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 …
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More 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 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 …
Continue readingPCWorld Says You Should Wait for Windows Phone 7
While PC World considers Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 to be late to the smartphone game, classic Windows Mobile is still in 3rd place in the market behind RIM and Apple. This article points out that the big reason that headline-grabbing Android and iPhone devices haven’t dominated the market is because of their lack-luster business support. If you’re a corporate user, chances are that Windows Phone 7 might be exactly what you need to surpass both …
Continue readingVideo: OneNote 2010 Syncing
Microsoft OneNote’s Windows Live Skydrive syncing feature became available and fully functional yesterday, so now you can finally sync your notebooks to the cloud for free. We’ll show you how that works in the below video, but what about Windows Mobile? We’ll also try to get that to sync. It turns out OneNote Mobile 2010 on Windows Mobile 6.x doesn’t sync so well with OneNote 2010 on the desktop. It only syncs one notebook and …
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