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Hello,
I will make this really short and to the point...
I am desperate in finding some super crazy cool, rich colored, entertaining, super vivid, etc etc... etc etc... GAMES for my Wizard (Cingular 8125)
I got QUAKE running and that's sort of cool.... it is a bit slower then I'd like it to be but still neat nonetheless...
So please, put me out of my misery and help me out here...
Let me know what are some super cool games...
Where can I find "demos" (hint hint) of these games...
Are there any great emulators worth considering.... and more important where the heck do I find the damn ROMs for them...
Share the wealth/knowledge - PPPPPLEASE
Thanks
If you like meaningless killing then this game is for you
gfdoom runs great on the wizard and can be run in landscape mode
see here http://home.freeuk.com/gamefreaks/pql/gfDoom.htm
See this post for more suggestions http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=50684
G-prime xtreme also very good, fast and good graphics plays well on wizard.
meschle said:
If you like meaningless killing then this game is for you
gfdoom runs great on the wizard and can be run in landscape mode
see here http://home.freeuk.com/gamefreaks/pql/gfDoom.htm
See above post for more suggestions
G-prime xtreme also very good, fast and good graphics plays well on wizard.
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I have downloaded the four files which ones are needed to be installed?
Can you please provide some directions? Thanks.. :lol:
Unzip the gfdoom_zip and then add doom1.wad file from the website then transfer whole folder into \storage card\program files on the device. Create a shortcut to gfdoom.exe and off you go. To get to landscape mode in doom select options - low resolution and it switches.
its switching to landscape but its upside down
its switching to landscape but its upside down
i've been playing tetris... nothing gets better than that. i really don't like the high-end games that require you to do a lot. something simple that just uses the d-pad is cool by me. i'm looking for pac-man, and maybe some good card games.
tweaker said:
its switching to landscape but its upside down
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There is a fix for that but i cannot remember where- poss modaco forum.
some info here in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40738
It's ok for me i am left handed
devGOD said:
i've been playing tetris... nothing gets better than that. i really don't like the high-end games that require you to do a lot. something simple that just uses the d-pad is cool by me. i'm looking for pac-man, and maybe some good card games.
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Here you are - both free
Pac man is a good version just right speed and up to five lives.
Patiences - set of 3 card games freecell, Klondike and Spyder best free card game.
Best of retail solitaire 'cant stop solitaire' - v real cards and 250 games
or gamebox solitaire - v good graphics
Ok, after having played Pocket WarCraft2, Quake, Doom, Tomb Raider, Naval Conflicts, Arvale, TrafficJam, Bear's Job, My Little Tank, RailRoad Jam, Atomic Cannon, Insaniquarium... I found only these two games to be best of the best for me: OBULIS (First Epoch & Second @ ionfx.com) and Pocket Sokoban (@ PocketSokoban.com).
PM me if you need the information
For a nice Freeware Tetris game check out KEVTRIS
try also SkyForce .. is the best so far for me
http://www.idreams.com.pl/product.php?idProduct=3
any1 played the other games from Idreams : SUPER MINERS and EXPLODE ARENA ?
http://www.idreams.com.pl/main.php
Can anyone recommend any good scrolling shoot-em-ups? I used to love playing SWIV, Xenon 2 Megablast, Project X, etc. back in the days of the Amiga.
I'd also like to find something along the lines of like Hexic (free puzzle game on the XBox360 HDD), Columns, Puzzle Bobble, etc. Fond memories of Breakout too, so a PPC equivalent would be cool.
A remake of the great X-com PC game. This will keep you busy for ages. Completely free
http://www.smksoftware.ru/pufo.shtml
anyone have bejeweled? or something similar
Skyforce is a cool game, Astraware do something similar to bejewelled called gem jam i think.
The free cubicle chaos is ok too from microsoft not sure if wm5 is supported yet though
https://www.e-typedesign.co.uk/down...F8-B9FC-4E2F-A71E-C50726135CE7&displaylang=en
Hi all,
Do you remember what was the game the young John Connor was playing with in a video center at the biggining of TERMINATOR 2 ?
So... here's and have fun :wink:
Lately i have been playing Obulis like evey day, very addictive game
Screens & Info: http://www.ionfx.com/product_obulis.php
Demo: http://www.ionfx.com/obulis_trial.exe
But if you like some more action, than I strongly recommend Enslave
Screens & info: http://www.pocketmoregames.com/enslave.htm
Demo: http://www.pocketmoregames.com/distribs/trials_common/enslave_demo.exe
Eclipse: First Wave
Eclipse: First Wave is the game for smartphones that I miss the most since I've changed from C500 to the Wizard
there is only a smartphone version
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Can anyone recommend any good scrolling shoot-em-ups? I used to love playing SWIV, Xenon 2 Megablast, Project X, etc. back in the days of the Amiga.
I'd also like to find something along the lines of like Hexic (free puzzle game on the XBox360 HDD), Columns, Puzzle Bobble, etc. Fond memories of Breakout too, so a PPC equivalent would be cool.
try spb airislands it is great lil stategy game with 3 mini puzzle games one alike puzzle bobble one like the old pong game but where you knock down the ceiling and one where you cut up wood also works great with universal as is a vga version or standard
have you seen the new ipod touch...
i like the way that thing can play game`s
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/features/games.html
(whats the QuickTour)
can somone make somthing like that for the diamond that would be GREAT!!
any race game or somthing...
Have you genuinely posted an entire thread just to say "Can someone make some games or something because the iPhone has some stuff"? Seriously?
