It’s always been kind of a pain to get movies onto your Windows Phones. You either had to do some special conversion and then copy it over in the File Explorer over USB, or you had to sync it through Windows Media Center and live with the low-quality conversion that gave you. Luckily, the HTC HD2 on T-Mobile USA comes with a Blockbuster application that lets you rent and buy full length high quality movies …
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Home Shopping Network for Windows Phone 7
More and more awesome Windows Phone 7 concept designs keep popping up. Here’s one that’s in the works for the Home Shopping Network. It’s being developed by IQ Interactive and includes some great features like on-demand video and a live feed of the broadcast. IQ Interactive has even decided to share some of their design resources/templates on their blog. (via WMPU) Originally published on Pocketnow on June 2, 2010. More Software articles from the Pocketnow …
Continue readingVideo: Microsoft Tag No Longer Beta
Microsoft Tag has been in beta for years now, it’s finally final these days, but maybe it should still be in beta. Microsoft Tag is a high capacity color barcode that can be integrated with imagery to transfer larger amounts of data between real-world objects and mobile devices. The tags generally represent a website URL so that when scanned, a specific website will load within your mobile browser. This can be anything related to the …
Continue readingWindows Embedded Compact 7 Tablets in Your Future
We all know Windows Mobile is based on the Windows Compact Edition kernal, but now we’re seeing a new version of the low-energy, powerful and extremely flexible operating system in Windows Embedded Compact 7. A Public Community Technology Preview is available for download, but you should also check out some of the videos available. Indeed it looks like Windows EC7 could be a great platform for lower-end tablet devices that don’t need the full power …
Continue readingMy MediaCenter Remote in the Works for Windows Phone 7
Often people wonder how cool it would be to use a smartphone as a TV remote control. While phones with that type of consumer infrared hardware haven’t been available for over 7 years, you can also get some cool capabilities if you’re running Windows Media Center. Here’s some software currently in development for Windows Phone 7 that will let you control your Media Center interface from your phone. If you’re looking for similar functionality on …
Continue readingVideo: KIN Studio (with Multitouch)
One of the most impressive and unique aspects of Microsoft’s new KIN phones is the KIN Studio. It’s a Silverlight application that you can log into with the Windows Live ID used to set up your KIN phone. The KIN Phone syncs everything from your phone to the KIN Studio for easy access. You can set up RSS feeds to appear on your phone’s Loop from here, as well as manage contacts, read text/MMS messages, …
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