Not Going To Lie – I Like This Idea

This is not a WM device. It’s Lenovo’s LePhone running Android. But it has one really unique feature that I think is pretty innovative and I wish came to WM. The keyboard is detachable. So you can use it like a touchscreen only phone with an onscreen keyboard or pop it into the clear case … Read more

Texts Messages Finally Get Colored Bubbles

It’s sad that this is exciting, but it is.  See that – it’s little bubbles and each person gets their own bubble color to distinguish sender from receiver in a text message conversation so it looks like an actual back and forth conversation.  So you know, this only works for the standard SMS app so … Read more

A New Type of Animated Sense Wallpaper Is Coming

Just saw this posting by mun_rus about some new manila 2.5 (Sense) animated wallpapers that he’s working on. They’re pretty neat in that portions of the wallpaper that are animated sit on top of Sense. So it’s not just a wallpaper (in the background) but it actually sits on the foreground. Oh and it’s a … Read more

Reprogram Your Spouse…The App

What happens when Bbonzz and Herm get together? They try to take over your mind!:) MindRemote is a remote control for your phone. Just point it at the person who needs a little change and voila. So guys, you can finally get a beer, some home cooking, a message or a striptease with the press … Read more

2010 Is The Power Revolution

There was a subtheme to this years CES event. With everyone focusing on devices there’s a greater need to keep them powered and two noteworthy bits of news were shown. The first involves charging your devices without plugging it in and the second doesn’t even need a wall outlet to keep you going. The first … Read more

Buzzword Baby…Now With More Buzz Words

If you’ll recall, the Auri Group released Buzzword Baby a short while ago on Marketplace. Every time you press the softkey you get a new buzzword and thus another opportunity to show off how much you know (little do they know your secret weapon). Except now you get 50% more buzzwords and it’s still the … Read more

WM Wins The Browser Battle

What happens if you pits the browsers on the iPhone 3Gs, HTC HD2, Droid, Nokia N900, Nokia N97, Palm Pre and the Blackberry Storm 2? Well Windows Mobile comes out on top…but we all knew it was the best:) AreaMobile states (in slightly broken translated text) “Because of the excellent speed, the completely fluent scrolling … Read more

TouchXperience Is Just A Month Away

For those of you who have used TouchXperience in the past you’ve been awaiting a major overhaul. Well the developer sent out an email today confirming that it’s just one month off from a public release. He notes “There were a lot of changes and improvements since last update, and above all a fresh new … Read more

Galatea Game Engine Previewed On Android

We’ve talked about the Galatea game engine in the past and its ability to produce some shockingly high frame rates in 3D as well as a preview of a few games from the guys behind it (which received a bronze medal from Samsung for its development). Well as development of the engine continues there’s some … Read more

Smartphones Council: Roundup #2

Smartphones-Council

Council meeting number #2 opens up and this week the council reviews Google’s Nexus One, HTC’s Touch HD2, FunkyBall Worlds for iPhone, a bunch of new Windows Mobile applications and more. 

Joining us this week is PocketNow.com with some great stuff directly from CES.

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Wine Sound Ported

Mase1980 has provided us with another little toy. This time it’s a freeware app called Wine Sound that was intended for the Omnia II. It’s a simple app that makes music by tapping the wine glasses so you can just ding away at the wine glasses and  hear them. It runs fine on HTC WVGA … Read more

Windows Mobile – In A League Of Its Own

Microsoft has always taken a different approach than other manufacturers when it comes to mobile platforms. Both Blackberry and Apple produce the hardware and operating system for their mobile devices and third parties are invited to the party to make accessories and apps. Microsoft, as we know, has not entered the mobile hardware market yet … Read more