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  • HTC expected to double sales in 2011

    According to “market observers”, HTC is expected to double sales in 2011, from 11.7 million handsets in 2009 to 20-25 million in 2011.

    While HTC has recently said US seems to be their fastest-growing region, HTC expect sales of its handsets to grow from 1 million in 2009 to 4-5 million in 2011, courtesy of there Dopod subsidiary there.

    Peter Chou said HTC will cooperate with China Mobile to launch six new handsets, with the first model, the Qualcomm Brew Mobile Platform (BMP)-based HTC Smart, to be available in May.

    HTC has just announced their Q1 2010 revenue, which at $1.19 billion, up 19.3 percent over the first quarter of 2009, with profits up $158 million vs. $154 million.

    HTC is currently finding it hard to keep the HTC HD2 on the shelves in USA, and is expected to release their first Windows Phone 7 handset later this year.

    According to GigaOm HTC’s recent success makes it currently the fourth-largest smartphone maker in the world.


  • T-Mobile HTC HD2 comes into, goes back out of stock

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    Its appears demand for the HTC HD2 on T-Mobile USA remains very high. FuzeMobility reported yesterday that the handset has come back into stock online at T-Mobile.  Fast forward 24 hours, and it seems that supply is now pretty much gone, with the Out of Stock sign now firmly back in place.

    Neither HTC nor T-Mobile has released any further figures on the sales of the monster device, but I think it would be reasonable to suppose that sales may have reached at least 100 000, of course largely dependent on supply, and certainly beating sales of the Nexus One over the same period.

    Does your local T-Mobile have a secrets stash of HTC HD2?  Let readers eager to grab the device know below.


  • Windows Live for Mobile finally gets calendar support

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    LiveSide.net reports that Microsoft is finally responding to demands for a mobile calendar access using their Windows Live for Mobile service. 

    The next release of Windows Live, the so-called Wave 4, will include mobile access to your Live Calendar, meaning consumers can finally now have a relatively full PIM solution (Contacts, Calendar and E-mail) for free from Microsoft all from their mobile phone.

    LiveSide.net has shown of screen shots of the mobile web client – it is not yet known if the service will also bring calendar syncing to the native Windows Mobile client also.

    See many more screenshots at LiveSide.net here.


  • HTC: Being sued by Apple is “part of the business”

    In the Dutch Telegraph HTC has commented on their high profile patent suite with Apple.

    "It is part of the business," said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC. "We must face it and anyone can go through."

    HTC, with its Android handsets,  is seen as one of the most direct challengers to Apple’s domination of the industry, and has recently reported shipments of between 5.5 and 6 million handsets into USA, its fastest growing market.

    HTC, who is the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the Netherlands, after Nokia, has told the Telegraph they do not expect the impending litigation to have any influence on the running of the company.

    Via Allaboutphones.nl.


  • Two unannounced Samsung Windows Mobile handsets revealed in Russian presentation

    newsamsungwindowsmobilehandsetsA presentation by Samsung in Russia has revealed a number of unannounced devices, including two Windows Mobile handsets. 

    The pair appears to include a full slate device like the Omnia 2 and a front-facing QWERTY device, likely aimed at the business market.

    As of yet, no further details have been revealed, but as can be seen from the full slide after the break, Windows Mobile continue to be part of Samsung’s device strategy, at least in 2010.

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    Source:Allaboutphones.nl via TamsPPC.com


  • Project Pink phones expected to be announced April 12th

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    Microsoft has invited journalists to a mysterious event on the 12th April. Not revealing much, the invite merely mentions that “It’s time to share.”

    Ina Fried from CNET has however been able to confirm that the event will the the official unmasking of the Project Pink handsets which are expected to be released very soon on Verizon.

    The handsets, with its emphasis on social networking are expected to be slider feature phones and replacements for the SideKick handsets available on T-Mobile.

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    Read more at CNET here.


  • ZuneHD 4.5 firmware now available

    The latest version of the ZuneHD firmware, version 4.5, is now available, bringing the announced SmartDJ and Marketplace for TV support.  There are also a more expanded collection of codecs, including Xvid support and part of full compatibility with MPEG-4 part 2 Advanced Simple Profile, meaning even less video need to be converted before it can be viewed on the device.

    In the above video by Engadget we have Micheal Yaeger, Zune marketing manager, taking Engadget through the new features

    Hopefully Microsoft will maintain consistency and make sure these features make it to Windows Phone 7 also.

