Although frankly the benefits they'll see are marginal -- especially if they've already
upgraded their handsets to AKU 3 -- many Sprint
PPC-6700 / Verizon XV6700 devotees will nevertheless be delighted to learn that xda-developers forum member helmi_c is promising an Apache-compatible build of
Windows Mobile 6 to be released this Friday, and he's got the screenshots that claim to prove it. As tipster Joey put it, "many of us [6700] owners have been kinda left out in the cold with no WM6 love for the 6700," but where manufacturers and carriers fail to act, you can usually count on the tireless community over at xda-developers to provide a solution -- and from the looks of things, helmi_c's build even trumps the standard upgrade by cooking the
HTC Touch interface right in. Good stuff if it does indeed pan out, so we'll keep you posted.
Update: Helmi_c wrote in to let us know that he is actually based out of the
ppcgeeks community, and the links in this post were quickly adjusted accordingly. Because seriously, would you want to step in between factions of highly motivated geeks and developers? No thanks.
[Thanks, Joey S.]
posted Aug 28th 2007 at 2:12PM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MasterCKO @ Aug 28th 2007 2:40PM
oh man, I think that I just pee'd my pants.
I love helmi...
Mark @ Aug 28th 2007 2:42PM
Wow, I just might grab a used PPC-6700 on the cheap if this pans out.
Proto732 @ Aug 28th 2007 2:47PM
Considering how long it is taking to get the XV6800 out the door (AT&T will have lapped them an entire model line by October) this is welcome news!!
damonwest @ Aug 28th 2007 3:44PM
Thank God ,I waitied to Get the Mogul!!!!
& with Touch Interface Sweet! All PPC6700 Owners
in favor ......Any Against? Thought so.
Taylor Alexander @ Aug 28th 2007 4:02PM
Holy shit, i'm stoked.
My PPC actually looks like all those screenshots, 'cause i have the htc home plugin and that dialpad, but still. Awesome.
-Taylor
Lorne @ Aug 28th 2007 7:16PM
Sure, within days of me dropping the 6700 (Bell) for TyTn (Rogers)!
fyreblazer @ Aug 28th 2007 7:53PM
wow, i should smack myself for doubting the xda devs...a while back helmi said it was tough because of the fact that the apache is a network locked device & the files are different from the wizard. i thought this would have dropped off the map.