I really hope for your sake this is a troll attempt...
Medulla said:
Have you genuinely posted an entire thread just to say "Can someone make some games or something because the iPhone has some stuff"? Seriously?
I really hope for your sake this is a troll attempt...
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i think this guy means, why in the hell does aplle has such nice apps and for certain nice games for such a crappy phone.. And while our super Diamond doesn't have any cool games except the games from 20 years ago when our pc's were still working on the first windows edition.. I mean come on..
No effence on the people on this forum who are making such nice apps and games.. Cause you guys rock!! and make my diamond look more amazing!!
In that i must give apple a cheer, cause htc has developed a verry nice phone but a lack on software and games.. Cause why does my diamond has such good hardware but there's no software to play with it..
iphone the world talk about. That's why it going to get more games than htc diamond. htc diamond is more for insider for fan. I have iphone and htc diamond. I use most of the time htc diamond. But I think iphone is better. Just htc has win mobile. Which I can have more prog than iphone. but it will change.
here is johnny said:
i think this guy means, why in the hell does aplle has such nice apps and for certain nice games for such a crappy phone.. And while our super Diamond doesn't have any cool games except the games from 20 years ago when our pc's were still working on the first windows edition.. I mean come on..
No effence on the people on this forum who are making such nice apps and games.. Cause you guys rock!! and make my diamond look more amazing!!
In that i must give apple a cheer, cause htc has developed a verry nice phone but a lack on software and games.. Cause why does my diamond has such good hardware but there's no software to play with it..
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Thank You
here is johnny said:
i think this guy means, why in the hell does aplle has such nice apps and for certain nice games for such a crappy phone.. And while our super Diamond doesn't have any cool games except the games from 20 years ago when our pc's were still working on the first windows edition.. I mean come on..
No effence on the people on this forum who are making such nice apps and games.. Cause you guys rock!! and make my diamond look more amazing!!
In that i must give apple a cheer, cause htc has developed a verry nice phone but a lack on software and games.. Cause why does my diamond has such good hardware but there's no software to play with it..
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*sigh* It's bad enough that tiesku's posted his nonsense, but it's worse that you're bizarrely willing to apologise for him without, apparently, even Googling for five minutes:
http://www.astraware.com/ppc/
http://www.handango.co.uk/SoftwareC...3274&topSectionId=3274&catalog=30&title=Games
All the games you could want, and that's just from the two online stores I happen to know about, there's undoubtedly a lot more out there.
I think people seem to forget (or don't know) that the Diamond is a Windows Mobile and doesn't need Diamond specific apps/games (apart from missing functions like g-sensor).
Medulla said:
*sigh* It's bad enough that tiesku's posted his nonsense, but it's worse that you're bizarrely willing to apologise for him without, apparently, even Googling for five minutes:
http://www.astraware.com/ppc/
http://www.handango.co.uk/SoftwareC...3274&topSectionId=3274&catalog=30&title=Games
All the games you could want, and that's just from the two online stores I happen to know about, there's undoubtedly a lot more out there.
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You've seen the games on the apple site and even dare to compare with the crap wich you even have to pay for, don't get me wrong if it is a good nice looking game okey, but this is rubbish.. i mean the diamond does have a graphics accelerator card though? Games on the apple site you can play them with g-sensor, steering gas brake that kind of stuff.. I have some games on my diamond to, but i mean why doesn't htc design some programs or games for their Diamond?? They could make a lot of money with that to.. thats what i'm saying.. developing a good machine, but leave it there.. no apps or games for the diamond..
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You've seen the games on the apple site and even dare to compare with the crap wich you even have to pay for
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Of course you have to pay! You need to pay for games from the Apple App Store as well!
here is johnny said:
don't get me wrong if it is a good nice looking game okey, but this is rubbish
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What exactly is rubbish? I've linked you to two online stores full of games for Windows Mobile and you appear to have written every single one of them off as 'rubbish' in about five minutes. What are you actually talking about or even looking for here?
here is johnny said:
i mean the diamond does have a graphics accelerator card though?
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And? Are you actually going to make some kind of valid point or just randomly type things?
here is johnny said:
Games on the apple site you can play them with g-sensor, steering gas brake that kind of stuff.. I have some games on my diamond to, but i mean why doesn't htc design some programs or games for their Diamond??
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Because HTC are a hardware company, not a sodding software publisher that's why! They're not in the market of making games any more than Ford design tyres or sell paint.
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developing a good machine, but leave it there.. no apps or games for the diamond..
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No one has 'left it there', there are shedloads of games and applications all over the place for the Windows Mobile platform; indeed there's far, far more available than there is or probably ever will be for the iPhone.
I have a HTC Diamond and love it....but for games I use my PSP...
Come on you have to admit, Windows mobile games are pretty basic compared to....These Iphone screen shots
http://uk.wireless.ign.com/dor/obje...er-2009-20080910042453997.html?page=mediaFull
http://uk.wireless.ign.com/dor/obje...leashed-20080806115543442.html?page=mediaFull
http://uk.wireless.ign.com/dor/obje...ercover-20080909040554711.html?page=mediaFull
Medulla said:
*sigh* It's bad enough that tiesku's posted his nonsense, but it's worse that you're bizarrely willing to apologise for him without, apparently, even Googling for five minutes:
http://www.astraware.com/ppc/
http://www.handango.co.uk/SoftwareC...3274&topSectionId=3274&catalog=30&title=Games
All the games you could want, and that's just from the two online stores I happen to know about, there's undoubtedly a lot more out there.
