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Many of you have realized that when connecting your phone over ActiveSync the Windows directory cannot be seen and there are other files that are hidden. Because of this, we’re often forced to do a lot of the changes on our phone using File Explorer or using apps like TotalCommander. There have been plenty of times where going to the Windows directory is needed (like changing the programs located in the Programs directory). Well Rainfreak of PPCGeeks was kind enough to give a set of step by step instructions on how to change this on our PC so we can see all files and the Windows directory and it’s actually embarrassingly easy.

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One of my “Must Have” Applications just got even better! Windows Live Search Mobile just got updated to Version 4.0.12158.1. So what’s new? The first thing you’ll notice is the (Locate Me) when you first open WLS. Just like Google Maps, Windows Live Search can now tell you approximately where you are based on the cell phone towers. So if you do not have a built in GPS like us (Don’t be hatin’) you can still find out where you are.

So with this new update, WLS, which was always my favorite, begins knocking a little harder on Google Maps Door. Of course a feature that WLS has that Google Maps does not, is Voice Recognition. I have always liked this ability, especially when driving. The WLS interface is very well laid out and using the categories list helps locate Hotels, Restaurants, and other POI’s very easily.

But wait! What’s this? Here is yet another little value added to Windows Live Search that I did not count on! It’s called Bird’s Eye and as you can see it is located by clicking Menu, then clicking View when you are looking at a map! I got some pictures after the break for everyone to look at.

So if you haven’t already, you need to head on over to the Windows Live Search for Mobile website and download this latest version for your device! It is now solidly placed in my must have applications closer to the top!

You can download Windows Live Search Mobile by heading on over to the website or just clicking here.

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One of the most popular third party media players, Conduits Pocket Player just released a new version Pocket Player 4.0. The Award Winning Pocket Player, which won the “Best Audio at the 2008 Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine Best Software Awards for its Pocket PC and Smartphone editions”  really made some significant improvements. Here area few:

Pocket Player 4.0 introduces AAC and M4A playback and podcast subscriptions, as well as enhanced MP3 support and other improvements. Pocket Player 4.0 is fully compatible with all Windows Mobile 6.1, Windows Mobile 6, and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices.

If you enjoy your Windows Mobile Device as a music player and have been looking for a better application to listen to your music with, then Pocket Player needs to be on your list to test out! Pocket Player has a free trial so you can see for yourself just how good it is.

I got a ton of information about Pocket Player after the break including Conduits upgrade policy if you happen to have an older version and want to take advantage of these new features. There is also a download link. Pocket Player 4.0 is available now to purchase for $19.95.

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So you got your favorite theme running on your Fuze and you think life is good. It just can’t get any better than FuzeBerry or HTC Fuze Flip Clock V7b1. But how about showin’ your taskbar some love and make those dull HTC Icons go away in place of some very cool Color Icons? Well Check this out then:

That’s right, you can now trick out your Taskbar with these very cool color icons from massi959 over at XDA Developers for free! It’s a really simple cab file that you just download and save to your storage card for later use if necessary. Run the file from where ever you saved it and install to your main memory. The file is rather big at 4400K but with all the memory real estate we have with the Fuze/Touch Pro, it’s no problem.

There are two files to choose from:

Colored Top Bar WWE ST.cab which will keep your standard call registry icons.

or

Colored Top Bar WWE Call.cab which will replace your standard call registry icons with this:

Jump after the break for more of my screen shots showing off my new Taskbar and Call Registry!

Thanks to massi959 over at XDA for hookin’ us up and for AllTheWay from wmpoweruser for catching it!

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Well Christmas has come and gone already, and with Christmas typically come a whole slew of all new gadgets, myself being included in this list.  So varying off of the average topic of cell phones and accessories, I’ve gone with another sort of mobility, the HP MiniNote 2133.

For those of you who aren’t familiar, the HP MiniNote is a small formfactor netbook, like the ASUS EeePC.  But unlike the EeePC, this thing packs a punch, in a big way.

The unit I received had a 1.2Ghz Via C7-M processor, a gig of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.  I wasn’t too keen to running Vista on a lightweight system like this.

More on my HP MiniNote 2133 Review after the break!

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As we all know, the mobile browser war rages on and there has always been a personal preference to a certain extent as to which is better. At this point, it is safe to say that Skyfire is the most powerful, while Opera Mobile 9.5 is the nicest to use outside of longer page load times. (Skyfire renders on the server side). We all still use Pocket Internet Explorer because it is quick and easy. But when Mozilla announced that they would have a Mobile Browser called Fennec, things got interesting.

The first Alpha release of Fennec was just that, the first release with some bugs to work out with speed.

Mozilla developer Stuart Parmenter in a blog entry wrote:

"While we focused much of the previous alpha on getting the user experience how we wanted, we’ve spent much of the time since focused on improving performance,"

Stuart goes on to say about the second Alpha release:

"We’ve made major strides improving startup performance, panning and zooming performance, and responsiveness while pages are loading."

 

The Fennec Alpha 2 is available on Mozilla’s website for the Nokia N810 Internet Tablets, but if you don’t have the Nokia, you can have a look a Fennec from your PC using Windows, Linux, & Mac OS X. Just head on over to Mozilla to check it out.

Let’s hope that Mozilla gets the bugs worked out of Fennec and we can see it live sometime soon!

Stay tuned for more information.

Source: arstechnica.com via justanothermobilemonday.com

Jump after the break for what’s new in Fennec Alpha 2

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