Mobile Underground http://www.mobileunderground.info/ Mobile Underground is user-generated resource of tweaks, ROMs and news for HTC Touch Diamond, Touch Pro2, Diamond2, Touch Pro2, Windows Phone and Windows Mobile 6.5 en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:28:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mobileunderground.info/images/BP-Black/misc/rss.png Mobile Underground http://www.mobileunderground.info/ <![CDATA[LG's C300 Town spotted in the wild, textin' on the cheap]]> http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22900&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:50:48 GMT Image: http://www.blogcdn.com/mobile.engadget.com/media/2010/09/lg-c300-gsmhelpdesk.jpg ...
It appears we missed an opportunity at IFA to spend some quality time with LG's recently-outed C300 Town, a dumbphone in every sense of the word whose main mission in life seems to be making your texting an easier task thanks to a full portrait QWERTY keyboard. It's got a few other tricks up its sleeve, though, namely support for push email, a 3.5mm headphone jack (hopefully accompanied by a decent music player), and a 2 megapixel cam on back to capture those amazing moments with enough clarity (in theory, anyway) to make for a decent MMS. We're still waiting for details on pricing and availability, but we know that it'll be available on Orange at some point -- appropriate, we must say, considering the orange accents.

[Thanks, Willeke]LG's C300 Town spotted in the wild, textin' on the cheap originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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More... ]]> Mobile Underground News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22900 Scandinavia – The Android-Powered “Internet TV” http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22899&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:11:25 GMT It’s no Google TV, but who cares? People of Lava – the guys we reported on back in April – are finally set to show off their Android-powered TV called the Scandinavia and I can’t say it disappoints. Set to come out in 42-inch, 47-inch, and 52-inch models in Europe, the Scandinavia enables powerful internet [...]

More... ]]> Android News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22899 Nokia C6 firmware hacked with care onto 5800 and 5530 http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22898&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:56 GMT Image: http://www.blogcdn.com/mobile.engadget.com/media/2010/09/nokia-5800-c6-fw.jpg ...
Considering the sheer volume of 5800 XpressMusics that Nokia has sold over the past year and a half, it's little wonder that they've got a few dedicated hackers out there working on keeping the company's first S60 Fifth Edition device up to date, isn't it? Sure enough, the C6's updated skin with legit home screen widgets has been shoehorned onto both the 5800 and its 5530 sibling -- and although the update process seems like a bit of a nightmare fraught with bricking dangers, a successful update means you might be able to go another year without shelling out for a new set. Cheers to that, we say. Follow the break for the firmware in action on a 5800 (Navigation Edition, we think).

[Thanks, Kalle H.]Continue reading Nokia C6 firmware hacked with care onto 5800 and 5530

Nokia C6 firmware hacked with care onto 5800 and 5530 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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More... ]]> Mobile Underground News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22898 Orange Street Theme for HTC Sense Released http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22897&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:40:16 GMT XDA member*m0bmentality (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2344216) and friends have been hard at work on creating the new TroutMobs... XDA member*m0bmentality and friends have been hard at work on creating the new TroutMobs Orange Street theme for HTC Sense (Manila 2.5), which is a refreshing and bright take on the sometimes-boring default look for your Windows Mobile device.

The team behind the theme has successfully skinned almost all of what’s visible on-screen, claiming to have edited over 1300 components. Also included, are original wallpapers (with weather-specific wallpapers promised) and an exclusive action screen, which complements the theme’s feel.

You can give the theme a try yourself by heading to the project thread and downloading the correct .cabs. . . READ ON &#187;



More... ]]> Mobile Underground News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22897 <![CDATA[O2's HTC Desire gets official Froyo update -- for a moment, anyhow]]> http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22896&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:40:06 GMT Image: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/htcdesirehed033020102.jpg ...
O2 UK has been a little late to the Desire's Android 2.2 party, but of course, it's a "better late than never" sort of situation -- or is it? After getting a "small number" of reports that the just-released update for O2-branded units was causing problems, the carrier has put the software on ice for the moment; there appear to be several failure modes ranging from freezing to having Sense get stuck in a crash loop, but the net result is that there's definitely some wonkiness with the binary O2's put out so far. Though we imagine you can probably find an update.zip floating around, we're not sure sure attempting an install is a hot idea -- we might wait for this situation to get sorted first. In the meantime, here's O2's full statement in its official forums:
"Hi all
As some of you will have noticed the Android 2.2 Froyo update for HTC Desire on O2 went live this morning. While we're pleased that so many of you have been able to download it successfully and are enjoying the benefits of 2.2, we have seen that a small number of people are having problems installing the update.

