Divx Mobile player for Windows Mobile released

Finally a Divx player for Windows Mobile has been released and is available as a free download at www.divx.com/mobilegrequirements.php. Devices powered by Windows mobile 2003 and later are supported.

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Tips: Edit the predictive text database on the HTC S620

This only works on the WM6 version of the HTC S620. A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Xt9 remembering my passwords. Since I consider this a serious security flaw, I went to look for the database that stored text data and I found them. et9Cdb.cdb and et9Rudb.Rdb are stored in the Windows folder and easily editable using any text editor software.
It is possible to simply delete these two files. They will re-create themselves when Xt9 is enabled again. In my previous post, I disabled Xt9. You might want to do this to keep your passwords safe.

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New Facebook Application - "I love my Phone"

A few weeks ago, I posted about a nice application developed by Mel Sampat of Microsoft that lets you sync your photos from Facebook friends and match them with Outlook contacts and eventually on any Windows Mobile Device.
Mel has created another application called "I love my Phone". Basically, it lets you display the picture of your device in your Facebook profile. Download it at http://apps.facebook.com/ilovemyphone.

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Astraware releases Hidden Expedition:Titanic

The legendary RMS Titanic sank in 1912 and Leonardo and Kate's effort to revive the legend did not quite work. At least not for me. So I'll gladly take the dive to fish for hidden treasures of the Titanic with Astraware's latest release. Hidden Expedition: Titanic is now available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile - Smartphones and Pocket PCs. Priced at $19.95, Hidden Expedition:Titanic can be downloaded at www.astraware.com/Titanic.

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Why am I unable to synchronize my phone with the computer through the USB cable?

Check the following: Check the Microsoft® ActiveSync® version on your PC. If you have a Windows Mobile® 6 device and a Windows® XP SP2 computer, make sure you have ActiveSync® 4.5 (or later version) installed. Please note that if you are upgrading from an earlier version of ActiveSync®, you may need to recreate the sync partnership with your phone.
If you are using a Windows® Vista® computer, make sure Windows Mobile Device Center is installed on your PC
If ActiveSync® or Windows Mobile Device Center is already installed, check the physical USB cable connection. Make sure the USB cable is properly and securely connected to both your phone and the computer's USB port.
Make sure the Allow USB connections check box is selected in ActiveSync® or Windows Mobile Device Center.
Try unplugging the USB cable, select Start > Settings > Connections > USB to PC and clear the Enable advanced network functionality check box, then reconnect the USB cable. This forces your phone to use a serial connection.
Unplug the USB cable, delete the partnership, reconnect the USB cable, and try recreating the partnership.
While you're installing ActiveSync® 4.5, it will add the necessary exceptions in the Windows Firewall. If you still experience problems with Windows Firewall blocking ActiveSync® connectivity, do the following:
a) On your Windows® XP SP2 PC, click Start > Run.
b) Enter firewall.cpl and click OK.
c) The Windows Firewall's settings dialog box then opens. Clear the Don't Allow Exceptions check box and click OK.
d) If the above process still does not resolve the problem, open the Windows Firewall's settings dialog box again and select Off to turn off the firewall.Sometimes, anti-virus software that is installed on your PC may conflict with ActiveSync®. Disconnect your device, disable the anti-virus software, reconnect your device, and then try synchronizing again.

Source: www.HTC.com

Send sms to groups from your smartphone

Here's a nice free application for sending SMS to groups. This feature is not natively supported by any version of Windows Mobile. For Group SMS to work, create your groups in Contacts and they will be accessible through the application. Group SMS is very easy to use. Download at http://www.shubaroo.com/groupSMS_v1.4.1.cab.

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Teksoft gives away two useful applications: A2DPToggle & Speakerphone.

Since last week Teksoft has a new freeware page that contains the download links for the two applications in the header.
The first one, A2DPToggle 1.0, is a Today plugin that lets you switch the audio between the device speaker and A2DP stereo headsets. This is quite a nice feature. The plugin also comes with a Bluetooth Signal strength indicator, Bluetooth and Headsets state indicator and a panel for further customization.
The second application also gives you quick access to turn on/off the speakerphone. There's also a Autoanswer and autoreject calls.
Both applications are compatible with Pocket PC 2003/WM5/WM6 and can be downloaded at www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=freeware.

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Threaded sms with Textr

Here's a free solution to keep track of your sms conversation like . Textr also lets you store and archive conversations on your strage card. Download it at www.mykesoft.com.

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Use Frog to create your own homepage

Frog is a new free service that lets you create your own homepage for your device. This way you won't have to search through your list of favorites to access webpages you regularly visit. After registration, a link to your page will be sent to your email as well as instructions on how to set it up. Frog is really a nice tool that I recommand. Learn more at www.getfrog.com.

