PC World has a great article about what Steve Ballmer can do to get Windows Phone 7 to succeed. The press is all about ranking on Microsoft these days, and there’s a lot of things they need to do to step up. Here’s a summary of PC World’s article. Do you have any other suggestions for Microsoft? Do you agree with PC World’s suggestions? 1. Kill the Crap (And do the Rest Right, or Not …
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My MediaCenter Remote in the Works for Windows Phone 7
Often people wonder how cool it would be to use a smartphone as a TV remote control. While phones with that type of consumer infrared hardware haven’t been available for over 7 years, you can also get some cool capabilities if you’re running Windows Media Center. Here’s some software currently in development for Windows Phone 7 that will let you control your Media Center interface from your phone. If you’re looking for similar functionality on …
Continue readingVideo: KIN Studio (with Multitouch)
One of the most impressive and unique aspects of Microsoft’s new KIN phones is the KIN Studio. It’s a Silverlight application that you can log into with the Windows Live ID used to set up your KIN phone. The KIN Phone syncs everything from your phone to the KIN Studio for easy access. You can set up RSS feeds to appear on your phone’s Loop from here, as well as manage contacts, read text/MMS messages, …
Continue readingAsus Galaxy Connected to Zune Desktop
Folks at the IndiaMIX 2010 conference got a sneak peek of the new Zune Desktop software connected to the Asus Galaxy prototype Windows Phone 7. You can see a few more photos at beingmanana.com, but there’s nothing terribly special going on there. It’s pretty much exactly what you would expect a Windows Phone to look like when connected to the Zune desktop. Originally published on Pocketnow on May 29, 2010. More Software articles from the …
Continue readingT-Mobile HD2 ROM Update Now Available Again for the 3rd Time
I know, I know, you’re thinking about “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, because we’ve already reported twice that the T-Mobile HD2 ROM upgrade was now available for download. Unfortunately it was taken down twice, but now IT’S BACK! Check out the latest T-Mobile Community update here to see what’s up with the ROM Upgrade. It turns out there was an overwhelming demand for the ROM upgrade on account of so many people who’ve bought the …
Continue readingIs Free Video Calling Really Going to Work This Year?
Brandon and I have been testing many different two-way video calling programs on Windows Mobile for years now… looking for something that actually worked semi-reliably. People have been attempting to make Video over IP conferencing programs for about a decade now, but HTC was never one to allow the front facing camera to be used by 3rd party software… until now it appears. While Qik didn’t work on the HTC EVO 4G during their launch …
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