The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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Acer’s On Board With Windows Phone 7
It turns out Acer is now on board to produce a Windows Phone 7 to be released later this year. We’re not sure if they decided this before or after the news of Nokia jumping in with Windows Phone 7, but as they say, a rising tide lifts all boats. According to Aymar de Lencquesaing, president of Acer’s Smart Handheld Business Group, Acer expects total shipments of smartphones to reach several million units for the …
Continue readingNokia N8 Review
The Nokia N8 represents Nokia’s current flagship smartphone and we heard it was pretty nice, so we thought we should take a look. The N8 is very powerful and includes the latest Symbian ^3 operating system, but you may have heard that Nokia has recently committed to launching its future high-end smartphones with Windows Phone 7. The N8 could very well be a collector’s item with it’s Symbian operating system and compelling feature set, but …
Continue readingeWallet GO Transfer Utility Now Available
If you were patiently waiting for eWallet to appear in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace, you may have quickly purchased the eWallet GO app only to find out that there was no way to get your eWallet 7 desktop wallets onto the mobile app. Luckily Illumsoft has made a transfer utility available which makes it somewhat easy to get all of that secure password data onto your Windows Phone 7. Unfortunately, it does not sync …
Continue readingNokia N8 Commercial During the Grammy’s
If you were watching the Grammy Awards show last night, you might have been surprised to see a commercial from Nokia for their N8 smartphone. I certainly was. I can’t remember the last time I saw a Nokia product advertised in the U.S. Regardless, the commercial is pretty cool and showcases the N8’s fantastic camera and video recording capabilities. I’m not sure the actual quality of this phone comes across in the ad. What do …
Continue readingPlaying Xbox Kinect Against Windows Phone 7
Wow, here’s something new! Take a look at this video of an Xbox Kinect player playing against some one else using a Windows Phone 7 to control elements on the Xbox. This is just a tech demo for now, but you can see some huge potential in there. The dodgeball game they’re showing off there looks like a ton of fun. What other uses for integrated Windows Phone and Xbox Kinect games can you think …
Continue readingHTC 7 Pro Software Tour (Video)
The HTC 7 Pro that we’ve got is an unlocked European version with only HTC’s branding. That means there aren’t any carrier-specific apps that were added to the device, and you only get the HTC customizations and bundled apps. You’ll notice in the 7 Pro that HTC actually added their own custom “htc” theme accent color. It’s close to the other greens already available, but definitely slightly different. Of course, you get some custom HTC …
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