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HTC TyTN series has its website

Don't know what the TyTN is yet? You still haven't made up your mind yet about whether or not to purchase this powerful device? Then check out the TyTN webpage. The site has everything you need to know about the devices including an image gallery and a 3D demo. Go to http://tytnseries.htc.com and explore.

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WM6 post-upgrade issues #1 is resolved.

Yesterday morning, my device performed 6 reboots and could not load Windows Mobile when I powered it up. I had to remove the battery 3 times for it to load Windows. Anticipating the worst, I performed a backup and decided to re-flash the ROM. First I went back to Windows Mobile 5 and the device worked great. Just to be on the safe side, I downloaded the WM6 ROM image from HTC's site again and went on with the upgrade. Same as on the first time, I had a quick and smooth installation. The phone rebooted without any issues. I restored my backup, reinstalled all my applications and switched the phone off for a while and powered it up again. No more reboots and battery pullouts since yesterday and I've even got a bit more memory to use. The multiple reboots issue is resolved.

Check out Issue #1: http://pocketpcmauritius.blogspot.com/2007/09/wm6-post-upgrade-issues-1.html

Documents to Go to edit Office 2007 on Smartphones

Dataviz has released an update for its popular Documents to Go software which lets you view and edit Office 2007 files on Smartphones. The upgrade is free for those who already own Documents to Go or it can be purchased for $32.98.
Besides Office 2007 compatibility, this update bring "Zip and Send" technology to compress and email files; full screen support for Powerpoint presentations etc.
Read more at www.dataviz.com.

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Palm launches Treo 500v for Vodafone customers.

The new Windows Mobile 6 powered device will be available exclusively to Vodafone customers from October in the following countrie: Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK and Vodacom customers in South Africa.
The device has a builtin QWERTY keyboard, video streaming capability, 2mp camera, 3G/UMTS network. The Treo 500v will be available in two colors: glacier white and charcoal grey. Wifi still does not appear in the list of features.

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OutSync Windows Mobile with Facebook.

If you use Facebook, then you will probably welcome this feature which lets you sync photos of your friends to matching Contacts in Outlook. According to Mel Sampat, the developer, "updated contacts are automatically synced with Windows Mobile devices by Exchange Server or Activesync." Outsync is compatible with XP, Vista and Server 2003. Outlook 2003 or 2007 is required. Download at www.melsam.com/outsync/.

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SBSH introduces the TimeConsole Utility for Smartphone.

Finally a world clock for smartphones. This solution lets you track the time in four different places across the globe and seems pretty easy to setup and use. TimeConsole is available for free during the beta stages, so go for it and try. It is the first of its kind being released for Smartphones. Learn more at www.sbsh.net/products/clock_sp/

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WM6 post upgrade issues #3 - Caller/Sender ID not displayed; HTC to release patch.

Another bug has appeared on my device and this time, it has to do with Text messaging not displaying senders' ID anymore when receiving text messages. It was working fine under Windows Mobile 5.
I came across multiple threads where users, especially those who got the upgrade from HTC, were complaining about that same issue. While trying to solve the issue, we managed to get the sender's ID to display fine, but at a price. The caller's ID would not display anymore. It was either one or the other. Further tweaking brought back the caller's ID and the sender's ID stopped working. I noticed that if I added the country code to a Mobile number, it would stop displaying the caller's ID. It became clear that there was nothing that we could do to resolve this, so I suggested that the "customer" paid a visit to HTC for support. The answer he got was something like they are aware of this issue and HTC is working on a patch to fix it.

WM6 post upgrade issues #2 - Xt9 is a major security flaw

I was quite happy with the xt9 feature at the beginning until I noticed a flagrant security flaw. Xt9 actually plainly displays the passwords to the various site I accessed recently, including my online banking password. HTC needs to provide a patch to fix that and quick. Now I have to locate that dictionary and delete all my passwords. My second option is to disable Xt9. Here is a tips: Disable Xt9 by pressing the FN button and the Space bar.
Hope HTC folks will come across this post and help fix that issue.

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Get CeRegEditor to manage PPC registry on Desktop PC

CeRegEditor is a free utility that lets you open your device registry right on your PC. It's compatible with Windows CE, PPC 2003, WM5 and WM6. An Activesync connection between the PC and Device is required. Just make sure you know what you're doing or you'll render your device inoperable. Download CeRegEditor at Http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/index.php?#spid=1&lang=en

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WM6 post upgrade issues #1

After a couple of days, I've started having issues with my HTC S620, issues that were not there before. I switch my Smartphone off every night before going to bed. Since Tuesday morning, I started having what I consider a serious issue with the device. It requires three self-reboots to power up. Let me explain: I press the power button and the HTC logo appears and the phone vibrates before switching to the Windows Mobile logo. After a few seconds the screen goes pitch black before it goes through the booting process again and it does that THREE times before loading the OS. It has been doing it since I upgraded the phone on Monday. Anybody experiencing that same issue, be it on the same device or another?

