It’s time for the news once again. Over on YouTube I posted my quick look video of the new Samsung Gravity 3 and I did the video using the iPod nano 5th for the upcoming review of it.. not bad video.. anyway, read the news….
Microsoft Is A Giant – The Numbers Tell It All
The Official Microsoft Blog put together some sick numbers about the strength of Microsoft that really puts all of the different rivalries and hypes into perspective for what they’re worth. It’s just a page of comparisons so check the original source but here are a few examples. Number of projected iPad sales in 2010: 7.1m … Read more
Mobility Digest Review: RightWay RW 200 3.5" Touchscreen GPS
Hello Folks! Today for review I’ve got another Portable GPS navigation device for review from our friends over at Geeks.com. This one though is one that I never heard of, it’s a brand called RightWay and it’s the model RW 200 which features a 3.5” touch screen and a ton of other features. I’ve looked a a few GPS units in my time reviewing, but this one is the first that I’ve seen that can play movies, but it can also read ebooks, view photos and play music, it’s like a portable media player with GPS functionality and I like it. It’s not perfect though, but it works fairly well for everything it needs. This thing is though full of features, so this review is a bit long with lots of pictures.. Read on..
Handango Free App Friday: MemoryUp Pro-Mobile RAM Booster
It’s Friday, it’s Free, and it’s from Handango! Is your smartphone running slow? Have your programs become unresponsive after your phone’s been running awhile? Then give your smartphone a boost, a memory boost! MemoryUp Professional Edition recovers memory leaks and prevents crashes resulting in a more reliable smartphone. Its powerful RAM boosting capabilities will keep … Read more
What in the hell is wrong with electronics consumers/Why I can’t hate Google.
Now this is probably not directed at the majority of our readership as our predisposition towards tweaks and tricks for modding out cell phones tends to be for the more gadget minded. However, why does the general public expect to be fully educated about a product they buy when purchasing electronics specifically? I don’t know of any … Read more
WP7 Has Silverlight Embedded In IE
I have this feeling that if they keep showing enough Windows Phone 7 demos we’ll find copy and paste:) Anyway, looking at the video we mentioned yesterday there’s another little bit of information. The presenter pulls up the website http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect on the phone and notes that there’s HD video shown on the site. If you … Read more
WP7 Release October – Doubly Confirmed
In this clip where MS is talking about how advertisers can reach end users using WP7 there are two release dates noted. At the introduction “October” is noted as the release date and the speaker leaves the platform by noting that the device will be released “this fall.” October continues to be the leaked date…let’s … Read more
Find Your Direction Without A Compass
We hear the question all the time – can I use my phone as a compass. In the US the only WM phone that has a digital compass is the HD2. Of course, the alternative to a compass is GPS but that requires you to move around and typically you would fire up Bing or … Read more
WP7 aka Voltron 2010
Did you ever think you’d see the day come so soon that an iPhone user would commit to buying a Windows Phone 7? Neither did I. But alas it has happened here (traitor). There is one main reason why I didn’t. Steve Jobs and Apple by proxy have done a masterful job of conditioning customers … Read more
WP7 Social Networking Addons and Some Games
WMExperts highlighted the work of developer Ian Walker who shared a simple API to embed social links into WP7 apps so this lets a dev add social networking tot heir apps so more people can share and learn about their work. So to see this in action you can actually try one of the apps … Read more
MS Explains The Protections You Expect From Them
So the other day we discussed that the Android market is filled with apps that have vulnerabilities – things like the ability to make calls without your knowledge, get cozy with your personal info…the fun stuff. And earlier today Simmons praised Google for remotely wiping apps from end users devices (which were junk but not … Read more
Windows Phone 7 App Submission: End Of Summer
For those of you who are developing apps for WP7 Brandon Watson said that despite there being no official announcement as to the date that apps can be submitted to Marketplace he said “we’re targeting end of summer”. Granted it’s beginning of summer but that’s not too far away and gives some indications as to … Read more