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wohoooo.this games are so good...should we get some money for playing them?
zigor said:
wohoooo.this games are so good...should we get some money for playing them?
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Irony...I love it!
Sorry but i would never pay for a WM Game. They are really crap. My girlfriend has the 2g iphone and i've got the diamond. I was rubbin it in her face that i was getting the best mobile phone(Diamond).I Was Wrong. But to be honest i'm really thinking of getting rid of it for the 3g iphone.
The games and apps on iphone are far superior. Graphics and gameplay! Plus there's loads.
No video calls on iphone. So what, video calling is probably the crappest invention. I don't know anybody that uses it.
Iphone has gps using Google maps which aint too bad.On the Diamond I have had a gps fix one and i've tried every Radio version. Could be where i live but iphone works here.
Diamond has a better screen resolution. GREAT! No not really. Crap how small is the screen. Besides the iphone looks miles better quality.
Don't get me wrong i love both phones. I'm not a h8r.
Just stating the facts.
One more thing.
If the Diamond was as stable as the iphone. People wouldn't have to spend all there time cooking roms instead of using there time to make Brilliant games.
Thanks for reading just wanted to have my say. Plz don't think i'm starting an arguement
You're entitled to your opinion doinbox and I respect that, but having tried both the iPhone 3G and HTC TD I'm sticking with the TD. It can do so much more than the iPhone. Here's just a few of its advantages, IMHO
Sync with my office documents,
Picture messaging
Video
Cut and paste
Swappable battery
Bluetooth stereo music (A2DP)
Has a higher, sharper screen res, which helps me big style.
A better camera
Physically it's also noticebaly smaller and fits easily in my jeans pocket,
the iPhone is quite big by comparison.
If I just wanted to play the arcadey style games on an iPhone I'd buy a PSP instead.
Blah blah blah.. iPhone vs Diamond again.. But you all are right. We need better games for our Diamond
Iphone
Hi there,
I don't see the issue of the initial poster here. There are far more games/apps (and by god better ones) available for Windows mobile and there always will be.
The IPhone is a peace of crap in a nice jacket and with s*** loads of PR thats wy it's popular but it doesn't make it less crappy. They make you pay for every little thing and in the end they will make you pay even more. If you want that then thats fine, i don't.
doinbox:
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The games and apps on iphone are far superior. Graphics and gameplay! Plus there's loads
I hate to bring this to you because this is a straight out lie.
People make Roms because they like to fiddle around with OS stuff and to twink the hell out of it for fun, they don't do this because the Diamond would need it, a 1.93 stock rom runs perfectly stable and fast.
It is time for you to wake up and get ur facts strait. The Touch Diamond beats the Iphone in every way possible (hardware/software).
Just the fact that we lucky bastards can even change our own OS makes the Diamond superior over the IPhone in my book.
Greetz
Caved
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a 1.93 stock rom runs perfectly stable and fast.
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That made me laugh.
I'm Quite sure the biggest htc diamond fan in the world would admit its not perfectly stable and fast.
Didn't You read my post properly. I own a Diamond so i know from my own use its not stable. Funnily enough i just had it replaced today because it kept crashing on me. Even with l8st firmware.
I like the Diamond but i have paid for games and apps and none of them are better graphics than iphone games such as monkeyball or crash bandicoot kart or the fish app the water looks so real when you touch it. You post a link here to an app/game with graphics that good that would run on diamond and i'll hold my hands up and say i'm wrong. But i've seen and tried every game on wm6 and i know i wont be seeing a link from you.
Stop being so defensive over the Diamond everyone knows its full of problems. Well maybe not on the Hardware side, but WM6.1 is Terrible and nobody can deny that.
doinbox
I won't go into a flamewar with you, if you like IPhone thats fine with me. I love my Diamond and i think its way better then the Iphone maybe the right software for it is getting there a bit slow, so what ....
greetz
Caved
guys, guys, what's the point arguing?
we all know there are people who adore iphone and there are people who wouldn't trade their touch xy for the world. these two phones are simply aiming each at a little different clientele, and let's leave it at that. otherwise it's just an ideological discussion...
as for the games, the thing about the wm games is that there are thousands of them, some better, some worse, but because (naturally) the majority of them has been developed for the wm 5 or even 2002/2003 editions, they're simpler than the new ones, with simpler graphics, worse resolution etc. and all iphone games are developed to utilize the iphone fully.
so just look for the newer wm6 / diamond games and stop complaining about the old games being crap. and remember, games are developed for wm platform, meaning also for weaker devices, not only for our diamonds
personally i know of multiple cool games for the wm6, e.g. teeter, ccsnake, worms world party, tennis addict, open transport tycoon deluxe, resco bubbles, bubble snooker, pocket bowling, etc...
doinbox, yphone has better apps & Games? Really, where? GPS is using google maps? Yep and that thing is actually completely useless compared to Tom Tom, iGO e.t.c. I wonder why apple included GPS in the first place.
Apps? There are none. And with the power of pocket informant, One Note Mobile, Word e.t.c WM beats iphone hands down.
As a phone WM platform is much more convinient. It takes less keystrokes and time to call somebody or send SMS|MMS\E-Mail.
The only thing where iPhone really shines is the web. Big screen+Safari is a perfect solution. Diamond and Opera don't even stand close.I don't thing even Touch HD will help. But unforunatly there is no stable ICQ client for iphone, yet.
