AOL Sync Beta - Let the Syncing Begin
For those of you with AOL accounts you’re about to get some good news. AOL has released AOL Sync Beta testing for Windows Mobile. What’s this all about? if you have an AOL account it will sync with both your Tilt and Outlook so make a change in one place and it will change in all places and beyond that you will get push email for your AOL account so stay current on your email, contacts and calendar. Now I’m not an AOL user but I presume for both of you out there with AOL accounts you’re pretty happy about this:)
Source is WindowsMobileCool
Continue reading for video showing it in action.
Let’s Welcome Our New Writers!
Tilt Mobility and Fuze Mobility are very proud to announce our two newest writers! First off, you all probably know him as MobileMatt, Matthew Chapman, Theme Designer extraordinaire, and owner of MobileMatt.net has joined our team! Here’s a little more about Matt:
Matt Chapman aka MobileMatt lives in Salt Lake City Utah and works for 3form as an ISO 9001:2000 Administrator and Quality Supervisor. He has a wife and 2 children. When he’s not spending time with them he’s on the computer reading every blog and/or website having to do with tweaking or improving his phone. Fuze of course…
Matt has his own website (mobilematt.net) which has a lot of themes and skins for his previous phones and soon for his Fuze. He has people ask him to make skins and themes for them all the time which keeps him quite busy.
His hobbies include movies, going for rides on his Honda Valkyrie with his wife and friends. He’s also a James Bond, Star Trek, and Cell Phone geek…
Top 5 Programs: MemMaid, Spb Backup, Kinoma Play, Touch Commander, and now TF3D
I am also proud to announce another Salt Lake City, Utah native James Schneider. Jim is very active on XDA and brings a wealth of knowledge about ROM Flashing! Here is more on Jim:
Jim a.k.a Jimbo to his friends and Futbolkeeper to forums, is a former Chicago native now living in Salt Lake City Utah. He is currently working for a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communications company as a Software Engineer and has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Neumont University. He has a love of all things tech, an active member over at XDA, the AT&T forums, and has dabbled with cooking ROMs. Jim has flashed his device more times than he cares to remember and is a self-proclaimed flash-a-holic (his wife can vouch for this).
Welcome aboard guys! I can’t wait to start reading your articles!
Translate This
Looking for translation on the go? About to go on vacation to a foreign country? Failing Spanish and need a hand? Well what you do with this is up to you but if you want a freeware translation application that is super light check out Wolf’s Translator. It relies on Google Translate so the results that you get are really from Google and this is essentially an interface to get you there. It is context sensitive so if you add a question mark you may get a different result. It translates a load of languages but it does use data to get results so if you’re traveling overseas I’d think twice about the cost of going online unless you really need to figure out how to find a bathroom in Romania:) By the way this is an .exe file so you can put it anywhere on your phone and you may want to make a shortcut to your Windows/Start Menu/Programs directory. And if you want to try this app before you install it just run it on your PC - really - the resolution is a little off but it works as a PC translator as well:)
By the way, there is a freeware application called Help 2 Speak that works by having key phrases stored on your phone so there is no downloading but there are less languages and words available.
Original source is XDA
Got Haptic?
There’s a lot of talk about haptic feedback (including the new Blackberry Storm that ‘clicks’ when you press the screen) so how about adding some haptic feedback to our precious Tilt? Here’s a little app that makes a vibration when you press a key in the phone dialer. So if you don’t hear the noise of dialing a number now you can feel it. So enjoy. Installation is simple and just uninstall the app if you don’t like it. Link is here. If you want vibration with every screen touch try this out but it’s probably overkill:)
By the way, I originally posted this in our Forums and I have posted some other things in there that will likely make it onto the site as well so check it out if you want to see the future:)
One Touch-Toggle Bluetooth and Wifi On and Off
Here’s some simple freeware that does a simple job - one of them toggles bluetooth on and off and the other toggles wifi on and off. Great for anyone that switches between them frequently and you can map this to your PTT button for one button switching. Just download the files and move them to Windows/Start Menu/Program and you’re set. 
Here for bluetooth and here for wifi.
Tilt Mobility Looking For Writers
What a great community we have built from a great device! Is the Tilt/TyTN II dead? Not by a long shot. There is still a lot of great work being done to a great device. There are still ROM Chef’s creating excellent ROM’s and there is tons of things still happening with our devices. So even though the Fuze has been released, I don’t want to let the Tilt community down! I have been blogging about the Tilt since day one and I plan to be the last one left. 
