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June 28th, 2008

TotalAccess for Windows Mobile launched

Palm OS users have had real-life user groups for some time - so far, PocketPC and Windows Mobile Smartphone folk haven’t ganged up in significant numbers.

Microsoft now wants to gather its mobile users in a special portal called Windows Mobile TotalAccess, which replaces the former Windows Mobile Owner Circle:

The page contains a bunch of hints for novices and quite a few goodies(free themes, ringtones, etc) - should you have a few spare minutes, give them a click at the URL below:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/default.mspx

June 28th, 2008

Sprint Diamond/Mogul and Vodafone V1615 get WM 6.1

Recent user feedback has shown that many of you love to hear about the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrades - read on for the full scoop.

Sprint-branded HTC Mogul (Titan)
The xda-developer’s board has proven itself an excellent source of official and unofficial ROMs for HTC-sourced devices - they accomplished truly insane feats such as an inofficial Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Qtek 8500. Their latest success is the leaking of an official ROM for the Mogul - available from the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402887

Sprint-branded HTC Touch (Vogue)
This essentially repeats the story above, but for the HTC Touch aka Vogue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403016

VodaFone V1615 aka TyTN 2
Jason Langridge reports that people using a Vodafone-branded version of the TyTN II can now get their hands onto Windows Mobile 6.1 via their carrier’s Software Update Service. People who have updated via the official HTC ROM’s released a few weeks ago have reported generally good performance(except for an annoying memory leak).

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