Change Your Carrier Name…with Personalizer

If there’s something that can be changed then let’s change it:) Here’s the latest from CodyPPC which is an updated version of Personalizer – an app that lets you change the carrier name on your phone to anything you want. So no more AT&T in the corner…for now on I presume you’ll all have FuzeMobility … Read more

The Touch Pro 2 Does Have the FM Radio Hardware

When the Fuze shipped it was missing the software for the FM radio to work but the hardware was active (of course, we had the software waiting:)). Between the Diamond and Touch Pro variants it turned out that some devices did not have the hardware. When looking at the TP2, HTC’s website does not list … Read more

Removing Text Messaging Keyboard Lag – Part 2

It’s been a long time since we’ve discussed keyboard lag but a while back we mentioned a tweak that modifies the keyboard input and the effect is to reduce the lag when you type (which is especially noticeable when typing text messages). Well bradyonly of PPCGeeks was playing around a bit and noticed a file … Read more

e-Natives Showcase Finger Friendly Task Manager

The HTC task manager that we’ve all been using (top right corner of the today screen) is generally decent and usable but how about making it a lot more finger friendly? Well thanks to amarullz of XDA and e-Natives Technology  you can have this. It lets you switch tasks, terminate processes, return to your today … Read more

TouchFlo3D 2.5 Previewed

PocketNow has provided a link to the German website UDK which got their hands on the upcoming Firestone along with the new version of TF3D that comes along with it. Notably, it has a better today screen (that includes an app launcher on the home screen without needed to go to another tab), a footprints … Read more

Keeping Sharp

So the summer has begun and that means a little down time for the old brain hopefully. Well, before it turns to mush why not try some games to keep things flowing (you didn’t think I was going to suggest reading a book, did you?:)). Well here are two free games – one that is … Read more

Dialing Phone Numbers With Extensions

Bryan B has the badge ‘Forum Guru’ in our forums for good reason. While assisting the community at large on a daily basis, he’s been provided a wealth of knowledge. His latest tip is a real time saver. The question raised was how to add an extension into a phone number so your phone will … Read more

No More WM 6.5 Lock Screen Delay

Thanks to Mindfrost82, who modified the work of NRGZ28 and made it public, users of WM 6.5 will no longer have to experience a delay in waking up your device when it is locked using the WM 6.5 lock screen. This fix is portrait only at this point but we can confirm that this fix … Read more

A Few Contact Tips

I was reading this article from Microsoft on how to use WM to hunt for a new job (see what I go through for you guys?:)). I initially dismissed much of the article as mostly common knowledge but then realized that it really does have a few tips that a lot of users may not … Read more

Billy The Haunted Man

You may have had a bad day, but Billy is really having a bad one. All he can do is move side to side to try to avoid getting squished by falling balls. Well you can help Billy out using the gsensor or by tapping the screen to help him avoid his demise. It’s a … Read more

Stock Plugin For WM 6.5

I know – a lot of you aren’t using 6.5 but you will be one day:) Here’s a nice stock plugin for 6.5 that is available for most resolutions (QVGA, VGA and WVGA). The right soft key is used to configure the plugin for new stocks and to update the plugin just tap it. The … Read more

WM 6.5 Streaming Widget

For those of you using WM 6.5 you should have a few widgets that came included in the ROM. But what’s been missing is custom widgets…until now. XDA member Themuzz has released a WM 6.5 Widget for streaming media. The widget gets its feed from todaypda and it includes 7883 radio stream, 3252 television stream … Read more