So all the interwebs are abuzz about this whole Skype not supporting WP7 thing. First off the original quote was that they are “not developing software for the new Windows Mobile software due later this year.” Let’s read the update on Engadget though Update: Looks like this quote might’ve been taken out of context. MobileTechWorld … Read more
Just curious if anyone out there picked up a Kin (or maybe got one for a family member) and if they want to share their thoughts. The blog reviews were generally harsh, but the user reviews seem to be positive…I guess MS knows its audience.
Earlier today PocketNow reported that the D2 update was leaked. We’ve seen this in the past. if you recall the Fuze update was leaked before it was ‘official’. The final version was unchanged and I’d bet we’ll see the same thing here. We waited to post this to try to get some feedback. Here are … Read more
I was really excited to learn that Bing now has voice-guided navigation. I have a Nuvi GPS unit, but that just means one more tech device I need to carry around when I travel. I installed the Bing update yesterday and took the voice nav out for a test drive seeing if it could get … Read more
If you’re an IT guy and charged with mobility then check out Mobile Fever. It’s a new site all about mobility in the enterprise. It talks about deployment and applications tips – for large organizations involved in mobile projects. To get an idea of the type and scope of article take a read of Enterprise … Read more
Just a short while ago we posted on Droppy Pop for Silverlight/WP7 where the ‘physics’ were noted. For those who don’t know, we’re talking about the fact that objects interact in a natural way…you know, according to the laws of physics. The author of Droppy Pop provided some links to some Silverlight sourcecode and training … Read more
One of the niceties of WP7 is that it relies on Silverlight. The same Silverlight that we can use on our PC’s and is found in websites. So developer Andy Beaulieu has gone all out. He’s developed a WP7 game called Droppy Pop that you can try now in your browser. The game itself is … Read more
It’s believed that WP7 will launch with some form of voice recognition. it’s been shown in videos if you press and hold the ‘search’ button but there’s no way for devs to hook into this and it’s yet to be confirmed by MS. The fellas at Clarity Consulting won’t be stopped though. They’ve provided source … Read more
Here is an interesting drawing/ photo editing app that showed up at XDA-Developers thanks to menos. Some of the current feature of the app are: * Drawing – Pencil – Rectangle – Circle – Callout – Text Typing – Stample tool – e.g. for watermarking your image, Stamping icons…etc * Image Editing – Resize – … Read more
MS has just set Office Mobile 2010 live for free on Marketplace for those of you with 6.5 provided you already have a license to Office – presumably that’s all of you since almost all phones include it. You should know that if you go to Marketplace it will not appear until you log in … Read more
Are you a flashing whore who’s a fan of Energy’s ROMs? Sick of constantly checking to see if there’s an update? Well that’s a thing of the past. XDA member momo22 has created a website that you can supply your email, device and version of Sense and when there’s an update on hotfile you’ll receive … Read more
TestFreaks did it again. No, it’s not another review of the KIN One by some fanboy or someone who thinks only smartphones are real phones. This review is great because it’s real. It looks the at the device for what it was intended to do and judges it fairly while remembering the intended target. I … Read more