Software

Windows Mobile Texts From 2016 Are A Bug, Not A Feature

Sorry to burst your warp bubble, bucko, but that text message you received the other day from a mobile phone user in the year 2016 was just some stupid bug.


December 16, 2009
Mobile

Microsoft: We Should’ve Paid More Attention To The iPhone

That’s Microsoft UK executive Phil Moore speaking about the iPhone and his company’s initial assclown reaction thereof. Better late than never, Phil! The first step is admitting you have a problem. Now you just have to… uh… fix it.


December 3, 2009
Mobile

Samsung Omnia II Review

Samsung, stop doing this.


December 1, 2009
Mobile

LG Expo: It’s Got A Pico Projector Bolted To The Back, Of Course

Sure, the LG Expo is the first 1GHz phone in the US, but what really matters is that it has an optional pico projector you can slap onto the back with an 8-foot projection distance.


November 10, 2009
Mobile

HTC Touch HD2 Review: A Tragedy

Let’s just get this out of the way: In terms of hardware, the Touch HD2 is the nicest phone in the world. It’s ostentatiously huge and amazingly slim; it’s business-savvy and utterly pornographic. But hardware like this deserves better software.


November 5, 2009
Mobile

It’s Official: HTC HD2 Coming To “Major US Carrier In Early 2010″

With a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and 1GHz Snapdragon processor, the HD2 is probably the best poster child for WinMo 6.5. HTC has now confirmed it’s headed Stateside, and though no carrier was mentioned, rumours suggest it could be on T-Mobile.


October 23, 2009
Mobile

Ballmer On Smartphones: “It Doesn’t Matter What The Critics Say”

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In this segment of my exclusive interview series with Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer, I brought up the sore subject of Windows Mobile 6.5. After defending it, he cited another product that did well but suffers mounting criticism: Nokia smartphones.


October 21, 2009
Software

Windows Mobile 6.5.1: Must…Keep…Polishing

Window Mobile 6.5 was a visual upgrade over all else, which makes the fact that the new UI isn’t very good particularly disturbing. Windows Mobile 6.5.1 takes the interface changes deeper—like they should’ve been in the first place.


October 16, 2009
Software

Six Things I Actually Like About Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile 6.5 was a failure of imagination, design and foresight. I’ve covered this, rather adamantly! But while the new version didn’t add that much—that was the problem—there are some things I still genuinely like about Windows Mobile.


October 8, 2009

How The Hell Is HTC Hurting Right Now?

Endless hardware rumours. A dedicated fanbase. The best Android phones around. How is it that HTC, a company that people actually like, and which looks like it’s doing so well from where we all stand, is hemorrhaging profit?