Comments on: Just Made The Switch http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/ Give your iPhone a break Tue, 18 May 2010 14:21:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tim Layton http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Tim Layton Tue, 12 May 2009 22:08:31 +0000 http://iphonedocked.com/?p=572#comment-1254 Windows Mobile 6.5 will have a lot of new apps, features and technologies that will be included and introduced. Just to name a few: internet explorer mobile, live mesh for mobile, silverlight 2 for mobile, windows media player mobile, windows mobile marketplace,.NET compact framework, .NET mobile, compact framework, and SQL server compact. The Windows Mobile contact list will get a huge visual boost and be more touch-friendly as well, with larger menu items and an updated look. Microsoft has officially confirmed a new web browser for Windows Mobile, Internet Explorer 6. The hottest new features and apps include: My Phone--a backup and recovery service for contacts, photos and other data stored on a mobile device. My Phone will also be available for phones running Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. The new Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a centralized place to buy increasingly popular mobile applications. Windows Mobile 6.5 features a new user interface and "honeycomb". A customizable start screen with hexagonal tiles for each program that are designed to be easier to use on touch-screen phones. The Windows Mobile start menu can be customized with Internet applications like weather or stock reports, that are automatically updated. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 user interface is designed to be more "finger friendly," You can also move icons up or down in the new layout. In addition, the new Windows Mobile Home screen will support special widgets, which will give status information like missed calls, new messages, etc. Another new feature of Windows Mobile 6.5 allows people to go directly to waiting voice mail, text messages or other information when unlocking their phones. Microsoft Recite, came out of the company's research group. It allows people to record voice notes or other audio files on Windows Mobile phones and then search for keywords using their voice. LG is set to launch 50 new Windows Mobile devices over the next 4 years. And to boot you will get widgets in windows mobile 6.5. The widgets will appear to function just as full applications do, and will have their own icons in Windows Mobile menus and access to web content. The widgets will be powered, in part, by the new Mobile Internet Explorer 6, which will give them access to Flash and ActiveX controls. The widgets will also have control of the SK menu bar. According to Microsoft, the widgets can be written with standard web technologies, such as HTML, CSS, AJAX, and JavaScript. Windows Mobile 6.5 will have a lot of new apps, features and technologies that will be included and introduced. Just to name a few: internet explorer mobile, live mesh for mobile, silverlight 2 for mobile, windows media player mobile, windows mobile marketplace,.NET compact framework, .NET mobile, compact framework, and SQL server compact. The Windows Mobile contact list will get a huge visual boost and be more touch-friendly as well, with larger menu items and an updated look. Microsoft has officially confirmed a new web browser for Windows Mobile, Internet Explorer 6. The hottest new features and apps include: My Phone–a backup and recovery service for contacts, photos and other data stored on a mobile device. My Phone will also be available for phones running Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. The new Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a centralized place to buy increasingly popular mobile applications. Windows Mobile 6.5 features a new user interface and “honeycomb”. A customizable start screen with hexagonal tiles for each program that are designed to be easier to use on touch-screen phones. The Windows Mobile start menu can be customized with Internet applications like weather or stock reports, that are automatically updated. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 user interface is designed to be more “finger friendly,” You can also move icons up or down in the new layout. In addition, the new Windows Mobile Home screen will support special widgets, which will give status information like missed calls, new messages, etc. Another new feature of Windows Mobile 6.5 allows people to go directly to waiting voice mail, text messages or other information when unlocking their phones. Microsoft Recite, came out of the company's research group. It allows people to record voice notes or other audio files on Windows Mobile phones and then search for keywords using their voice. LG is set to launch 50 new Windows Mobile devices over the next 4 years. And to boot you will get widgets in windows mobile 6.5. The widgets will appear to function just as full applications do, and will have their own icons in Windows Mobile menus and access to web content. The widgets will be powered, in part, by the new Mobile Internet Explorer 6, which will give them access to Flash and ActiveX controls. The widgets will also have control of the SK menu bar. According to Microsoft, the widgets can be written with standard web technologies, such as HTML, CSS, AJAX, and JavaScript.

