On Windows Mobile, equipment manufacturers are generally allowed to create any kind of user interface replacement that thay want. With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft is taking more responsibility for the user interface design and that means less flexibility for companies like Samsung, HTC, Sony, LG, Motorola, Dell, etc. to differentiate. On the plus side, that means more consistency from the user perspective. However, it would seem that the Windows Phone 7 hardware partners are allowed …
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Welcome to the Future
Back about 7 years ago, the future was very bright. Especially in the Smartphone market. Windows Mobile 2003 was so powerful, it could do everything from play full color TV shows, movies, and sync music from your desktop… it could tell you which way to go as you drive to your destination, it could do real HTML web browsing, full wireless email, and personal information management. It could let you read eBooks and audiobooks, run …
Continue readingMicrosoft is Best Positioned For The Future
Gizmodo has an interesting article about how the KIN phones and the KIN Studio give us a good look at the future of computing. Everyone expects all of our applications and computing power to be integrated with the cloud in the future. That is to say it will somehow be connected to the internet at all times. The KIN Studio is an excellent example of this type of integrated application, and it would seem that …
Continue readingHTC Meetup Parties Are Fun
Last night HTC threw a couple meetup parties in New York City and LA. There was loud music, drinks, hors d’ourves, Guitar Hero, a Twitter board, free t-shirt give-aways, and a big raffle where two lucky winners got an HTC HD2 and EVO 4G. Of course the real party didn’t start until pocketnow showed up with Windows Mobile fiend and hip-hop legend, Vin Rock of NBN. That’s when the DJ cranked up some “Hip Hop …
Continue reading5 Ways Steve Ballmer Can Save Microsoft’s Mobile Bacon
PC World has a great article about what Steve Ballmer can do to get Windows Phone 7 to succeed. The press is all about ranking on Microsoft these days, and there’s a lot of things they need to do to step up. Here’s a summary of PC World’s article. Do you have any other suggestions for Microsoft? Do you agree with PC World’s suggestions? 1. Kill the Crap (And do the Rest Right, or Not …
Continue readingHow Would You Change Bing Mobile?
We were pretty surprised earlier this month when a new version of Bing Mobile added turn-by-turn navigation support. A lot of you were very impressed and excited to see this addition, while at the same time wanting more. Here’s your chance to send feedback to the Bing Mobile team in order to help them prioritize what features should be in future versions of Bing Mobile both on Windows Mobile 6.x and Windows Phone 7. Click …
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