During the recent Microsoft Global MVP Summit this week, Todd Ogasawara of Mobile Devices Today took brief video interviews of a number of the Windows Mobile MVPs during a break and asked which phones they were carrying. That guy at the 4:46 time sure is a snappy dresser (yes…that’s Adam Lein!). Originally published on Pocketnow on March 6, 2009. More News Archive articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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imate 810F vs. Sham Wow!
The UnwiredView.com has an impressive video of imate’s infomercial-style demonstration of the rugged 810F Windows Phone. The phone continues to function despite being submerged in water, coffee, orange juice, ketchup and salt. Dropping it on the floor and stepping on it doesn’t phase it either. As a bonus, you’ll also see a nice security feature in the phone as well as the ridiculously small Centurion qwerty Windows Phone that imate is also developing. Unfortunately there …
Continue readingSony Vaio P: Kinda Like the Win CE HPCs of Yesteryear
Pocketables.net has been doing some coverage on the new Sony Vaio P Ultramobile PC AKA Netbook AKA Subnotebook AKA Ultraportable laptop lately. There’s an unboxing, a set up, size comparison, 3G SIM slot, and some performance measurements. This device reminds me of the old Windows CE Handheld PC devices some of us used to carry around almost 10 years ago, except it looks a lot better and it runs full Windows Vista. Of course, when …
Continue readingWindows Mobile vs. Your Car: Wireless Clarion FB275BT
If you saw our first “Windows Mobile vs. Your Car” video, you may be wondering how the same phone based voice recognition, media player, and GPS navigation integration might work on a stereo with integrated Bluetooth handsfree and advanced audio distribution profiles. Today we show you how a Windows Phone would work with the Clarion FB275BT car stereo head unit. Pros – AV Remote Control Profile lets you control the media player using hardware buttons …
Continue readingRebuttal: Ten Reasons Why Windows Mobile 6.5 Misses The Mark
Last week, Engadget’s Joshua Topolsky wrote an editorial article listing 10 reasons why Windows Mobile 6.5 misses the mark. ZDNet’s Andrew Nusca wrote a similar article a little while later. It is unclear as to whether either of these bloggers have actually used Windows Mobile 6.5, but let’s take a look at their arguments… Read on… 1. The underlying code is still based on Windows CE 5 just as Windows Mobile 5 was. How exactly …
Continue readingMicrosoft’s My Phone Beta Walk-Through
Microsoft’s new My Phone service was recently announced at Mobile World Congress and we’re going to take you through a look at how it works in the video below. The service is really intended as a backup for when you might get a new phone or lose your phone so that you’ll still have all your information. It’s tied to your Windows Live ID so when you sign up for the service it will ask …
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