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March 2010 is when Microsoft will announce their plans for Windows Mobile 7. This date has been confirmed by Microsoft Office Vice President Kurt Delbene as he told Neowin.com. This correlates with our earlier post that WM 7 will be RTM in March 2010. Also, in light of Microsoft using the Office Mobile 7 Mock Up on their website, this shows that nothing can stay leak free forever.
Found via WMPoweruser.com
If you use a Sprint Hero then you should know that a new OTA (Over-The-Air) Update has been released. The update is 3748377 bytes large and the firmware is updated to 1.56.651.2. PPCGeeks Member Mercado79 reports here that the update deals with
- SMS
- DST
- Calendar shows weather for current week
- Search button works in the apps menu
- Mute and speakerphone icon on-screen when on a call
- Program Names/Icons Bug fixed
To update your device, please follow these steps-
1. Go to your Home screen by pressing home button
2. Click Menu
3. Click Settings
4. Scroll down to bottom and click About Phone
5. Click System updates
6. Click Firmware update
7. Follow instructions
Source- Sprint Update Is Out! thread
In what appears as another nod towards confirming how Windows Mobile 7 will look like when it is released next year, Microsoft has posted the Office Mobile 7 UI concept that we reported on a few weeks back on their main Office website as a screen shot of Office Mobile 2010. The image can be found on this page, although we are unsure how much longer it will be up. Huge tip of the hat to Stephen Chapman who originally reported this on his site, MSFTKitchen.com.
This is yet another confirmation that this will indeed be the layout of Windows Mobile 7 when it is released. Only time will tell as we get closer to the scheduled release.
Below is how it looks on their site.
There are headsets that are stylish, and headsets that sound great, but somehow Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset managed to combine these two features into one device. This week I had the privilege to test drive this device and I have to say I was blown away by it. The Discovery 975 has a sleek boom packed with microphones and windscreens that give it a surprisingly sound quality. It is sleek and stylish and comfortable.
Like its predecessor, the Discovery 925, the Discovery 975 requires no futzing: With one hand, you can place the headset in your ear, point the microphone boom down toward your mouth, and tap the call button to get rolling. Measuring 2.7 inches long by 0.8 inch wide by 0.5 inch thick, the Discovery 975 appears almost like a piece of jewelry when worn. Visually the Discovery 975 resembles a slimmed down Discovery 925, and is far less bulky than the Voyager PRO. Read more…
Besides our own App Reviews, there are always new and intriguing sites that showcase other unique perspectives when it comes to reviewing applications and games. One of these website is BestWindowsMobileApps.com, a site I would recommend checking out for the latest and greatest app and game reviews, besides PPCG of course! The site covers reviewing and rating various Window Mobile apps and games along with tidbits of news and insight from their sister site 1800pocketpc.com.
If you find any website worth mentioning or following, please tip us or private message/e-mail a Staff Member. As always, we look forward to hearing from you!
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If you are rocking the global versions of the HTC Magic, Hero, or Tattoo there is an update for HTC Sync ready for you. It has now been updated to version: 2.0.8. You can view the information here and to download the update. This is not for carrier branded device so please do not try to upgrade as this is only for unlocked GSM devices.
The rumor mills are still going around that Windows Mobile 7 will hit manufacturers in Q1 2010 and will be ready for an official launch in Q3 2010, according to Taiwanese ZDNet.
Hopefully once it hits ODM’s we’ll start seeing leaks like we have with WM6.5. Of course, if this is also true, then what exactly are these “WM6.5.1″ leaks we’ve seen if WM7 is supposed to be a completely new core, according to Microsoft?
Only time will tell!
Source: ZDNet via the::unwired
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It seems that those of you who are rocking an Apple iPhone that has been jailbroken via a SSH client may catch a virus. A phone virus that is. It seems that a creative coder from Australia wrote some script that accesses the SSH client and causes the users wallpaper to be changed to a picture of Rick Astley, the man who has annoyed millions with his song Never Gonna Give You Up.
Source- Maximum PC |
