If you missed out on one of the elusive beta codes when Microsoft’s My Phone sync service when it was first released, lament no more. It’s finally become available for everyone, and with the latest update to the mobile client, it’s really starting to look like a viable option for syncing your phone, sans PC.
May 22, 2009
My Phone Beta for Windows Mobile is officially open!
May 19, 2009
WHAT IS … the future of mobile technology?
As a Windows Mobile user, and after all of the recent WinMo 6.5 loving, it’s really hard to get a clear picture of where Windows Mobile is going, or a timeframe for development. Face it, the difference between, the designer, and video producers concept is radically different to the end user experience.
This video shows a flawless and incredibly fluid look, at what MS envisages as the integrated mobile experience of the future.
With a bevy of different non existent devices included, featuring functions specific to different fields, such as medical, and even something that looks like a Kindle DX.
We have not seen the proof of concept yet, but live in hope!
May 16, 2009
The Ad Wars Continue, New Mac Ad!
This is pretty much self explanatory, and an amusing start to the weekend. Most of us are amused by the advertising antics of Microsoft and Apple, and this latest salvo fired from MacCentral seems to be having a little poke at the “Laptop Hunter” series from MS.
One thing Apple does well, irony
May 11, 2009
Quick Look: FaceBook Goes Native on WinMo
Before we were rudely interrupted, Microsoft released the first native Windows Mobile application for Facebook. Unfortunately it’s compatible with WinMo 6.xx, and up. Which may still count a lot of people out on this one.
As with other FB clients I’ve tried, even Facebook mobile offers a simplified interface, and supposedly access to all of the major functions that Facebook users want.
Since the latest update to Facebook, that intentionally made it more of a live stream, rather than a static, always needed refreshing, sort of social service! How does MicroSoft’s offering stand up? Quite well actually…
April 3, 2009
Shot in both feet! Marketplace!
I am just amazed at the amount of negatives that are surrounding Microsoft’s latest initiative for Windows Mobile. We’ve heard that the marketplace would exorbitantly charge developers for inclusions in the app store after their initial five free programs, and that additional charges would be incurred for even minor updates to programs after this limit was reached. So after the initial furore from the Windows Mobile community, it seems Microsoft “Got Smart” and rethought the pricing policy for developers, and thought they had pacified anyone that felt warm and fuzzy over that news.
BUT…
another hiccough, well more of a dry wretch, has hit the carpet, and it’s not pretty and it’s definitely gonna leave a stain. This is a decision that is going to alienate a lot of, well most of, well all current WinMo owners,
“No marketplace for you”, I know that sounds like the soup nazi from Seinfeld, it seems though that’s the road less travelled, and less travelled
March 28, 2009
Are You Cool Enough?
The advertising war between MS and Apple has provided much amusement and quite a few laughs over the years. With the advent of the “I’m a PC” campaign we saw MicroSoft seemingly take off the gloves and start to crack back at Apple’s “Mac / PC” comparison adds.
I just loved the feel of this ad, and the joy at a great deal!
How ever cool a device is it only really satisfies if it matches the users needs, not social standing!
March 27, 2009
MyPhone Mobile Client gets an Update!
Just a quick heads up, the mobile client for Microsoft’s MyPhone service, got an update today. There aren’t any obvious differences, except doing multiple syncs with the service are remembered and get quicker.
Which probably means that using the scheduling option, is more of a viable choice now, consuming much less data.
As for the online portal, it seems a little better at the moment, but it is time intensive to archive all of your data there, a great thing would be a ’select all’ option for archiving your data. Nice to see though that MS are continuing to improve, what is intended to be an integral service in their ongoing mobile development.
All you have to do to get the update is open the client on your phone and sync, at the end of synchronisation you will get an update message, you have a choice to delay the update as well.
Thanks to @EdHans for the news!
March 24, 2009
Free For All: YouTube App from YouTube, WinMo and S60! Native at last!
At last there’s a way to use YouTube on WinMo and Symbian S60 devices, and although it’s data hungry, and there is a warning at installation, to save your hip pocket, if you don’t have an “all you can eat” data plan, don’t even go here!
youtube, on winmo from youtube
The speed and ease of use, what I would describe as “intuitive”, makes this an application for all WinMo devices, and you have to applaud Google for actually coming up with this. Although, I have to admit that any application that increases hits for them is value adding and lining Google’s pockets, this is another welcome, free app from Google, that again allows you to stick to just a Windows Mobile device whilst on the move.
March 10, 2009
Motorola, does a Chunky Soup, Mobile Phone!
I’m a bit oblivious to the rugged mobile phone market, and the only analogy I can think of to illustrate the difference between the consumer mobile phone, and the rugged outdoor industrial phone is soup. You know, you get the refined, blended, processed soup that your not sure exactly what’s in it, and the chunky version that has no secrets. Chunky soup, has large bits that you can identify, and like or dislike as is your want. Although it reveals all, it is substantial and comforting, reassuring if you will.
That which a rugged mobile phone attempts to be, no frills, but it is a device you can rely upon!
Motorola have released a pair of qwerty based, rugged, windows mobile devices this week that meet the bill, a familiar form factor from Moto, reminiscent of their earlier Q devices, with maybe a Humvee take on a handset!
March 6, 2009
I didn’t feel the Earth Move! Microsoft Promises…
One of the everlasting gripes that Windows mobile users have is the lack of development of the operating system. Also the way any updates flow on the end user. If you have a device supplied by any service provider eg; locked to a network, you don’t have a choice, unless your service provider, via the OEM releases an update to your device’s ROM, you are stuck with what you’ve got, unless you are partial to trying out cooked ROM’s from other sources.
With the price of current handsets tripling at times, the price of current netbooks, you could surmise that we would be seeing an upturn in the use of VoIP services, and therefore a lot of news about the aforementioned services, seems not. One thing Windows Mobile users are is loyal, and the “fit’s in a pocket device”, Phone, is something that won’t go away, but what is Microsoft’s plan to assure an incredible device experience? Well the “Ballmer” of Monkey dance fame, is talking forward…
