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Windows Mobile 7 we need you!

whoknew — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:43:14 +0000

Sorry to all you Windows Mobile fans but if you have had a bad day then what I am about to tell you is going to make it slightly worse. According to tips given to CNET by Microsoft the release date of windows mobile 7 has been pushed back once again.

This defiantly spells disaster for the Windows Mobile platform. With the android platform finally out and the iPhone taking most of the market windows mobile is really going to have to kick it into gear to compete.

Among some of the features that are highly expected to be part of the release is advanced gesture recognition, using technology similar to the iPhone and possibly using the camera as means for reading gestures. Better speech input and enhanced active sync features are also expected for this new version of the windows mobile software.

With Windows Mobile 6.1 just hitting the streets I think Microsoft is really going to have to rethink the Mobile platform and bring something more than just enhanced features. I wish I have more on this topic but seeing as Microsoft has said little to nothing about Windows Mobile 7 I am left with little to tell.

Uncovered AT&T launch dates!

whoknew — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:32:43 +0000

SO AT&T has some really cool phones that are going to make AT&T an even better choice for all the consumers out in the world looking to get a new cell.

One of the more notable devices coming to AT&T’s line up is the HTC Fuze. This is the “replacement” phone for the AT&T Tilt and not only that has features that kick any other smart phone in the rear end.

Bellow are the launch dates for future AT&T devices:

HTC Fuze will launch on October 23nd

Motorola V9x (new V9 with GPS) launches on October 2nd

Samsung Mirage i907 (basically our version of the Omnia) launches on October 21st

Pantech C740 in red, navy, and green launches on October 14th

Nokia 6650 launches in red and silver on October 23rd

BlackBerry 8320 in that totally cool color launches on October 21st

BlackBerry Pearl in pink launches on October 2nd

The BlackBerry Curve in “burnt orange” is pushed to “2009″.

The regular BlackBerry Curve is discontinued

The Palm Treo 680s are discontinue

Notice: The date’s above have not been confirmed but we highly suspect that the are close to the actual launch date’s.

vTap – One of the best Windows Mobile Apps.

whoknew — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:21:27 +0000

So many people say that it is impossible to watch youtube videos on a windows mobile phone easily. This is absolutely not true. vTap is a great application that allows you to search and view Youtube videos all in the vTap application. Not only does it give you the ability to watch the videos but if you create a vTap account you can save favorites and come back anytime and see the latest videos from that youtube account.

Some of the things that I can see vTap improving on is the ability to log directly into your youtube account. Allowing a user to do this would give them access to their subscriptions so that they may view and search through the subscriptions just as they would on their computer.

The application is built for windows mobile 5 and 6 touch screen devices and iphones only. So sorry to all you Moto Q fans this is not the application for you. If you would like to download vTap just click the link >>>> http://www.vtap.com/wm.html

Video to be posted soon.

Skyfire! The future in mobile web browsing

whoknew — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:19:21 +0000

To all you windows mobile fans I have found your best friend. This application not only is the worlds most advanced mobile browser but also gives you everything and I mean everything that your computers browser can bring to you.

So you may ask how this work? Well to put it as simple as possible your phone does not do anything. Really, it does not process the data that your computer normally would. What makes this browser special is the fact that it uses server side processing to provide a rich end user experience. This means that the Skyfire servers process all the data before it gets to your phone. You phone just receives raw data from skyfire and displays and plays any audio that the skyfire servers transmit.

What does this mean? This is awesome because it will allow manufactures of websites to continue to make graphic intensive website while not leaving a mobile user in the dust. This revolutionary way to process web pages on mobile phones is the future and do not be surprised if you see this technology soon in your iphone and newer HTC devices.

If you are interested in joining the private beta please go to http://skyfire.com and click Sign Up!

Sorry for the audio issues