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We end up buying an awful lot of smartphones - many of them PocketPC based. (probably almost 3000 over the last couple of years)
it is always a really messy business, haggling with suppliers to get the best price. And it gets extra complicated trying to compare different devices when network providers are rebranding and renaming what are often, essentially, the same phones.
If this sounds familiar to you, there is a shining beacon of hope: the fantastic xda-developers.com.
If you want to figure out your Blue Angel from your Wizard, have a look at the wiki (at wiki.xda-developers.com). They list all the different models, and the many names they have been given.
This is especially useful because the vast majority of these phones are all made by a single Taiwanese manufacturer, HTC.
The forums (at forum.xda-developers.com) are also great for technical support. spectacularly better than any of the network providers we have used in fact. The best one stop shop for tips on how to upgrade the operating system, or unlock your phone, or even fix that nagging problem you are having.
Thanks guys - the mobile learning world appreciates your advice.
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How to compare PocketPc smartphones?
We end up buying an awful lot of smartphones - many of them PocketPC based. (probably almost 3000 over the last couple of years)
it is always a really messy business, haggling with suppliers to get the best price. And it gets extra complicated trying to compare different devices when network providers are rebranding and renaming what are often, essentially, the same phones.
If this sounds familiar to you, there is a shining beacon of hope: the fantastic xda-developers.com.
If you want to figure out your Blue Angel from your Wizard, have a look at the wiki (at wiki.xda-developers.com). They list all the different models, and the many names they have been given.
This is especially useful because the vast majority of these phones are all made by a single Taiwanese manufacturer, HTC.
The forums (at forum.xda-developers.com) are also great for technical support. spectacularly better than any of the network providers we have used in fact. The best one stop shop for tips on how to upgrade the operating system, or unlock your phone, or even fix that nagging problem you are having.
Thanks guys - the mobile learning world appreciates your advice.
- Can My M-learning Course Run The Same On Every Phone?
There are a few m-learning conversations that pop up again and again when talking to clients about mobile courses. It often starts with a seemingly simple question: ?I want richly interactive content for any phone? ?Will it do Blackberry? And iPhone?...
- M-learning In 2009: Predictions
The ever-charming Graham and his crew over at handheldlearning convinced a group of us to attempt a prediction about what would happen in the world of m-learning in 2009. Here were my thoughts, in a christmas-pudding-inspired pantomime stylee: Several...
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if, like us, you have a lot of mobile devices hanging around for trialling and testing, you will also be familiar with the pain of SIM swapping. (picture the scene. You have 10 different phones you need to test your new phone game on. Each of the phones...