    ZuneHD owners can get the update via their PC client.


  • Lyrics Finder 2.0 reviewed

    We reviewed the first version of this product a few months back and we are happy to review the improved version of the same now. Happily, the developer has built on top of a few kinks that we found and we present to you LyricsFinder 2.0!

    Read the rest of the review at BestWindowsMobileApps.com


  • Two handy Windows Mobile 6.5 lock screen hacks

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    Pocketnow has published 2 nice hacks for the Windows Mobile 6.5 lock screen slider.  The first allows you to position the slider anywhere you want on the screen, and the second allows one to customise the text on the slider.

    Read the full instructions at Pocketnow here. (Slider Position and Slider Text)


  • Sic Bo Machine for Windows Phone 7 created

    In another example of the ease of development we can expect to see for apps on Windows Phone 7, here we have an example of a Sic Bo Machine game being created by Eric Wing, with an accompanying playable web version available here.

    For a first time effort the game is clearly pretty polished, which again promises much for the eventual quality and number of applications we can see on the platform.


  • My Shopping List 3.5 reviewed

    My Shopping List is a free windows mobile software that is being actively developed by amirdt from xda-developers.com , it offers a lot to the users and one of its top feature has to be the PC app. You can create and edit your shopping list on your PC and then sync it to your Windows Mobile device.. too easy….

    Read the rest of the review at BestWindowsMobileApps.com


  • WIFI Remote Access updated, now supports SMS messaging, remote control

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    Continuing our remote control theme for the day, WIFI Remote Access by Julien Manici is one of those cool applications one wish were around a long time ago, when we did not have Marketplace to install cabs and most phones did not come with USB Storage mode, when it no doubt could have saved a huge amount of time.

    Be that as it may, the app is now here and has continued to evolve. The latest additions, teased in previous releases, allow for the actual remote control of the smartphone and also the ability to send SMS messages directly from your PC. Users can also view pictures on their phone in a 3D gallery and upload multiple files at one to their phone.

    See a gallery of the app after the break, and download the latest version here.






  • Free “Programming Windows Phone 7 Series” ebook now available

    WinPhone_v3 Charles Petzold, veteran technical writer, is writing a book on developing for Windows Phone 7 and has released a 153 page draft ebook of the paper version coming this fall which covers:

    Part I   Getting Started

    Chapter 1   Phone Hardware + Your Software

    Chapter 2   Hello, Windows Phone

    Part II   Silverlight

    Chapter 3   Code and XAML

    Chapter 4   Presentation and Layout

    Part III   XNA

    Chapter 5   Principles of Movement

    Chapter 6   Textures and Sprites

    You can download the ebook in XPS format here, in PDF format here and  code samples for this draft preview are here.

    Read more at Microsoft Press here.


  • Boxee Remote for Windows Mobile

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    d-link-boxee-boxBoxee is a cross-platform freeware home theatre PC (HTPC) program with a 10-foot user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room TV. Boxee is initially a fork of the free and open source XBMC media centre software which Boxee uses as an application framework for its GUI and media player core platform, together with some custom and proprietary additions.

    Developers Aquasys are self-proclaimed huge fans of Boxee, and built a simple remote for Windows Mobile devices that allows users to operate basic program functions using a wireless connection (WiFi or cellular).

    The app features:

    • Navigation mode: up, down, left, right, select, back, home and exit
    • Play mode: play, pause, stop, rewind, forward, previous, next, volume up, volume down, mute
    • Input mode: allows text input into Boxee
    • Media information: title, artist, season/episode, duration, summary, thumbnail etc.
    • Hardware keys supported (up, down, left, right, select, vol up, vol down)
    • Automatic pause on phone call
    • Automatic discovery of the machine running Boxee (manual configuration is also possible)

    How to use it:

    • First step is to inform in program settings the address (IP or host name) of the machine where Boxee is running on. Alternatively use the "Discover" command and the remote will try to locate it (see note below).
    • Press "Mode" to alternate between the three available ways to control Boxee: Navigation, Play or Input.
    • Click thumbnail to obtain more information about the media currently playing.

    Read more and download the software at Aquasys here.

    Via FreewarePocketPC.net


  • For Developers: Deeplinking to Marketplace now available

    deeplink Microsoft has been slowly adding features to Marketplace.  The latest is the ability for developers to link directly to the detail page of their application either in the web-based Marketplace or the on-device version, both of which will allow the purchase of software with only one more click.

