yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] sureideas:
You are right when you say there is no better alternative.. I felt it long back and dumped it for Nokia. Not that Nokia is better but to express my anger. Need of the hour is give a shock and I know there are thousands out there doing it too...

Improvement is the need of the hour
[General Topics] akash_84:
I consider myself very lucky in that I get a chance to play for however long I want, all the devices that come to the market.

Being in the repair field, I get all the units as soon as they come out - and being the gadget freak that I am, I will not be scared in trying them out - be it a Nokia 1100 or a Touch HD

I also find I am one of the handful of people who can truely compare the devices like for like, side for side although bias can come into this - for instance, I am not an apple fan so that straight away says no for the iphone...for me anyway.

OK to the point now...

I like the op has has a windows device for a long time... way before they integrated the phone into it - Ipaq 22xx rings a bell and it was not even in colour!

I've always been a fan of them even if Mobile 6.1 has only ever been the real visual change that was major (almost like windows 3.1 to 95)

However, for about 6months, I changed to an N95 8GB Black after selling my Tytn2. This was until the Diamond had come out

It was the only one at the time I found comparible to the Tytn2 in features - keyboard.

Soon I almost and I stress almost forgot I was not using a windows device but before you know it, I was back on the windows device

As good as Nokia is in making a "phone" and not a brick - and lets face it, most HTC devices are bricky/bulky no matter how sexy you make them...

You just dont feel the satisfaction.

Communities like XdaDev have offered and input hours on hours of work to make the gadgets we have really function as ...well whatever you want - that lacks with the likes of Nokia and SE

I don't know why I put all the blurb above - What I meant to say is whether its a Blackberry Storm, or a Nokia N97 or a SE... I seem to keep coming back to HTC
[General Topics] addicus:
I think the main problem with WinMo is carrier bloatware. The phones suck straight out the box and you have to come here to get it right.

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The next problem is unlike Palm, Apple and BB Microsoft isn't doing the advertising for the products. They've always left this up to the carriers which is why the phones come with the crippling bloatware. Apple and BB basically control all aspects of thier phones and the products available for them. A lot of people really like that and feel the companies are 'more interested' in the product. I don't believe this.

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Problem 3 - Processors and internal memory. 200 and 400mHz processors are just ridiculous. At this point no phone should come with less than 540mHz processors and 258mb of internal memory. Slow processors and low memory don't allow for the phones to multitask properly and the operating system takes the heat for it. This is a gripe I've always had. Also the proper drivers for video play should be available or the devices become a dissapointment. Thank you Qualcomm.

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Problem 4 - instant gratification. That is the call nowadays. People just want it to work and work out the box. Who can blame them when many of these devices cost $300 plus and a 2 year contract? I've seen the American automobile industry fall prey to these complaints without a fix and we all know where that is presently.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] fabius88:
hi guys,

I've found this game..it's very funny!

it's freeware ;)

View attachment 172086

bye

Fabio
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jameslovell:
no info!!

Some idea of exactly what it is or a screenshot might be useful!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] telegraph0000:
It's one of those 'move your stylus around the screen to avoid objects on screen for as long as possible" type of game. Bleh==I'd skip it (45 seconds is my record)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] fabius88:
exactly ;)

my record for now is 39 :(
[Touch HD General] leobox1:
unhappy x1 owner
[Touch HD General] syqe:
Better screen, lighter, better UI.

