With all the hype surrounding Google+, two weeks ago I surmised that we were looking at short term excitement and that Facebook already had the same Circles concepts, just hidden and that they would change that to eliminate Google+’s only edge. As stated: Facebook will revamp the user interface to interact with ‘lists’ which they’ll … Read more
Traction – referring to both the Windows Phone Marketplace and the cars. Now, your nearest Cadillac showroom is in the palm of your hand. With the myCadillac Showroom App, you have direct access to helpful vehicle information and dealer details. Take a closer look at that Cadillac you’ve been eyeing, peruse collection options, locate your … Read more
PocketNow got their hands on AT&T’s roadmap and just take a look: OK so both Mango devices are 8mp cameras and have slightly larger batteries than the Focus (which is 1500mAh) and they’re the same HSDPA class as the Focus. So it’s a slight bump but of course we’re still waiting to hear core specs … Read more
Microsoft has detailed the improvements to Zune 4.8 and one new feature that’s not specific to Windows Phones is 48 hour movie rentals. I just checked and it was $4 which is fair (not RedBox but inline with other services). Anyway, if anyone tests this, share if you can watch it on your phone as … Read more
Microsoft has released Zune 4.8 which is the Mango compliant version of Zune in preparation for Mango’s availability. They also provided this chart of available services by country: Still lots of gaps to fill.
After reading the blog post from Microsoft about the new Music Search that was coming in Mango (and Xbox) I was pretty excited. In fact, I surmised that this would end Shazam as an app on Windows Phones. Unfortunately that’s not the case. I’m running the dev Mango release and I’ve put Music Search to … Read more
If you’re looking to get your hands on a TouchPad while they’re on fire sale don’t worry- HP will have more shortly. The reason is that a lot of retailers, including most BestBuy stores, sent their supplies back to HP and HP is going to sell them now. HP has confirmed that sales will resume … Read more
This whole frenzy over a $100 tablet is really a lesson for the whole industry and don’t think that Google (plus Motorola) aren’t watching this and plotting their next move. Fundamentally, the ability to get a $100 tablet based web browser is a huge draw. Call it what it is because no one is buying … Read more
If you’re reading this it is a safe bet that you know about Brandon Watson’s terrific Windows Phone challenge where he gets Windows Phone Mango into the hands of celebrities who have been complaining about their experience on other platforms,particularly Mango. Today Molly Wood, of CNET, gave her final verdict and it was lukewarm. I … Read more
Did you read the Bug Village press release Kris just posted on carefully? “Bug Village is the first third party freemium title on WP7 to leverage in-app purchasing.” Bam and there you have it. OK we still don’t know what developers (or if all developers) will be able to do in-app purchases or if we’re … Read more