Pocket PCs can look like iPhones, too

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jan 17th 2007 at 10:32AM

So maybe you're not the Palm OS user by day, closet iPhone fanatic by night type. No, that's not you at all; you're the Pocket PC user by day, closet iPhone fanatic by night type. Totally different breed, we understand. The cats over at xda-developers have cobbled together a means to get the Windows Mobile Pocket PC of your choice looking pretty much like an iPhone -- if you let your eyes go out of focus, that is -- using a combination of apps and skins. Of course, none of this makes Apple too happy (as evidenced by the removal of the screenshot from the forum), but aren't the folks using these hacks just rearing to buy an iPhone in June anyway?

[Thanks, Denys]

Filed under: Software, Windows Mobile

Tags: iphone, phone edition, PhoneEdition, pocket pc, PocketPc, skin, windows mobile, WindowsMobile

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Neutral

Jobsie @ Jan 17th 2007 11:12AM

Already down...

Like someone said, Apple gets away with what Microsoft never could.

Neutral

Anthony @ Jan 17th 2007 12:18PM

Where's Symbian? Palm, WM5, PPC. Yes, yes. I want the ire of Jobs too..

Neutral

ForgetApple @ Jan 17th 2007 12:19PM

Download all the files you need to get your WM5 Phone Working.....

Neutral

matt @ Jan 17th 2007 11:01PM

OMG I'm so sick of ipone "news/speculation" please move all iphone news somewhere else, like iphone.engadgetmobile.com or iphone.noonecares.com

Neutral

NightWinggl @ Jan 17th 2007 11:28PM

No, no were not. I did the Iphone/Iphoney skin to be cute and kind of annoying. I think it's funny that Apple's lawyers have gone ape shit over it, it's skins and icons... I'm shocked that they are making a big deal over Icons... Like they are such a huge copyrighted thing. I won't be getting an Iphone (and yes I have Cingular, hell I even sell Cingular, but the Iphone is such a waste in cash), and I won't be removing The Iphone Icons from my Pocket PC.

Neutral

ForgetApple @ Jan 18th 2007 2:19PM

http://www.freewebs.com/wm5toiphoneskin/

Neutral

Willy @ Jan 18th 2007 4:51PM

Any S60 v3 versions out there?

Neutral

reddyfreddy @ Sep 6th 2008 5:34PM

There is a certain moral superiority around the iphone, no? It should be true that Apple does not have a monopoly on a good user experience. Take Pocket Express by Handmark for example. Excellent, simple user experience. It makes my att windows mobile smartphone perform better.

Add your comments

Your comments:

Remember me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.