What are you looking for in the answers?
[Touch HD General] noris08:
maybe you want to explain why are you unhappy with x1

browsing this forum will give you all informaton about issues of the Blackstone

you can even find some compartive benchmarks between HD and X1

so, what exactly do you want to know?
[Touch HD General] leobox1:
is touch hd faster less lag?

does the bigger screen keyboard makes up for the real keyboard of x1?

does the battery last longer?
[Touch HD General] noris08:
no

no

don't think so
[Touch HD General] leobox1:
? so u mean x1 is better??
[Touch HD General] noris08:
no i don't mean that as long as i own a HD and not X1

in some aspects HD is better is some other aspects is X1 that take the lead

for example, i never consider X1 just because it's thikness. i don't need the phisical keyboard because i don't text so much

so better is what is better TO YOU;)
[Touch HD General] leobox1:
how about the camera>
[Touch HD General] belon_cfy:
Definately Touch HD will be better because of 5MP camera compare to X1 only come with 3MP
[Touch HD General] noris08:
i seriously doubt that

htc cameras are well known being of poor quality. beside that it seems that the software is not well designed, as a lot of people noticed

on the other hand, sony is well known for quality cameras

so.....
[Touch HD General] Koffein Schluck:
nope I dont think so... nearly the same... i compared them before buying my HD and to my mind the X1 is too bullky-to big. (FOR ME! Its my opinion, If you have big pockets, than its no problem!)

But I think you can play games better with yout X1! We dont have hardware buttons!!! :O

But I can read eBooks more comfortable , because the screen is a little bit bigger ;) (but has the same resolution)
[Touch HD General] PJMDS:
The screen makes all the difference, HD got a bigger and easy to use screen, X1 screen is recessed so you might have problems clicking on the screen limits like the X in the corner.

Also the keyboard and hardware keys of the X1 can be easy to use but they might fail after some time of intensive use.
[Touch HD General] damac:
AFAIK, X1 is also manufactured by HTC, but for Sony. I don't recall where I read this, but this is what I have been lead to believe.

For me HD is awesome. Especially after upgrading/changing ROM. Absolutely love the high res, non-recessed screen. My only problem - complete lack of hardware buttons.

And it looks much much better than X1, but that's too subjective...

Internal hardware wise, I don't think it makes much of a difference. I've tried lots of HTC devices (including 200 MHz Omap processer - Charmer), and the only thing that makes a difference is amount of memory so that you can run more applications at the same time without worrying about running out of memory.
[Touch HD General] alixoft:
X1 better than the HD ?

Personally I don't think so.

If you're someone that texts allot, you'd be happy with the X1 since it has the physical keyboard.

But the HD is lighter, thinner and the TF3D is more user friendly than the standard WM6.1 stuff on the X1.

Though you can change all of that by flashing your device.

The battery of the HD is ok.

I play alot with it and the batterylife can reach like 2 days max.

If I stop playing with it and use it for phoning only, it may reach 3 days.

The screenquality on the HD is the thing that does it for me.

Since its a bigger screen, the experience of watching movies or streaming media is far cooler than you'll ever get on the X1.

Together with the big screen you'll find the 3.5 mm earjack which you can use to plug your favorite audiophone.

Don't know if the X1 has a extention to plug 3.5mm audiophones...

I'd choose for the HD.

X1 is more practical sometimes, but the HD is in my opinion very stylish.

Even more stylish than the Iphone... I think.

Greetings and goodluck
[Touch HD General] Freypal:
Hmm I've had a few SE phones in recent history. I was very happy with my SE W810i, camera was pretty decent on that.

Upgraded to the K850i and hated the damn thing, especially the camera which while supposed to be 5mp was attrocious. I had so many faults with the model in the end Orange got sick of sending me new ones and upgraded me to the C902. Decent phone but again the camera was nothing special. I personally have found the quality on my HD better than the C902 which is also 5mp. I considered the X1 but have had so many issues with SE of late that i wanted to try something different and i am absolutely loving the HD so far.
[Touch HD General] stoolzo:
touch hd

