I am starting to see various news reports crop up that Windows Phone 7 is being delayed. Some sites are saying this is extremely bad news for Microsoft while others suggest the deal is related to the success of the Droid. Either way being a proponent of Windows Phone I welcome the delay.
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One of the most underutilized features on Windows Mobile is Voice Command. In fact, the Android, iPhone, and Blackberry fans need to recognize the voice commands in Windows Mobile are superior to these platforms in all ways. Voice control technology has been around for a long time but really is not talked about much. It is a shame, because it is such an integral part of my life. I use voice control daily in my Chevy Avalanche with OnStar.
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There is currently a bug that is affecting some devices out there including Windows Mobile Phones. Apparently, text messages sent after 1/1/2010 are showing up with a date of 2016. The problem has not been identified yet but some are speculating that it has to do with how computers store information.
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This Christmas my stepson was added to my phone plan with AT&T. He will be on a probation period to start off with. That probation period includes using my HTC Wizard otherwise known as the Cingular 8125. Yes, that is an old Windows Mobile Phone but it still works. Sometimes we expect everyone to get the latest greatest phone but not everyone can afford to get the Tilt 2. So untill he can he is stuck. Now this phone was great in its time but of course by today’s standard…… no chance. Especially for a freshman in college. So I set out to make the Wizard a bit better. To my suprise, with very little effort I made it a lot better!
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Do you ever find yourself wishing that the sound from your Smartphone was just a little louder or have you needed to give your notebook PC a boost in volume when doing a presentation? I think we have all been there and in reality, there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of solutions out there. [click to continue…]
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So a while back I wrote an article about how bad Windows Media Player Mobile stunk. I set out to find a replacement media app and found Mobile Media Center. The other day I began thinking, if there are a lot of people like me, than most of them will just stick with Windows Media Mobile until it gets better. So this prompted me to find a way to make it more tolerable.
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$1 is not a lot of money. In fact $1 per month for something I would use daily on multiple devices is not much to ask. LastPass provides password management cross platform and cross devices. Today, I use 1Password and Roboform for password management. 1Password is restricted to Apple’s platforms (Mac and iPhone). Roboform is restricted to Windows on the desktop (for now I am ignoring the Online option) but runs on multiple mobile platforms such as Windows Phone, Blackberry, Palm, Symbian, and iPhone.
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For all the Windows Mobile folks there is the Windows Market Place for Mobile to get Apps for your phone. Before Windows Market Place for Mobile existed there was Handango, and currently they are extending their Year end blowout sale. So if you were hesitant about getting something from them maybe this will put you over the top. Happy New Year.
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What happened guys? You used to be beautiful. This is a painful article for me to type but one that needs to be done. I was recently complaining that part of the reason that people have this bad view of Windows Mobile is the fact that developers are abandoning it. For example when the Slingbox first came out I jumped all over it. I was the first in my circle to get one. Add in the fact that SlingMedia came up with a client for Windows Mobile and you are talking about a killer gadget. The interface for the time was fine nothing different than any other Windows Mobile app. But then, enter in the Sling Player Mobile app for the iPhone.
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