There are a lot of smaller companies out there that don’t really have a need to purchase public SSL security certificates just for their handful of mobile Exchange users. In those cases, usually you create a custom SSL security certificate and manually install it on the individual mobile phones or mobile computers that might need to securely access Exchange from outside of the internal network. If you try to set up an Exchange email account …
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Sharepoint & Office 2010 on Windows Phone 7 (Video)
Last Monday we had a meeting with the Office 2010 Mobile team and got to talk about a few of the cool new features in Office 2010 for Windows Phone 7. Since most of the tech reviewers that you’ll see around the internet probably won’t have access to a Sharepoint 2010 server, I was especially interested in seeing how the Sharepoint 2010 features and integration worked. So that’s what you’ll see in the video below. …
Continue readingHTC Surround Hands-On (Video)
The HTC Surround is a unique device. It has a sliding mechanism that reveals Dolby-certified stereo speakers, and a kickstand that can prop the device on a table for easy listening. We have to say that we weren’t too excited by the concept of having “better speakers” on a smartphone, having experience our share of tinny sound, but after listening to the device at loud volume, we were impressed. The music had greater mid-range than …
Continue readingLG Quantum Hands-On (Video)
If you want a QWERTY keyboard on a Windows Phone 7 device this year, it’s going to have to be with the LG Quantum, which we knew previously as the LG C900. It has a similar feel to the LG Panther development device, but it’s been refined with a rounder design, that we think looks a bit toy-ish and low end. The keyboard has four rows of keys with the numbers embedded within the letters. …
Continue readingSamsung Focus Hands-On (Video)
The Samsung Focus, which previously went under the name Cetus or Omnia 7 (correction: the European Samsung Windows Phone 7 launch device will be called the Omnia 7), has a large 4.0″ WVGA AMOLED display that not only looks fantastic but has a high level of sensitivity (greater than any other Windows Phone 7 device we played with today). It’s also one of the thinnest smartphones in the world, and boy does it feel light …
Continue readingIt’s Called a Windows Phone 7
People have been struggling with Windows Phone 7’s new name ever since it was announced as Windows Phone 7 Series. Luckily Microsoft simplified the name a bit, but still… What are you supposed to call these devices? Is it a Windows Phone 7 phone? A Windows Phone 7 device? If you saw this video, you may have noticed how the narrator refers to a Windows Phone 7 phone. She says, “All you need is a …
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