I have had my HD for severl months now and it is always failed to impress me (aprt from the gorgeous screen) by far the best HTC I have had were the orbit and XDA exec, both good phones. My only problem with it is that it was hiped to buggery when it was released as a super amazing fast all singing all dancing media phone, it isnt at all, it is a business phone, a slick shiny Iphone-esq one but a business phone nonetheless. it could have been so good, its hardware is outpaces game consoles and the iphone for instance. If it wasnt crippled by winmo and the lack of full 3d and video acceleration it would be the shoulders above the rest. I feel let down by HTC and I am not going to buy one again until they can properly optimise there hardware like Apple have done with the Iphone, you have to give it to Apple, they have squeezed every ounce of juice out of that bady they can, you only need to look at the wealth of app. I would sell my HD tomorrow if the Iphone wasnt so locked down and had a bigger screen, iphone next gen here I come...
[Touch HD General] Xeon:
And how does all your review answers to the thread question ?
[Touch HD General] Koffein Schluck:
I will have a iPhone AND a HD ;)

iPhone for playing HD for everything else (movie watching, eading, working, learning, sms-ing, phoning xD

The next iPhone should have at least WVGA resolution until then-HD RULEZ
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] varioIII-lover:
please help me guys with your wizardry.

yesterday i reset my phone because it was freezing again and when it booted back up, i had no text messages there or emails. also i can't send/receive any more because the option is greyed out. any ideas on how i can get my text messages back and restore functionality of my email?

is there any software to do this?

i have backed up with sprite backup and pim message backup but this is after i lost the sms's and emails. has the vario lost those files or stored them away as backup/archive? would anyone know if i can access my database files to see these sms text messages? what are the filenames for sms messages? i am not worried about emails i just want to get to my sms messages.

thank you

varioIII-lover :eek:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] varioIII-lover:
my cemail.vol is about 6mb in size. i backed it up and looked into it with wordpad. in there are all my text messages i lost! but new ones have come in on the phone so where are they being stored?

what program can i use to view cemail.vol properly to see dates that the texts came in?

also, what files can i take off this phone by hand to restore when i hard reset? i want to take off the quick type database for the quick writing of words, i don't want to have to do that again! any tips?

getting desparate now! :'(

thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] varioIII-lover:
does anyone know where the sent items are stored if not on cemail.vol ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] varioIII-lover:
wow, no reply.

:(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] varioIII-lover:
bump, any geniuses around?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] varioIII-lover:
come on have a go!
[General Questions and Answers] licht77:
Hi!

Near our bibliothek a lot of people dont have any cellphone reception - what is not really logic regarding the surrounding concrete structure etc...

I am speculating that there is some kind of GSM jammer installed and am wondering if i can use "fieldtest.exe" to gather more information about this theory? If yes - which values are interesing?

Sorry for this noob answer - i am not into GSM tech at all so most of those value readings are not understandable for me...

Thanks for any hints!
[General Questions and Answers] khaytsus:
Have your lot of people call your provider and tell them about the reception problem, at least here they will investigate the issue.

Maybe you could use OpenCellClient with GPS to walk around and figure out if there is a 'rogue' tower there, but I would think a jammer would just broadcast garbage and not behave like a tower.
[Touch HD General] christianxxx:
Hi,

I have reason to believe that ActiveSync grabs the proxy settings from my computer and sticks these on my connection profile on the Touch HD.

This prevents me from using browsers, but other network connections work fine.

The solution is to remove the proxy settings, but it's rather annoying when it happens all the time.

Anyone else got this problem? Or even a solution?
[Touch HD General] mcdull:
Is it necessary to install ATI D3D driver on Blackstone?

Can it improve any applications performance?

Most chef didn't include this driver, are there any reason?

Sidetracked. Has anyone tried Leo's Flight simulator on HD with good FPS?

Thanks.
[Touch HD General] syqe:
No it's not necessary.

Try reading this post and the wiki in it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=442712

It won't improve the general user applications. The reason it's not included by all it's because they are beta homebrew drivers and can become unstable.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] t2k269:
Hi all,

I am developing a Today Plugin for WM5/6 with the whole area of today screen. How can I know the height of the today area?

Thanks!

