Users with a data plan who utilize the GPS on their Omnia (i900) will certain appreciate this thread on Samsung-Omnia.org by chunkhead. A detailed guide on how you can enhance and speed up GPS lock times. If you are waiting more than a couple of minutes for GPS to lock on, this is definitely something you can try out.

Adding widgets to Samsung Omnia seems like something easy and do-able but has not yet been done by many people. shock8311 from Samsung-Omnia.org has like many of us spent hours in trying to figure out which directory to place the .wgt files to make it work. However, the solution as he have discovered, is seemingly a very simple solution that takes just 3 steps.

Intrigued by the video taken by pocketnow.com, I was curious to see if similar test was available on the Samsung Omnia. Following the prerequisite of enabling the option to Show All Files in My Device > Windows, we found a similar executable file named LCDTest. Clicking on it will unveil a list of 16 tests invovling camera, light sensor, vibration, and more.

Have you tried making notes on your Windows Mobile? It’s easy. Just pull up the Notes application and you have the option of either enter in text or use handwriting to jot down your thoughts and ideas. It’s great and all, but how do you retrieve those notes onto your PC?

There is probably quite a few of you Hotmail users out there who uses Windows Mobile. Before Microsoft was willing enable POP3 for Hotmail users, you need to figure out all sorts of alternative to get to your emails. POP3 access for Hotmail user has since been enabled and now you can setup your Hotmail under ‘Messaging’ right from your device.

We have secured our device and learnt how to synchronize information. Now we’re going to move on to the main reason you have a smartphone, which if I’m not too assuming, is to make phone calls. And thanks to the multiple function on the device, you can do one too many things when it comes to phone calls.

We’re somewhat ashamed that this simple feature on the Samsung Omnia has not been mentioned here at CareAce.net. Samsung Omnia has a special setting that when enabled, will mute the device when its turned upside down. This applies to incoming phone calls, media player, or generally any sound output from your device.

With the increasing awareness and sensitivity to typography, we are witnessing a growth in people’s preference of specific font faces. This has transpired to Windows Mobile as well, with users wanting more than the default Tahoma or Courier New. And the good news is, this can be done fairly easily.