Tip of the Day: Connecting Browser Tab in Opera 9.7

As many of you have learned, when you install the new beta Opera 9.7, the browser tab in TF3D2 (not sure about old TF3D) doesn’t work. Well, with help from David (Special) K, I found two possible solutions. The first one involved a post that David on December 29, 2008. He provides detailed instructions on … Read more

Clean Out Duplicate Contacts

Somewhere between reloading ROMs, going through new phones and adding contacts in last name, first name versus first name, last name order we all get a lot of duplicate contacts. In the past I’ve cleaned this by using software on my PC. Thanks to zaijian of XDA we now have Contact Cleaner which is a … Read more

No Mom, Just Playing With My Phone

In what I’m sure will be treated as a mile stone in WM development elAlem of XDA released a beta version of hdWobble, a program that lets you make things go bouncy bounce:) Being a beta, you have to set the bull’s eyes over the intended ‘objects’ and you can change the location and size … Read more

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!

Have you ever had an urge to time something, but didn’t have a stopwatch handy? Maybe you want to see how long it will take you to eat ten hot dogs during a game at Fenway? Or you bet your buddies that you can down that pitcher in less than 30 seconds? Or your wife … Read more

Opera 9.7 Beta Gets Official

The wait is over and now we all can take Opera 9.7 for a spin! Check it out:

Opera Mobile 9.7 beta is now available to accelerate the mobile browsing experience for Windows Mobile-based phones. Speed is at the heart of this beta release due to the addition of Opera’s recently launched technology for faster surfing, Opera Turbo. Opera has also included its newly upgraded browser engine, called Opera Presto 2.2, for faster page loads and better overall performance. With the added bonus of Opera Widgets, Opera Mobile 9.7 gets you the Web content you want in fewer clicks and less time.

Windows Mobile 5/6 Pocket PC, version 9.7b1

(Touchscreen-based devices only. Last updated: 8. 6. 2009)

Opera Widgets Manager 9.7b1 add-on, version 9.7b1

(Touchscreen-based devices only. Last updated: 8. 6. 2009)

Jump after the break for the full press release and known issues.

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Tweaking The HTC Touch Pro II

I wonder how many of you thought it was going to be one of our team tweaking the HTC Touch Pro II? Well it’s not. Even though we have a great community, we just don’t have funds to buy the HTC Touch Pro II without the 3G bands needed here in the US. It just … Read more

Iris Browser 1.1.8 Released

Seems like there is huge mobile browser frenzy going on these days. We recently had Skyfire 1.0 released  officially taking that browser out of beta and then we have a Opera 9.7 (Turbo) to be released tomorrow and now we have Iris 1.1.8 which was released today. I use Iris as my primary browser because … Read more

Annoy Teens and Teach Dogs…The Phone Edition

Some of you may remember the press coverage surrounding the release of the Mosquito which was originally a high pitched sound meant to keep teens from loitering. The thing is, that this sound can only be heard by younger people and as you get older your hearing degrades. So the intention was to make a … Read more

Shopping Cart v3 Released

Shopping Cart is a great free app released by crackwhore of XDA that lets you keep a running shopping list. It just received a major upgrade: QVGA resolution support! Functionality to remove an entry altogether. Tabbed cart lists to separate shopping carts for different stores. Custom/enhanced save/open/browse dialogs. Default Windows Mobile ones are awful. Context … Read more