Dell Venue Pro Compass Disabled Bug: Runs Amok

Dell Pro appears to be at the receiving end for all the wrong reasons.After being revealed that Dell Venue Pro cannot be used as an Internet Sharing Hub Or center,Users are now reporting an apparent bug which renders the compass useless.A deeper analysis of the Phone system logs from the mango update appears to indicate something wrong with the compass driver file.

                                                            This is the case with most of the people who updated their Dell Venue Pro to Mango & instantly noted something weird with its digital compass.Attempts to read the phone's orientation consistently returned results of 100 degrees,irrespective of the relative direction of the phone.Rule of the thumb states that the bug lies with the Mango update & it appears that a particular file,compassDrv.dll is missing indicating that it might have been erased during the Mango update.

                                                          Although its too early to blame this new induced bug to be a consequence of forced Mango update,also it included files which were copied from the OS update which invariably altered or deleted the device specific drivers.So the next time they wont indulge in a force install & it can be assured that DVP firmware 219 will not be a part of the next Official Mango update expected soon.A fix might just be on the way.

Dell Venue Pro Will Not Get Wireless Hotspot Mode

When Windows Phone 7.5 Mango was launched,some serious questions were asked regarding its internet sharing features on existing Windows phone 7 architecture.It all depends on whether the new drivers can take full advantage of the hardware.A little digging up has revealed that one phone will be left out of the Wireless hotspot race as claimed by the XDA devs.
                                                 The Windows Phone which are capable of establishing a Wi-fi hotspot/hub belongs to be Broadcomm's 4329 Chip,which is omnipresent that even if the drivers are not available its readily available,which means that even the future phones shipped with this chip will be for Hotspot creation as long as the driver is available which always is the case,
                                                    Unfortunately,the Dell Venue Pro came with Broadcomm's 4325 Chip not only does it lack the fundamental 802.11a/b/g/n chip,it also doesn't have the AP mode to enable Hub access.Which means that Wireless Hub/sharing is currently not possible in Venue Pro although you can use the USB for individual purposes.

Dell Rumored To Take Hiatus From Windows Phone 7.5 & Possibly Android

Dell has decided not to release its Wrigley handset and possibly has decided to take a brief Hiatus from the Windows Phone 7.5 for atleast till 2012.This would mean that there will be a drop in the market competition which invariably will affect the quality of gear delivered as they both are directly related.Whether this is a smart move by Dell & whether it can take the market by storm time can only tell.