JWMD Stuick – a Start Menu helper for Windows Mobile

JWMD Stuick – a Start Menu helper for Windows Mobile: "

The original idea was to have a search field at the bottom of the screen on the start menu then the start menu automatically scrolls to, what ever matched on your search, simple eh? The problem is, Start Menu can’t receive key presses.. so.. discard.

Requirements

- NETCF 3.5 Framework

Compatibility

- All resolution

- WM 5, WM6/6.1, WM6.5/6.5.1

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Music Player Future: S2P Request

Music Player Future: S2P Request: "

S2P is a great application for those that cannot stand looking at what Microsoft calls a music player, with some great features and looks to go with it. Well after a long period without an update, I asked the developer what gives, and the response was very quick. The developer said he has been working hard on the next versions, but the users should not expect to see any “Album view” support. This comes after Apple was granted patent rights over cover flow, and so adding that to his player would be a great legal risk. Neither the less the next version should be a whole lot better, with features that work great on everything, and maybe something cool for the HD2.

I told the developer that before his next release I would write an article asking the readers what they would want in a great music player, and so here it is.

Below please comment and tell us what you think a great player should have. If you are currently using S2P then tell us what you think should be added, removed, and or improved. He will read the article and see what he can do.

My personal request was for album view on my HD2, but sadly that cannot be done. I also would like some awesome multi touch gestures, and better album artwork detection, and lastly some new S2U2 integration.

You can personally follow the progress at http://beta.ac-s2.com/

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Windows Startup Animation

Windows Startup Animation: "

Do you need something new on your device? maybe a new startup might be that “it”. This new welcome head created over where every Windows Phone theme and startup comes from XDA. It is basically a twitter based Startup, and from what I see, a danm good one. It is based on the blue we all know and love, then the little bird that is suppose to be animated tears off some paper that reveals some words saying starting up. I think that’s very creative, and awesome. If I didn’t already have an awesome Windows/Nexus One startup.

The young developer had this to say:

Download it

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WP7 Plays Dress Up

WP7 Plays Dress Up: "

Saw another app floating around but I like it more for what it represents than the app itself. Well the app is a ‘dress up’ app where you can dress up characters in different clothing, etc. There’s certainly a market for that out there and this app seems to handle it well. The thing I’m more excited for is that their website features a series of XNA based games (including one for Zune) so their interest in WP7 hopefully means there are a few ports in the work…

Anyway, here’s the dress up app:

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MSI Wind Pad 100 is a 10-inch, Intel-powered Windows 7 tablet

MSI Wind Pad 100 is a 10-inch, Intel-powered Windows 7 tablet: "

Oh, hello Wind Pad! MSI just took the wraps off its 10-inch, Windows 7 tablet during the company's Computex press conference, and we're gathering details as we speak. MSI CEO Joseph Hsu introduced the tablet and explained that with it will be powered by an Intel Atom processor and run Windows 7, though they have created an MSI Wind Touch UI. According to the spec sheet we were given, it will weigh 800 grams and packs both 3G and WiFi. It also has USB ports, an HDMI port and a webcam.



Developing...

MSI Wind Pad 100 is a 10-inch, Intel-powered Windows 7 tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 00:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows CE 7 to be released soon

Windows CE 7 to be released soon: "

WindowsforDevices has brought this recent Microsoft slide to our attention, which clearly states an expected release date in Q2 2010 for Windows CE 7, to be renamed Windows Embedded Compact 7.

On the same page Microsoft writes:

Q: What’s next on the horizon for Windows Embedded?
A: We will be announcing the RTM of Windows Embedded Standard 7 in the second quarter of this calendar year, followed by a release for Windows Embedded Compact 7, the next generation of the Windows Embedded CE platform in the Q2 timeframe of this calendar year as well. We’re also planning releases for Windows Embedded Automotive 7, the next generation of the Windows Embedded Automotive platform, and Windows Embedded Developer Update later this calendar year. To find out more, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/about/what.mspx

Windows CE 7 brings a number of consumer-facing technologies to the table that should make devices based on it more suitable for use in tablets, such as an improved browser, DNLA support, Media Transfer Protocol support, and support for technologies like Silverlight and Flash for user interface elements. It is widely believed to be the basis of Windows Phone 7, but Microsoft has been extremely cagey about admitting this.

