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By June 23, 2008 Read More →

Citrix client on the HTC Touch Diamond

In the past I have mentioned using the Citrix client on Windows Mobile devices. I’ve had a great deal of success using it on the HTC Advantage, both the X7500 and X7510.

The Client will install and run on most Windows Mobile devices (devices running Windows CE Smartphone Edition or Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition are not supported) but it’s not terribly useful on 320×240 screen devices as there really isn’t enough screen real estate. So this got me to thinking – how well will Citrix run on the HTC Touch Diamond and is the screen big enough to be useful?

The client can be downloaded from the Citrix Website and is easily installed with activesync from your desktop PC.

I’ve been experimenting with the Citrix client today and managed to get connected to my Citrix farm and run several applications quite easily. The VGA display on the Diamond is just about large enough to use a few basic applications (Word, Excel some bespoke apps.) and an HSDPA connection is fast enough to be useful.

A few things that I had to do before getting it to work properly was to use Internet Explorer to connect to the application server rather than Opera. Opera wont launch the Citrix Client and attempts to use Java instead, whereas Internet Explorer launches properly. You can find Internet Explorer in the Windows folder on the Diamond and you can run it from File Explorer.

Secondly I had to install the Equifax Secure eBusiness root certificate as these are not trusted by default on WM devices.

So those few things out of the way it was easy to connect to my application server and fire up the apps I needed. I really wish that Citrix would develop the client a bit more though. I’d like to see options to run full screen and easily minimise and zoom etc. I think on of the biggest things that it’s missing is the ability to rotate the screen on the client. Perhaps it’ll get more attention as more people use it?!

Posted by: Matt

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Posted in: Apps & Games
By June 23, 2008 Read More →

Vodafone UK new voice, internet, email, music and TV bundles

image As part of Vodafone UK’s commitment to making it easier to use Vodafone’s high speed network to access internet, email and popular music and TV services on the mobile, Vodafone is offering customers selecting an 18 or 24 month contract a variety of all inclusive bundles.

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By June 23, 2008 Read More →

MSMobiles Podcast with Mobile Tech Addicts

msmobiles We were lucky enough to be invited to do a segment with the MSMobiles podcast last night where we discussed the Samsung i780 and the HTC Diamond among other things. You can check out and download the podcast at http://podcasts.msmobiles.com/?p=233.

Posted in: Phones
By June 22, 2008 Read More →

HTC Touch Diamond T-Mobile fix

If, like me, you are using a new HTC Touch Diamond on the T-Mobile networks you may have noticed that when you see the connection wizard, it only gives you the option of Virgin and not T-Mobile.

This unfortunately means that you have to configure the connection settings (For your data connection etc.) manually. While this is do-able it’s a bit of a pain in the bum and takes a little while to do – it’s also perhaps a little beyond the new or novice Windows Mobile user and furthermore relies upon you knowing what the settings are!

Fortunately Paul from MoDaCo has come up with a solution in the form of a simple CAB file. All you have to do is copy the file to your Diamond and run the CAB file. After a reboot you’ll have a full list of UK networks including T-Mobile! You can find full details HERE.

Posted by: Tracy

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By June 22, 2008 Read More →

Review Samsung SGH i780 Windows Mobile Phone

samsung i780 Another device turned up in the post for us to take a look at and this one is the Samsung SGH i780 Windows Mobile Professional device. This phone impressed us from the moment we opened the box and switched it on. The form factor is fantastic combined with a great front facing Qwerty keyboard.

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By June 21, 2008 Read More →

Tracy & Matt supporting The Annual Smartphone Show

I’m very pleased to announce that we are supporting the 10th annual Smartphone Show as an official partner.

The show isn’t until the 21st and 22nd of October 2008 and you can’t register to attend just yet but you can visit the website to register your interest and you’ll be notified once attendee registration is open.

4000 delegates, 120 exhibitors, 60 seminars, 10 keynotes – one show
FREE to attend

Symbian is pleased to announce that the 10th annual Smartphone Show will take place 21-22 October 2008.  This year the event is moving to the larger, central London location of Earls Court 2.  This free to attend event is a must for anyone involved in the handset industry.

Now in its tenth year, this year’s show promises to be the best ever with more opportunities to see innovative technology in action and meet the key personnel driving it.

 

Smartphone Show at a glance:

  • Over 4000 representatives from major handset vendors, content providers, network operators and developers
  • 10 keynote presentations from major industry figures
  • Over 60 seminars led by marketplace experts
  • Dedicated developer content, training and networking opportunities
  • Over 120 exhibitors from across the mobile phone industry

    • Visit www.smartphoneshow.com for more information and to register.

    Matt

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    By June 21, 2008 Read More →

    HTC Diamond new ROM video

    image MSMobiles have received an HTC Diamond for review and it has the latest rom which is rumoured to fix most if not all of the problems with the pre-released versions we have seen. They have posted a video on Youtube showing the Touch Flo 3D UI and it certainly looks muck more fluid. You can check out the video after the break.

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    By June 21, 2008 Read More →

    The results of the poll

    We have been running a poll for a few weeks now just to find out a bit more about our readers so we can hopefully provide the content that you want to read about. Well we are pleased with the poll results as it fits in with the direction we want to be heading in and hopefully one that is quite unique. This site loves Windows Mobile and the iPhone and that is unusual, so we will continue to report news and reviews for both platforms along with detailed reviews of devices and software. We will also be covering Symbian news too but more in how it compares to Windows Mobile and iPhone devices.

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    By June 21, 2008 Read More →

    HTC Diamond new rom big improvements

    image Since the release of the HTC Diamond officially in the UK, its been great to read that HTC seem to have addressed a lot of the issues with the first wave of unofficial grey imports and preview devices that were being reviewed a few weeks back. Now the released devices are carrying a rom that is more recent than the review devices we have read about and it appears that this makes a huge difference to the performance.

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    By June 20, 2008 Read More →

    iCall for the iPhone, VoIP coming soon officially

    image One of the most anticipated applications for the iPhone for me is a Vo-IP application which would allow me to make calls using WiFi. Well the good news is iCall for the iPhone is coming and it will be available officially from the iTunes App Store. It is also rumoured to become available through usave broadband and phone deals. Not only will you be able to make calls over WiFi but also seamlessly transfer a mobile call over to VoiP which could save you a lot of minutes each month. It’s already working and you can check out the video after the break to see it in action and check out their FAQ’s

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