Windows Mobile

By Brian Lam Smartphones • The Best Smartphones: We like the iPhone, the Motorola Droid because it runs Android 2.0 operating system, and the Palm Pre for people who have stuck with Sprint. We do not like anything Symbian or Windows Mobile 6.5, for the time being. (But are excited for Windows Mobile 7.)

By Will Park Add in a dash of 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen goodness, sprinkle on a 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, and add a pinch of GPS, 3G data, WiFi and digital compass, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a microSD card slot, and the HD2’s recipe is sure to please even the staunchest Windows Mobil...

By John Herrman Your Phone Windows Mobile: To sync with your Windows Mobile phone in Windows 7, you're going to need Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1. Just like in Vista! Except this time around, Windows is savvy enough to autoinstall the suite, which saves a little time and potentially a lot of Googling. (J...

China will be getting their hands on yet another Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone in the form of the ViewSonic V901. This handset will be powered by a Marvell PXA310 processor, accompanied by 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM, a 3.6" 480 × 800 touchscreen display and a 5-megapixel camera. We're surprised to h...

By Zealot Despite the fact that to a great degree the review is used to once again make WinMo into Gizmodo’s personal software piñata (truly, the Gizmodo editors hate WinMo like it killed their dog), it makes several goodpoints about the physical features of the device, and Herrman really doesn’t...

By Sam Dean As Dragoon concedes, Microsoft still owns 90 percent of the operating system market, but there is a lot of healthy competition on, especially among mobile operating systems. We've written widely about the prospects for the Android operating system, and one of this week's biggest tech n...

Calling Features Many of the i730s calling features are integrated with the Windows Mobile operating system. For instance the included Pocket Outlook software features a contacts list that is cleverly integrated with the phones dialing functions. Meanwhile the phones handwriting re...

By James Kendrick When you think of smartphone platforms, the usual players come to mind. Windows Mobile, Android, WebOS and iPhone are the major players currently. Windows Mobile 6.5 just launched recently, and Android is evolving at a rapid pace. Palm is continuing to improve WebOS in the Pre and soon the Pi...

By Jason Chen The home screen widgets The four widgets of note are the status widget, the messaging widget, the happenings widget and the news/RSS widget. The news widget is self-explanatory, and really cool that a phone would have a built-in RSS reader right on the home screen, but the others are a litt...

By Michael Gartenberg Despite Steve Ballmer himself apologizing for the delay of Window Mobile 7 a few days ago, there's a lot in WinMo 6.5 that Microsoft should be proud of. Overall the OS itself has been tweaked a lot for performance -- I've tried devices that were running WM 6.1 and were upgraded to 6.5 and there's a...

By Michael Gartenberg Despite Steve Ballmer himself apologizing for the delay of Window Mobile 7 a few days ago, there's a lot in WinMo 6.5 that Microsoft should be proud of. Overall the OS itself has been tweaked a lot for performance -- I've tried devices that were running WM 6.1 and were upgraded to 6.5 and there's a...

By John Herrman I really didn't want to beat up on WinMo here, because at this point it just feels tired. But man, come on Microsoft, you're giving me no choice. Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't just a letdown—it barely seems done. Seriously, it reminds me of Windows for Workgroups

By John Herrman The Software I was pretty hard on Windows Mobile 6.5 in my review, but guess what? HTC likes it even less. TouchFLO 3D reaches deeper into the operating system than ever before, to the point that during casual use you can't even tell you're using a Windows Mobile phone. Windows Mobile 6.5, y'all

By Doug Raeburn 128 MB of RAM isn't sufficient for such an advanced device;Screen isn't as touch sensitive as many competitors;Acer Shell touch interface lacks the pizazz and depth of HTC's TouchFlo.Summary: Will we ever be able to write another touchscreen phone review without mentioning the iPhone...

By Kevin C. Tofel Windows XP and phone all in one (jkkmobile) — We’ve been down this road before yet the destination was never as good as the journey. This time it’s the xpPhone that’s priceless. I don’t mean priceless as in “you want it at any price,” but rather the price hasn’t been fixed yet. What would you pay f...

