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Welcome to xda-developers.com
This site is about certain PDA-phones, made by a firm called HTC in Taiwan. Their makers named them 'Wallaby', 'Himalaya', 'Blue Angel', 'Wizard' and 'TyTN', but almost nobody knows them by those names. The mobile provider O2 sells them under the brand-name 'XDA', and that's what we had in our hands first. They're also known as Qtek, MDA, SX-56, Hermes and many, many other names.
Since we develop software for it, we need information, and nobody seemed eager or ready to give us what we needed. So we 'reverse-engineered' the devices, found a lot of information, and shared it with the world. But as our site grew we realised that lots of ordinary users were also suffering from a lack of support. They started using the xda-developers forum to communicate and before long the forum was as much a user forum as it was a developer forum.
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13th October 2009, 01:17 PM
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Joined: Apr 2006
Location: Arnhem
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Windows marketplace copy protection seems to be cracked.
A couple of sites write about Chainfire's article about cracking the copy protection for windows marketplace:
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Originally Posted by Engadget
Microsoft's Windows Phones just left the chute a few days ago, and already it seems that ye old DRM is getting talked about -- and not in a good way. According to one Chainfire over at XDA-Developers, the so-called "copy protection" involved in keeping applications in place rather than strewn across a neighborhood of handsets is a pitiful joke, requiring just five minutes of tinkering to save the CAB files that the Marketplace app downloads to a separate folder. In other words, that relocated CAB file could be distributed to all of your friends, turning a single purchase into freeware for as many people as you know (or don't know, even). So, Marketplace devs -- does that make you feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside, or what?
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There's also an article on this topic by Phonemag and Afterdawn
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14th October 2009, 09:02 PM
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MadMartyn
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Well that was to be expected, nothing will ever be really protected.
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15th October 2009, 02:58 AM
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Why use protection?
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x51
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I dont get it? Why use protection at all?
Pay through windows marketplace just like you would through handango. The Trial will download and install and you will get your serial number via email. Let people distribute the cab.. it's a trial.
This way the developers are responsible for their own chosen form of copy protection whether it's a key that must match the owner name like Resco uses, or just an arbitrary serial number, or online activation.
Sure everything even activation can be cracked.. I have yet to find a mainstream app that is NOT cracked.. But it would certainly help cut down on casual piracy and not all apps would use the same protection. Crack one, you crack them all is not ideal. Well not for the app developers anyway...
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18th October 2009, 10:54 PM
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gmanfuzing
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Originally Posted by x51
I dont get it? Why use protection at all?
Pay through windows marketplace just like you would through handango. The Trial will download and install and you will get your serial number via email. Let people distribute the cab.. it's a trial.
This way the developers are responsible for their own chosen form of copy protection whether it's a key that must match the owner name like Resco uses, or just an arbitrary serial number, or online activation.
Sure everything even activation can be cracked.. I have yet to find a mainstream app that is NOT cracked.. But it would certainly help cut down on casual piracy and not all apps would use the same protection. Crack one, you crack them all is not ideal. Well not for the app developers anyway...
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not everything is a trail , all trail products are free (almost all) many of the products are just pay and they are yours , no serial to email , no code to enter.
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19th October 2009, 09:45 PM
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godefroi
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I have a hard time believing that the entire "DRM" scheme used in marketplace apps consists of preventing access to the .cab files used to do the installs.
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Xperia X2 game "Experiment 13" extracted to cab
Posted By: Flar
On Today 09:26 AM
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Pocketnow writes about the game "Experiment 13" that comes with Xperia X2, xda-dev member Ganondolf has extracted it to a cab file so that it's playable on multiple devices:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=249581&stc=1&d=1258964545
The Xperia X1 came with a...
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Disable unnecessary clock flip in TouchFlo 3D 2.1 & 2.5
Posted By: Flar
On 20th November 2009 11:27 AM
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Pocketnow writes about the option to disable the one hour and 2 minute clock flip animation in TouchFlo 3d 2.1 & 2.5 by xda-dev member empeka:
TouchFLO 3D 2.1 and Sense 2.5 have a lot of eye candy to go along with the tremendous functionality found within both versions of HTC’s UI. The...
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New Slide2Unlock2 release has better support for WM6.5 and Touchflo 3D
Posted By: Flar
On 19th November 2009 10:05 AM
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Pocketnow again writes about the new release for Slide2Unlock2 by xda-dev user A_C:
When A_C, the developer of Slide2Unlock2 (S2U2), updates his advanced screen locking utility, users of it are always overjoyed. He’s released two updates since we last reported about S2U2 and they integrate...
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No official WM6.5 update for the Xperia X1
Posted By: Flar
On 18th November 2009 11:53 AM
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Crave asia talked to a Sony Ericsson spokesperson who confirmed to them that there will not be an official WM6.5 update for the Xperia X1, article is quoted below:
Users of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 who have been wondering if their smartphone will be upgraded to Windows Mobile (WM) 6.5...
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Upcoming custom 6.5.1 ROM for the acer neoTouch?
Posted By: Flar
On 13th November 2009 11:59 AM
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Pocketnow has an extended article on Hdubli's upcoming custom rom for the Acer neoTouch s200. You're right in thinking that this phone is not supported on xda-dev but our general section is sometimes used when in need.
It looks like the Acer neoTouch S200, has recently been upgraded with...
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Marketplace protection V2.0 cracked within two hours
Posted By: the-equinoxe
On 13th November 2009 07:59 AM
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1800pocketpc reports that XDA Developer Chainfire has cracked the newest release of marketplace protection.
The hacker developer Chainfire , who is a well know member in the xda-dev community has managed to bypass the protection with a generic hack that will completely bypass the entire...
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Google maps navigation on your G1?
Posted By: Flar
On 11th November 2009 11:37 AM
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Gadget Venue found this thread on xda-dev which seems to have found a way to get Google maps navigation to work on your G1:
Yesterday a challenge was set on the XDA Forums to see if any users could manage to get Google Maps Navigation to work on the T-Mobile G1. The thread was opened at...
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HTC HD2 disassembled and dissected
Posted By: Flar
On 11th November 2009 11:31 AM
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Xda-dev member JohnQ took the effort of disassembling the HTC HD2, all photo's can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=245357&stc=1&d=1257935444
Ofcourse some other sites like Pocketnow, Engadget and Gadget Venue picked up on this:
It appears...
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WiFi Monster
Posted By: Flar
On 9th November 2009 11:04 AM
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ITChuiko has a nice article about WiFi Monster developed by xda-dev member m0n5ter:
Monster WiFi program is a perfect tool for finding wireless networks for PocketPC with Windows Mobile. Monster WiFi is an application created by a programmer from xda-developers.com forums.
Program at...
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The Titanium - Hero sense UI
Posted By: Flar
On 6th November 2009 12:53 PM
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Pocketnow writes about the Titanium-Hero sense UI theme created by criscsh:
The Zune-like Titanium interface for Windows Mobile 6.5 is insanely fluid and gives users access to a bevy of features. Just like with any interface, however, the visual appeal can become a little too familiar,...
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