You’ve already seen a lot of the software customizations that Samsung has done to the Galaxy S series of Android smartphones. We’ve already got both a Galaxy S review and Samsung Captivate review that will show you all of the special Samsung widgets, live wallpapers, and interface customizations in these devices. Here’s a look at a few of the applications that T-Mobile has added to their Vibrant variation in order to get a little more …
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Samsung Vibrant Hardware Tour (Video)
The Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S Android Smartphone on T-Mobile has similar hardware to the Samsung Captivateon AT&T, however the Vibrant is much more iPhone-like. You’ve got a shiny chrome rim around the round-corner edges, and even the small slit for a speaker. The back is a lot different though with a cool polka dot pattern and a weird back-chin. I really like the placement of the power button. If you hold the phone with your …
Continue readingSamsung Vibrant Unboxing (Video)
The Samsung Vibrant is the T-Mobile version of Samsung’s Galaxy S series of Android powered smartphones. You may have already seen plenty of coverage on the AT&T Samsung Captivate and European Galaxy S devices, but the T-Mobile version is slightly different. One thing you’ll notice right away from the unboxing is the “Avatar” movie promotion. Yes it comes with the full Avatar movie on a 2Gb storage card so right away you’ll be able to …
Continue readingWindows Phone Disaster Hype Debunked
Our friends at the Windows Phone Connection have took the liberty of debunking Galen Gruman’s “article” that labels Windows Phone 7 as a disaster. Galen, a former MacWorld writer, lists off numerous issues in Windows Phone 7 that he believes will spell out its failure. On the other hand, Bill Fisher points out that his article is poorly researched, often factually wrong, and really just surprising for its willfully ignorant, negative tone. Here’s a few …
Continue readingOne-on-One with Windows Phone 7’s Architect
Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine has gotten the chance to talk with vice president and director of Windows Phone program management, Joe Belfiore. Lance and Belfiore talk about the Microsoft vision for mobile phones, how some Kin leftovers might cross over to 7, and what Microsoft has learned from Apple’s iPhone 4 and Android’s rapid growth. Microsoft has a lot of work to do to reverse the bad press they’re getting from Galen Gruman’s scathing …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7’s Speech Interface Preview
You’ve probably already seen a few video’s of the latest Windows Phone 7 emulator that was released a few days ago. You might not have noticed the speech interface though since it can only be activated by the secret press-and-hold of the Start menu button. We imagine that the speech interface would also usable via a Bluetooth headset voice dialing button. UPDATE: Microsoft has asked us to remove the video as they will be revealing …
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