By John Herrman A Symbian-injected followup to the so-so Windows Mobile Omnia, the HD i8910 is a specced-out slab of phone from Samsung, with a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, 8MP camera, HD video recording and a definite thing for multimedia. Vivid, responsive, generously proportioned touchscreen Samsung]

By John Herrman The gadget: T-Mobile's take on the HTC Touch Pro2, a 3.6-inch-screened, slide-out-QWERTYed refresh to the company's flagship Windows Mobile phone. TouchFlo 3D does an admirable job sprucing up Windows Mobile 6.1 Dude, Windows Mobile 6.1, in August of 2009

By Marilyn Torres At a glance, I thought Samsung’s TouchWiz would be a stand-alone UI but apparently the Samsung  B7610 OmniaPRO skins Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional into a surprisingly user friendly interface. From experience I’ve known WinMo to be a very versatile mobile operating system, but becaus...

The Gadget: A RAID-enabled, four drive, DLNA supporting, internet streaming, Apple Time Machine supporting NAS that, while not a Windows Home Server, has tons of functionality built into the tiny box. Tons of features Time Machine support

By Jason Chen The Gadget: A RAID-enabled, four drive, DLNA supporting, internet streaming, Apple Time Machine supporting NAS that, while not a Windows Home Server, has tons of functionality built into the tiny box. Tons of features Time Machine support

By Will Park Best Buy now offering Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a pre-orders!Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 to hit shelves this week… possibly laterSony Ericsson Xperia Panels SDK updated to include Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Windows Vista and key mapping emulator supportAnother Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1...

By Jon Westfall The GMail switch went seemless on my desktop after I dumped my calendar & contacts in Google, but I had one problem: My beloved Pocket PC. Gone was easy Exchange activesync for e-mail, although it still existed for calendars and contacts. Moving off Exchange e-mail on my Pocket PC to clu...

We've been following the Asus P835 (Galaxy 7) for some time, and we can finally report that it has been launched by ASUS. The P835 is a touch phone that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1. It has an excellent 3.5" display (800x480) and comes with its own finger-friendly user interface "skin" to replace t...

Windows Mobile users were excited by the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5, and while we have published an article that outlines the details of Microsoft’s new mobile OS and services just as they were announced, we had yet to test it for ourselves. We had the opportunity to spend about an hour with...

The PointUI Windows Mobile shell has been taken out for a spin by our friends at Gizmodo, and here's what they have to say about it. Permalink: PointUI Windows Mobile Shell Receives Bouquets from Ubergizmo) | Good deals | Hot: OMNIA Review | Hot (FR): Envy 133

By John Herrman This is where Windows Mobile feels the most out of date; its interface is a classic example of design by committee, only this time the committee was made up primarily of the visionaries responsible for Windows Bob, Windows ME, Windows Vista and possibly the Pontiac Aztec. The solution? Sk...

By jim.causey There are many examples of this approach, and one of the best is the Windows Live Mobile client, which we’ve discussed before on this blog.  The Windows Live team has released an improved version of the client for Windows Mobile (as well as other devices).

By jim.causey My name is Jim Causey, and I work on Core OS developer documentation for Windows Mobile.  I’ve been working as a Windows developer in both higher education and private industry for 15 years, and have worked as a writer and editor for SAMS, Microsoft Press, and now Microsoft for most of that t...

By Gil Bouhnick After wandering around with some BlackBerry and iPhone devices - I am finally back home - to the good old Windows Mobile! Hear that? Windows. PC. A Pocket PC! You see? What did I tell you about Windows Mobile? It’s the best, Jerry. The BEST!

By Jon Westfall The Omnia also includes Samsung's "Touch Player", a more finger centric and friendly interface to listen to music compared to regular old Windows Media Player that we've had since the stylus-intense days of old. Wow Cool" Features Windows Mobile Customization

By matt buchanan If the iPhone ran half as poorly as Windows Mobile phones, Apple haters would (rightfully) scream as loudly as Apple fanboys do about Vista. If any BlackBerry was as much of a flustercuck, reviewers would trash the crap out of it. I'm sorry, but at this point, any apologist left defending Win...

By Om Malik What will surprise you the most is that this phone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1. Despite the torturous Windows Mobile interface, I found myself liking this device which shows that with some creativity and lots of imagination, even Windows Mobile can stand up to assaults from Apple’...

By Chris Leckness So, out of the major operating systems powering the hottest phones today, which one is the biggest threat for Windows Mobile. Which one could fire a deadly shot into the Windows Mobile Camp? I realize that Windows Mobile is going to be ok, I am pulling for them. I also love that these new, fancy...