    Deeplinking to the Marketplace website is perfect for email marketing, or for telling users who come to a website how to find Windows Phone 6 apps.

    Deeplinking to the smartphone client is even more powerful because one can embed the link within an app.  When a user clicks on a client deeplink it will open the marketplace client directly to the details page of the linked application, providing a great way to help users try new products, or to convert free trial downloads into paid transactions.

    Another useful feature is that deeplinks will always point to the latest published version of the linked apps, within a user’s home market so developers will not need to go back and change your deeplinks every time they publish an update. 

    Read more about the process at the Windows Team Blog here.

    Via MobilityDigest.com


  • GRemote Pro 1.36 reviewed

    GRemote Pro is an application, which lets you use your Windows Phone as a touchpad or a wireless controller to remotely control popular applications on your PC. Use WiFi or Bluetooth services to connect your phone with your PC, so if you have any problems with firewall just use bluetooth, but if you need wide range use WiFi. This application requires a PDA with Windows Mobile 5/6 with touch screen display (or Android phone). Nearly all known screen resolutions are supported; VGA, WVGA, WQVGA (QVGA, SQVGA as external skin on developer’s home page). The developer (GBM Software) even offers the possibility to create custom skins and to share it with others on their website. GRemote Pro needs Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 to work.

    Read more at BestWindowsMobileApps.com here.


  • Latest HTC patent aims to provide anti-shake for video viewing

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    HTC has continued to beaver away at adding small nice touches to their software offerings.  The latest is pretty interesting, and make it easier to view video on an unstable platform such as a car.

    The software would use an accelerometer or other motion sensor to detect unintended movement of the phone while playing video and move the image on the screen in the opposite direction, ensuring the image always appear stable is space.

    HTC summarized the patent application as such:

    A method for displaying a video, a mobile electronic device thereof and a storage medium thereof. In the present method, first, the video is displayed on a screen of the mobile electronic device. Then, an acceleration variance of the mobile electronic device is detected through a sensor of the mobile electronic device. Next, a display area of the video in the screen is adjusted according to the acceleration variance. As a result, a user can comfortably watch the video displayed in the screen of the mobile electronic device even in an unstable state.

    Now the only question is will this actually make car sickness better or worse?

    Read the full patent here.


  • New York Times Silverlight app ported to Windows Phone 7
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    Michael S. Scherotter, Media Experience Evangelist for Microsoft is doing his bit to spread the Silverlight Windows Phone 7 word.

    Noting that all .NET and Silverlight developers are also Windows Phone developers, he managed to quickly and easily port the New York Times Silverlight Kit into a Windows Phone 7 app.  He notes it was simply a question of adding “a few #if statements to the code”, which he has made available at CodePlex site.

    Read more about the project at MSDN here.

    Will the Silverlight base of Windows Phone 7 see an avalanche of apps coming to the OS and is it worth sacrificing native apps? Let us know below.

    Via FuzeMobility.com


  • Sharp developing 3D screens for mobile phones

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    Sharp has announced the impeding availability of glass-less 3D touch screens for mobile phones. Sharp expects 3-D to replace two-dimensional displays the same way colour replaced black-and-white in movies and television.

    "The arrival of mobile 3-D is just around the corner," Hasegawa told reporters.

    Unfortunately the technology, while much improved from past implementations, still have disadvantages, including the size of the screen, which can be a maximum of 3.4 inches, and that the 3D effect is most convincing then the screen is held 30 cm (1 foot) away from the eyes.

    Sharp has however made great progress in improving screen brightness, and also providing the ability to show both 3D and 3D content on the same screen, Sharp noting that this is an essential capability while 3D content is still thin on the ground, and the ability to show 3D content in both portrait and landscape mode.

    Mass production of the 3-D LCDs is set to start in the first half of fiscal 2010, which began April 1, it said. The screens are widely expected to show up in the next iteration of the Nintendo DS soon.

    Read more at Yahoo.com here.

    With 3D so prevalent in our user interfaces, are our readers have any interest in seeing these screens showing up on their devices? Let us know below.

    Via PhoneScoop.com



  • Another T-Mobile HTC HD2 review

    If you are in US and still on the fence about getting a HTC HD2 this MobileTechReview review of the massively popular smartphone may help put you over the edge.

    I think most viewers will agree it is a killer device, even compared to the competition.