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HP introduces five new Windows Mobile 6 powered devices

HP has announced five new Ipaqs namely the 900 and 600 series running Windows Mobile 6 Professional; The Ipaq 300 series Travel; the 200 series for enterprises using a wifi network and the Ipaq 100 series running Windows Mobile Classic edition. No release dates has been announced yet, but it should be a matter of time now. Learn more at Geekzone.

A message from Palm to its customers, partners, developers: Cancels Foleo.

Ed Colligan, Palm's CEO, has posted a message to Palm's community announcing the company's decision to cancel the Foleo Mobile Companion "in its current configuration". Palm has decided to focus on building one flexible platform "to offer a single, consistent user experince". The company will still continue its partnership with Microsoft on the Windows Mobile platform. The Engadget folks must be happy. Read more at http://blog.palm.com/palm/2007/09/a-message-to-pa.html.

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Spb Software house releases 6 games for Smartphones

Spb Software House, the leading Windows Mobile software maker, releases six intelligent Mini Games for Windows Mobile Smartphone: Spb Sudoku, Spb Numbers, Spb Quadronica, Spb Minesweeper II, Spb Matches, and Spb Balltracker.

"We consider it crucial to stay up-to-date with the latest mobile software industry trends, and as Windows Mobile Smartphones gain popularity, we produce more software for the platform, games included. Today, mobile entertainment is something that users expect to have 'at hand', so we extend the good-old fun of minesweeping, puzzling, and such, to our Smartphone customers", said Denis Byzov, the games Product Manager at Spb. Read the press release at http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/about/pressreleases/2007/sep04.html .

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Lend your support to ApptoDate

Paul, an MVP over at Modaco, has developed an excellent application that helps keep software installed on our devices automatically up to date. Basically, ApptoDate will check for updates for every application installed on your device so you don't miss any. Already, some well known software house for Windows Mobile have shown interest for ApptoDate. Let's all get behind Paul to make ApptoDate a requirement for all apps installed on our devices or, better yet, built into Windows Mobile itself. Good job Paul. Lend your support at

http://www.modaco.com/Lend-support-generic-u-t258878.html.

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My HTC S620 runs WM6 without documents editing capability.

I did the upgrade to WM6 yesterday and things went really well. After a smooth installation, the device rebooted and the Windows Mobile logo appeared. At this point I thought my Smartphone had frozen as it was just sitting there, static, with no indication at all that something was actually happening in the background. I resisted the temptation to press the button and I think that was the wisest decision of the day. Eventually, after a while, the phone came back to life and the Vista-like Home screen appeared.

WM6 has a nice design and the icons are attractive, but overall the home screen looks the same. The Start menu has been rearranged with Messaging still showing first, followed by Office and Call History. The new comers being Yahoo Go and a calculator. One of the first applications I wanted to have a look at was Office. I had viewers before the upgrade and WM6 Standard edition (previously, Smartphone Edition) ships with documents/spreadsheets editors. The latter seems to have been omitted because I can still only view documents. There are no editing capabilities in Office on my WM6 Smartphone. Why is that?

The device seems to be running faster since the upgrade. I noticed that when using Opera 8.65 beta. It loads pages much faster and some of the bugs I noticed in WM5 simply vanished in WM6. However, I’m having issues with Internet Explorer Mobile not able to access Google sites anymore. Not sure if this is my connection causing this, but will test it today.

Since most of the new WM6 features requires Exchanges server 2007, there’s nothing more that I can write about that’s not already been told elsewhere. In the following days, I’m just going to play with my “new” device and will report back any issues.

SBSH announces PhoneWeaver update

SBSH Mobile Software released an update "that brings new exciting features with it! Some of them are: New optional thumbs-layout for stylus free usage, optimized layout for integrated use within PocketBreeze tabs, popup-menu mode for complete control using a context menu, and more. The upgrade is free for registered users. More information at http://forums.sbsh.net/index.php?showtopic=18816

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HTC releases WM6 upgrades for S620 and XV7500

I've been eagerly waiting for this upgrade and it's finally here. That's really exciting news. I can't do the upgrade right now since I'm spending the week end at the beach with my family and though I'm enjoying every moment of it, I just can't wait to get back home to download and upgrade my S620. Stay tuned as I'll post about the upgrade and WM6 functionalities. To download, log on to HTC eclub website.

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