CNET senior editor Natali Del Conte tests out Microsoft’s My Phone backup/sync/retrieval service in New York City on the CBS Early Show. Basically, she leaves her AT&T Pure in a cab on purpose, then goes back to the office, logs into the My Phone service and uses the phone retrieval features to try to get the phone back. Unfortunately, the GPS couldn’t pin-point the exact location of the phone, but in the end, making the …
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LG Expo Hardware Tour
Here’s our video of the LG Expo’s hardware tour. Some special features you’ll see are the fingerprint scanner that doubles as an optical joystick, as well as the removable battery cover that reveals an attachment for a portable projector. The LG Expo reminds me of the XPERIA X1 in size. The screen is the same size and it has the same feel to it. Originally published on Pocketnow on December 22, 2009. More Hardware articles …
Continue readingLG Expo Unboxing
A nice new LG Expo Windows Mobile 6.5 device just arrived in the pocketnow labs. In a time where all smartphones pretty much do the same things, this phone has one very exciting and innovative feature that sets it apart from everything else out there. Unfortunately, the LG Expo’s projector attachment is not yet available, so we’ll just take a look at the phone part for now. I really like the USB jack AC adapter, …
Continue readingT-Mobile’s Touch Pro2 Upgraded on 7th Ave
While we wait for the T-Mobile Touch Pro2 to get its Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM upgrade (hopefully January 6th), it looks like HTC already has it and has plastered it up on a billboard right next to the Hawaiian Tropic Zone on 7th Avenue and 49th Street. You can tell it’s Windows Mobile 6.5 by the white Windows logo in the Start menu. Unfortunately, HTC’s marketing doesn’t tell you what phone this is… A friend …
Continue readingHow to Sync Zune Pass Music to Your Phone
The new Zune desktop software, Zune HD, and Zune Pass service are pretty fantastic, but do you really need to buy a Zune to take advantage of the excellent $15/month unlimited music subscription (that includes 10 non-protected songs that you can keep each month)? You’ve already got a Windows Phone that can play music. Who wants to carry around another device? Thanks to the Zune Pass’s Digital Rights Management, and Windows Media Player Mobile’s DRM …
Continue readingHave You Heard of GeoCasting?
Michael Gannotti of SocialMedia Talk makes a guest appearance on the Windows Team Blog in order to show us how to Geocast with Windows Mobile. Follow this link to see his video presentation in combination with a Bing-driven real-time map. As he drives, you can see his location moving along the map. The software used is called LiveMedia GPS by IncaX. You can record or live broadcast your Geocasts in public or private modes, and …
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