If you like these ROMS, better than 6.1 that is, check out the site where I got these from, thewingster.com

He has explanations and opinions on each of them and also provides the downloads.

The is the energyROM standard. I like it because it has lots of cool applications, including fun little add-ons such as the program that makes my TP2 make sounds on sliding open and closing my keyboard. I know, a silly little add-on, but I think it’s fun.

Go to www.thewingster.com for further info and to download it. Here is the specific page on TheWingster site:

http://thewingster.com/NRGZ28.aspx

The procedure to get this OS on your Touch Pro2 is called “flashing.” While it is an easy process it can be scary your first time. Coming soon: my video on how to flash your T-Mobile Touch Pro2.

Links for further info:
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Windows Mobile For Consumers (that’s you and I):

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/default.mspx

Windows Live (All about what will be the one-stop portal for everything Windows and Windows Mobile):

http://home.live.com/?showunauth=1&mcid=WLWave3Intro

MyPhone “backup” service:

http://sn1-p1.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Install.po

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Windows Mobile Sites (for application/programs/features developers and creators):

Site where developers hang out (to get started, download tookkits, etc):

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/

Marketplace – site for developers to submit apps (lots of inside info):

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx

Marketplace -resource for developers Windows Marketplace:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mktplace/threads

Windows Mobile Developers Blog Portal:

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/default.aspx

WinMo Development Forum:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmobiledev/threads

Developers’ Directory for all things Windows Mobile:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/default.aspx

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Also this discusses Windows Mobile 6.5 in its final form that will be released by MS on October 6, 2009.

He also talks about Windows Mobile Series 7 phones (superphones?) that will probably debut in late 2010.

And at 8:57 he says the OS will have full flash support.

Update: Here’s a link to MS October 6 announcement of 6.5 and other applications:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/wm65-faq.mspx

Watch the video and see that this will be an awesome OS. We who own devices that run WinMO 6.1 will be getting it for FREE.

Highlights I like include:

A browser that runs flash.

A Marketplace that functions similar to Android Market (goodbye to Handango and difficult to find apps).

Free access to an online service called “MyPhone” that allows you to upload on to the Internet your phone’s contacts, messages and any data you tell the phone to upload.

When you get a new phone or lose your old one you can download all your data to your new phone. This video says it will be 200 MB of space. That may change, but the concept is cool. This is similar to ASUS netbooks that give people free access to an online repository for data.

If you are running 6.1 on your phone, you can sign up and use the MyPhone service now:

http://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Start.po?mkt=en-US

There’s other cool stuff the WinPhone OS will come with, but listen to the video to see what.

The Windows Phone OS will be FREE to most users, near as I can tell. HTC, who makes my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 has announced it will be a free upgrade for us.

I suspect it will be free because why bother charging people when it’s free all over the Net, including on XDA. Also, to get MS back into the game they better get it into as many user hands as fast as possible.

Listen to the end of the video. I can’t hear exactly, but the MS rep mentions Microsoft’s plans to shift to dual mobile operating platforms in 2010. This means they will have the 6.5.x / 6.x.x line of phones and a separate multi-media powerhouse phones, where the OS will be Windows Phone 7 (I suspect that MS really wants to get away from calling any OS Windows Mobile so to emphasize that WinMo 7, or WP7 is totally different. Just my opinion.)

Anyone who has declared Microsoft a goner or dead in regards to the cell phone OS market, I think you are wrong. This video shows that Microsoft is determined to be a player and will be.

I downloaded and installed Windows Phone OS (excuse me, 6.5) from the below site. It’s fantastic. If you are inclined, give it a try. Why wait until October 6. LOL.

http://thewingster.com/default.aspx

Many exciting things coming up. I like what I see.

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The 6.5 operating systems (ROM) are available for free from developers on XDA.

See my other videos with demonstrations.

Go to www.thewingster.com for further info on ROMS and to download what you want.

http://thewingster.com

The procedure to get a “cooked ROM” on to your Touch Pro2 is called “flashing.” While it is an easy process it can be scary your first time. Coming soon: my video on how to flash your T-Mobile Touch Pro2.

Links for further info:
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Windows Mobile For Consumers (that’s you and I):

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/default.mspx

Windows Live (All about what will be the one-stop portal for everything Windows and Windows Mobile):

http://home.live.com/?showunauth=1&mcid=WLWave3Intro

MyPhone “backup” service:

http://sn1-p1.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Install.po

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Windows Mobile Sites (for application/programs/features developers and creators):

Site where developers hang out (to get started, download tookkits, etc):

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/

Marketplace – site for developers to submit apps (lots of inside info):

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx

Marketplace -resource for developers Windows Marketplace:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mktplace/threads

Windows Mobile Developers Blog Portal:

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/default.aspx

WinMo Development Forum:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmobiledev/threads

Developers’ Directory for all things Windows Mobile:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/default.aspx

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Update: Here’s a link to Microsoft’s Markeplace website:

http://marketplace.windowsphone.com/Overview.aspx

Turns out the Site working now. From the limited offerings I suspect MS is in the process of uploading the programs and apps. It takes time, I suspect maybe a 24 hour process, at least.

But check it out, you can at least see the interface and also even make purchases or download/install the free apps.

I heard that Marketplace will work on WinMo 6.1, so even if you don’t have 6.5 yet (because you have not flashed a “cooked” ROM on your phone) you can still install Marketplace. But don’t hold me to that.

What happened when I clicked the Marketplace icon on my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 was that MS installed the Marketplace app. It then checked to see if my ROM or OS was a version that would work with Marketplace. Obviously it was (since I have 6.5.1 on it).

On Marketplace you can create an account, the same as you would do on Android Market. But when I browsed around I did not need an account.

Check it out.

