Windows Mobile portable device has multiple type of input methods selectable to type and write text and numbers on screen. By default, Windows Mobile has some built-in input methods such as Keyboard, Block Recognizer and Letter Recognizer. Keyboard is the default input method on most installation of Windows Mobile 2003, 5 or 6.x, which means whenever user soft-reset or restart the mobile phone, the input method will be reset to use Keyboard again.

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Windows Mobile powered device (including WM5, WM6 and WM6.1) has a registry key that allows user to tweak, control, configure and customize how notifications work in the mobile Pocket PC (PPC) device. For example, whether a notification should shows or hides the icon in taskbar, play notification sound, pop up notification bubble for user to dismiss or vibrate.

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Windows Mobile 6.1 has SMS (text message) threading feature, which commonly known as conversation thread mode made famous by Gmail. With SMS conversation threading enabled, the SMS will be grouped into a style similar to IM (instant messaging) chat, with sent SMS text messages appearing in both Sent Items and Inbox.

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In Windows Mobile based Pocket PC (PPC) Phone mobile device, after user sending a SMS or text message, there will be a “Message Sent” notification message pops up in bubble style which must be clicked on “Show” (after the message is hidden and collapsed into softkeys bar if user takes no action for a while) and then “Dismiss” to discard and make the message disappear manually.

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CeRegEditor is a registry editor for Windows Mobile including WM5 and WM6, Windows CE, and Pocket PC 2003 mobile devices. CeRegEditor is probably a good alternative to PHM Registry Editor, although unlike PHM Registry Editor, CeRegEditor is a desktop based registry editor which remotely connect to the mobile device to manage its registry.

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HTC Touch Diamond, one of the major competitor to iPhone 3G, is a Windows Mobile 6.1 powered Pocket PC Phone. It comes with a 3-axis accelerometer that senses the orientation of the phone, and able to mute the incoming call ringing tone audio alert if the user flip the phone face down.

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Soft keys (or softkeys) is a shortcut to display menus and commands when corresponding hardware buttons on Windows Mobile powered devices are pressed, while the soft keys together with its menu or command names are located and displayed on the soft key bar at the bottom of the screen. In modern touchscreen WM devices, softkeys on the screen can be pressed and triggered directly by tapping on LCD without actually pressing any hardware button.

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Some users of HTC Touch Diamond, the latest Windows Mobile 6.1-powered Pocket PC Phone, may encounter an obscure and weird problem when receiving SMS (also known as text message) while HTC Touch Diamond device is in StandBy mode with LCD screen powers off.

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