Who Runs The Show? Your Phone Or You?

It’s a Windows Mobile phone right, it makes phone calls, lets you email, browse the web, sync important information with your PC and generally should do anything [well almost] that your PC does for you in a much more compact package. It’s not a net book though, even if it connects to the web. How many of us out there have turned to third party programs to help us keep our Windows Mobile devices running smoothly?

Programs like Pocket Mechanic and MemMaid, have been stalwarts in the war on Windows Mobile’s quirkiest operation. Both of these programs are actually advanced registry editors for the Windows Mobile OS with a UI that is so user friendly that you don’t even know that you are doing it. I could also cite various freeware applications here that I use, but the point of  the post is to point you to a great Tutorial for some registry editing of your Windows mobile device, that may debunk, and remove the taboo that your OS runs you.

HobbesIsReal  over at WMExperts, has posted what amounts to, a way to really optimize your device with a few well selected manual registry edits. His tutorial is simple and easy to follow, and explains the advantages of the edits really well. In a way this sort of info circumnavigates third party apps, and lets you take control of your device manually. All in all it offers you an interesting alternative, and maybe a deeper understanding of the OS on your device.

Well worth a look.

Registry Edits I Have Loved - WMExperts

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Quick Look: Opera Widgets for Windows Mobile!

I wouldn’t exactly say that I’ve been a fan of browser widgets, on the PC or the mobile. Since I had a look at the NFB Widgets earlier.

I’m nothing though, if not consistent, so a better look at Opera’s new widgety offering is warranted. 

One thing that is really neat, is the ability to create your own widgets from the desktop in a simple three step wizard [Widgetize].

I am going to concentrate on the initial mobile offering here, and not expand on the desktop version too much.

It’s quite surprising, and due to the limitations of the test device I’m using, I’ll reserve judgement and just show you what I can see without the whining about memory limitations.

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Shootout, Doug’s got the Guns out, Duck!

For a family man, Doug’s still packin’ heat, and with his latest head to head review of SPB Mobile Shell, and Winterface over at MTS, he has shared an insight into these two WinMo App’s that has a rather surprising result.

Hit up the link for Doug’s review, and the surprise ending!

Shootout: Today Screen Shells | My Today Screen

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Eee PC Envy, is your Drive Big Enough!

One of the things that put me off getting a netbook, was storage, will it be big enough to do what I want to do with it? Will it provide satisfaction?

a lot of the earlier EeePc models, offered limited SSD storage, which leaves you dependent on memory card expansion, for a real storage solution.

Well now there’s a real Viagra solution for your EEEPC that wont get you the little finger flip, and will up your size for a reasonable price as well!

These drives will come in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB capacities, selling for $53, $79, and $149 respectively. They will offer a maximum read speed of 40 MB/sec. and a maximum write speed of 15 MB/sec.

Unlike some other NetBooks, you can upgrade a Eee without voiding your warranty.

Increase the Storage Capacity of an Eee PC to 64 GB

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BlackBerrWinMo? Could Microsoft buy the real competition?

Look, as much as I may like to goad my fellow writers around here that the iPhone is kicking the snot out of Windows Mobile - reality is Microsoft only has a couple real competitors in the business market and Apple is not one of them. But RIM (the undisputed king of email) could in theory be taken out, not by some catastrophic meltdown causing downtime in their data centers, but by catastrophic meltdown in the housing markets. Never would have seen that one coming!

With all the turbulence in the American financial markets, the mass layoffs, the mass business failures, and all the other things remaining to be seen, RIMM’s market value has taken a serious turn for the bottom of the pool with its current stock value at almost 1/3rd of the year’s high value of just over $148/share.

Rumors of Microsoft’s interest in Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM have swirled in the past, but no deal has ever materialized. A marriage of the two companies would bring together two of the best-known high-tech names in the world and give Microsoft a formidable wireless-handset presence through access to RIM’s roughly 20 million BlackBerry subscribers.

Brandon’s Feeble Minded Take

Reality is this isn’t likely to happen. I can’t for one see Microsoft admitting defeat in the business market by purchasing RIM. And yes, it would be defeat - simple because if Microsoft can’t beat someone in a product line, history has proven they either steal it or buy it. I also can’t see RIM letting this happen, nor the fed, nor a billion other entities.

But, would I like to see it? Yes. Definitely. I would love to see Microsoft pick up RIM and bring some of the email-centric qualities of the RIM devices into their fold, like the near “dummy-proof” setup of accounts. I would also love to see it happen on the chance that adding the RIM engineers to the WinMo group would hasten a change in direction for WinMo. I think we all can agree that the slogan “more of the same” can’t be attached to the next version of WinMo - and the purchase of RIM might be just what the doctor ordered.

(via billions of blogs pointing to Reuters)

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Everything’s coming up Android!

You’d have to admit that the introduction of a new OS like Android is exciting. The fact that it’s an open system, welcoming developers to  add to it’s functionality, with seemingly no limitations, says the sky’s the limit. So eventually you would think this will be a boon both to industry and personal users. Let’s face it, it’s not going to be a Blackberry,out of the box, and there are not going to be a range of great applications available for a while till the platform proves itself, and some of the more mainstream developers who already have experience with cross platform programming, decide to wade in to the mix.

  
There are a few, I don’t know how many,[I’m sure I know at least one person that’s got one and can’t say] people who already are Hands on with the G1. A forum member over at Android Community, has done what may be the first public review of the G1. Again, I’m sure this person will get their wrist slapped for this.
The real news though is that other manufacturers are going to pick up the OS and build appropriate devices. Even rumours that the Touch HD, [which isn’t coming to  the US any time soon, WinMo flavoured] will somehow appear in an Android version, I’d like to see that. Anyway, twelve days to go so back to normal viewing…

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