Later tonight we’ll get to see the new Sprint HTC EVO 4G phone, which would be the first one in the States that’s capable of connecting to Sprint’s 4G WIMAX network. Everyone is all a buzz about 4G networks since they promise faster broadband wireless speeds and all that. But what’s the real deal with WiMAX? First of all, the current specification tops out at 40 Mbps, but in order to get anywhere close to …
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Designer & web developer since the mid 1990's starting on the DEC intranet. User experience consultant since 1998. Photographer since 1995. Tech journalist since 2002.Fediverse Profile
Video: Bing Navigation in Action
A new Bing for Windows Mobile application was released this morning and now we’ve had the chance to test it out on the road. The big new feature is full voice-prompt text-to-speech navigation. Yes it tells you the names of the roads you should turn on and even tells you which side of the street your destination is on (sometimes). The full-screen large graphic of your next turn is a welcome feature, but mainly we’re …
Continue readingBing for Windows Mobile Now Has Real Navigation Features!
Wow! Bing for Windows Mobile was updated this morning (to version 5.1) with some great new features. Turn by Turn voice prompting navigation is probably the big one. Oh, and it’s free of course. Does that make up for Bing’s removal of all the cool features from Live Search Mobile? Well, they’ve also finally brought back the ability to load contact addresses from your address book. Hurray! If you’ve got the Bing Beta on your …
Continue readingThe Secret to Apple’s Reality Distortion Field
Simon Sinek’s speech at the Technology Education Design conference reveals the secret to Apple’s success. What’s actually innovative about Apple is not their products per se, but their marketing message which goes straight to the heart of WHY you should buy their products. Psychologically people aren’t always able to translate the functionality of a product into why you would want one, but if the commercials tell you why you should want it right off the …
Continue readingVideo: Windows Phone 7’s Revolutionary Design
MSDN’s Channel 9 talks with Albert Shum –Design Partner, and Naud Frijlink – Senior UX Designer, from the Windows Phone team, and Yochay Kiriaty – Senior Technical Evangelist about the Windows Phone 7 user interface design. Much of the content is a repeat from some of the MIX 10 sessions about Windows Phone 7 UI design, but it’s a good reminder as to how Microsoft wants you to design applications that really reflect and compliment …
Continue readingThe Nokia Windows Phone Rumor Rides Again
The Times Online, WM Power User, and MSmobiles are reporting on a resurfaced rumor about Nokia, the biggest mobile phone maker in the world, potentially working on a Windows Phone. Nokia certainly does make some fantastic hardware, but their Symbian OS has practically zero mind-share here in North America along with a market-share to match. Of course, the rumor is probably false, but how would you like a Nokia made Windows Phone 7? I can …
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