The guys from Pocketnow has posted a great hack so that you can increase the number of icons in a row on the WM6.5 start menu.

The hack will resize the application icons and adjust the text labels below them. It can be used on devices running Windows Mobile 6.5 and with a WVGA display like the HD2.

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Here is acool looking theme for all WM6.5 resolution. The theme is available as a cab install and I think should be installed to your device memory. I havent tried it personally but the screenshot of the theme looks amazing. If you are a Chef then the ext package is also available so you can add the theme to your next ROM.

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Garmin-Asus has combined its navigation centric user interface with Windows Mobile 6.5. “Through its innovative integration of a phone, navigator, and browser, the nüvifone M20 is designed to enhance the lives of consumers today,” said Benson Lin, Vice President and General Manager of the ASUS Handheld Business Group. “With Windows Mobile 6.5, users can enjoy the same great LBS (location-based service) features of the original nüvifone M20, but with a richer and more rewarding user experience.”

The Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 running Windows Mobile 6.5 will be available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech, Turkey, and other markets by the end of this year. Current nüvifone M20 users who are running Windows Mobile 6.1 are eligible for a free update to Windows Mobile 6.5. Visit www.garminasus.com for more details regarding the update.

via hothardware.com

WM6.5 users might run into issues with apps which are registered with the ” Owner Name ” and password combination. There are some reported cases where Owner Information icon is missing in Windows Mobile 6.5 Settings.

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Up until the last couple of years Windows Mobile faced no major threats in the touch screen smartphone division. As a result of this the innovation in Windows Mobile over the years has been minimal too. Check out the video below which shows the evolution of Windows Mobile.

Up until WM6.5 it looks the bloody same, no major changes in the UI department from Microsoft ( kudos to HTC for bringing out HTC Cube, TouchFlo and Samsung for its ToucWiz UI ).

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PlayIt! is a Windows Phone 6.5 Titanium plugin to control and display the status of S2P or Nitrogen. Default skin works for all Resolutions, portrait and landscape.

Requirements :

• WM 6.5 Professional with the Titanium (CHome) interface
• S2P v0.72-beta or higher
• Mortscript 4.2
• JMLPanex v2.10 or higher ( used for button press detection )

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Pocketnow has put together another video of the new WM6.5 Build 23502

CTwitter is a Titanium plugin which allows you to get to open your TweetDeck for Mobile devices using PockeTwit. You can also Update your status using this program.

Change Log :
V0.5

• Rebuilt CAB file
• Reworked the .plg file.

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With the new Windows Mobile 6.5 , we have come a long way. Check out the video for a lesson in history…

If you want to check out the Review of WM6.5 try these

• Engadget
• Gizmodo
• Pocketnow
• WMExperts

Want to set your phone apart from the crowd? Make your Windows phone an extension of your personal style by designing a custom look for it. Use your favorite photo or any other image, add colors and style, and then text the custom theme straight to your phone (or your friend’s phone, for that matter). The Custom Theme Creator works with Windows Mobile 6.5 touch-screen phones.

Make your own WM6.5 Theme : WM6.5 Theme Generator