Archive for July, 2008

Motorola Q 9h Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM Leaked?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | 1 Comment »

MOTOMODDING has posted a file (requires registration) which is purported to be the official Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard ROM update for the AT&T version of the Motorola Q 9h Global.  ... Read more..

Treo 800w Update Adds Voice Dialing over Bluetooth

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | No Comments »

If you’re a proud owner of the new Palm Treo 800w Smartphone, you may have noticed that you can’t voice dial from a Bluetooth headset.  Well, Palm doesn’t want your ... Read more..

Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1 Updated

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates, Windows Mobile Software | No Comments »

We’re not in Beta 2 territory here, but the folks at Opera have updated their Mobile v9.5 beta browser with a notification sound fix.   From the ... Read more..

Flash Memory Deal of the Week: $3.75 2GB microSD Card

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Sales & Rebates | No Comments »

Don’t have a microSD slot compatible with high capacity SDHC cards?  Don’t sweat it.  For a limited time you can grab the Transcend 2GB microSDHC flash memory card with standard ... Read more..

More Zune Phone Rumors

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Rumors | No Comments »

Yet another Zune Phone rumor has been loosed thanks to a story posted at jkOnTheRun.  According to their anonymous source, Microsoft has been having meetings to discuss a Zune Phone ... Read more..

Pocket Informant Updated to v8.1

Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates, Windows Mobile Software | No Comments »

Pocket Informant from WebIS is one of the most popular Personal Information Management (PIM) software titles for Windows Mobile and has just been updated to version 8.1.  New features include ... Read more..

Sony Ericsson W1 Walkman Smartphone to Run Windows Mobile?

Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Rumors | 1 Comment »

Is Sony Ericsson working on a second Windows Mobile smartphone?  If a new image turns out to be genuine, the answer is maybe.  The image shows the W1, a Walkman-branded ... Read more..

Navigate the Globe (Almost) with AT&T Navigator Global

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Services, Windows Mobile Software | No Comments »

AT&T’s Navigator GPS service has been available for some time, but the company is now taking the service global with, you guessed it, AT&T Navigator Global.  Well, it’s not exactly ... Read more..

Palm Treo 800w: First Impressions

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Editorial, Reviews | No Comments »

I’ve been using the new Palm Treo 800w for a few days, and I wanted to share my impressions of the device before I post my full review sometime next ... Read more..

Sprint Mogul Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade Alive and Kickin’

Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | 1 Comment »

Like the Sprint Touch, the Mogul’s WM6.1 Pro update was pulled on Friday shortly after being posted on the HTC web site.  Both updates are live ... Read more..

8GB microSDHC Memory Card $31

Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Sales & Rebates | No Comments »

We all know you can never have enough storage on your handheld.  For a limited time you can grab the SanDisk 8GB microSDHC flash memory card for $39.50.  Find out ... Read more..

More Mesh Goodness: Mobile Access

Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Cloud Tech, Windows Mobile Software | No Comments »

Microsoft’s Live Mesh is a service (and platform) we’re very excited about here at Pocket PC Central, so we’re very glad to see it continue to grow.  On Wednesday, Live ... Read more..

Sprint Touch Windows Mobile 6.1 Update Official

Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | No Comments »

While gutsy users have been upgrading their Sprint Touch smartphones for weeks, HTC and Sprint have finally made the upgrade official.  Head on over to HTC’s web site for the ... Read more..

Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1 Released, Reviewed

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Reviews, Windows Mobile Software | 1 Comment »

Though we all got a sneak peak late last night, this morning Opera officially released its new Opera Mobile 9.5 mobile Web browser right on schedule (after a slight, but ... Read more..

Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta for Windows Mobile Posted

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Industry News, Windows Mobile Software | 2 Comments »

It’s not exactly an “officially” official release just yet, but late Wednesday night someone posted a link to a .CAB installer for the first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 for ... Read more..