While we check out these issues we're putting the 2.2 update on hold. We'll update you as soon as possible and would like to thank our HTC Desire customers for their patience.

Thanks
JP"
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More... ]]> Mobile Underground News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22896 MIT app turns your Android phone into a supercomputer... of sorts http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22895&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:40:06 GMT Image: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/rbappmit-android-app.jpg ... Oh, sure -- a few people have called Google's Nexus One a "superphone," but suddenly, that nickname has taken on a whole new level of meaning. A team of talent from MIT has put its head down in order to concoct a new Android application that can come darn close to solving complex computational problems in just a fraction of the time that it'd take a bona fide supercomputer. The goal here is to let researchers and scientists convert to Google's mobile OS, but if you aren't falling for that one, it's also designed to "let engineers perform complicated calculations in the field, and to better control systems for vehicles or robotic systems." Of course, the models that are hosted on the phone do require a supercomputer to create, but once certain formulas are embedded, the app can then compute approximations in mere seconds rather than hours. Best of all, rbAPPmit is available for download as well speak in the source link below, but we'd probably wait for the (presumably thick) user guide to surface before diving in headfirst.

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More... ]]> Mobile Underground News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22895 Samsung: AMOLED Production to Ramp Up to 30 million Units Per Month in 2011 http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22894&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:40:06 GMT We’ve long known that Samsung was building a multi-billion dollar production plant for their hard-to-find AMOLED display, but they didn’t tell us just how much it’d help their issues with getting the technology to their partners. We still don’t have too clear of an idea, but the 30 million units per month figure is up [...]

More... ]]> Android News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22894 <![CDATA[Hands On with Viewsonic Viewtab 7 & Viewtab 100]]> http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22893&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:00:33 GMT Image: http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/articleimage/579/2010/09/viewsonic-viewpad/thumb_550_viewsonic-viewpad-01.jpg ...

Viewsonic is jumping into the Android tablet game with the Viewpad 7 and the Viewpad 100. Both are fairly straightforward Android tablets with little to speak of in terms of customization.

The Viewpad 7 offers a much better overall Android experience -- it's running Froyo with a properly sized keyboard with what would seem like a pokey 600MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 512 megs of RAM. As always with Android, though, the real test is the implementation and in this case we found the Viewpad 7 to hold its own in terms of speed and responsiveness. Nothing to write home about, but nothing to cry about either. Unfortunately, the display here is a paltry 800x480 pixels, so perhaps it's no wonder that it's responding to taps as we'd like.

The Viewpad 100 is both more exciting and less. More exciting because it's a 10-inch tablet with 1024x600 resolution that's able to boot into a full version of Windows 7 if you'd like. Less so because it's running on Android 1.6 because later versions of Android aren't yet playing nice with the Viewpad 100's Atom processor. In general, this version didn't feel fully baked - Viewsonic has yet to build the interface for dual-booting the device, but on the bright side the sucker did boot faster than most Android smartphones we've laid eyes on.

Both Viewpads should hit Europe in October, no word yet when they're coming stateside. Images and video after the break!

Posted originally at Android Central

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More... ]]> Android News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22893 Use Your Android Phone to “Jailbreak” Your PlayStation 3 http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22892&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:00:33 GMT How cool would it be to jailbreak an iPhone using an Android phone? Alright, I’m already getting off topic, but you can jailbreak your PlayStation 3 using an Android phone. This method follows the news that one hacker was able to find a way to jailbreak (or – with more contextual relevance – mod) your [...]

More... ]]> Android News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22892 <![CDATA[Overboard vs Aquapac in iPhone 4 water torture test – Amazing Case [give away]]]> http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22891&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:30:12 GMT Image: http://www.tipb.com/wp-content/plugins/thumbnail-for-excerpts/tfe_no_thumb.png ... If you had to trust a water-proof case to protect your precious iPhone 4 during a torture test, which would it be — the Overboard or the Acquapac? That’s the challenge they gave me for the latest episode of TiPb’s Amazing Case, our hardcore, case vs case tests of strength, durability, and performance. We figure if [...]Overboard vs Aquapac in iPhone 4 water torture test – Amazing Case [give away] is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

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More... ]]> iPhone News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22891 WMExperts Podcast Episode 108 http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22890&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:10:12 GMT Image: http://www.wmexperts.com/sites/wmexperts.com/files/articleimages/Phil%20Nickinson/2009/07/thumb_350_WM-Podcast5.jpg Mal and Phil are...


