Skype have released a new beta version for Windows Mobile that they claim gives improved sound quality, better stability and a more familiar interface. If your a Skype user then it may be worth giving it a whirl, full details and links to download after the break.
Sony Ericsson today announced the extension of its portfolio strategy to include support for the Open Handset Alliance “Sony Ericsson is excited to announce its membership of the Open Handset Alliance and confirm its intention to develop a handset based on the Android platform,” said Rikko Sakaguchi, CVP and head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson. “We believe Sony Ericsson can bring a wealth of experience in making consumer focused multimedia handsets with new user experience to the Alliance drawing on the successes of the Walkman and Cyber-shot sub-brands. Sony Ericsson is a strong supporter of open operating systems and we believe the Open Handset Alliance offers an exciting opportunity for a new and unique user experience only Sony Ericsson can deliver.” Membership of the Open Handset Alliance will complement the company’s existing Open OS strategy which is based on the Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.
Today Skyfire, the makers of the exact-same PC-like browser for mobile devices, launched their beta in the UK and announced new updates aimed at making the browser easier to get, share and enjoy as the company readies the browser for general availability. “We are pleased to bring the Skyfire browsing experience to the UK,” said Skyfire CEO Nitin Bhandari. “Consumers in the UK have been promised the ‘real web’ on their phone ‘real fast’ only to be disappointed by slow rendering, no Flash support, error messages, watered down WAP pages or second-rate mobile versions of their favorite site.
Gizmodo are running a story that originated over at XDA-Developers that affects the HTC Touch Diamond and renders the phone unusable due to the backlight going permanently dim after several months of use. The issue seems to be a software problem although hard resets and different Roms are not solving the problem so it is not 100% certain that this is the case or how widespread the problem actually is. HTC have been unresponsive so far with any fixes or comment for that matter so we will keep a close eye on things and see how it works out. If this is a bug then it is a pretty serious one and needs to be addressed sharpish. If you have a Diamond let us know if you have suffered the problem.
via Gizmodo
We posted earlier about a new application called GSCroll by mobile src that allows you to swipe your finger left/right/up/down on the touch panel to scroll or navigate on an HTC Diamond or Touch Pro, well msmobiles have now tested it out and we have a video of it in action after the break.
SBSH Mobile Software announced today the all new Calendar Touch for Windows Mobile Pro/Classic. SBSH Calendar Touch for Windows Mobile Pro/Classic is an exciting new personal information manager that guarantees a great boost to your daily time management and productivity! Introducing new gesture-based navigation technologies to accompany latest developments in the Windows Mobile market.
At the 3GSM event in Macau, TheMedicalPhone showed off a new flip device, the iCEPhone, which extended outwards not once, but twice. The device has a gaming style keypad and a full QWERTY keyboard, as well as a three inch touchscreen to boot, so even if you accidentally break one interface, there’s always another to back you up on this WinMo-powered handset. This bizarre device was designed with the emergency services in mind, which is shown by the presence of a key that automatically sends GPS and other info to local emergency services. The iCEPhone will cost around $1,000 (£667) when released in Q2 2009, although there’s no word of when or if it will be released in Britain.
via Techradar
We posted a while ago about the Touch Diamond and Pro having an area just below the screen that is capacitive and can support multi-touch, well at last we have a commercial application that can take advantage of this, GSCroll by mobile src allows you to swipe your finger left/right/up/down on the touch panel to scroll or navigate. This functionality will work in any Windows Mobile application that supports scrolling or navigation via the directional pad. More details and download links after the break.
Over at WMExperts (and elsewhere), a mystery smartphone photo has popped up and it’s giving us a definite Palm feel. The keyboard matches the layout of the Centro and Treo Pro nearly perfectly, the only difference being the location of the , -, and * buttons. The keyboard also looks to have the Centro/Treo rubberized feel as well. This definitely looks like a Palm device. More after the break.
We posted a story last week about a phone coming out of China that can run Windows Mobile or Android, well now we have a video of it in action running Android. Its over 9 minutes long though but shows you the OS in a very detailed way although it is silent so no translations necessary. Video after the break.
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