Why is an unverified rumour, about Windows Mobile/Phone 7, creating such a buzz today? Two different sites, although PPC related, posted details today of an “anonymous” email, detailing important changes to WinMo 7. A few points in the information are pointing to a major restructure of the OS, that makes it comparable to the Apple model.
No Multi-tasking:
No Multi-Task support. Applications will “Pause” when in the background, however will support notifications via push notifications.
No Cab Install
Windows Phone 7 will only support application installation through service based delivery. (i.e Marketplace). Application installation via storage card will not be possible
No backwards compatibility for .Net CF
-No NETCF backwards compatibility. This means the original rumor of no backward compatibility for applications holds to be true. That being said, there are high hopes of porting the NetCF to the newer platform easily
No Customisation
OEM Interfaces will not be allowed to run on the device. Say goodbye to Sense UI / SPB Mobile Shell / Point UI / Infinity, etc, etc. etc.
If this was all true, where would Windows Mobile stand?
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Post written by Peter Murphy on
February 7, 2010
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Rumour, windows mobile, windows phone
Admittedly, I’ve been a bit quiet this week, but for good reason, a hardware rumour about my new HTC HD2. Ever since the announcement of the US carrier, T-Mobile HD2 specs something’s been brewing. Purportedly the device on T-Mobile was getting different hardware. A Ram upgrade of 128 Mb. Wow!
It seems though that all the HD2’s are carrying the same hardware, So my Telstra branded, HD2, specs were wrong. Well so I am hoping, here goes the warranty, and here goes some serious phone hacking. I’m not new to flashing ROM’s. but playing with my daily driver like that is a bit daunting. In the end though, I flashed a shipped HTC ROM from Europe, after installing the HSPL update, which meant I could install ROMS willy nilly until I found out if this rumour was founded in fact.
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Post written by Peter Murphy on
February 4, 2010
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windows phone
February 1st, 2010 – Following SBSH Calendar for Windows Mobile Touch, Smartphone and Symbian S60 overwhelming success, we are excited to announce today the release of SBSH Calendar for BlackBerry!
I was lucky enough to be on the winmo beta testing team for this app way back in 2008, It’s a great program, that still continues to evolve, as SBSH broaden their OS support. As a mobile software company these days, you have to service a lot of different platforms and SBSH are now providing applications for all of the major mobile platforms. 
SBSH Calendar Highlights
- Daily View – Today’s events in one screen. Joint display for appointments and tasks. Status and category icons, status colors and much more!
- Weekly View – Full week worth display. Vertical bars styled display of your agenda, providing graphical representation of your busy vs. free hours of the week
- Monthly View – Entire month agenda in a single screen! Offering daily timelines, category icons, status colors and Quick View pane to preview each day activities
- Tasks Manager – Robust Task manager packed as part of SBSH Calendar. Offering powerful task management tools that will allow you to manage your tasks at the same application
- Category Colors and Icons – Assign icons and colors to categories. Icons and colors you assign are then used with Calendar’s different views to enhance your agenda graphical representation
- BlackBerry Tailored – SBSH Calendar was designed especially for use with BlackBerry devices. Taking advantage of the unique BlackBerry hardware capabilities for the best user experience!
Check out the full press release here
Post written by Peter Murphy on
February 2, 2010
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BlackBerry, Mobile Software, press release
Why is an unverified rumour, about Windows Mobile/Phone 7, creating such a buzz today? Two different sites, although PPC related, posted details today of an “anonymous” email, detailing important changes to WinMo 7. A few points in the information are pointing to a major restructure of the OS, that makes it comparable to the Apple model. 
