Well well! It looks like Superman on Smallville finally upgraded his mobile dumbphone to something at little more appropriate for a super hero. That’s right, in the recent “Rabid” episode of season 9, we see the “Blur” using an HTC Touch Dual Windows Phone. It was most-likely recommended by his friend Chloe, who’s also a Windows phone fan. Why doesn’t Superman use something more advanced than the Touch Dual you ask? Well, he obviously paid …
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Jennifer Love Hewitt Uses The Touch Diamond
Rather, Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character on Ghost Whisperer uses the Sprint version of the HTC Touch Diamond in the October 2nd episode on CBS. I’m sure the Diamond will come in handy now that ghosts have learned to create scary chain emails and haunt people who don’t forward them according to the rules. Maybe Noah Bennet recommended it to her. Also note that one of the victims in this Ghost Whisperer episode uses the HTC …
Continue readingRobbie Bach Remarks at the Microsoft Open House
You may have seen Vinnie Brown and I at the Microsoft Open House yesterday, but Robbie Bach was also there with a cool presentation about some of the new things coming (or already available) from Microsoft this fall. Skip to around the 19 minute mark if you just want to see the parts about Windows Phones. Hit the jump for the video. Originally published on Pocketnow on October 7, 2009. More Smartphone News articles from …
Continue readingMicrosoft’s Open House in NYC with Vin Rock
Today Microsoft had their first annual “Open House” at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Vinnie Brown, Grammy-winning Hip-Hop artist, and myself took a look and tried out some new Windows Phones. Gary Krakow of MSNBC really loves the Toshiba TG01, in case you were wondering. Originally published on Pocketnow on October 6, 2009. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingWindows Mobile as a Business Platform
There’s an interesting blog post on MSDN about the advantages of using Windows Mobile as a Business Platform. The author, Reed, is a developer, not a marketing guy, so this post mainly details the technical advantages of Windows Mobile over other mobile device operating systems. Here’s a summary of his points, but please visit the original post for details. 1. Windows Mobile offers the widest range of device hardware to meet any type of user …
Continue readingThe Race To Market Challenge: Windows Mobile Marketplace
It has been announced over at the Windows Mobile Blog that application, game, and widget submissions have begun today. All are encouraged to submit their applications for inclusion in the Windows Mobile Marketplace. There’s also a bit of a contest going on called the Race to Market Challenge where developers can win one of 4 Microsoft Surface Tables. Applications will be judged on: •Most downloads of a free app •Most valuable app (downloads x price) …
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