You already saw the Easy Rider Bing Mobile commercial, but Thelma and Louise use Bing for Windows Mobile, too. They have to jump their car to get to the chili place for lunch though. Another great Bing ad. Too bad the phone screen images aren’t of the real Bing app for Windows Mobile. Originally published on Pocketnow on July 10, 2010. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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Bing For Windows Mobile Commercial is Kind of Awesome
Whomever is marketing Bing has been doing a pretty good job, especially with the TV commercials. Now we’ve got one featuring the Windows Mobile version of the Bing Mobile app! It’s a spoof on the classic motorcycle movie, Easy Rider. Unfortunately, the commercial doesn’t show the use of Bing mobile with a Bluetooth enabled motorcycle helmet. I guess you’ll need a passenger to operate your mobile phone if you’re on a motorcycle these days. center] …
Continue readingKin: Four Features That Windows Phone 7 Needs
Now that the KIN phones are dead, Jared Newman of PC World has written an article listing 4 features he’d like to see resurected in its sequel, Windows Phone 7: The Wrath of Kin. Here’s his list: – Kin Studio – Drag and Drop Media – One Big Fat Feed – Distinctive Look You can see the original article here. Is there anything else you would salvage from the KIN for Windows Phone 7? Originally …
Continue readingKIN is Diskintinued
This is quite a surprise! According to Engadget, the KIN series of feature phones available on Verizon have been cancelled for release in Europe and the product team responsible for KIN has been merged back into the Windows Phone 7 team. Here’s Microsoft’s official statement: “We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN …
Continue readingSamsung Galaxy S Event with B.o.B
We just got in from the Samsung Galaxy S event in New York City featuring a great performance by B.o.B, and demo Samsung Galaxy S phones for us to play with. At first glance, there’s nothing special about the Galaxy S series. They look like your average Android phones with crazy colors and ugly widgets all over the place. However, Samsung has done some great optimizations to the hardware to improve the graphics processing by …
Continue readingZune HD Wins 2 Industrial Design Awards
The Zune HD won Bronze and Gold awards in the Entertainment and Interactive Product Experiences categories of the 2010 IDEA (International Design Awards). Check out what Michelle Berryman, Echo Visualization, LLC, had to say about the Zune HD’s design: “In a category dominated by one major brand, the Zune HD is a real game-changer! It’s a remarkable product that redefines interaction models and creates a new standard for ‘great user experience.’ Everything about this product …
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