
In today's mobile Minute, we'll take a look at some of the latest news and software related to Windows Mobile devices.
Who Needs an iPhone?Not long after Apple started showing off the iPhone in images and demos, the hacker community got to work making Windows Mobile devices mimic the mobile phone's innovative interface. But the truth is, Windows Mobile PDAs and phones will never actually be iPhones.
That's a good thing and a bad thing. Multi-touch screens would be nice. But removable storage, the ability to work with multiple carriers, and the fact that you may already have one in your pocket all work to Windows Mobile's advantage.
And so that's why it's exciting to check out the project at
WhoNeedsAnIphone.com. One developer started off tinkering with Flash to see if he could make an iPhone-like interface for his PPC6700. But he quickly realized that he could use the iPhone interface as a starting point and go in different directions. For example, 16 icons on the program launcher doesn't take you very far when you can install hundreds of programs. So the bottom four buttons will turn from program launch buttons into page flipping buttons, giving you a total of 48 buttons to press for applications.