]]> By: Tim Layton http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Tim Layton Tue, 12 May 2009 15:08:31 +0000 http://iphonedocked.com/?p=572#comment-475 Windows Mobile 6.5 will have a lot of new apps, features and technologies that will be included and introduced. Just to name a few: internet explorer mobile, live mesh for mobile, silverlight 2 for mobile, windows media player mobile, windows mobile marketplace,.NET compact framework, .NET mobile, compact framework, and SQL server compact. The Windows Mobile contact list will get a huge visual boost and be more touch-friendly as well, with larger menu items and an updated look. Microsoft has officially confirmed a new web browser for Windows Mobile, Internet Explorer 6. The hottest new features and apps include: My Phone--a backup and recovery service for contacts, photos and other data stored on a mobile device. My Phone will also be available for phones running Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. The new Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a centralized place to buy increasingly popular mobile applications. Windows Mobile 6.5 features a new user interface and "honeycomb". A customizable start screen with hexagonal tiles for each program that are designed to be easier to use on touch-screen phones. The Windows Mobile start menu can be customized with Internet applications like weather or stock reports, that are automatically updated. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 user interface is designed to be more "finger friendly," You can also move icons up or down in the new layout. In addition, the new Windows Mobile Home screen will support special widgets, which will give status information like missed calls, new messages, etc. Another new feature of Windows Mobile 6.5 allows people to go directly to waiting voice mail, text messages or other information when unlocking their phones. Microsoft Recite, came out of the company's research group. It allows people to record voice notes or other audio files on Windows Mobile phones and then search for keywords using their voice. LG is set to launch 50 new Windows Mobile devices over the next 4 years. And to boot you will get widgets in windows mobile 6.5. The widgets will appear to function just as full applications do, and will have their own icons in Windows Mobile menus and access to web content. The widgets will be powered, in part, by the new Mobile Internet Explorer 6, which will give them access to Flash and ActiveX controls. The widgets will also have control of the SK menu bar. According to Microsoft, the widgets can be written with standard web technologies, such as HTML, CSS, AJAX, and JavaScript. Windows Mobile 6.5 will have a lot of new apps, features and technologies that will be included and introduced. Just to name a few: internet explorer mobile, live mesh for mobile, silverlight 2 for mobile, windows media player mobile, windows mobile marketplace,.NET compact framework, .NET mobile, compact framework, and SQL server compact. The Windows Mobile contact list will get a huge visual boost and be more touch-friendly as well, with larger menu items and an updated look. Microsoft has officially confirmed a new web browser for Windows Mobile, Internet Explorer 6. The hottest new features and apps include: My Phone–a backup and recovery service for contacts, photos and other data stored on a mobile device. My Phone will also be available for phones running Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. The new Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a centralized place to buy increasingly popular mobile applications. Windows Mobile 6.5 features a new user interface and “honeycomb”. A customizable start screen with hexagonal tiles for each program that are designed to be easier to use on touch-screen phones. The Windows Mobile start menu can be customized with Internet applications like weather or stock reports, that are automatically updated. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 user interface is designed to be more “finger friendly,” You can also move icons up or down in the new layout. In addition, the new Windows Mobile Home screen will support special widgets, which will give status information like missed calls, new messages, etc. Another new feature of Windows Mobile 6.5 allows people to go directly to waiting voice mail, text messages or other information when unlocking their phones. Microsoft Recite, came out of the company's research group. It allows people to record voice notes or other audio files on Windows Mobile phones and then search for keywords using their voice. LG is set to launch 50 new Windows Mobile devices over the next 4 years. And to boot you will get widgets in windows mobile 6.5. The widgets will appear to function just as full applications do, and will have their own icons in Windows Mobile menus and access to web content. The widgets will be powered, in part, by the new Mobile Internet Explorer 6, which will give them access to Flash and ActiveX controls. The widgets will also have control of the SK menu bar. According to Microsoft, the widgets can be written with standard web technologies, such as HTML, CSS, AJAX, and JavaScript.

]]> By: Wyatt http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Wyatt Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:57:17 +0000 http://iphonedocked.com/?p=572#comment-234 Another convert whose seen the light. Welcome to the family. WM is nice and has it's place but for everyday use I have found the iPhone a much more pleasant experience. The only smartphone that will beat the iPhone is another iPhone. LOL, Coming soon to an Apple Store near you. Another convert whose seen the light. Welcome to the family. WM is nice and has it’s place but for everyday use I have found the iPhone a much more pleasant experience. The only smartphone that will beat the iPhone is another iPhone. LOL, Coming soon to an Apple Store near you.

]]> By: Steve Trotto http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Steve Trotto Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:49:28 +0000 http://iphonedocked.com/?p=572#comment-221 Bob, Great read. Nice to see another convert. WM has it advantages but I think the iPhone is a better device, With the 3.0 firmware update it is really going to be hard to beat. Steve Bob,

Great read. Nice to see another convert. WM has it advantages but I think the iPhone is a better device, With the 3.0 firmware update it is really going to be hard to beat.

Steve

]]> By: J. Doss http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-218 J. Doss Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:43:21 +0000 http://iphonedocked.com/?p=572#comment-218 I knew despite it's drawbacks that it was going to to provide a better experience then WM. And they keep knocking it out of the park with every update and hardware release. Great Article! I knew despite it’s drawbacks that it was going to to provide a better experience then WM. And they keep knocking it out of the park with every update and hardware release. Great Article!

]]> By: JNGold http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-216 JNGold Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:27:49 +0000 http://iphonedocked.com/?p=572#comment-216 It took me 8 years of Windows Mobile to finally make the switch and oh boy am I glad! :) It took me 8 years of Windows Mobile to finally make the switch and oh boy am I glad! :)

]]> By: Mobile Mike http://iphonedocked.com/2009/04/18/guest-post-just-made-the-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Mobile Mike Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:47:18 +0000 http://iphonedocked.com/?p=572#comment-211 Welcome to the wonderful world that is the iPhone! Once you go iPhone, you never......ah......can't think of a ryhme. Welcome to the wonderful world that is the iPhone! Once you go iPhone, you never……ah……can’t think of a ryhme.

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