bowplay, an XDA Forums member, has launched XDARoms.com: a one-stop shop for all your Windows Mobile cooked ROM needs. Visitors to XDARoms can sort ROMS by device and compare features of up to 5 different ROMS side-by-side… how’s that for a-la-carte hacking?
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For those of you unlucky enough to have to buy a Windows Phone between now and Christmas, take heart! You’ll no longer be buying Windows Mobile devices, but rather Windows Phone Classic Edition. According to istartedsomething blogger Long Zheng, these Windows Phone Classic Edition devices will still keep coming as low-end devices for another year or two, well into Windows Phone 7’s run.
Good or bad idea? Considering Microsoft’s push to control the user experience, this seems destined to confuse smartpone newbies, but as long as HTC and Spb are there to provide decent shells… hey, why not! Microsoft has long been known for too many versions of absolutely every product they make, so why should Windows Phones be any different?
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Is Windows Mobile 6.5 is helping to drive sales of HTC Windows Phones? According to HTC CEO Peter Chou:
HTC is currently cooperating with a number of carriers in Europe, including T-Mobile, Orange and Vodafone, to promote the sales of HTC HD2 and demand from those carriers is outpacing supply, Chou indicated.
Digitimes and HTCPedia read this as evidence that WinMo 6.5 is helping to sell devices, but you’ve got to wonder: HTC makes excellent quality devices, has completely replaced the Windows Mobile interface with TouchFlo, TouchFlo 3D, and now Sense and just re-branded themselves and launched a new, expanded marketing campaign… so is this demand for their devices thanks to Windows Mobile 6.5 or in spite of it?
Anyone care to hazard a guess?
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:
HTC has posted a free Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM upgrade on their website for HTC Diamond 2 users. Be sure to back up your data first, otherwise the upgrade process is simple!
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This nice long video from ai.rs shows Samsung’s Omnia II running Windows Mobile 6.5. Even though the Omnia II launched on Verizon with Windows Mobile 6.1, the Omnia II is in line for an upgrade. This video shows the Omnia II running Windows Mobile 6.5 and TouchWiz, Samsung’s UI replacement. TouchWiz appears to be quite expansive, with customized Windows UI screens right down to the little settings windows.
Anyone hear whether Verizon is offering an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5 for current Samsung Omnia II users?
Vodafone HTC Touch Pro 2 users rejoice! You can now grab an official Windows Mobile 6.5 update from the Vodafone UK website!
Those who have unlocked their HTC Touch Diamond 2 will be pleased to hear that there is an official HTC Touch Diamond 2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM update available at HTCPedia.com. Enjoy!
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This little video shows Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile included with Windows Mobile 6.5 running on an HTC HD2, and it’s got multi-touch (or is it pinch-to-zoom?). The web browser on the new Zune HD got pretty rave reviews (for a Microsoft web browser)… a step in the right direction?
Toshiba TG-01 users will be happy to hear the free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5 they’ve been waiting for has arrived! A bunch of European markets have this device, which features a nice, big 4.1″ screen and the 1GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm, so it should really purr with Windows Mobile 6.5. Go here to get it from Toshiba Europe’s website.
UK Windows Phone fans should be stoked: the new LG GM750 has just dropped on Vodafone running Windows Mobile 6.5! The LG GM-750 has pretty decent specs, including a 5mp camera, GPS, and a big, 3″ touch screen. This device is apparently exclusive to Vodafone, so enjoy, Brits!
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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Verizon has officially launched their HTC Imagio – a very hot looking big-screen Windows Phone (i.e. Windows Mobile 6.5) device. The specs for this baby came out a while ago:
Well, now you can get one for yourself. In line with the worldwide Windows Mobile 6.5 launch, Verizon has just put the HTC Imagio on its site for for $199.99 after two-year contract and $100 rebate.
Take a look after the jump for the full press release and all the goodies that come with the HTC Imagio.
I just read a post at PocketNow about this neat Windows Phone Custom Theme Generator that Microsoft has quietly launched. It allows you to use your favorite photo or any other image, add colors and style, and then text the custom theme straight to your phone (or your friend’s phone, for that matter).
It is only certified for the HTC Pure, the HTC Imagio, and the Samsung Intrepid, but it should work with any Windows Mobile 6.5 touchscreen phone that has the same screen resolution as one of those.
Hit up the Microsoft Windows Phone Custom Theme Generator and give it a try – report your findings below!
Sprint has announced the launch of its new Samsung Intrepid. This little qwerty-keyboard, touch-screen device is a follow-up to the Samsung Ace, which was a decent performer for Sprint. Here are the Samsung Intrepid specs as we know them so far:
WMExperts reports it will also have a 528MHz Qualcomm processor and 512MB ROM/256MB RAM. The Sprint Samsung Intrepid is launching October 11th and is set to go up at $149. The full press release is after the jump.
Microsoft has taken the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 and the Windows Phone branding to bump its MyPhone service into full swing. The Microsoft MyPhone service links your Windows Phone to your MSN profile, so you can configure an automatic back up of your phone, share photos on your favorite social networking sites, access your contacts and text messages online and more. You can also locate your GPS-enabled lost phone through the site.
The key new features that are available as of today:
Head over to myphone.microsoft.com to trigger an email to your phone, or visit myphone.microsoft.com/install.
Microsoft officially launched Windows Mobile 6.5 today along with a flurry of services and brands that should keep us spinning until Windows 7 finally rolls off the shelves this time next year. Along with the new version of Windows Mobile, Microsoft has officially begun using their new “Windows Phone” moniker, much to our pleasure here at thewindowsphone.com ;)
To kick things off, carriers around the world are launching new Windows Phones today. A list of the beauties hitting the markets are follows the jump, but as usual we’re short-shifted here in North America. Europe and Asia have more than dozen new Windows Mobile devices available through carriers and off-plan, NA gets 4.
HTC officially announced the HTC Leo, I mean the HTC Touch HD2… er, rather, HTC officially launched the HTC HD2 today! We’ve been dreaming of this new Windows Mobile device’s gigantic 4.3″ screen for weeks, and now HTC has taken the wraps off the new phone.
The first Windows Mobile device to feature HTC’s Sense UI, instead of the traditional TouchFlo UI that HTC has used for years, the new HTC HD2 will have some pretty impressive specs, including the new Snapdragon 1GHz processor. Read the full press release after the jump…
Verizon has announced they’re launching the new Samsung Omnia II today, the big Windows Mobile 6.5 launch date… with Windows Mobile 6.1! An update to 6.5 is coming in mid-October, and the Samsung has their own proprietary UI on top of Windows Mobile anyway, so I guess it’s no big deal.
Anyone going to pick this up?
Verizon has officially announced the HTC Imagio, coming on October 6th with a tonne of other Windows Mobile 6.5 goodies. The device will appear in stores starting October 20th.
Beyond the cool kickstand, this is a hefty-looking device:
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