The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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It’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 …
Continue readingIntegrated Music Apps for Windows Phone 7
One of the innovative features of the Windows Phone 7 hubs concept is the ability for third party developers to integrate with certain hubs in order to add features in a seamless manner. A number of apps that show up in the Music & Videos hub were shown off at the Billboard Music event last week in San Francisco. Shown above, MusixMatch Lyrics will let you download lyrics for songs, but it also can recognize …
Continue readingNew Windows Phone 7 Speech Video
While you probably already know all about the Windows Phone 7 speech features, Microsoft has posted a new video showing how to use them. Windows Phone 7 will be able to use the following speech commands at launch, “Call”, “Find” and “Open”. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like there’s any “Play” commands for controlling the media player. Hopefully that will come in an update very soon. At least you can make calls using a Bluetooth headset …
Continue readingSome New Additions to the Windows Phone YouTube Channel
The Windows Phone YouTube channel has just been updated with a few quick videos showing some more of the features in Windows Phone 7. You’ve got the Xbox Live Avatar animation showing on the homescreen, where the little person pops up and animates occasionally. Of course, this is not a generic avatar, it’s actually your Xbox Live avatar that you’ve built and customized. There’s also some spelling auto correction features as well as an easy …
Continue readingThe Windows Phone 7 Press Conference Live Stream
While some of us will be there in person, Microsoft will be streaming their Windows Phone 7 Press Conference live from New York on Monday, October 11th at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Here’s the website you should visit at that time if you want to check it out. Also be sure to keep pocketnow.com and our twitter feed open in other windows since we’ll be reporting from New York City through-out the day. Are you excited …
Continue readingInside Microsoft’s Courtship of Phone Developers
CNET’s Ina Fried has written a great article about Microsoft’s work to entice developers to create applications for Windows Phone 7. Microsoft’s approach is very different from that of other mobile platforms, and very different even from their own efforts with older versions of Windows Mobile. In the past there might have been 3 people working on the software development kit for Windows Mobile 6.x. With Windows Phone 7, that has changed drastically, and Microsoft …
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