Wondering what the Windows Live MyPhone companion site for Windows Phone 7 might look like? Here’s a blurry photo of a screenshot shown off at TechEd Australia 2010. It’s pretty difficult to see or read anything, but you can definitely make out a picture of a phone at the top as well as a couple nice grids of either contact images or actual photos taken with the phone. You can expect it to include most …
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Android Fail: Multitasking (Updated with Apology)
Update: Apology… I sincerely apologize for erroneously portraying what happens when you don’t wait for a phone to boot up as a problem with multitasking, and please allow me to clarify the intentions behind the article in question. Many suggested that I wait for the media scanner to finish before attempting to use the device since clearly that process was not finished and that’s what was slowing the operating system down. In other words: do …
Continue readingFind the Golden Ticket!
“Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.” Has Windows Phone 7 got the formula, right? It sounds like Microsoft has gone a little bit Willy Wonka, at least at TechEd Australia 2010. They’re giving away 250 Windows Phone 7 branded blocks of chocolate, but 5 lucky winners may find a Golden Ticket inside those chocolate wrappers. If you do, you’ll win a Windows Mobile 6.5 device today, …
Continue readingOver 300,000 Windows Phone 7 Dev Tools Downloaded
August is the 6 month anniversary of Microsoft’s announcement of Windows Phone 7 and since the first beta of the developer tools were released, there have been over 300,000 downloads of the software. How many of those downloads will translate into apps in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace remains to be seen, but considering most of those people probably intended to at least learn how to make apps for Windows Phone 7, I’m thinking you …
Continue readingEditorial: Why I’m Using the HTC HD2 as My Daily Driver
Brandon, Geoffrey and Joe recently wrote some good articles about why they’re using a specific phone as their daily drivers today. Now it’s my turn. Here’s a quick look at my daily drivers over the years. This list does not include phones that I’ve only used for a couple months. 1. 1999: Uniden UniPro PC100 (Built in modem, CF slot, folding cradle, DTMF dialing) 2. 2000: Compaq iPaq H3600 (w/ OmniSky 1G wireless internet) 3. …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Demo Social Golf Scoring App
A lot of these demo apps that keep appearing for Windows Phone 7, which isn’t even available yet, are looking very nice. Here’s a social-network-connected golf scoring app that looks like could be very useful (if you’re a golfer.) The app lets you manage groups, golfer friends, local courses, and of course the score as you play. It also connects with your golfer friends for updated scores and stats. Check out a couple videos taken …
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