Thomas
[Touch HD General] akjohnston:
Hi,

I have a couple of questions, which hopefully have quick answers:

1. Is there any way to turn the built-in GPS on and off independent of the phone? In previous experience with other PDAs GPS processing is very power-hungry, and I'm wondering if this is a way to improve battery life.

2. Is there any way to run the TouchFlo music player app if I'm not using TouchFlo as my today screen? I'd like to try using that as my music palyer, but I don't want the rest of the TouchFlo stuff.

Thanks

Andrew
[General Topics] kzzz1369:
Hello,

ive just reinstalled windows vista and outlook 2007. imported my contacts ok into outlook. synced htc touch hd and established partnership seemingly ok. however, WMDC doesnt let me choose outlook contacts and calendar when i want to decide what data settings to sync? its as if WMDC doesnt think outlook is there!
[General Topics] kzzz1369:
anyone? :(

tried reinstalling etc. this was working perfectly before. i.e when managing what information to sync, there was a clear choice between windows contacts and outlook contacts etc
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
touch pro 2 is really awesome, but seriously, the same processor, ram and camera??

K also there are gonna be some 1 GHz phones coming up soon I read, so I htought about and well, the touch pro 2 i PERFECT, but under powered..... so, umm.. really is it worth it, if it comes to t-mobile than who knows whne a better wm phone will come around to t-mobile, so I guess that would be nice but would I be better off just to wait for a better phone and just get it unlocked, cause honestly, how would it feel to have the best phone ever and then 3 months later have it crushed by 1 GHz processors? But I really like this phone, just cant decide if its worth it or not cause othere than the processor, it is AMAZING, if only they uped it to like 700 something cause.. COME ONE 1 GHz phones???
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Poke_N_PDA:
I seriously think the only reason people think it is underpowered is because they aren't seeing a speed bump between it and the orginal touch pro. Does that mean that it's bad, insufficient, or underpowered? Not necessarily? I'm using a titan, so I haven't spent time with the TP or THD, but is more power needed? HTC has worked hard to improve the efficiency of their software and the smothness of the build. That was specifically mentioned by multiple reps at WDC (getting from vids, I wasn't there). There aren't many 3D games on these yet so really the only thing that I can image better specs making a significant difference in is video performance. How has the THD and TP done in these respects when using custom builds and being optimized?

If it's not necessary, I might prefer the lower specs as it will lead to better batter life and a lower cost. I don't want power just because it's possible. Rather, I want what is best for my overall experience.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] eknutson:
Agreed - battery life is key and the phone looks to be powered just right for me and how I use it. I guess a phone in the hand is sometimes worth more than two in the bushes (or drawing boards...). I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go for it as soon as it's out for AT&T.

~Eric
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ekerbuddyeker:
so its going to suffer the same video issues that plague the HD, diamond and the Pro. what a bore.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] josefcrist:
i will wait for the touch pro 3 if it has a dpad and softkeys.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ajbopp:
Don't have those models or have even seen them. I have the antiquated Vogue and I've never experienced a video problem unless I try to play a movie far too outsized for the device. then frames drop like mad. But if I use it sensibly the video is great. My chief complaint is that at times the audio will go perhaps a half second out of sync. Nothing intolerable.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
Yeah but also if 1 GHz phones coemout a few months after this then they will all be cabable of peforming htings that this phone never will be, its not that its not enougph power, especially when your coming from a tilt, but at the same time to think that the phones could be over powered by otehre phones by such a large margin in a matter of months kinda scares me, but all the otehre thinkgsd they tweaked make me love this phone, better speakers, better touch scree, thinner phone, better battery life, and also highr resoultuion.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ajbopp:
I don't quite get that argument. Computers in virtually every form factor have always been overpowered in a matter of months. Hence Moore's Law. That doesn't seem to me like a good reason to wait. You'll be able to make the same argument when the 1GHz phones are available. "1.5 GHZ phones are just around the corner! Don't buy now! You won't be able to use the latest mobile Java Twitter client that might be released 6 months after the new phones are available."
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] orb3000:
Or pehaps wait for the TP4:eek:

If you wait 2 years you´ll have a better device than the TP2...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
my main concern is that it has the same processor as the touch pro 1 and alot of the new phones had that too so maybe just a couple monts later better phones will comeo ut but yeah this phone has a lot of great features too
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ajbopp:
Perhaps, but as has been mentioned elsewhere it seems likely to me that the roadblock to faster processors is not the technology of the processor per se, but the battery life.

