Did you miss out on TechEd 2010 and want to see the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace? Here is the full session about Windows Phone 7’s marketplace at TechED 2010. In this video you can see the Marketplace application on a real LG Panther phone, a beta version of the Trial API and more information about unlocking phones for developers. (via LiveSide.net Originally published on Pocketnow on June 23, 2010. More Software articles from the Pocketnow …
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The Problem with Android: Its Users
Chris Pirillo has written an article which can pretty easily be considered flame bait for the Android community. What I find interesting are his points about usability and how Android users defend their choice of operating system. What’s most interesting is how these things compare to the Windows Mobile issues of 2007. Back in 2007, when the first iPhone came out, Windows Mobile was clearly superior in terms of functionality, customizability, and even the number …
Continue readingOrange launches HD Voice Trials
Orange has started HD Voice Trials in the UK. The video below illustrates the difference in quality between regular voice audio as you might hear it now, to the high definition voice quality that’s currently being implemented. Oddly, the second half of the video becomes silent during the interviews, so I’m not sure what kind of HD voice recording capabilities were happening there nor do I know what was being said. Anyway, the full press …
Continue readingFrozen Bubble Game Coming to Windows Phone 7
A Snood-like game called Frozen Bubble is in the process of being ported to Windows Phone 7 via XNA programming. The developer says, “Currently everything works except menu’s and multiplayer. This is planned for one of the coming weeks.” He’s got a few months still before we start seeing Windows Phone 7 devices on the market, so that’s good news. It looks like we’re seeing some decent developer excitement for Windows Phone 7, huh? (via …
Continue readingSuper AMOLED vs AMOLED vs LCD in direct sunlight
Techblog has recorded a good video comparing the different screen technologies out there in direct sunlight to see which one is the most usable. Super AMOLED was supposed to be great for outdoor screen visibility, but judging by this video, I’m not that impressed. It certainly does better than the horrible regular AMOLED, but it’s nowhere near as good as the transflective screens from 10 years ago. (via Engadget) Originally published on Pocketnow on June …
Continue readingLive Messenger on iPhone Better Than Windows Mobile
Microsoft has released official Windows Live Messenger software for the iPhone and it includes some features not available even on Windows Mobile. Some of our readers were upset that Microsoft was not supporting Windows Mobile with the new m.bing.com Bing mobile site, and now we see another blow to Microsoft’s own operating system with this. According to Neowin, the new Windows Live for iPhone app supports Messenger Social features that include “friends’ photos and status …
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