Today, many Pocket PC phones have 240×240 resolution because Windows Mobile 5.0
doesn’t support 320×320 resolution and the next square screen resolution supported is 480×480.
However, when it comes to prices of touch screens, the screens with 480×480 are too expensive.
So Pocket PC phone manufacturers, who wanted to use square resolution in order to accommodate
a QWERTY keyboard, were forced into 240×240.
Examples of devices sporting the square screens are the HP iPaq HW6515, HW6715, Palm Treo 700w,
and Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX T830 Pocket PC phones. Look for some others later in 2006.
When regular Pocket PC applications and games are run, the square screens cut off the information
below the 240 pixel mark. Sometimes, they do scroll but often that’s not the case which means
that about 25 percent of the display is missing.
The only real solution to this problem is to have software that is designed to accommodate the
240×240 resolution.
Developers have begun to rework existing games and applications to work on square screen devices
but a convenient list of what’s currently available is a little difficult to come by.
A convenient list of 240×240 applications and games has been assembled at:
http://240×240.com
Dozens of programs are listed and it is maintained and updated regularly as new software
becomes available.
About The Author:
Steve Bralovich is a Pocket PC enthusiast, developer and business owner.
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