HTC HD2 Runs Windows 95, Caught on Camera (Video)

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

In case you weren't sure about HTC HD2's processing power, here's another proof: it's able to run Windows 95 without too much fuss and we're sure it can even go further with desktop OSes. Although the device is not good enough to run Windows Phone 7, according to Microsoft, we ...

IMDb Mobile Beta App Gets Detailed, Demoed (Video)

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

If you're a movie freak and you need the latest info regarding box office hits, actors and TV shows, then you must be an avid IMDb user. Now, the service is available on mobile as well, thanks to Blade0rz's initiative. The XDA-developers member launched the IMDb Mobile app, in the ...

Google Nexus One Now Support Multitouch… In Web Browser (Video)

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Google has probably rushed to launch the Nexus One smartphone last month, so that's probably the reason why it doesn't support multitouch in its web browser, although the software is capable of it. This also happened to the early version of Moto Droid on Verizon, but we have a remedy, ...

Google Navigation Available on T-Mobile G1 Via Hack

Friday, November 13th, 2009

The brilliant folks of the XDA Developer community have messed with the code of a new device once again and this time it's the Motorola Droid we're talking about. They managed to port Google's new turn by turn Navigation, that was exclusively available on Droid and now it has hit ...

Android Donut is Now Available: Full Multitouch and Better Performance

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Google has just released the code for Android Donut and the folks of XDA Developers are already messing with it and claiming that it packs tons of cool features, like full multitouch, text to speech, universal search, automated backups, a new camera software and performance  upgrades. It's interesting to note that ...

HTC Hero on Windows Mobile Via Skin

Monday, July 20th, 2009

The brilliant folks of the XDA Developer community have created a Windows Mobile skin that resembles the HTC Hero theme perfectly. Credits go to developer ryomahino and you'll find the needed downloadables here and here. Now, you can imagine that you're using the Sense UI on your Windows Mobile phone, thanks ...

Pocket Video Poker, the Cure for Boredom, on Your HTC Touch Diamond

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Looking for a neat passtime? If you're bored of playing Snooker all day on your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handset, you can pull out your HTC Touch Diamond from the other pocket and give Pocket Video Poker a spin. Its looks may remind you of the TF3D Pocket Video Poker games and ...

Cupcake Lands on T-Mobile G1, Android Fun Starts Now!

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Although the folks at Google and OHA have only recently allowed developers to toy with the Android 1.5 "Cupcake" SDK, there are people who have already messed with the software on their G1 devices. I'm talking about the XDA-Developers community, that has been playing with Cupcake for the past days, especially ...

SmartLyrics Searches for the Lyrics of the Song You’re Playing

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

While the famous iPhone app Shazam recognizes the songs you're playing on Apple's phone, SmartLyrics searches for the lyrics of the song you're listening to on your Windows Mobile phone. You'll just have to play it with Windows Media Player or HTC AudioManager and install SmartLyrics, that can be downloaded from ...

Android 1.0 Running on Touch Diamond (Video)

Monday, February 9th, 2009

The guys from the Xda-developers forum are working non-stop to deliver cool new software to our HTC devices and among those there's Android 1.0, that runs on HTC Touch Diamond. Here's a video showing the operating system in action on Diamond: Notice that the OS runs quite neatly and supports stylus ...