Just about all of Apple’s latest iPhone commercials have been advertising their speech interface called “Siri”. Windows Phone has a speech interface built into the operating system as well, but it’s more limiting and commands-based and certainly not as conversational or as fun as Siri. The Boston Herald took a spin with a new Windows Phone speech interface in the form of a third party app called “Ask Ziggy”. The app was made by just …
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Nokia Lumia 900 Review (AT&T)
Many Americans who follow the smartphone world were disappointed last year when Nokia released the Lumia 800. They were disappointed that it wasn’t available in North America but also because it didn’t have things like a front-facing camera, LTE high speed internet access, or a larger screen. This week, Nokia aims to remedy these complaints by releasing the Lumia 900 on AT&T. The Lumia 900 is a big upgrade to the Lumia 800, but it …
Continue readingHTC Titan II Unboxing
The HTC Titan II comes in AT&T’s usually orange branded box. You’ll find a nice full color quick start guide, a few warranty things, a USB AC charging adapter and a Micro USB cable. It does not include anything special like a case or even wired headphones so you’ll have to find those elsewhere. Interestingly the box does have a glossy finish which is different than the box that the Nokia Lumia 900 comes in. …
Continue readingHTC Titan II vs. Nokia Lumia 900
Both the HTC Titan II and the Nokia Lumia 900 were released this week on AT&T. Both have many similarities as well. You’ve got high speed AT&T LTE data connections, Windows Phone 7.5, non-removable batteries, large screen sizes, 480×800 pixel screen resolutions, front facing cameras, 16Gb of storage, 512Mb of RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. But how do they differ and is that worth the price? The Titan II has a slightly faster 1.5Ghz processor …
Continue readingNokia Brings Times Square To A Standstill (Video)
Last night at 7pm, Nokia and Nicki Minaj took over Times Square in New York City to announce the new Lumia 900 as the end of the “smartphone beta test.” We were there to check it out, of course, and it was a lot of fun. The VIP party at the RLounge was cool and all, but it didn’t have enough windows to see the show from, so we stuck with the outdoor viewing. Using …
Continue readingNokia Takes Over Times Square Tonight
Remember last year when Nokia announced the Lumia 800 and DeadMau5 performed in London backed by an extraordinary computer graphics animation projected on a skyscraper? If not, check out the video below and then imagine what Nokia might do to Times Square in New York City in the picture above. We don’t know which of the world’s biggest musicians will be performing and we don’t know exactly what Nokia is going to do to turn …
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