Long Zheng has recorded some video walk-throughs of the new Windows Phone 7 emulator (build 6414) released yesterday. Actually, this is the unlocked emulator which shows other applications that will be included with the OS. Right off the bat you’ll notice performance and responsiveness has been improved several folds. Although some of that might be attributed to improvements in hardware acceleration for the emulator itself, I’m sure for the most part this is also the …
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LG Expo ROM Update Available
With its Pico projector add-on, the award-winner LG Expo is probably the most innovative mobile device since the HTC TyTN II of 2007. Now we’ve got a minor ROM update for the Expo which fixes a few minor bugs, changes the MMS application, and improves the fingerprint scanner. The download is available here from LG. (via WMPowerUser via WMexperts) Originally published on Pocketnow on July 8, 2010. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingShoot 1UP Windows Phone 7 Game
Here’s a very cool looking game that’s in the works for Windows Phone 7. Developer MommysBestGames is “currently targeting to release the game with the launch of the phone.” Not only will the graphics be improved for Windows Phone 7, there will also be a “special game play mode just for that platform, and a new playable ship.” Below are a couple videos of the game in action both on the Windows Phone 7 emulator …
Continue readingBGR was at the Windows Phone 7 Preview Event Too
Boy Genius Report has posted their write-up of their experience with the Windows Phone 7 demo that was shown off at the Microsoft Preview Event last week and they sounded pretty impressed with the operating system’s smooth speed, even on an underpowered 666Mhz processor (which will never see public release.) Andrew Munchbach noticed a few shortcomings too however. He was unable to see any type of unified inbox for reading all messages in one big …
Continue readingMid-Summer KIN Update to Add Features
Conflipper has noticed on the Microsoft Answers forum that a KIN moderator mentioned that an update is coming mid-summer which will address most of the original poster’s concerns about replying and retweeting twitter tweets as well as viewing YouTube videos. The moderator’s comment may not apply to all of those issues, but Conflipper seems confident that the update will add the new twitter features as well as the ability to see more than 3 Facebook …
Continue readingAlmost 10,000 Android Apps May Know Everything About You
About 20% of the Android Apps in the Android Marketplace may have total access to your personal information as well as the ability to do things with your phone without your immediate knowledge and permission. Some of the apps were found to have the ability to do things like make calls and send text messages without the mobile user doing anything. For instance, five percent of the apps can place calls to any number and …
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