David K

HTC’s Copy and Paste

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I received a text message today that I wanted to delete so I tapped on the message and was intending to go to ‘delete’ but instead was greeted with a copy and paste menu. Just take a look at the pic. You get options of copy, select all and menu. Pressing menu is the same … Read more

MS Explains Why Copy and Paste Is Not Necessary

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Microsoft’s WindowsPhone7.com site has unfortunately been put to the side by MS since they announced WP7. There is an area of ‘exclusive content’ for people that have registered and they recently posted a video explaining why copy and paste is not needed in WP7. It shows a few scenarios where copy and paste would traditionally … Read more

A Simple WP7 RSS Reader

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Anaadoul wanted to show how easy it was to make a simple RSS reader for WP7 so he did just that. He mentions how simple it is to get an optimized app using the WP7 tools. He notes “Instead of writing lots of code to parse and loop through the XML document, you can simply … Read more

How Bright Is a Dual LED Flash?

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image For those of you who haven’t played around with the HD2 the flash is pretty crazy on it. There are two LED lights on the back next to the lens. There’s a flashlight app on the phone that lets you turn on the LEDs and use them as a flashlight and it toggles from low, medium and high. Even in the daytime, with bright light, if you point the flash on high at someone it’s obnoxiously bright. I’ve used the camera in the dark a number of times and was very impressed by it. So I decided to put it the test for you guys. Nighttime with all lights off and no substantial ambient light (just what makes it through the windows and into a kitchen). A regular camera (DSLR, pocket camera, etc) will not detect any light and the image is just black. So, how does the HD2 fare in this setting? Take a look for yourself.

 

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Free National Football Post App

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Love football? Got Blackberry, Android or iPhone? Handmark has a free National Football Post app. “National Football Post is a distinctive forum where news, information, and insight come together through the voices of professional football insiders. Get all the latest NFL Hot News and Rumors and columns from your favorite NFP contributors like Michael Lombardi, … Read more

Windows Phone Fragmentation Under Way

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Windows Mobile got a facelift and was rebranded as Windows Phone. And then Windows Phone 7 Series was renamed to Windows Phone 7. All of this rebranding has not ended the fragmentation of Windows Phone. See, that little word ‘Series’ was dropped but it unfortunately is applicable. There are currently 3 distinct lines of Windows … Read more

JAMM Interviews SPB Software

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JAMM has been doing a series of interviews with the big software developers and they’re pretty interesting reads. It gives you a good sense as to what’s actually going on out there when they’re considering releasing products and supporting OSes so it’s a nice picture of where things are and where they’re headed. For example, … Read more

WP7 Design Templates Available

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If you’re planning on developing for WP7 check out Clarity Consulting’s blog. They’ve provided a template for Illustrator which is useful for visualizing designs before you build them. The template was created in CS4 and covers a lot, but not all of WP7 so they’re asking if you add to the template to share. And … Read more