So the only thing left out - games. But if u open your eyes and look around you will find enough high quality games for WM which use 3d accelerator. Just an example http://www.clickgamer.com/products/pid_5660/screenshots/ppc/large/ss2.gif
Anyway stop whining here and get an iphone
The Diamond is clearly a superior product to the Iphone (with the exception of the Iphone having more screen real estate). Everytime I turn around, my Iphone-toting colleagues have downloaded a new game from the App Store that uses the accelerometer (g-sensor), and they're really nice games with really nice graphics! I have to pretend not to be jealous of the selection they have at their disposal.
So with all the talent and dedicated WinMo people here, why do you guys think there are only 10+ games for the Diamond? Do you think the revenue that can be made through the Apple App Store is driving higher production for games? Maybe the Iphone is more of a "toy" to some folks and the Diamond is more of an enterprise tool? (Mine is both a toy AND an office tool!)
I love my Diamond... just wish there were some more cool games (like Super Monkey Ball ) that I could get for it!
And yes, if I had one shred of coding skill to my name, I'd start doing it myself... but I don't. The apps that have come out so far though for the Diamond are awesome. Keep 'em coming guys!
I think there are a few things.
1) More iPhones sold - Must be around 10 million vs only maybe 2.5 million Diamonds.
2) The iPhone actually officially supports the G-Sensor, vs the Diamond's API not being officially released.
3) More excitement around the iPhone as a toy.
However, I am in contact with Winplay, and they have said:
Hi ************
Yes, we are working on several games that will take advantage of the accelerometers in devices such as the HTC Touch Diamond… Lots of cool stuff coming out shortly…
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Surur
Yeah, what they said.
Plus, they had that open SDK project going for sometime before it was actually released and developers were smart enough to know, that anything Steve Jobs is excited about, will sale like hotcakes, thus the opportunity for ton's of money.
That's great news! Thanks!
Marketing. Lots and lots of marketing.
I have the diamond and my husband has the iphone. My very gadgety 6-year-old son loved the diamond when he first saw the teeter game. But then the iphone was brought home and even my not-so-keen 4-year-old daughter kept saying she wanted to play "cowabunga" (a very colorful free game from iphone). My son of course was hooked on the car racing game that we downloaded. So far, he just said once that the wallpaper on my diamond was pretty and he didn't play teeter anymore (probably it's not as colorful ).
So conclusion, iphone is much more like a toy than the diamond.
BTW, a side issue. I noticed that iphone's power management is superb compared to diamond. Iphone can last over 2 days with wifi and bluetooth on ALL THE TIME and some games and moderate use. I can't keep my wifi on for my diamond for more than 2 hours.... as I know it can't even last for half day if I do so. And yes, bluetooth on iphone is only an icon on the screen without any use. I kept it on just to show to my husband that it's useless. It's undiscoverable, unpairable..... even its very dear brother Mac book can't make any use with it.
Yes, don't worry. I am still in love with my diamond.
If you want to win your kid over, here are a small collection of games on the diamond he may be interested in.
http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=accelerometer-game
Surur
surur said:
If you want to win your kid over, here are a small collection of games on the diamond he may be interested in.
http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=accelerometer-game
Surur
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I still believe that diamond is a more powerful device but with respect to games.... I have to admit that diamond can't win over my kids. I am a bit embarrassed to show the kids those diamond "games", when they can touch and scare the fish in "Koi Pond", or having silly fun with bouncing and falling cows that moo, or driving BMW or Mercedez like crazy in LA street... Yeah yeah, I know unbelievable, but you have to see to admit (go to youtube and take a look at "Koi Pond", "Cowabunga", "Asphalt 4").
Asphalt 4 for is available for Windows mobile too, so it should work on your diamond?
it is not only the Gsen - but for sure screen size and how you "hold" the phones.
I will never ever buy aniPhone, but I do believe it is easier to play Gsen games on it. Kids +6 can not be fooled
no wonder why, have you checked the beer apps on the diamond? I dont mean to offence anyone but its like running at 2fps. And compared to the iphone its [email protected]
Etc....
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Asphalt 4 for is available for Windows mobile too, so it should work on your diamond?
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Asphalt 4 doesn't support VGA screens unfortunately.
BarateaU said:
no wonder why, have you checked the beer apps on the diamond? I dont mean to offence anyone but its like running at 2fps. And compared to the iphone its [email protected]
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I agree completely. Wish it looked more realistic like the Iphone one. But then again, it's not a make-or-break app for me.
If you really like games ! use a psp or nintendo ds. I also have an iphone and
the diamond . Playing games on the iphone is pain in the ass
hi
Keep in mind also the Diamond is relatively new compared iSuck phones, the diamond just hit the US market a few weeks now so its like the word hasent gotten arround to dev about the Diamond as yet, which would relate to what ppl say about marketing, htc hasent really put the diamond in the US yet.
Also imo the iphone is eye candy and that all it will ever be, the diamond on the other hand is all round mostly for seriouse customers for business and what not.
Is this thread really going on???
What the hell is this?
I demand CLOSE.
Its so out of the element.
We all know the ifhone sucks ballzzzz.
And its not only the "functions" of the phone.
We are talking about you being represented by the kindo phone you choose.
I'm terribly sorry to say this but....
I dont like people that choose a fagphone as a first phone and actually go ahead and show it of!
-When ever a nerd shows of his fruitphne in y presence I just think "ya dude you and another billion of sheeps got the same no big deal"
On the other hand we as Diamond users took the dip because we rather have "bugs" (which I dont because WinMob works like a swiss watch) than fall in the pleasing of the crowds as rotten fruit likes!
