Apparently, unlike the iPhone’s simplicity it is so much easier to crack the DRM for paid application downloads. All you need to do is locate the CAB file within your app directory and then freely distribute it to your friends and family, and Uncle Tom. So that’s it — just purchase it once and split the cost among your many friends.

[via engadgetmobile]

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The HTC Imagio runs on the run off the mill Qualcomm processor, VCAST mobile TV, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth … the works. These are things you’d expect. What you don’t expect is that HTC really built the Touch FLO even further into the OS. I dunno, why do they still need to use WinMo when so many things are built over it.

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Above is actually a size comparison of the iPod touch with the ACER F1 alongside the M900. The F1 is the device with a blank screen. Some YouTube vids below discussing the phone.

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I always enjoyed HTC’s line of smartphones because of their elegant look — but the reality is, using Windows Mobie 6.1 without a QWERTY keypad can be a pain especially since we’ve been pampered by newer and more advanced user interfaces such as the haptic navigation for the iPhone and Nokia’s touch screen interface for S60. So HTC brings in the Snap, a device running on WinMo 6.1, bringing in a really spacious keypad. The keypad will be complemented with a trackball similar to Samsung’s own Windows Mobile device. Bluetooth, WiFi, A-GPS, microSD expansion are some of the key features — and I must say typical of any WinMo device today.

[Photo c/o HTC website]

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I used to be a heavy Pocket PC / Windows Mobile user till I succumbed to the popular S60 (I had a ton of Nokia phones between 2006-2009) and the iPod touch user interface. But back in the day, friends who used Windows Mobile used to brag about how they could do almost anything with their devices — and Palm users couldn’t say much. The latter would argue that Palm is simpler — and the other team would argue that Windows Mobile was more complex. So if it was a battle they wanted, it could never be resolved.

But times have changed, and Windows Mobile has been left behind for good reason – it isn’t as easy to use anymore. The amazing stuff you could once do exclusively for Windows Mobile can now be easily replicated by other mobile operating systems. So when it all came to having all things constant, Windows Mobile lost because it wasn’t eye candy enough and easy to use.

But thank God it’s here — Windows Mobile 6.5 is coming soon and finally, it’s something the regular joe who was wowed by the iPhone can relate with.

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The Glofiish X610 brings home the bacon when it comes to cheap. At (more or) less than USD $400.00, it is one of the cheapest Windows Mobile devices ever to be manufactured. In fact, it is even cheaper than the Verzio’s Windows Mobile device, the Envii when it first came out.

The X610 doesn’t support 3G connectivity, but it does house WiFi, a 2MP camera and 64MB of RAM (128MB flash ROM). It comes with Windows Mobile 6.1. The non-presence of 3G brings about mixed reactions from potential buyers depending on the region they are from. In some cases, not having 3G is a non-issue as WiFi can be more prevalent as a reliable connection option.

[photo c/o author]

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The Glofiish DX900 is the midrange Windows Mobile device from the compay formerly known as ETEN. WHat makes this device unique is that it can accommodate two SIM cards, giving it a place in today’s stable of dual SIM enabled phones. There is an increasing number of mobiles running on two SIMs, but there aren’t that many running on Windows Mobile.

The DX900’s dual SIM feature is limited to one HSDPA (3.5G) connection and another SIM using EDGE. Kudos to Glofiish for coming out with a device that looks good and feels good in the hands. Oily palms are a bane for these types of devices but thus far, the DX900 and it’s little brother, the X610 comply with a very professional and elegant form factor.

The DX900 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1. It comes armed with a Samsung SC3 6400 processor running at 533MHz. The usual bells and whistles for connectivity come with this device including GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth. It also comes with a 2.8 inch 65k color TFT LCD screen. The DX900 comes with a humble 1.3MP camera with LED flash and a secondary VGA camera in front for calls.

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Running on Windows Mobile 6, the Dolphin 9900 from Honeywell is one of the more heavy duty B2B Windows Mobile devices available today. The 9900 comes with a bar code scanner. It is enhanced with excellent battery life and wireless full area LAN for direct and real time communications with your workforce.

The Dolphin 9900 comes with a wrist strap for all day comfort and a magnesium alloy environment resistant casing for resilience against the wear and tear of data gathering. This is perhaps one of those devices that come with a pretty good camera because image scanning forms a core part of this device’s function.

Oh, and it also comes with an orange stylus, so that it sticks out like a sore thumb when you accidentally drop it in your huge pile of inventory!

Specs
640×480 pixel camera and bar code scanner
256 MB RAM, 1 GB Flash
2500mAh Extended life battery with hot swappable design
Intel XScale PXA270 624 MHz
User accessible SD card slot
Bluetooth
WLAN
Wireless Full Area LAN for Real – Time data communications

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Windows Mobile has paved the way for mobile computing. Being at the forefront of portable OS deployment alongside Nokia’s Symbian powered phones, Windows Mobile, formerly known as “Pocket PC” has allowed for the impossible to happen – Exchange server synchronization, the best line up of portable games, and a wide array of devices that support the operating system.

Despite all the technological advances with Windows Mobile 6 (we’re up to 6.1 now), why do all the cameras that are built into the hardware of any Windows Mobile still so poor in quality compared to the other camera phone offerings in the market? I’ve honestly never seen a WM device that boasts an impressive camera. We’re up to 5MP now with the Samsung OMNIA, and the megapixel count is going through the roof, but I’ve honestly never seen decent print quality photos come out.

Choose your adjectives: pixelated, blurred, out of focus, over saturated (with flash), underexposed (without flash).

My theory as to why this is the case is because most of these devices are outsourced to 3rd party manufacturers and the big brands just slap their branding and home screen on top of them. So there isn’t really much control over some of the multimedia features.

A second theory is that since these devices are targeted primarily to the enterprise market, an ugly camera decreases the chances that top secret company items will be photographed clearly. Hyuk.

What’s the “best” Windows Mobile camera you’ve ever held? What’s up with these???

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An updated version to the first Q, the Q9h is Moto’s follow up to their “MotoBerry.” Motorola met up with me to show off some of the newer phones which were demo’ed at CES 2008. Now it’s the Q’s turn to shine. The main differences between this model and the previous Q is made apparent from the real estate. It sports a better use of space in the keyboard, utilizing the entire bottom half of the keypad for buttons. The Q runs on Windows Mobile 6 as well.

GSM Quad Band
HSDPA 3.6Mbps
Micro USB connectivity
256MB internal flash memory / 96MB RAM / optional 2GB microSD expansion
2.0MP camera with fixed focus and digital zoom
Wide variety of audio formats including AMR, MWA, MP3, AAC(+), WAV and MIDI

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