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Arknoid For WP7 Was Done Right

Arknoid For WP7 Was Done Right: "

A port of Arknoid (Brick Breaker) called XNArknoid has been made available (including the source code). The reason it’s significant is because we’ve been talking about Silverlight apps a lot recently. This is actually written in XNA – the code used for Xbox games. The dev clearly knows what he’s doing. Arknoid cannot be done in Silverlight. As described here, the way that trigger events and sprites are rendered in Silverlight means that you get phenomenal performance for single press events but if it’s going to involve constant touches, each touch is an event in Silverlight and it kills the frame rate. In Silverlight “the slower and less frequent the user moves the paddle, the fewer events get fired, and the faster and more frequent the user moves the paddle, the more events get fired – and as the app gets slammed with events it can directly affect performance.” So XNA must be used.

So for the devs out there, there’s a lesson. Silverlight is really intended for apps and some games. More complicated games (and those with constant touches) require XNA. So, XNArknoid was done the right way.

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Shuffleboard Comes To WP7

Shuffleboard Comes To WP7: "

More physics love comes to WP7 from Andy Beaulieu. Like last time you can try this guy out online right now since it’s Silverlight based. You get to see physics, changes in perspective and gestures and he’s provided the source code. Check it out on his website. In an interesting note he talks about how this was created:

This Shuffleboard game was created as the basis for a Coding4Fun tutorial, which will be available soon on the C4F Website. I don’t want to spoil the fun for the official tutorial release so I won’t go into much detail here, but this demo should be helpful for folks wanting to quickly create physics based games for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices.

When the tutorial is released, it will include a video walkthrough showing step-by-step creation using Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4.

Exciting stuff

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New HTC HD2 ROM brings application framework, Aero-snap feature

New HTC HD2 ROM brings application framework, Aero-snap feature: "

Rouzb3h has created a new cooked ROM for the HTC HD2 that includes a programming framework which allows for the creation of lightweight attractive apps with interesting UI features.

He writes:

You don’t need to get a ROM,You need a ROM that Gets You!

The philosophy behind the Prestige X ROM is to deliver a unique light-weighted, yet stylish ROM, that has a new atmosphere to it, & comes with an extra toolset, exclusively made for our ROM.

Prestige Xtras are fully animated programs, made to makes every day’s tasks much simpler, in user-friendly UI that takes the most advantage from HD2’s hardware.

We are still working on the visuals and toolset of the ROM, so it may change from what you see in the pictures. Until the release, all your Ideas are welcomed

The ROM is currently being beta-tested, but as can be seen in the video above has some pretty interesting features.

Read more about it in this XDA-Dev thread here.

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Setting the numbers straight on Windows Phone 7

Setting the numbers straight on Windows Phone 7: "

Numbers for Microsoft's new mobile phone sales projections are ricocheting around the echo chamber of the tech blogosphere Friday and research firm IDC wants to set them straight.

Microsoft plans to start selling a new version of its mobile phone called Windows Phone 7 for the holidays. MobileTechWorld reported Microsoft expects to sell 30 million of the new phones by end of 2011, based on a slide shown at a ReMIX conference. The Thursday report cited IDC, the research firm in Framingham, Mass., as the source. ReMIX is a Microsoft Web developer conference where the company is courting developers to build apps for Windows Phone 7.

I talked to Will Stofega, a wireless industry analyst at IDC Friday, and he said the numbers are not from IDC. 'We don’t know who used it and where it came from. It’s kind of disturbing,' Stofega said. Also, he said, 'We're really pissed.' And, 'No one ever called to see if this was a mistake that someone made.'

IDC forecasts mobile phone shipments based on operating system, and does not break out specific devices such as Windows Phone 7, Stofega said. When it forecasts the Microsoft shipments, he said, it includes past operating systems such as Windows Mobile 6.5, as well as Windows Phone 7.

Here are IDC's projections for phone shipments, based on operating system, in the year 2011. The projections were made in March:

Microsoft, including Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7: 32 million

Apple iPhone - 36 million

Google Android - 42 million

Stofega said these are shipments projected for 2011, not the number of handsets already sold and in use.

Here is a screenshot below of MobileTechWorld's story below with the slide in question.

Update 5:02 p.m.:

Microsoft just released a statement saying the slide was wrong. 'This slide was inaccurate, and intended to represent an analyst’s assessment of the market opportunity. We have not provided any sales forecasts for Windows Phone.'

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Microsoft - Apple - Windows Phone 7 - Will Stofega - IPhone"

Setting the numbers straight on Windows Phone 7

Setting the numbers straight on Windows Phone 7: "

Numbers for Microsoft's new mobile phone sales projections are ricocheting around the echo chamber of the tech blogosphere Friday and research firm IDC wants to set them straight.