Remember Felllassss Second best they are!
Sorry if i pizzz of some people but some one has to do it!
Greetings to all.
PS:Forgot:
1. I rather have less "estate" but a VGA screen. Not a dirty 320 by 480 or what ever it has.
2. What ever your "mates" downloaded from a insanely proprietary site has a high chance of being payed for.(obviosly not Jewels case) I like to call it open source.
3. The Diamond is been out for less than year. The ugly fruit is on its "second" gen (same crap).
4.I run a buissness on my own and manage t do a lot through the Diamond and WinMobs awsome connection capabilitys. (those fruitys cant even FTP Bluetooth!)
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Is this thread really going on???
What the hell is this?
I demand CLOSE.
Its so out of the element.
We all know the ifhone sucks ballzzzz.
And its not only the "functions" of the phone.
We are talking about you being represented by the kindo phone you choose.
I'm terribly sorry to say this but....
I dont like people that choose a fagphone as a first phone and actually go ahead and show it of!
-When ever a nerd shows of his fruitphne in y presence I just think "ya dude you and another billion of sheeps got the same no big deal"
On the other hand we as Diamond users took the dip because we rather have "bugs" (which I dont because WinMob works like a swiss watch) than fall in the pleasing of the crowds as rotten fruit likes!
Remember Felllassss Second best they are!
Greetings to all.
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I'll put this in my own words middle of night and i cant get techinal.. "Apple = for beginners, Windows = Advanced users who like to have things run the way they want it too, when apple runs things their way, and u r stuck with it." >.>
the iphone has been out for more then a year now with an SDK package for developers, plus a lot of marketing. The diamond is still a baby, and also not even released in US in full potential. With MS building a app repository service and the diamond + touch pro getting more user base, I have the very confidence that we'll be seeing a lot of applications utilizing the G sensor in either utilities or gaming. I mean the things that marvels us already are the g sensor alarm clocks, locking mechinisms and the full ability to use gsen to redraw the screen in any orientation, something the iphone cannot do.
All I can say is give it time, with now the hardware standards rising for windows mobile, you can totally bet that there's going to be pleanty of applications out there utilizing the new technology.
bbju said:
I have the diamond and my husband has the iphone. My very gadgety 6-year-old son loved the diamond when he first saw the teeter game. But then the iphone was brought home and even my not-so-keen 4-year-old daughter kept saying she wanted to play "cowabunga" (a very colorful free game from iphone). My son of course was hooked on the car racing game that we downloaded. So far, he just said once that the wallpaper on my diamond was pretty and he didn't play teeter anymore (probably it's not as colorful ).
So conclusion, iphone is much more like a toy than the diamond.
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bbju,
don't forget the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys
I hate it when people say the Diamond is for the business user. I don't use it for business i bought the phone coz it looked good and had some cool features.
What is everyones problem. As soon as somebody requests a game or app that the iphone has you all cry like babies saying fuk your gayphone and all that ****. I'm starting to get worried coz the "Gayphone" has games in nearly every category so looks like we're not gonna get left with many.
Ive been waiting for a W995 for a few months now, forgot about the x1, but recentley i saw play.com are selling them for £400 and the W995 will be £380. Question is, which one should i choose?? Should i take the risk with WM or stick with A200 which im pretty board with tbh and really need a change. Can some one please answer these questions.
1.) Im quite fast when using my phone for basic tasks ie sending a text message, which is faster A200 or WM??
2.) I wont be using an X1 for modding and using loads of apps etc i would just use the media section, the camera, text messaging, interent browsing, and some light gaming and thats pretty much it, would the X1 be okay for just that?? (i dont mind there been all these extra feats)
3.) Is the media player fast, ie browsing photos, choosings songs etc??
4.)Can you minimize the music player while the music is playing??
5.)Can the text message section be used on the panels page??
6.)If i set an alarm on the X1 will it still go off even if the phone is switched off??
7.)Can you have more than one page of panels??
Thanks for answers, im really considering the X1 and your opinion will really help me decide.
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Ive been waiting for a W995 for a few months now, forgot about the x1, but recentley i saw play.com are selling them for £400 and the W995 will be £380. Question is, which one should i choose?? Should i take the risk with WM or stick with A200 which im pretty board with tbh and really need a change. Can some one please answer these questions.
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1.) Im quite fast when using my phone for basic tasks ie sending a text message, which is faster A200 or WM??
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If you have WM set up it couldn't be faster, and remember you have a QWERTY Keyboard with the X1. It makes me type 10 times faster than with a normal boring mobile phone keyboard.
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2.) I wont be using an X1 for modding and using loads of apps etc i would just use the media section, the camera, text messaging, interent browsing, and some light gaming and thats pretty much it, would the X1 be okay for just that?? (i dont mind there been all these extra feats)
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It's very good for these tasks, camera could have more MP but hey, it's enough if you think about it. Keep in mind that gaming might not be so much fun. There are only a few games that look good on WVGA. Haven't tried "normal" JAVA games yet, but I think the high resolution of the X1 could be a problem.
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3.) Is the media player fast, ie browsing photos, choosings songs etc??
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Haven't experienced a faster one yet. Especially browsing photos is quite fast, in particular if you use 3rd Party SOftware like Reco Photo Viewer.
10123 said:
4.)Can you minimize the music player while the music is playing??
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Lol. For sure. You can do 10 things at once.
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5.)Can the text message section be used on the panels page??
