Tag: Microsoft

  • Another Daylight Savings Time Update Needed? Even For WM6.5?!?

    We’ve all known about the Windows Mobile DST update that’s been around since WM5, but apparently its still required, even for WM6.5 devices. It was updated August 2009 and is a cumulative rollup that includes all the changes released in earlier updates. “Your phone stores the predefined DST dates in a table in its memory.…

  • TellMe ripped from Sprint Intrepid

    Tired of Voice Command? Now you can try Microsoft’s new app called TellMe thanks to our forum member pixelwix. He was at a Sprint store and saw the Intrepid sitting next to the Hero and noticed it had the TellMe app on it. He copied the installer file over to his TP2 and decided to…

  • Zune Integration Confirmed for WinMo

    While we’ve heard rumors of Zune integration coming to Windows Mobile, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed it, stating that it will be coming in the next version of Windows. There’s no confirmation as to exactly what features will be included, but this could be what it takes for WinMo to catch up to the…

  • Possible Mockup of WM7?

    The guys over at WMExperts have gotten their hands on what appears to be a mockup of WM7. WM6.5 is on the top with the WM7 images on the bottom. If this is real, it looks as though Microsoft is finally making progress on making WM more finger-friendly and making some cosmetic changes to the…

  • Microsoft and T-Mobile learn backing up data makes sense

    Think for a moment if your phone suddenly died and there was no way to access the information on-board. Would all your contact info be lost forever (or at least until the person calls you) or do you have a back-up? If you don’t, you may want to do a back-up immediately.

  • [Breaking News] WM 7 RTM and Office Mobile 7

    Is Windows Mobile 7 right around the corner? It would seem so after Stephen Chapman, owner of Microsoft Kitchen, came across some documents that indicate an updated RTM of April 2010. If this is true, the general population will most likely have to wait until September-October of 2010 to have WM 7 on their phones.…

  • MS Market Place Cracked Already

    And then there was Marketplace……… XDA member Chainfire has already figured out how to take the chains off of the MS Market Place. According to Chainfire “It took me less than five minutes to circumvent this “protection”, and get the ability to save the CABs the MarketPlace app downloads to a different folder. As the…

  • Google’s Google Sync NOW supports push email!

    After months of waiting, Google now supports email synchronization via its push service, Google Sync. Using Windows Mobile’s Microsoft Exchange service, your favorite windows mobile device can now synchronize its content with Google Contacts, Calender, and even Mail now via Push Mail! For some time now, Google has been offering its Synchronization service (in the form…

  • [UPDATED] Microsoft’s Marketplace for Mobile Has Remote Death Switch For Apps

    Updated September 18: Microsoft has offered some clarification on this issue: Quote: In the vast majority of instances where an application is removed from Windows Marketplace for Mobile, users of this application will continue to be able to use these applications on their phones. In the rare event an application from Marketplace exhibits harmful behavior…

  • Microsoft to Deliver New Generation of Windows Phones on Oct. 6

    Microsoft on Tuesday announced that phones running the latest version of Windows Mobile, version 6.5, will debut globally on October 6th at retail stores worldwide.. Microsoft has promised that the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile phone software will deliver new customer experiences through and improved easy-to-use interface, better browsing capabilities and access to valuable services,…