Users of latest Windows mobile devices with digital compass like HTC HD2 will be pleased to know about this.  The digital compass can now be used with the latest Google Maps 3.3.1. All you have to do is to tap on the my location icon on the botom right and a littil blue arrow will display on the map (in place of the blue dot).  The tip of the arrow will basically be the top [...]

Have you got your HD2 and are not happy about the camera’s pink cast effect problem? Apparently this is not a hardware issue as speculated previously.  HTC has released a fix for the issue on their support web site.  According to them: “This update for HTC HD2 delivers clear digital picture quality like never before. Living up to the name of “HD” this phone and its twin LED flash will take beautiful pictures for you [...]

For those who had preordered the HTC HD2 from Starhub and are waiting for it to arrive, I have heard that Starhub has started to call those who preordered the phone and some of them have already got the it. So I guess we just have to wait patiently for Starhub to call.  While the sales date of the phone keep slipping from week to week.  We are really hoping it will be on sales [...]

There a series of HTC phones being lined up for the first half of year 2010.  According to XDA-developers, the pre-production brochures of the products from HTC portfolio updates reveal the information. Say hello to Tera, Trophy and Photon if you are a WinMo 6.5 lover.  And say hi to Legend, Salsa, Bravo, Tide and Buzz if you like Android. Here are the summaries of the phones: Photon: WinMo 6.5, 3.2 inch HVGA phone.  Arriving [...]

Before you can get your hands on this beast, somebody from htcpedia has already leaked the updated ROMs for the HD2, even before they appear on official HTC support sites. These leaked ROMs, with various languages and regions to choose from, look like the shipping ROMs from HTC as some of the HTC support sites have shown the updated ROM for HD2. If you couldn’t wait for the ROM to show up at HTC site, [...]

HTC is famous of not using a proper video drivers for their Windows Mobile phones and it has caused a lot of complaints regarding video performance from the users around the world. And it is the same case for their latest HD2.  There have been complaints that some of the 3D games and applications are not working properly on the HD2.  According to the author of the patch: “For many Leo users several OpenGL games [...]

Do you still remember there was a report few months back that HTC was getting a patent for a capacitive stylus that works on a capacitive touch screen. It seems like the product is coming.  According to Clove, the UK online retailer, the HTC HD2 Capacitive Stylus is about to launch.  The stylus will cost 15 British Pound before tax. While technically one will not need a stylus for a capacitive touch screen.  However, being [...]

If you are having a Windows Mobile  device with the latest Sense technology (TouchFLO 3D version 2.5) from HTC like HD2, you might be a bit annoyed due to its lack of support for landscape mode. Rotastrain at XDA-Developers has worked out a hack for to let you have TouchFLO 3D 2.5 working in landscape mode.  This is unofficial and it still requires more work to be done.  However, you if can’t live without a [...]

Looking for another review before you decide to buy the HTC HD2, the latest beast from HTC?  Here is another review from Engadget. The HD2 has been sold in European countries already and set to be sold in Asia in the coming weeks.  It has a large 4.3 inch screen with 800×480 resolution, 5 megapixel camera, a sanpdragon CPU and loaded with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 and HTC’s latest Sense technology.  And it has generate [...]

Until today the official Windows Mobile on screen virtual keyboard is still not optimized for finger typing.  Luckily we are having other much nicer keyboards from the OEM partners like HTC and Samsung. Microsoft is showing that they are working to have a better virtual keyboard for the future Windows Mobile devices.  XDA-Developers have gotten their hands on the WinMo 6.5 build 28002 (they called it 6.5.3) and this version of WinMo comes with a [...]