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Did HTC address Windows Mobile 6.5's initial shortcomings?

I understood that Windows Mobile 6.5 was going to be a fairly minor update to bridge the gap between WM 6.1 and 7, but as I stated in my Windows Mobile 6.5 review I found too many things still missing from the update that I expected to see even with...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Hands on with new Roku Channel Store; is cable TV still worth the cost?

I've been testing out the Roku HD-XR and just this last weekend was sent some beta bits for their newly announced Roku Channel Store. The Roku Channel Store is available via a software update on all three Roku players, the Roku SD, Roku HD original, and Roku HD-XR. After the...

Tags: Cable Television, Roku Inc., Roku Channel Store, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Memory, Flash Memory, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Want to see the HTC HD2? Join me at the PSHUG meeting next Tuesday

One of the benefits about writing about mobile phones is that I get the opportunity to play with a LOT of cool devices for a few weeks at a time. Years ago I was a regular attendee to the monthly Puget Sound Handheld User Group PSHUG meetings, but life as...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Benefits, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-21

MobileTechRoundup show #190; Should we call them Pocket PCs again?

I spent a couple of days at the Microsoft Mobius event here in Seattle, but couldn't share much of what was discussed on MobileTechRoundup show #190 due to NDA agreements. However, each attendee did receive an HTC HD2 from HTC so I shared a few thoughts about that device. As...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, High Tech Computer Corp., PC, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Music, photos, and weather are beautiful, fluid experiences on the HTC HD2

I posted a quick first impressions of the HTC HD2 yesterday, but as I was commuting home on the train I had a chance to spend more time with the media capabilities of the device and wanted to share a few thoughts and a video with you. As you can...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Photograph, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Hands-on with the T-Mobile Samsung Behold II Google Android smartphone

I took a look at the Samsung Behold last year and as you may recall this is a high end feature phone with a high resolution camera. When I initially heard that T-Mobile was going to launch the Behold II in the Fall I didn't think much about it since...

Tags: Smart Phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T-Mobile, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Image Gallery: A look at the T-Mobile Samsung Behold II Google Android device

T-Mobile was the first US carrier to sell a Google Android device and with the Behold II they now have four different models in their lineup. The Behold II is a full touchscreen device with Samsung TouchWiz user interface loaded on it. The Behold II has a 3.2 inch AMOLED...

Tags: Touch Screen, Device, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Behold II, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, product photos, android, google, samsung, t-mobile, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-11-19

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

We wrapped up the Mobius 2009 event last night and since we spent most of the time talking about topics under NDA there isn't much of anything I can share with your at this time. I recommend you check out Jason Dunn's post on his new Windows Phone Thoughts site...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Office Mobile 2010 beta for Windows Mobile available now for free

Good news for enterprise users of Windows Mobile devices comes to us today at the Mobius 2009 event. Microsoft announced the beta release of Office Mobile 2010 that is available now in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. I just downloaded it on my new HTC HD2 and will put together...

Tags: Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Office, Beta, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Monitors & Displays, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Sony Reader Daily Edition now available for pre-order

Back in August Sony announced the Reader Daily Edition with WiFi and 3G wireless support, along with a touch interface. Today, Sony announced that the Sony Reader Daily Edition can be pre-ordered over on the Sony Style store for $399.99 with shipping scheduled for December through January. by Matthew Miller

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, 3G, Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Opera Mobile 10 beta for Windows Mobile now available

I was a bit surprised when Opera launched the public beta of Opera Mobile 10 first for Symbian devices since we have seen this browser always launch on Windows Mobile touchscreen devices in the past. Good news for all of you touchscreen Windows Mobile owners though as Opera announced the...

Tags: Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Opera Software ASA, Beta, Keyboards, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Monitors & Displays, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-18

eReader for Google Android now available

I am an ebook fan and like to have the same software across multiple platforms, which is why my preferred reader has been Mobipocket for a couple of years. eReader has been expanding on devices and just launched their Google Android software so now I am going to go all...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, eReader, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost

Two articles were posted today talking about Windows Mobile, one with no analysis and the other making some valid points about Microsoft's past mobile actions. The smartphone market is still quite small and there are many opportunities available for Microsoft and others to compete and succeed in the space. by...

Tags: Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-17

Widespread BlackBerry data outage reported, is it time to move on?

I posted my first impressions of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 earlier today and then planned to spend a lot of time using the device over the next few days. I am at the Microsoft Mobius event in Seattle that is a gathering of some of the greatest mobile minds and...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Outage, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Windows Marketplace for Mobile available for 6.1/6.0 devices

It was just last week that we learned Microsoft opened up the Windows Marketplace for Mobile to PC access and in that release they said a version for WM 6.0 and 6.1 devices would be coming soon. I have to say I didn't expect the announcement this soon, but am...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-16

First impressions of the T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700

It was a year ago this month that the RIM BlackBerry Bold was launched and I purchased one from AT&T while on a business trip see my first impressions. The Bold had the BEST QWERTY keyboard available at that time, but that came at the price of width so the...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Keyboards, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Image Gallery: A walk around the T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700

T-Mobile starting rolling out their 3G network a year ago and today we see the launch of their first 3G BlackBerry device, the Bold 9700. The Bold 9700 has some of the great aspects of the original Bold (624 MHz processor, high resolution screen, great keyboard) and adds a 3.2...

Tags: Bold 9700, 3G, Keyboards, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, product photos, rim, blackberry, t-mobile, bold, uma, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-11-15

Who needs an Office app? Google Docs, Calendar & more all work on Nokia N900

I have had a Nokia N900 for about a month now (see my in-depth coverage) and have concluded that it is a great compact mobile computer, but needs some more work to be a really good cell phone. If mobile data is your focus, then the N900 is a device...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Microsoft Office, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-14

Shop at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile from your desktop browser

Every mobile operating system now has their own on device application store, thanks to the initiative of Apple with the iPhone and the App Store. You can buy apps through all of them on your phone, but not all of them support buying apps from your desktop PC. According to...

Tags: Mobile, Desktop Browser, Web Browser, App, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-12

3D gaming comes to the Zune HD, video of all 6 new games

This past weekend I mentioned the Zune HD firmware 4.3 update that added predictive text and a better browsing experience. As part of that update, Microsoft announced that support for 3D games and apps was added as well and it didn't take long for them to deliver as we now...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Zune, Video, Games, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-11