So we are looking for some writers with a passion for the Tilt/TyTN II to write about news, tips and tricks, and anything related to the Tilt/TyTN II. If you can write regularly and want to be part of our community, or have any questions, please send me an email to doug@tiltmobility.com
Thanks for being part of our Community! Don’t forget to check out our Forums for lots of tips and tricks to make your device perform at it’s best!
Internet Explorer 6 For Mobile - No Upgrades New Devices Only
For those of you who thought you might be seeing some IE6 Flash enabled Internet browsing on your device come by way of Microsoft can guess again:
Regarding making IE Mobile available as a separate download or update, the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices. That is why it will not be available as an upgrade or direct download for current phones, but rather will be made available on new phones.
The No-Ah-Ah came by way of the Windows Mobile Team Member (Khush) that you can check out here in the comments section. I guess this is not shocking when you think about it. Claiming that today’s devices aren’t powerful enough (ahem the Fuze & Touch Pro?), Microsoft has instead choose to release the flash enabled browser in (Please refrain from an out burst of vulgarity) in China! Yep, that’s right. In China on the Samsung Omnia. The Omnia is coming equipped with the Marvell PXA312 624 MHz processor so it gets the nod. Fear not friends, I will bet that one way or another it will find it’s way to our devices soon enough!
Some of the cool features available with Internet Explorer Mobile 6 (THAT WE WON’T GET) are:
- Improved fidelity (support for full fidelity desktop rendering)
- Layout fixes to accommodate a mobile screen (text wrap)
- Enhanced Script and AJAX support (Jscript v5.7 from Internet Explorer
- Improved multimedia experience (Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 for Adobe Flash content)
- Deeper integration with search
- Enhanced cursor navigation model
- Touch and gesture support – pan support
- Multiple zoom levels
- Easy switching between mobile / desktop versions of sites by specifying UA strings.
- Stay tuned, we’ll keep you posted with more information!
Welcome the new Redflys
It seems along with the end of Celio Corp.’s $199 seed program, comes two new iterations of the Redfly. Engadget Mobile reports Celio announced two new iterations of the Redfly on their website today. The C7 reduces the screen size to 7” and the luxurious 4,500 mAh battery down to a still respectable 2,000 mAh. I assume all this lowers Celio’s manufacturing costs enough to enable them to sell it for an MSRP of $229.
The Celio C8N still checks in with the 8” display and 4,500 mAh battery, but now also comes with a NTSC/PAL external video port . It should be noted that to take advantage of this port you’ll need an optional proprietary Media cable from Celio. The C8N carries an MSRP of $299. Whether the $70 savings is enough to give up an inch of useable display and 2,500 mAh battery capacity is tough to say.
In an interview I gave Celio shortly after acquiring my C8, the model number of the original Redfly, I was asked whether I would sacrifice a bit of screen size or battery life for lower price. I confess that I indicated I would and I still stand by that opinion. Celio is clearly targeting the Redfly primarily at enterprise users—those who would be most likely to use web based Customer Relationship Management or Enterprise Resource Planning software while on the road. For these users, the Redfly fits the bill quite nicely.
Obviously, Celio has been listening to early users of their device, hopefully we’ll soon see an updated driver that supports the Fuze. And just maybe we’ll get support for graphical environments such as Manila 2D along with it.
Astraware updates My Little Tank for Pocket PC
Astraware has released an update to My Little Tank, adding more levels to the original game. It is available for download at http://www.astraware.com/mlt. Read the full press release below, and look for a review coming soon.
Staffordshire, UK - November 18th 2008 - Astraware(R) - the Handmark(R) Games Studio is excited to announce that its highly acclaimed miniature tank game, My Little Tank, has been updated with new levels and is now available for three new platforms.
My Little Tank is a fun arcade blaster in which players can navigate through the original 60, and now 20 additional, action-packed, increasingly challenging levels as they shoot enemy tanks, defend their base, and destroy enemy radar stations and bases. Lovingly crafted miniature terrains include snow, swamp, plains, and deserts. The game also includes a range of power-ups to aid players in winning each mission.
Slydial releases mobile application
Last week, we talked about YouMail, a customized voicemail service. This week, we’ve got another update on the ‘voicemail front.’ Some of you may have heard of Slydial, the straight-to-voicemail phone service. Simply put, by dialing 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425), you will be prompted for a recipient phone number. A short ad plays (to pay their bills) and then you’re into that phone number’s voicemail, without their phone ringing. This could be particularly useful for a variety of situations when you don’t want to have a phone conversation and would rather leave a voicemail. Recently, they’ve released a direct application for your device, which can be downloaded after registration at their website. Once installed, the program simply takes your address book and allows you to select a contact the “Slydial way,” and sends you directly to voicemail of your contact.