On your WinMo smartphone go to the Windows Mobile Marketplace site. From there I assume they will provide install instructions.

This may have been a bad move by Microsoft. I am not too sure it’s a good idea to let people think that THIS is the new Marketplace. In its current state it’s horrible. I would not want even one person thinking, for example, that the free apps section will have a total of 30 apps.

I can see some people logging on and thinking “Huh, nice try Microsoft, but this does not compare to Apple or Android in terms of the number of apps.”

Also, as I said in my video a few weeks ago that discussed Marketplace, the default price for paid apps is $99 cents to $1.99. Anything $5 and above should be a rarity. People can’t go to Marketplace and see apps for $49. MS runs the risk of people saying “So what else is new.”

And remember Microsoft, people will compare Marketplace with all the other markets out there. People are not going to be impressed with a store that is filled with lots of paid apps (costing $5++) and few free apps.

NOTICE: For those YouTubers asking how to get the animated weather or WinMo 6.5 ROM on to their T-Mobile Touch Pro2 phones:

Check out thewingster.com for all you need to know about flashing a ROM.

http://thewingster.com/roms.aspx

The version I have on this T-Mobile Touch Pro2 Marketplace demo is:

Miri_WM65_21864_V4.0_Premium_Manila2.5.rar

Miri is the XDA developer who made this particular ROM. It is my favorite ROM, for the day at least.

You can find it on TheWingster or at XDA.

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Update: Here’s a link to Microsoft’s Markeplace website:

http://marketplace.windowsphone.com/Overview.aspx

Fact is, Android Market is a HUGE success. So much so that RIM, Palm and Microsoft have to come out with their own versions of it, so they will be left in the dust.

Those of you who have used the G1’s Android Market know why I say this. Almost the entire fun of the G1 is being able to browse at the Android Market, download and install what sounds fun, interesting, or useful and be up and running in three minutes from when you first read the application’s description. And the price for all this, usually FREE or at the most, 99 cents to $2.00.

In this video I have WinMo 6.5 OS flashed on to my T-Mobile Touch Pro2. While the Marketplace icon is there, pressing it takes you to the MS secure site where Marketplace will be available.

In this video I show you that page and also discuss Marketplace as a concept.

I am looking forward to Marketplace since I hate Handango and anything that functions like it. This time next year I predict there will be 10,000 apps and programs on Marketplace. Woot!

MS’s new Marketplace discussed.

Click the below links to see Microsoft’s Site where developers submit their creations to MS for approval and inclusion on Marketplace.

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx

MS is having a contest for developers, with prizes for whoever gets the most paid downloads and the most free downloads.

www.mobilethisdeveloper.com/

www.mobilethisdeveloper.com/general_rules.aspx

Links for further info:

Great site for all things HTC, including the T-Mobile Touch Pro2:

http://htcpedia.com/

Windows Mobile site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/default.mspx

Developer’s Site:

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/

Marketplace for Developers:

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx

Marketplace Developers Forum – Good inside information:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mktplace/threads

The Windows Mobile blog site:.

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/default.aspx

Press release:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/mar09/03-30ctia09pr.mspx

Info on MyPhone “backup” service:

http://sn1-p1.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Install.po

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ROM on screen is the HTC Sense (formerly HTC Leo) with the Quick Links on the Today screen.

Update: Make sure to see my video on installing the ALT function key patch to enable your T-Mobile Touch Pro2 function keys. If you do not install this, your ALT and function keys will NOT work. Video is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO5Hj4k0KsQ

Update: Here’s a link to MS October 6 announcement of 6.5 and other applications:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/wm65-faq.mspx

Top Secret Update: Look for my video, posted on 09/29/09 that shows you how to use only your TP2 and a microSD chip to flash your phone. No cables, no ActiveSynce, no connection to your computer. I call it “microSD flashing.” Check it out, it is the easiest and fastest way to flash a ROM to your phone. You could literally flash your phone while waiting in line at the movie theater!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kf0vz5Ngg

Out of context update: If you want to restore your TP2 back to factory (so to make a warranty claim, etc.) here is the XDA site that provides a relocker program:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=a0f8ce2dcbaebcd9bd16952f3addd635&t=550131

Back to my post:

If you like these ROMS, better than 6.1 that is, check out the site where I got these from, thewingster.com

He has explanations and opinions on each of them and also provides the downloads.

The video starts out with Leo on the screen and going to one called “energyROM standard”. I like it because it has lots of cool applications, including fun little add-ons such as the program that makes my TP2 make sounds on sliding open and closing my keyboard. I know, a silly little add-on, but I think it’s fun.

Go to www.thewingster.com for further info and to download it. Here is the specific page on TheWingster site:

http://thewingster.com/NRGZ28.aspx

The procedure to get this OS on your Touch Pro2 is called “flashing.” While it is an easy process it can be scary your first time. Coming soon: my video on how to flash your T-Mobile Touch Pro2.

Links for further info:
________________________

Windows Mobile For Consumers (that’s you and I):

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/default.mspx

Windows Live (All about what will be the one-stop portal for everything Windows and Windows Mobile):

http://home.live.com/?showunauth=1&mcid=WLWave3Intro

MyPhone “backup” service:

http://sn1-p1.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Install.po

——————————————-

Windows Mobile Sites (for application/programs/features developers and creators):

Site where developers hang out (to get started, download tookkits, etc):

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/

Marketplace – site for developers to submit apps (lots of inside info):

http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx

Marketplace -resource for developers Windows Marketplace:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mktplace/threads

Windows Mobile Developers Blog Portal:

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/default.aspx

WinMo Development Forum:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmobiledev/threads

Developers’ Directory for all things Windows Mobile:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/default.aspx

Microsoft’s MyPhone online backup service (FREE):

http://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Start.po?mkt=en-US

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