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Yes, depending on the panel you're using. For example PointUI can show your text messages. There is a free version of it.
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6.)If i set an alarm on the X1 will it still go off even if the phone is switched off??
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No. But you can switch the phone function of separately, so battery consumption will be VERY little. No need to turn it fully off. (Power-on consumes quite a lot of battery, btw).
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7.)Can you have more than one page of panels??
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No (t yet).
10123 said:
Thanks for answers, im really considering the X1 and your opinion will really help me decide.
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I recommend you to buy an X1, but I strongly suggest you organise some additional software. You should furthermore know that WM is not just an alternate operating system. It will probably be quite different from what you've experienced so far. More like a PC.
Firefall pretty much said it all , but still.....
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yes
Long answer:
Wtf? You don't have a Xperia? Go get one right now . Best phone in the world.
Cheers.
No, wait for the X2 to come out.
EDIT: NOW THAT I READ YOUR POST...Don't listen to these people
10123 said:
Ive been waiting for a W995 for a few months now, forgot about the x1, but recentley i saw play.com are selling them for £400 and the W995 will be £380. Question is, which one should i choose?? Should i take the risk with WM or stick with A200 which im pretty board with tbh and really need a change. Can some one please answer these questions.
1.) Im quite fast when using my phone for basic tasks ie sending a text message, which is faster A200 or WM??
2.) I wont be using an X1 for modding and using loads of apps etc i would just use the media section, the camera, text messaging, interent browsing, and some light gaming and thats pretty much it, would the X1 be okay for just that?? (i dont mind there been all these extra feats)
3.) Is the media player fast, ie browsing photos, choosings songs etc??
4.)Can you minimize the music player while the music is playing??
5.)Can the text message section be used on the panels page??
6.)If i set an alarm on the X1 will it still go off even if the phone is switched off??
7.)Can you have more than one page of panels??
Thanks for answers, im really considering the X1 and your opinion will really help me decide.
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1) WTF is an A200? A panasonic phone? If so switch to Windows Mobile cause the Panasonic phone im looking at is crap! http://www.gsmarena.com/panasonic_a200-911.php
2) If you don't use this phone for ROMs or atleast installing a lot of good applications...THIS PHONE SUCKS
3) The Media Player is very nice interface and looks, but it is slow at seeking tracks, what I mean by seeking is tapping the cue line so you can instantly fast forward to a specific point in time. Picture viewer in the media panel is sub par.
4) You can't minimize the media panel, unless you mod the phone simply by installing a shortcut to the panel to run as an application instead of a today screen. If you want a fast media player that is a good today plugin, and plays in background get Touch Pro 2.
5) You can send a text on any panel, but you only have windows mobile software to text. Sony Ericsson didn't include any other texting programs.
6) Not at all.
7) Only 1 panel at a time. 9 panels MAX when you click panels button.
If you aren't into this customizing stuff. DO NOT GET AN X1. That's what Windows Mobile is all about..especially the X1.
The X1 is capable of many things, but it comes to you with nothing special until you make it special.
X1 is for people who are willing to spend the time on their phone. X1 isn't casual.
Otherwise get an Iphone, or a Touch FLO phone, or Symbian Phone which is basically the SE W995, or get a Touch symbian phone Samsung HD or Nokia N97.
Trust me, if you are used to accepting what your phone has on its own, you should get something that isn't windows mobile. If you want a casual phone with windows mobile, and you dont want to mod, they you have to get a phone with Touch Flo already built in.
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Trust me, if you are used to accepting what your phone has on its own, you should get something that isn't windows mobile. If you want a casual phone with windows mobile, and you dont want to mod, they you have to get a phone with Touch Flo already built in.
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I'm with you on this one. I'm good with computers but I'm no modder, the only reason I kept with my X1 (I'm onto my 2nd one now) is that I want to learn how to mod WinMo and dev. software for the platform.
Get the W995, HTC Touch Pro 2 or iPhone, it's an out of the box experience whereas the X1 needs special treatment.
I'll agree with the last few posts, that if you're not planning on (or at least interested in) shopping around for apps, the X1 is a fairly boring phone on its own. Granted, it's still the best out-of-the-box WM phone I've seen, and I work selling the things, but WM is truly all about the customization. ROMs might not be necessary, but the apps definitely make the experience.
Though to clarify on the alarm; it won't work with the phone turned completely off, but it WILL work:
1. When the phone radio is turned off.
2. When the phone is on silent (I love this feature).
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ROFL
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What the heck do you mean ROFL? One guy told him to YES get the phone even though he wants something good but simple. In his post he said that he doesn't want to mod his phone. Do you know what's going to happen if an average joe user buys an Xperia? He is going to hate it. Sorry but this is the truth.
A person who doesn't add extra stuff to a windows mobile phone is bound to hate windows mobile forever. Do you realize that not everybody hates the iPhone? That's because they hate something else such as a Windows Mobile phone. I have read comments from forums to youtube about people complaining and bashing Windows Mobile...and what do they always say? "Worst interface ever, YEARS behind". They want a good out of the box experience.
This guy is looking for a good out of the box experience. I am sure that Xperia sucks if it didn't have the option to install applications or flash into a different ROM.
This isn't funny buddy.
For just casual use, nope. You could get something much better and suited to your needs. iPhone would probably be the top-line of what you want.
the x1 phone could be better , but , there again , there is no better
It all depends on the kind of food you eat, if you eat allot of ready made meals, the iphone is the best fast food out there, however if you like to cook for yourself, there are allot of interesting ingredients out there for windows, but it takes some time, trial and error before you can combine them into a satisfying meal.
