent lies. ![]() (on photo above: Silverlight application running inside of Windows Mobile) Here is analysis of the Silverlight situation in Windows Mobile: CEO of Microsoft to speak at Mobile World Congress 2009 + related micro-site launched December 31, 2008; [General] Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, very rarely comes to Mobile World Congress event (formerly known as 3GSM and located in Cannes, EU; now located in Barcelona, EU), but this time he will be there, and not only in some generic mobile operator session, but at Microsoft press conference, that is usually "the event" where major new announcements about Windows Mobile are made! What does it mean? Major announcement must be coming from Microsoft then! ![]() (on photo above - taken by our reporter: Steve Ballmer at Mobile World Congress 2006 - the last time he visited this event - at that time it was called yet "3GSM") More info: What to expect at CES 2009 + what to expect at Mobile World Congress 2009 December 31, 2008; [General] CES 2009 and MWC 2009 (Mobile World Congress 2009) are next major events, where some announcements related to Microsoft mobility are expected.
(on photo above - taken by our reporter: hotel in which Microsoft's press conference takes place each year during Mobile World Congress event) Here we are reporting about latest rumors plus latest information (not rumors): Yet another review of ETEN Glofiish DX900 - dual-SIM Windows Mobile phone - published December 31, 2008; [with touch-screen]
DX900 is the first high-end phone (VGA, GPS, 3G), that is powered by Windows Mobile and (!) works with 2 SIM cards at the same time: Pandora for Windows Mobile available now for all Windows Mobile phones December 30, 2008; [General] Pandora is a music service, where users can listen, also for free, to any music by streaming it in a way similar to radio, but users can chose what kind of music they want to listen to!
(on screenshot above: Pandora running in Palm Treo) There is a catch though: Most popular smartphones in Hong Kong: iPhone 3G and Samsung Omnia December 30, 2008; [with touch-screen] Thanks God Nokia wins only in their own category, i.e. Symbian S60 - Symbian previously was a puppet of Nokia and now is fully owned by Nokia - it shows that there is no point in licensing Symbian at all! Message to smartphone manufacturers is crystal clear: it does not pay to license Symbian at all. Use Windows Mobile and/or Google Android instead! When it comes to Windows Mobile phones: although HTC is very popular in Hong Kong, the users prefer Samsung OMNIA. If you read the figures, the HTC Diamond cannot compete with Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 too (the original is in Chinese, but we have English version!): DSTW1 Windows Mobile with DUAL-SIM capability is on sale in Europe NOW December 29, 2008; [with touch-screen] Previously we were reporting about Glofiish DX900 Windows Mobile phone with dual-SIM capability. That powerful 3G phone is already on sale in Russia but not yet in Western Europe... so if you are tired of waiting for DX900 or if you would like to get a low-end Windows Mobile phone with dual-SIM feature, then DSTW1 is for you and it is already on sale NOW: Travelta unveils hotel finder service for Windows Mobile December 29, 2008; [General] Courtesy of Travelta and, of course, of Google's Google Gears add-on to Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile! Previous page   |
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