Would you take twice the processor at half the battery? Or 30% greater size/weight? No idea if the change is that drastic, and some people obviously would make that trade. But I don't think that phone would have the target market that this one does - and my suspicion is that such a target market would be much smaller than is practical for anything but a luxury phone. The same sort of market that spends $1000 for a wallpaper app.

In any case, while advances in batteries are being made, I'm not aware of any substantial improvements ready for production on the horizon.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
I guess you have a pretty good point, I just hope that other phones at that are released at the same time are faster and lighter
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Poke_N_PDA:
Well, I can understand the frustration with an unchanged processor at 500 MHz and a doubling to 1GHz right around the corner. However, I think it will be sufficient. Either way, I won't be able to buy till December anyway so I'll have a pretty good idea about what's coming out next and might have more options besides the Rhodium on Sprint.

Either way, my main requirements are still there. Large and High Res touchscreen (VGA or WVGA), hardware keyboard, and a decent amount of hardware buttons (getting worse :()
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ajbopp:
Heh...my requirements are almost the opposite, except for the screen. The Rhodium would be perfect for me if it just didn't have that damn keyboard. Maybe Sprint will come out with something like the HD2 for me, but it's not looking like it'll be 2009 if they do.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Poke_N_PDA:
I think we'll see more hit in 2009 (not necessarily from HTC). Also, I really think we'll see the screens keep getting bigger as they can continue to shove it closer to the edge of the device and make the device thinner. Eventually, I wouldn't be surprised if we maxed out at a 4.1 inch WVGA screen. You could do it in a device the size of the iPhone, we just probably aren't quite there technologically.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
Well yeah ur right technoledgy will alwaye become better, so i think I would just get this phone unless there are better phones out thwne it comes out which i doubt will hapeen
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Alcibiade:
Not relevant: a fast processor car throtle down its speed to spare energy

Besides the new 1 Ghz processor will be engraved with a smaller process --> should also save energy. I havent checked the power consumption of the new Ghz processor but I can bet it is likely to be the same

It's quite likely HTC just wnated to save money (Or was not ready yet to integrate the new processor in its product)

About video issues: it's not a matter of speed of the processor but if I recall well video drivers issues (Hopefully they fixed it with the Rhodium but I doubt it. It seems HTC doesnt care)

What would be exciting to wait for is a phone with the new Tegra from nvidia. It will actually probably come out in the next few months
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Alcibiade:
Why dont you go for the Diamond2 then ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
but since thats not a htc phone doesnt that mean it wont be on xda's website, and if thats the caase, im not sure its worth the 472 MHz lol
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ajbopp:
Smaller screen.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
exactly. lol that pretty muych sums up why I wouldn't get a diamond they could have made the sreen bigger cause there is a little space at the bottom of the diamond 2 that could have been used for the touch screen
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] shuflie:
That little space at the bottom doesn't seem to have a little space at the sides to allow the screen to grow and keep the same aspect ratio. Perhaps HTC have just decided to put it there to annoy people :rolleyes:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Link278:
lol then they should have just cut it out to make the phone smaller or maybe even but buttons down there but putting nothing at all is the worst option they could have picked also they should have put megapixels on the touch pro cause they know not every one who will want that phone is gonna be a buissnes person somepeople just like the convineace of a keybaord and a bigger screen better speakers but why not a better camera? and I still dont get the whole 528 MHz thing I hope thats a joke lol