News For May 21st 2010

 

Happy Friday to you all! Check back later and my review of the Nextar GPS will be posted and be sure to check our YouTube account as well later as I’ll be uploading Quick Look videos of the Kin Two and the Sanyo Mirro.. For now check out all of the news from around the world..

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Windows Marketplace Breaks 1,000 App Mark

I just did the math and the current count is 1,011 in the US Marketplace. Not sure if those or tears of joy or shame (oh right, that’s shame). We’re on your heels iPhone – just keep your eye on the rear view mirror before we sneak up on you!:) Actually, if I sign into … Read more

Panther Ate My Landscape

By now you’ve probably seen pictures of the LG Panther that has been shown off to ElectricPig who seemed impressed by the build quality of the device and the progress of WP7, a view shared by CnetUK who stated, “When we took the phone for a spin, we were impressed by how polished the OS … Read more

Resco Announces Support for Windows Phone 7

Resco has announced that their Windows Mobile Phone Controls – Resco MobileForm Toolkit will support WP7. These are a set of components to help developers write apps easier. Here are the complete details: Resco, a leading vendor of advanced developer components and tools for mobile devices, announces that it is working on a new suite … Read more

GPS Cycle Computer Updated

Some time ago, I gave rave reviews to AndyZap’s GPS Cycle Computer. As a cyclist and a runner, I have used just about all of these sorts of apps and have found this one to be the best of the lot. Well, he just released v4.2 with many enhancements. There may be a few bugs … Read more

Cut Google Some Slack

So they grabbed a little too much data (again) while wardriving around with their Street View cars. So what. They say it was a mistake for which they apologize profoundly and naturally I believe them out of some logic on top of the kool-aid I’ve drunk. Some developer cooked up code without any parsing and discarding … Read more

Zillow Has Gone Mobile

This new app is well timed for me as we are looking for a new home and I’m a big fan of zillow on my PC. For those who are unfamiliar with zillow, here is the spiel: “As the leader in mobile real estate, Zillow now provides real estate data and info for all U.S. … Read more

Outlook 2010 64Bit Versions Don’t Play Nice With WMDC

WTF Microsoft? Ugh….

If you are using Microsoft Outlook 2010 64Bit Version you can expect to have some problems syncing your Windows Mobile Device via Windows Mobile Device Center. What’s the problem? The Problem is that if “you install an unsupported version of Outlook 2010, Outlook contacts, email and calendar items will be removed from the phone during the first sync time.”

The only cure for this is to run a 32-bit version of Outlook 2010 that uses a standard MSI installation.

So you are probably thinking that Microsoft will eventually fix this aren’t you? Mmmm not so much…

“There are no plans to update Windows Mobile Device Center to improve compatibility with Outlook 2010.”

Jump after the break to read the whole rundown on the Outlook 2010 64BIT version issues syncing a Windows Mobile Device to Windows Mobile Device Center or CLICK HERE to check out Microsoft’s Alert.

Thanks to Bob T. for the tip!

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HTC HD2 Customers, Stay Tuned

Just wanted to share TMobile’s response to the ROM leak that they have since pulled: If it’s hard to read: T-Mobile looks forward to supporting our HTC HD2 customers and continuing to improve the benefits offered to those customers in the near future. At this time, we have not issued an official update for the … Read more