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SMS Replier Automatically Replies To Texts, Knows When You’re Driving

9:40AM August 28, 2010 | Jason Chen

Aha! It looks like State Farm’s app isn’t the only app that helps keep you from texting while driving – there’s SMS Replier too. And this app will know when you’re driving. More »

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The Rotting Corpse Of Windows Mobile: Goodbye Mobile Firefox

11:19PM March 23, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Mozilla’s officially abandoning development of Firefox Mobile for Windows Mobile in the wake of the shiny – er, matte – future of Windows Phone 7. Which they’re not latching onto, either, because there’s no native SDK. More »

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Skyfire Browser 1.5 Brings More Speed, Less Ugly

12:30AM December 10, 2009 | John Herrman

Love that Skyfire can play any Flash videos, and optimise websites to load incredibly fast, but hate that it, well, kind of looks like ass in the process? So does Skyfire! Which is why they’ve release version 1.5. It’s wonderful. More »

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How To Install Windows Markplace For Mobile On Windows 6.1

5:40AM October 10, 2009 | John Herrman

Windows Mobile 6.5‘s dirtiest secret is that all the good bits—the Marketplace, My Phone—work on all 6.x phones. Marketplace for 6.0 and 6.1 is officially slated for December, but with a dead-simple trick, you can download it now. More »

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Windows Mobile Marketplace App Copy Protection Is A Joke

2:20AM October 10, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

According to a developer on XDA, the already slack copy protection for Windows Marketplace is a complete joke — with a “hunch” and five minutes, he was able to get around it, creating unlimited copies of paid apps. More »

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The Month In Windows Mobile Apps: Fancy Browsing, VoIP Magic, And An App Store

6:00AM August 10, 2009 | John Herrman

You name it, we’ve got it: Sexy search tools! Google Voice! Upstart app stores! Maps, with stuff on them! Radio! Emulators, from the future! Fresh new browsers! It’s all in a day’s month’s work for Windows Mobile. More »

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Windows Mobile Wants In The iPhone App Action, Literally

3:20AM August 5, 2009 | John Herrman

The last few app store launches we’ve seen were plagued by the same problem: a dearth a stuff that’s at all new, or that anyone, you know, wants. Microsoft’s novel idea to avoid this same problem? Port some iPhone apps! More »

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Windows Mobile Marketplace Apps, Developers May Submit Them Now

6:48AM July 28, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Microsoft’s now accepting app submissions for the Windows Mobile Marketplace, so they can begin the grand process of certification, which should “normally take about 10 business days.” Best part for devs is that they can actually monitor their apps’ progress. More »

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Month In Windows Mobile Apps: AIM, Skype, Crayons, Compasses

6:00AM July 13, 2009 | John Herrman

Step up your messaging, have fun with physics, watch some weird TV, find your car, call your friends, later incriminate said friends—it’s all in a day’s month’s work for Windows Mobile. More »

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Skype 3.0 For Windows Mobile Shares Files, Sends Texts, Skypes

10:45PM June 30, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Skype’s finally dropped a brand new version of their app for Windows Mobile. Three dawt oh brings file sharing and SMS texting, for free. Weeeeeeeee. [Skype via jkontherun]