by dave on November 5th, 2009 /
Category: News
The tough-as-nails road warrior’s Windows Phone, the Samsung Jack, just just received a free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. This upgrade took a little work on AT&T and Microsoft’s part, as the Jack doesn’t sport some of the features you’d expect on a Windows Phone, notably the touchscreen.
That didn’t stop Sammy, and AT&T Samsung Jack users can now grab your Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade from the Samsung website. Here’s what you get:
- Windows Marketplace for Mobile: Discover apps that unlock the power of your Windows Phone, shop securely with confidence, and download instantly to your phone.
- Internet Explorer Mobile: Internet Explorer Mobile 6 delivers the same high quality browsing and media viewing experience that you’ve come to expect on your desktop computer. If you can see it in Internet Explorer on your PC, you’ll be able to see it just as well on your Windows Pphone, whether the content you want is on YouTube, a game using Flash animation, or on a social site like Facebook or MySpace.
- AT&T WiFi: Automatic access to over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots nationwide is available on the Samsung Jack and is included in select smartphone data plans. This allows for fast and easy downloads of your favorite music, streaming videos, games, and more.
- Vlingo for Windows Phone: Instantly send a text or email message, call a friend, search the Web, open native applications and more, all by speaking into your Samsung Jack Windows Phone.
As promised, the first official Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrade for the HTC Touch Pro 2 has just been released into the wild and is ready for you Touch Pro 2 owners to head over to the official HTC website and download it!
Be sure that you’re aware that this ROM update (version 1.86.401.0) will actually clear all the data on the phone and replace the current OS — so make sure you backup all of your contacts, emails, messages and call history using something like PIM Backup (which I highly recommend).
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by dave on September 17th, 2009 /
Category: News
Samsung has officially launched the new Samsung Omnia Pro B7330, pictured above; which looks a lot like the Jack, but with some beefed up specs.
The real news is that, in addition to this new handset, Samsung has annouced Windows Mobile 6.5 for the entire Omnia lineup from October 6th onwards. That means any new i8000, B7320, B7300, B7330, and B7610 will ship with 6.5. In addition, B7610s, and B7320s models already out there will get Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades in short order.
Today I will be doing just as the title suggests — unlocking and upgrading an HTC Apache to run Windows Mobile 6.1. Or at least that’s what I’m aiming to do. Everyone I’ve told this to seems to snicker and wish me luck. Is it impossible? From a brief bit of internet sleuthing, I’d say it’s possible. Is it practical? Maybe not.
The hardware in the HTC Apache is less than snappy. The Apache runs Windows Mobile 5 originally, has a miniSD slot, 128 MB of internal memory, a 416 MHz PXA270 CPU, 64k-colour TFT, 1.3 MP camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, IR, and has a QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen.
I’m excited to get this show on the road — so let’s see if I can’t find myself a good, stable ROM to start. Stay tuned for Part 2!
In the meantime, tell me — what’s the craziest upgrade/unlock you’ve done?
by dave on December 10th, 2008 /
Category: News
Do you have an I-mate Ultimate phone? You’ll be happy to know that now you can upgrade your handset to WinMo 6.1!
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Windows Mobile 6.1 is available for download for the I-mate Ultimate versions 9502 (instructions), 8502 (instructions), 6150 (instructions), and the 8150 (instructions). Go on and grab yours now and don’t thank me – thank I-mate Device Support!
It’s time for the fifth edition of WindowsMobile Cool’s sister site round up featuring the best of this week at BlackBerry Cool, the voice of the BlackBerry community and QuicklyBored, the latest in mobile entertainment!
So, what’s awesome this week on BlackBerry Cool and QuicklyBored?
by dave on November 27th, 2008 /
Category: News
There’s a strange story coming out of the British mobile scene about Orange UK’s sales people talking their customers out of upgrading to the HTC Touch HD of which they have obtained exclusive rights to in the British market.
Apparently there have been a slew of returns and complaints about this exclusive phone. A source over at msmobiles says:
Just tried to upgrade to the Touch HD and had the operator telling me about the high rate of returns. Apparently poor battery life, and that horrendous camera are putting people off them. The operator tried her hardest to put me off until I pointed out just how many Windows Mobile powered phones I have had (Windows Mobile 2002 and on). So not just returns but actively trying to encourage customers to not buy the orange UK exclusive.
Anyone here experiencing any problems?
What has Orange UK done to this phone? Or is the device flawed right from the gate?
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Take Control over Wireless Data Spending with Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0
St. Petersburg, November 18th, 2008 – Spb Software releases Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 – a powerful software solution that offers full control over all types of smartphone data connections by monitoring them in accordance with configurable tariffs and data plans, and providing per application data traffic reports. First brought to market in 2002, Spb Wireless Monitor, formerly known as Spb GPRS Monitor, accounts for the lack of a built-in data tracking tool in Windows Mobile devices. A four-time prize winner in the Smartphone and Pocket PC magazine’s Best Software Awards, shipped in over a dozen devices by ASUS, HTC, O2, Samsung, and T-Mobile, the Spb Wireless Monitor has over 3,000,000 loyal customers worldwide. The new name of version 3.0 comes with massive enhancements in features and abilities.
Read the rest of Spb’s Wireless Monitor 3.0 Press Release here
Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of interest in Windows Mobile 6.1. Specifically, people wondering how they can upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1. Well, the following list might not be comprehensive, but it calls out a number of devices I’ve heard about lately and their update points.
* Pantech DUO (under software updates)
* Motorola Q9c
* Samsung
o ACE
o i760
o Blackjack II
* HTC
o HTC Touch
o HTC Mogul
[via Windows Mobile Team Blog]
