Well it looks like the cold boot time for Windows Phone 7 is going to be a lot faster than most of the other Smartphones out there. Here’s some video of a prototype LG device starting up from completely off in about 30 seconds. Of course this is a prototype so actual boot times are sure to be even faster. (via iStartedSomething) Originally published on Pocketnow on June 11, 2010. More Hardware articles from the …
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Windows Phone 7’s Trial API is Pretty Awesome
Long Zheng keeps digging into the latest Windows Phone 7 build being shown around at TechEd 2010. This time we’re seeing the new trial program API that developers can use in order to offer free trial versions of their programs in the Marketplace. The API is very simple, allowing a developer to offer a free trial that lasts however long they want, or it can have reduced functionality, or advertisements. It’s all up to the …
Continue readingMore HTC Meetup Parties Next Week
HTC is throwing two more Meetup parties next week. This time there’s one at Ruby Skye in San Francisco, June 15 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm and another at Showbox SODO in Seattle on June 17 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Check out the Facebook Fan Page to RSVP to either one if you plan on going. There will probably be some phone and t-shirt give-aways just like the one we went to …
Continue readingNo More Ambiguous Icons in Windows Phone 7!
Thank Goodness! The latest build of Windows Phone 7 adds little text descriptions for the bottom bar icons when the bar is expanded with a swipe. This makes it MUCH easier for you to figure out what those icon buttons mean while maintaining the clean/simple design when the application bar is collapsed. I don’t know about you, but I was certainly looking at some of those icons wondering how I was going to decifer what …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 With Zune Video Ad
A designer named Paul Anders who apparently works on some of the Windows Phone 7 videos recently posted this cool video that shows a little bit about Windows Phone 7’s Zune integration. Check it out below, or at the original link. Do you think this would make a good TV commercial or is it better just on the web? (via Ramon Trotman) Originally published on Pocketnow on June 10, 2010. More Smartphone News articles from …
Continue readingIf You Ask Nicely, Windows Phone 7 May Allow Alternative Browsers
One of the cool things about Windows Mobile Classic is that there are a ton of alternative web browsers that you can install. With Windows Phone 7, you only get one and, at least initially, developers won’t be allowed to make others. However, in this TechRadar interview with Microsoft senior director Paul Bryan, we hear… “You won’t see native code Opera or Firefox at launch,” he said, but continued “We’re always working with our partners …
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