Mal and Phil are laboring on this Labor Day holiday for more Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7!
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More... ]]> Windows Mobile News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22890 Windows Phone 7 ad surfaces http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22889&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:10:12 GMT Well, it looks like Microsoft has started spending all that money (http://www.wmexperts.com/microsoft-may-spend-half-billion-get-wp7-rolling) to... Well, it looks like Microsoft has started spending all that money to market Windows Phone 7. The above ad ran before a private screening of the upcoming re-make of Lawrence of Arabia.

It's a shame the screening wasn't for a re-make of 2001: A Space Odyssey. You could have had the black monolith replaced with a Windows Phone 7 and have HAL the computer announce the start of the revolution (or would that be too 'droid like?).

So, what do you think? The ad is a teaser and void any substantive information on the new phones. It does match the desert theme of Lawrence of Arabia but for those not as familiar with the new Windows Phones, is it enough to spark an interest? It will be interesting to see what Microsoft does as a follows up ad.

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More... ]]> Windows Mobile News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22889 Sony Ericsson Yendo renamed Yizo? http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22888&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:50:18 GMT Image: http://www.blogcdn.com/mobile.engadget.com/media/2010/09/se-yizo-fcc.jpg ...
We're not sure if this is a regional variation or a last-minute global decision, but a device known as the "Yizo" from Sony Ericsson has recently garnered the FCC's blessing -- and it looks suspiciously like the Yendo that was announced back in June. Of course, it's not unusual for Sony Ericsson to create both Walkman- and non-Walkman-branded versions of essentially the same device, but in this case, they both bear the trademark Walkman logo in their lower right corner and seem to be identical in every notable way, making this something of a non-Android remix of the X10 mini with a music slant. Interestingly, SE's got product pages up for both devices, and they're definitely showing the same phone, at least from the front -- though the Yizo's page seems to be a little screwed up, suggesting they might still be in the process of making the transition over from the Yendo name. More on this one as it develops.Sony Ericsson Yendo renamed Yizo? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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More... ]]> Mobile Underground News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22888 Even more Sept. 9 confirmation for the Verizon Fascinate http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22887&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:50:18 GMT Image: http://images.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/articleimage/684/2010/09/thumb_550_fascinate-sept-9.jpg ...

Accept no substitutes, folks: We brought you the first news that the Verizon Fascinate is coming Sept. 9. Hell, we followed it up with two more pieces of confirmation just a day later. We've brought you live pictures and benchmarks specs. We've brought you the listing in Verizon's inventory system. And we're the ones who brought you the wallpapers and ringtones in the form of a system dump. (And that's not even counting our official hands-on at the launch event in New York City.)

What's that, you say? You want more? How about even more confirmation of the Sept. 9 launch date, in the form of the screen shot above. It doesn't get more plain than that, now does it? Add to that a story at Phonedog that says the Sept. 9 date can be seen on that recent Fascinate commercial (for the life of us, we can't actually see it, though), and we think things are pretty well set. Thanks, Dallin!

Posted originally at Android Central

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More... ]]> Android News RSS Bot http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22887 wIRC for webOS goes hybrid; gains Beta SSL support http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=22886&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:50:18 GMT Image: http://www.precentral.net/sites/precentral.net/files/articleimages/Robert%20Werlinger/2009/11/wIRC_M.jpg PuffTheMagic has let the world...

PuffTheMagic has let the world know that version 0.3.2 of wIRC is out and if you haven't checked out this IRC client for chatting like crazy, it's time you did. A couple versions ago they switch the app to "hybrid," which means it uses both regular SDK code and native PDK code for a faster experience. This version brings Beta support for SSL, a must for people connecting to secure chat rooms (and on the short list of must-have apps for any smartphone OS for Engadget's Joshua Topolsky - we're not saying, we're just saying).

You may also have missed the improved color support, event messages, and more that have come with recent updates to wIRC.

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