I think everyone could benefit from learning how to cook with simple ingredients, but I realise not everyone has the time or the patience, for these people there is the iphone.
If you do learn the rewards can be very satisfying, and there is no more versitile cooker or better looker than the X1.
It has took me nearly 8 months, to find the performance limits of the x1, my work on 3D has developed to such a level that I am constantly come up against out of memory errors, soon I could be ready for a new device.
This is no disrespect to the X1, my PC has a high end processor, good video card and 4 gb or ram, and it also gives me out of memory errors.
The x1 was touted as the iphone killer, this was misguided, as there will always be a market for mass produced fast food.
The x1 is a thriller...A laptop killer.
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What the heck do you mean ROFL? One guy told him to YES get the phone even though he wants something good but simple. In his post he said that he doesn't want to mod his phone. Do you know what's going to happen if an average joe user buys an Xperia? He is going to hate it. Sorry but this is the truth.
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A guy who is looking for a simple phone is in the wrong place on XDA. He does not want a normalo device.
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A person who doesn't add extra stuff to a windows mobile phone is bound to hate windows mobile forever. Do you realize that not everybody hates the iPhone? That's because they hate something else such as a Windows Mobile phone. I have read comments from forums to youtube about people complaining and bashing Windows Mobile...and what do they always say? "Worst interface ever, YEARS behind". They want a good out of the box experience.
This guy is looking for a good out of the box experience. I am sure that Xperia sucks if it didn't have the option to install applications or flash into a different ROM.
This isn't funny buddy.
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NO phone is good out of the box. You always have to mess around with it. Furthermore, in my post I mentioned that he SHOULD get soem additional software. It's not magic to download and install something, you know? Even the average I-have-no-clue-User can do it.
Hmmm, thanks for the response, i couldnt get an iphone as its too simple with no structure and basic tasks missing. I dont mind tweaking with my phone as long as its simple and easy, i have modded my C902 so im not afraid to try new things.
On a scale of 1 to 10, 10been the easiest and 1been extremely diffecult, how easy is it to modd the X1???
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No, wait for the X2 to come out.
EDIT: NOW THAT I READ YOUR POST...Don't listen to these people
1) WTF is an A200? A panasonic phone? If so switch to Windows Mobile cause the Panasonic phone im looking at is crap! http://www.gsmarena.com/panasonic_a200-911.php2) If you don't use this phone for ROMs or atleast installing a lot of good applications...THIS PHONE SUCKS
3) The Media Player is very nice interface and looks, but it is slow at seeking tracks, what I mean by seeking is tapping the cue line so you can instantly fast forward to a specific point in time. Picture viewer in the media panel is sub par.
4) You can't minimize the media panel, unless you mod the phone simply by installing a shortcut to the panel to run as an application instead of a today screen. If you want a fast media player that is a good today plugin, and plays in background get Touch Pro 2.
5) You can send a text on any panel, but you only have windows mobile software to text. Sony Ericsson didn't include any other texting programs.
6) Not at all.
7) Only 1 panel at a time. 9 panels MAX when you click panels button.
If you aren't into this customizing stuff. DO NOT GET AN X1. That's what Windows Mobile is all about..especially the X1.
The X1 is capable of many things, but it comes to you with nothing special until you make it special.
X1 is for people who are willing to spend the time on their phone. X1 isn't casual.
Otherwise get an Iphone, or a Touch FLO phone, or Symbian Phone which is basically the SE W995, or get a Touch symbian phone Samsung HD or Nokia N97.
Trust me, if you are used to accepting what your phone has on its own, you should get something that isn't windows mobile. If you want a casual phone with windows mobile, and you dont want to mod, they you have to get a phone with Touch Flo already built in.
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A200 is Se latets OS
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A200 is Se latets OS
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when u say its there latest OS, do u mean java based OS for there cheap phones?
as they use symbian on almost all there standard to high end phones, all top end W and C ranges use symbian as does the W995
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when u say its there latest OS, do u mean java based OS for there cheap phones?
as they use symbian on almost all there standard to high end phones, all top end W and C ranges use symbian as does the W995
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No youve got it all wrong, SE no longer uses Symbian, the last Symbian phone was announced 2years ago and was taken of the shelves a week after release. The latest SE phone the W995 (£380) which is the top dog of the Walkman phones runs on se Java OS A200. The Concpet phone Idou runs on Symbian Foundation and was announced in Janurary as a concept phone and there will be a official anouncment this Friday (may 28th),
Dat dere X1 is great
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No youve got it all wrong, SE no longer uses Symbian, the last Symbian phone was announced 2years ago and was taken of the shelves a week after release. The latest SE phone the W995 (£380) which is the top dog of the Walkman phones runs on se Java OS A200. The Concpet phone Idou runs on Symbian Foundation and was announced in Janurary as a concept phone and there will be a official anouncment this Friday (may 28th),
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ah, i see. they looked like symbian software so i just assumed that they were. the last SE phone i had (before the wm x1) was a w960i and that ran on symbian and the idou runs on symbian (foundation).
very interesting indeed
Hey guys,
I don't want to use the term "is it worth it?" but, How is the touch2 with web surfing and youtube videos and etc.
Imo its good mate, i like it
For my requirements it works fine...
htc fan89 said:
Hey guys,
I don't want to use the term "is it worth it?" but, How is the touch2 with web surfing and Youtube videos and etc.