Microsoft plans to start selling a new version of its mobile phone called Windows Phone 7 for the holidays. MobileTechWorld reported Microsoft expects to sell 30 million of the new phones by end of 2011, based on a slide shown at a ReMIX conference. The Thursday report cited IDC, the research firm in Framingham, Mass., as the source. ReMIX is a Microsoft Web developer conference where the company is courting developers to build apps for Windows Phone 7.

I talked to Will Stofega, a wireless industry analyst at IDC Friday, and he said the numbers are not from IDC. 'We don’t know who used it and where it came from. It’s kind of disturbing,' Stofega said. Also, he said, 'We're really pissed.' And, 'No one ever called to see if this was a mistake that someone made.'

IDC forecasts mobile phone shipments based on operating system, and does not break out specific devices such as Windows Phone 7, Stofega said. When it forecasts the Microsoft shipments, he said, it includes past operating systems such as Windows Mobile 6.5, as well as Windows Phone 7.

Here are IDC's projections for phone shipments, based on operating system, in the year 2011. The projections were made in March:

Microsoft, including Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7: 32 million

Apple iPhone - 36 million

Google Android - 42 million

Stofega said these are shipments projected for 2011, not the number of handsets already sold and in use.

Here is a screenshot below of MobileTechWorld's story below with the slide in question.

Update 5:02 p.m.:

Microsoft just released a statement saying the slide was wrong. 'This slide was inaccurate, and intended to represent an analyst’s assessment of the market opportunity. We have not provided any sales forecasts for Windows Phone.'

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Microsoft - Apple - Windows Phone 7 - Will Stofega - IPhone"

Microsoft may cut cost of Zune Pass: $9.99 a month?

Microsoft may cut cost of Zune Pass: $9.99 a month?: "

Competition is hot these days in the music-download biz and Microsoft's $14.99 a month Zune Pass may instead get chopped down to $9.99, according to senior product manager Terry Farrell in an interview with Business Week.

While Phil and I think the $14.99 a month price is fair (you get to purchase 10 songs a month with that $14.99, in addition to unlimited downloading), others in the industry, notably Amazon and Rhapsody, offer a similar service for $10.

Microsoft does need to position itself here carefully: they want to make a profit and find that sweet spot, but they also want to make sure when you buy an upcoming Windows Phone 7 device, you take advantage of the Zune Marketplace.

Finding just the right combo could be killer, because while Amazon has some presence on mobile (notably Android), Rhapsody is less straight-forward and has less presence. (Plus in comparison, Zune Marketplace is a better experience than Amazon's on Android). This is still the one area that Microsoft can really exploit against Apple, who still don't have a monthly pass subscription.

And while they're at it, we'd like to see Microsoft implement some type of Zune Video Pass, which was rumored to be coming. The idea of having unlimited video streaming/downloading on my Windows Phone 7 would be fantastic.

[via Business Week & Zune Boards]

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20 new games coming to Windows Mobile for free (but paid for by Microsoft)

20 new games coming to Windows Mobile for free (but paid for by Microsoft): "

In what could be a smart move to both lock in a game developer and spur more development on Windows Mobile (yes, we still talk about it), Microsoft is commissioning Touch Dimensions, a recent gaming startup from Singapore.

Known for creating "natural" interfaces for gaming and having knack for those sweet little simple games that people on mobile phones often prefer, Touch Dimensions has been tasked with bringing roughly twenty games to the Windows phone marketplace and they all will be free for the consumer.

These casual games will range from "...a digital sketchpad to a Whack-A-Mole-type game that lets you smack mosquitoes to oblivion".

Want to see what they are capable of? Touch Dimensions already have two games available: "Autumn Dynasty" and "Totem Star Lite"/Totem Star Christmas". And we'll keep you posted on when these inspired freebies start popping up!

[Today Online via WMPoweruser]

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LG Panther (GW910) specs get detailed

LG Panther (GW910) specs get detailed: "

While we knew some of the details about the LG Panther (GW910), we didn't have all the little nitty-gritty bits.

Granted, this is not the sexiest phone we've ever seen, but functional? Heck yeah, it seems like it'll do quite well with our new OS. The other thing is this is not final and LG might be apt to change or modify things before launch. Of note is the 720p video recording, something which is becoming more and more the norm these days.

But currently, it's not so bad, though we're hoping to see what HTC can bring to the table. Come on guys, leak something already...

[via TechArena]

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