If you saw the new pictures from a UK press event of the LG Panther, you may have noticed a new button in the Bing Maps application. It looks a lot like the a button that might be used for GPS navigation. Considering that Bing Mobile beta for Windows Mobile was recently updated to include full text-to-speech voice prompting GPS navigation features, I think it’s pretty safe to say that you’ll see that capability built …
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Video: Zune HD vs. KIN Two
Since we’re such big fans of the Zune music service, we were very curious and a bit excited about the KIN phones since they’re the first phones to support Zune. Here’s our video comparison between the Zune HD and the KIN Two. Both devices are paired with a Zune Pass subscription so that you can get the full experience. What’s certainly awesome about having a phone with Zune Pass support built in is that you …
Continue readingNEC Goes Back to The Future
Remember back in the 20th century… you know, the 90’s, when Microsoft Windows CE Handheld PCs were still around? It looks like NEC is bringing the clamshell handheld PC back with their Windows Compact Embedded N-08B. Unlike the clamshell handheld PCs from the last century, this one has WiFi and 3G connectivity, a micro SD card slot for expansion, a 3.1 megapixel camera, and a promised 350 minutes of talk time when used as a …
Continue readingT-Mobile HD2 ROM Update Now Available for Real
The T-Mobile HD2 ROM upgrade that we reported about earlier is now back online. We’re not sure why it was pulled, but it’s back. Download it here now! The download upgrades the device ROM version from 2.10.531.1 to 2.13.531.1. For details, see the T-Mobile Forum. Unfortunately, there are some important “Gotcha’s” to read through: IMPORTANT INFORMATION: With this upgrade, your HTC HD2 device will be restored back to its factory settings. Please be aware of …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Apps Can Still Work in the Background
It’s been a bit confusing about what kind of multi-tasking scenarios are really going to be possible with Windows Phone 7. Some say it won’t be able to multi-task at all, while sometimes you can get the emulator to multitask. Doug Boling has a good blog post detailing how exactly Windows Phone 7’s multi-threaded multi-tasking operating system may work. The Windows Phone team made waves when the platform was introduced by indicating that, at least …
Continue readingSync More Than One Zune Device at the Same Time
Remember how ActiveSync could only sync one phone at a time? Luckily the Zune desktop software won’t have this limitation for Windows Phone 7, KIN, and other Zune devices. As you can see in the screenshots above, we’ve got a Zune HD and a KIN TWO connected to the same Zune desktop software at the same time. It’s very easy to switch between which device you’d like to manage both from the icon in the …
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