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YES!~ always wanted to answer this. first of all, don't go with GSMArena review on it. yes do believe the downsides.
first as you asked youtube and surfing. its really good in it except some flash contents being supported. otherwise its good.
there are many problems with it. like not supporting alot of mSD cards, lagy, this and that. poor EXTREMELY poor video. mostly LAG makes this phone=crap. after day to day use you will see that. if you keep your sms, then after some time it will disturb you alot. hang and all.
WTF !?!?
FFS !
Touch2 rulez Youtube with it's own WinMo program , which has a super nice interface and plays the videos SUPER FAST and nice !
i do like the surfing on the touch2 with Opera , it supports almost every pluggin on the page , i've never had problems till now , everything works fine , smooth and fast ! dunno what Gothik is talking about but for this type of device and this range of money it's PERFECT !!!
p.s. i got 95 messages in my inbox and no hanging , just some slow reaction with Album , but that's becouse i got more than 700 pictures in it
my 1st smart phone, everything good but the GPS connection is slow.
if you use some mp4 converter program for videos before put into the phone, then the videos are great
and I love playing Bejeweled on the road.
attach the game for you guys
Well I have just moved from a Treo 650 to HTC Touch 2 - so kinda big different step for me - and when I judged this phone I based it on mostly what I need, and what I want.
So far - with the great stuff I have found on the web - and also the SPB (okay more cost but... hey) I have been very impressed with the overall behaviour of the phone, the usablity and also the speed - it is pretty quick (if you don't have 10000000000 tody plugins all loaded at the same time - managed to run out of memory - once -but hey gotta play before serious work!)
The only things I don't like
1) TouchFLO - sorry but that is one of the worse interfaces I have ever used - even worse in my opinion to the Palm 650 default interface! But, I come from usablity, and also from quick access to my main programs. Which is why I forked out for SPB Mobile Shell - It offers a lot of functionality over the base Front.
2) SMS - I really don't like the SMS application with Windows Mobile 6.5 - I'm kinda use to the default Palm 650 SMS - but the thing about it was it was very easy to use, and very quick. I find the SMS in Windows Mobile to be sluggish, and also doesn't even offer things like Graphics Smiley Faces. On top of that I have tested out programs like SMS-Chat, which pretty much does what I want it to do - but can't get the override to SMS-Chat to work correctly - so the default keeps popping its ugly head!
3) Cases - In New Zealand the Touch 2 is new - only been around for about 1.5mths - but getting cases is really impossible - and this is something that has really worried me because I use it for work - and I know oneday soon I'm going to drop it! But - this I will solve - even if I have to use a condom
What I do like about it is cost - it did everything I needed and more - and also has the capablity to grow a lot based on the community and the software vendors.
Overall I have suggested to a few of my friends to buy one - and three of them have brought it - and their response was pretty high also. Now, it hasn't got a huge screen - and I feel a little jealous at the larger screens of my IPhone and TOuch2 Pro friends - but - this is light, easy to store in pocket, and also fits in your hand well - so - over all - I find this a nice phone. Not the best - but certainly not the worse I played with before buying.
It's good...
I have been coming to love it more as time goes by.
It's adaptive to my personal use,small and neat.I now often use it as a Hi-Fi Radio.
It has given me much fun...
Hope you like it!
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WTF !?!?
FFS !
Touch2 rulez Youtube with it's own WinMo program , which has a super nice interface and plays the videos SUPER FAST and nice !
i do like the surfing on the touch2 with Opera , it supports almost every pluggin on the page , i've never had problems till now , everything works fine , smooth and fast ! dunno what Gothik is talking about but for this type of device and this range of money it's PERFECT !!!
p.s. i got 95 messages in my inbox and no hanging , just some slow reaction with Album , but that's becouse i got more than 700 pictures in it
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oh really? tell me about the video recording. even a crappy nokia these days records a freaKIN better video than this machine :/.
Nokia is a ****ty simbian phone , doing better in Cam/Vid section couse it SUCKS IN ALL OTHER !!!!! i didnt bough this phone to be my cam ... i allready have one and if i need something to be recorded or photoed then i take it ... for ordinary pics of everyday life the touch2 is doing it gr8 !!! SO STOP BOTHERING US !!!!!!
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Nokia is a ****ty simbian phone , doing better in Cam/Vid section couse it SUCKS IN ALL OTHER !!!!! i didnt bough this phone to be my cam ... i allready have one and if i need something to be recorded or photoed then i take it ... for ordinary pics of everyday life the touch2 is doing it gr8 !!! SO STOP BOTHERING US !!!!!!
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I can't help myself agreeing with you...(in a balcanic way of speaking..)
Anyway, gothic has his own strongopinionsnomatterwhatrealitymeans...
Cheers!
Being honest, I was having real problems with it before I changed my ROM. After I changed to the WWE Europe ROM and got the Compact QWERTY keyboard with it, typing became much easier (the Asian ROM doesn't have it) and phone performance became a lot faster.
If you're going to get it, make sure you get DiamondTweak, AdvancedConfig and SKTools Lite. They have fixed every issue and done every tweak I wanted to do
Cheers
Jennan
Can I ask all users to abide by forum rules, stop flaming, act more civilized and sensible
htc fan89 said:
Hey guys,
I don't want to use the term "is it worth it?" but, How is the touch2 with web surfing and youtube videos and etc.
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Canny! very good phone never gonna back to symbs or ordinary mobiles,or buy androids or ipods ....htc (mega particulary) with WM onboard are the best fones ever