Pointui 2: Pointless if you’re Canadian

Programmer and Windows Mobile enthusiast Jeff Hainsworth warns us a great update to the interface on WinMo phones ain’t so great in the Great White North.

The weather is beautiful, I wish you were here: Pointui 2 is pointless in Canada

Windows Mobile-based cellphones have notoriously bad interfaces. It’s like Bill Gates crammed all the existing Windows interface ideas designed for keyboards and mice onto screens too small to be functional. It’s led to a series of alternative interfaces, including Pointui. After pointing Jeff (hah, get it?) in the direction of this update, he installed it onto his HTC Touch Diamond. Here’s his assessment:
Weather screen does not contain Canadian cities and it doesn’t seem like they can be added.
You can’t remove the above mentioned weather screen that isn’t showing any info if you are Canadian so you’re wasting ~60% of the screen space.
It’s full of ads – that can’t be removed
Luckily the touch interface that they built is much quicker than Touchflow 3D. Uninstalled.
It appears Redmond, Washington has woken up to the ass-kicking it’s receiving from Apple’s iPhone interface. WinMo 6.5 will apparently be more touchscreen friendly.
Source: Windows Mobile 6.5 Announced, Leaks Confirmed, Gizmodo.com
Source: Ten reasons why Windows Mobile 6.5 misses the mark, Engadget.com
Link: PointUi.com Beta CAB download