April 8th, the day in which the Nokia Lumia 900 introduces itself to the US Market via AT&T. There are a lot of consumers here in the states, who have been waiting for this day to arrive. This article won’t be about that however. Same date, same carrier, but a different story though. With no big promotion, no people clamoring for its launch, front page on AT&T’s website, heck not even on its own OEM’s front page on their website, the HTC Titan™ II will launch on April 8th along with the Lumia 900. While kind of sad, it actually offers encouragement, the US market is showing Microsoft that they think WP is good, just not on a recycled Android device.
In an attempt to bring Windows Phones to a younger crowd and people with a more limited budget, Nokia and WP’s other OEM’s are gearing up to release these lower-priced/lower-spec’d devices to the market. Now making the list of regions to be receiving the Nokia Lumia 610, will be the Netherlands. While the Lumia 610 won’t blow you away with all the features available to its bigger and faster Lumia family members sporting 512MB of RAM, this new low cost device with 256MB of RAM will surely offer plenty of bang for its buck!
If you write about Windows Phone, you have at one point or another written an item on Tango or published a leaked photo about it. That’s because it’s interesting stuff, for techies and for average owners alike and we have a hungry crowd of info seekers! One of the benefits to being a WP owner is the excitement of knowing you WILL be a recipient of frequent updates, unlike other mobile platforms. So here’s our a clear look at what we know as we say “goodbye” to Mango and “hello” to our next update named Tango… [click to continue…]
This set of apps made by team.fluxion does as it says, its a modification for Windows Mobile which gives the user the experience of using XP on their device.
ThrottleLauncher is a fully customizable UI framework for Windows Mobile devices. The beauty of this UI is there are some great theme out there that lets you mimic the iPhone, Android , Blackberry and more. We showed you a new WP7 theme that will be released for ThrottleLauncher very soon. So if you like to try out different themes for windows phone this is one app you don’t want to miss.
Prerequisites
* CPU: > 200 Mhz (the higer the better)
* Storage Memory: ~5 MB (depends on the themes installed)
* Main memory: ~8 MB (depends on the themes installed)
* NET.CF 2.0 installed. (NET.CF 3.5 recommended)
* Windows Mobile 5.0 or Greatter.
* In order to use OpenGL mode you need 3D accelerated hardware (normally available in all wVGA and VGA devices).
* Any device manufacturer and screen resolutions are supported!!
Androkkid is an Android interface clone for Windows Mobile. It’s a little slow to boot up, but has Android’s page swipes and app launcher. The video is of the last version. Latest version has a couple widgets and enhancements (available in all resolutions, portrait mode only).
Version 0.6.0 – 29/09/2009:
* Added Widgets dialog
* Added some widgets (Hero clock, Analog Clock, Digital Clock and Next Appointment)
* Added AndrokkidSettings.exe to program directory to change settings
* Added Settings in program menu
* Added Pages balloon only when touch screen to show where you are
* Taskbar now disappear if you modify Settings
* Correct bug with missed calls log opening
* Added slide gesture from first page to last page and viceversa
* Added keypad movements to slide pages, open programs list
* Added another method to load icons (old method used in iFonz), change option in Settings
* Added StartPage option to set which page you want load at start
* Bug fixed
* Released the source code of my widgets
Many of you are probably familiar with iFonz and iFonz 2. These are two spectacular UIs for Windows Mobile. The developer of those interfaces has released the last version of his latest project, Androkkid. By the title of the interface, there is no doubt that it’s modeled after the Android OS. A lot of options still aren’t working, even though it’s the last version. What does work, works very well.
Version 0.4.0 – 09/09/2009 – Last version:
* Add icons to desktop from list by tap on icon and release on desktop
* If you tap icon you can move it were you want
* If you move icon on X or on pen you can delete and edit it
* Tapping on background open a default menu with a lot of actions on program
* You can add contact from your contacts list
* You can add url by typing it on program
* You can minimize program by tapping on background and choose Minimize
* There are a lot of settings in file Settings.ini in the application folder, you can modify but first make a backup
ThrottleLauncher is a touch friendly and customizable user interface for Windows Mobile. It rivals the likes of PointUI and brings a lot to the table. Best of all, it’s free. The newest release includes lots of improvements and bug fixes over the previous version. It’s now faster even on VGA and WVGA devices, includes some nice features for theme developers like fade in and fade out effects, animations have been optimized to work smoother and more.
SAHITYA KUMAR: Is dis app available in indian market place..? [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
PADDY: Thank NOOK for something this cool and slip looking. I was losing hope for Windows developers :S [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
schlubadub: Yawn, they should think about extending Nook to other countries first. I can’t get any of this in Australia (even via web). [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Nick: Nice work, cool ideas. Now, let’s hope MS has something to say in the joint-venture since B&N is not paying any attention to designers. In some ways, MS Reader was ten times better...
fatfingur: I’m not saying this mockup is legit or real. My only point is that using comic sans does not make you unprofessional. Balsamiq is a professional wireframing tool used by pros....
simphf: One paragraph reads ‘NOOK for Android’. Ha [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Hog: Almost forgot, are you going to enter the Nokia X Challenge for over 2 million in prize money? The info.is at Nokia Conversations and with your IT background. Lots of ideas swirl around in my...
Hog: Very nice. I’m not familiar with the Nook at all for content but I really like your design. I hope the Barnes app is made available for all windows phones also. [Posted from the...
SAHITYA KUMAR
PADDY
schlubadub
Nick
fatfingur
simphf
Hog
Richard Clubb
moe1up
