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Opera Mini 5 Beta – No More Java for WinMo
Opera has released a new beta version of its Opera Mini browser. A lot of us tend to use either Opera Mini or Opera Mobile as our primary browser. The big news here though is that you no long need to use Java (and its clunky interface). Opera has rewritten its code to make it…
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Microsoft’s First Android App – Microsoft Tag
Microsoft Tag has been around for a while now (although I’ve never seen one in real life). It was the second application available for the iPhone, has been around for Windows Mobile, and also works on J2ME, Blackberry, and Symbian S60 phones. Now its also available for Android phones! Tag is a barcode app where…
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Skype For Windows Mobile Discontinued, At Least For Now
Apparently Skype has discontinued their version for Windows Mobile, at least for now. Their FAQ says they’ve pulled it because they want to offer their new customers a much improved mobile experience, similar to their iPhone app. Does this mean they will be improving it and releasing a new version down the road? Perhaps.
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Android Market offers highest percentage of free apps
Recently, at the Mobile World Congress, Dutch analytics company Distimo gave a special presentation called “Mobile Application Stores – State of Play.” Distimo tracks and trends app purchases and downloads from app stores for the six largest mobile operating systems.
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Google Shopper: Android for Frugal
Google Shopper is the recently unleashed shopping application from Google Mobile Labs for Android-powered phones. It promises to easily lookup specifications, find reviews and compare prices based on product searches.
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MS Marketplace Updated
Didn’t you hate how the Microsoft Marketplace always forced you to install apps to the internal memory instead of giving you the option to install them to an external storage card? Well now you have the option! Microsoft has updated their Marketplace app to allow SD installation and the ability to select different regions.
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Facebook 1.2 Officially In Marketplace
In the first week of February, Facebook 1.1.0.14 from the smartphone Marketplace was pulled by a XDA user and made available to us touchscreen users. Well now Microsoft has made this app officially available for touchscreen devices. The blogosphere is calling it v1.2, but its really 1.1.0.17 on the About screen.
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Slacker Radio From T-Mobile HD2 ROM
Our forum user TMartin has pulled the cab from the T-Mobile HD2 ROM for Slacker Radio. It should work good on WVGA devices, but please report back how it works on other resolutions (VGA, QVGA, etc). Also, Slacker is an internet radio service, available in the US and Canada, so we are not sure if…
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Google Maps for Mobile updated to 4.0, includes Buzz
Google Maps for Mobile has been updated to version 4.0. This update includes the newest product from Google, Google Buzz. Buzz is a social integration and messaging tool that allows you to share updates, photos, videos, and more with regards to your location. If you still need further explanation, here is a video by Google…
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New UI Based On SenseUI
XDA user maxycy, the one who brought us Max Manila, is working on a new UI for Windows Mobile. Right now its being called Max Sense. It looks similar to the Sense interface from Android, and so far looks very smooth. There’s no ETA yet and its posted in the HTC HD forums at XDA,…
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Firefox Mobile…It’s Alive…
Wow…I wish I owned a Nokia N900 right now. Mozilla has just roll out the final, official, polished version of its mobile browser for N900’s. Called Firefox Mobile, it currently only runs on Nokia’s Maemo platform. Some of the features (you know this list will just grow…) Awesome Bar – Go to your favorite sites…
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Dual Boot Android & Windows Mobile
Have you tried one of the ports of Android on your Windows Mobile device? Do you hate having to boot into Windows just to launch Android? Developers at XDA have announced a dual boot launcher that is available now for QVGA (Vogue), VGA (Diamond, Touch Pro), and WVGA (Blackstone, Topaz, Xperia, etc). You must have…
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Google Voice in your Mobile Browser
Definition of workaround– A workaround is a bypass of a recognized problem in a system. A workaround is typically a temporary fix that implies that a genuine solution to the problem is needed. Frequently workarounds are as creative as true solutions, involving outside the box thinking in their creation. Google has definitely engaged in a…
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IMDb Mobile
If your like me and watch a lot of movies, you tend to have flashbacks of what actors or actresses might have been in previous movies you have seen. What? I’m the only one this happens to? I must not be, because this application has definitely been waited on by many Windows Phone users I…
