In this article we’ll take a look at how you can install Live Wallpapers on a HTC Droid Eris
. The Live Wallpapers feature was added when the Google Nexus One phone was released. Since then it has been added to a couple of Android phones thanks to talented developers.
We didn’t expected it to happen this early but it appears that some developers have already managed to run an early build of Windows Phone 7 on a HTC HD2. By now we know that the HTC HD2 will most likely not receive an official Windows Phone 7 update so when this custom ROM will be released it will be our chance to get it. Videos after the break!
It didn’t take long! Folks at XDA-Developers have already managed to release a HardSPL package which unlocks the T-Mobile version of the HTC HD2. Given it is a very popular device it is not surprising that developers spent time unlocking it. Now you can use custom ROMs on it and truly leverage this amazing device.
scilor from XDA released a new version of GrooveMobile a Grooveshark player for Windows Mobile. If you don’t know Grooveshark yet, it is an Internet radio launched in 2007 similar to Last.fm for example. GrooveMobile gives you access to thousands of free songs that you can stream directly to your Windows Mobile device.
CTIA 2010 started with a bang as Sprint and HTC unveiled the brand new HTC EVO 4G which is Sprint’s first 4G phone. The HTC EVO 4G runs Android 2.1 and comes with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, a 480x800 4.3 inch touch screen, a 8 megapixel camera as well as a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video calls. This new device uses the CDMA network for calls and
EV-DO or WiMAX for the data connection which is supposed to be 10 times faster than a 3G connection. More after the break.
Microsoft recently released the Windows Phone Developer’s Tools that include a Windows Phone 7 emulator. This release should help developers start designing applications for the upcoming OS from Microsoft. Let’s take a closer at Windows Phone 7!
The HTC Droid Eris has just been rooted, it took longer than rooting the Google Nexus One but thanks to the hard work of the guys at TheFuzz4.net we can now install custom ROMs including Android 2.1 ROMs on the Verizon HTC Droid Eris!
Back in February we mentioned a new user interface replacement for Windows Mobile called Max Sense developed by maxycy, the developer behind Max Manila. maxycy is making some progress and recently released a new video preview showing Max Sense. Take a look!
cmonex just released a HardSPL package for the HTC Imagio / Whitestone (Verizon Imagio), this means that is now possible to install custom ROMs on this HTC device. NRGZ28 released a version of his famous EnergyRom for the HTC Imagio.
Co0kie’s Home Tab is a very handy HTC Sense modification which adds multiple views to the HTC Sense home screen, more views means more quick links, more appointments being displayed etc.
The T-Mobile version of the HTC HD2 which is going to be released this month will come with a new eReader tab included in HTC Sense. Indagroove from MobileUnderground has been able to extract the eReader application and package it as a CAB file anyone can run on its device with or without HTC Sense 2.5.
Replacing your device radio can have many benefits including enhancing your battery life, phone coverage as well as GPS signal. Let’s take a look at how to replace your HTC Diamond 2 radio.
Recently we wrote an article about a Windows Phone 7 home screen replacement for Windows Mobile 6.x from Jaxbot and now we also have a Windows Phone 7 skin for Wisbar Advance Desktop created by LeSScro which looks amazing! Plenty of choices to keep us busy while we wait for Windows Phone 7 ;)
While we are waiting for Windows Phone 7 and its Metro UI we have plenty of different user interfaces we can play with on our Windows Mobile devices: Titanium (from Microsoft), HTC Sense / TouchFlo or SPB Mobile Shell and others. Well a new one is coming up from Ageye called Infinity UI, it seems inspired by Android with widgets you can add to your home screen. Let’s take a look at it.
We have recently mentioned how to root the Google Nexus One or install custom ROMs on it but there is still one part we haven’t covered and it is how to unlock the (obviously locked) Google Nexus One bootloader. This is actually the first step towards doing anything you want on your device so it makes a lot of sense to cover it!
The recently released HD2 ROMs introduced a new eReader tab added to HTC Sense. This is a great addition especially if you own a device with a large screen like the HTC HD2 or Touch Pro 2. Now that you have an eReader it would be nice to find free eBooks right?
You knew it was coming ;) Jaxbot at XDA created a Windows Mobile 6.5 homescreen replacement that looks like the Metro UI we’ve seen in Windows Phone 7. Note that this is not a skin or a theme for Windows Mobile but an application that you start to get access to this Windows Phone 7-like homescreen.