By Sponsor It seems like the iPhone has breathed new life into the ideas behind Windows Mobile (WM) user experience. With its attractive graphical user interface and smooth visual effects - the Apple device is not only eye-pleasing but also intuitive - it's not surprising to see these features migr...

By Kevin Purdy This one should have been obvious, considering we've taken a screenshot tour and shown how this free streaming software can work with your Wii, but Orb has just quietly provided the same services folks dish out more than 100 smackers for, or, in the case of DVR devices, endless monthly fee...

By wmOz There is much hype and hullabaloo about the Apple iPhone right now. You'd think that it was the first mobile phone ever invented, or the one with the most features/functionality, or the best design.... So onto my new Samsung. Features GPS WiFi Bluetooth

By John Biggs So we return to the Palm Treo Pro, a $549 unlocked Windows Mobile Treo aimed squarely at the business set. It’s been about a week and I’ve used this guy off and on. It kept a nice charge - two days, for the most part, without much data use - and fit nicely in the [...]

By Adrian Covert Some of the custom Palm features from the 800w, such as their own chat-style SMS interface and the GPS search bar on the home screen are absent, which is unfortunate, because they were both useful. And in direct light, the screen had a tendency to washout and be difficult to read, even on the h...

By Chris Ziegler No longer does Windows Mobile alone a capable smartphone make. The platform's core is as relevant, powerful, and well-supported as ever, but that's not the problem -- the real issue is that it's just plain hard to look at. The days of WinMo looking even remotely modern in its stock form are lo...

By Sean Fallon The Product: The Microsoft backed Zumobi browser for Windows Mobile 5 and 6 phones consists of bite-sized web content called "tiles" (a new fangled term for "widget") that offers users a customized, shareable web browsing experience. The Price: Free

By Jason Chen We just got the scoop from Microsoft on Windows Mobile 7 and Windows Mobile 8, the two upcoming platforms that will fix what is undeniably broken about the Windows Mobile platform to date. The number one biggest problem with Windows Mobile is its UI.

In this roundup, I present a full roundup of the Windows Mobile (both Pocket PC and MS Smartphone) emulators of the platform. As usual, I'm absolutely sure you won't find a better discussion of the subject anywhere else. And, in addition, I present you a lot of new and REALLY groundbreaking i...

By Jason Chen With Windows Mobile 6 and the 400MHz Intel/Qualcomm CPU, this phone is probably one of the snappiest WM phones we've used yet. But like being the tallest dwarf, it's not really an achievement you should be bragging about. Sprint has the default theme set up to their atrocious yellow scheme b...

Supporting low-end hardware, fortunately, also means support for even low-end, low-resolution (176*220) MS Smartphones. As the Smartphone platform has way fewer games than its big brother, the Pocket PC, emulation becomes even more important. While, fortunately, there are some rea...

By Alex Hung Robert Scobble does not think there will be Flash or Silverlight for the iPhone. I sincerely hope he is wrong. Safari is already supported by Silverlight on Mac OS X. There is no reason why Silverlight cannot work on either Safari on Windows or the iPhone, apart from Apple stopping them. Scott H...

First, let's get the question everyone's asking out of the way. No, this is not an iPhone killer. It's not even close to being an iPhone killer. The TouchFLO app—which is the majority of where your touching is going to take place—is just a fancy launcher app on top of the Today street. Once you get...

Note that, in this article, I refer to all DOS operating systems of the IBM PC as “MS-DOS”. Naturally, the discussion also applies to DR-DOS and PC-DOS and, in this roundup & tutorial, instead of elaborating on the basic operating system itself, I mostly concentrate on the most import...

By MikeCal Windows Mobile 6 continued to use the 5500 for a while but switched to its replacement, the HTC SDA (Tornado).  We also used the HTC MDA (Wizard).  At the tail end, we got some HTC Dashes in.  In all of these cases, we didn’t have access to any of the source code.  An HTC engineer made changes for us. 

By chris@aximsite.com It took a little bit longer for Samsung to release the long awaited SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone but Samsung used the delay to add something really useful to the EMEA/APAC version of the "BlackJack" - a pretty unique Home Screen plug-in called "Carousel" or "Card Wheel". Since Sams...

By Jason Chen To start, the major differences to the average user between this Windows Mobile Smartphone Edition and Windows Mobile Pocket PC Edition phones (T-Mobile MDA, HTC TyTN) are the lack of touchscreen, lack of Mobile Office apps, and less apps programmed for it. Think of this phone as the love...