The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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Windows Phone Disaster Hype Debunked
Our friends at the Windows Phone Connection have took the liberty of debunking Galen Gruman’s “article” that labels Windows Phone 7 as a disaster. Galen, a former MacWorld writer, lists off numerous issues in Windows Phone 7 that he believes will spell out its failure. On the other hand, Bill Fisher points out that his article is poorly researched, often factually wrong, and really just surprising for its willfully ignorant, negative tone. Here’s a few …
Continue readingOne-on-One with Windows Phone 7’s Architect
Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine has gotten the chance to talk with vice president and director of Windows Phone program management, Joe Belfiore. Lance and Belfiore talk about the Microsoft vision for mobile phones, how some Kin leftovers might cross over to 7, and what Microsoft has learned from Apple’s iPhone 4 and Android’s rapid growth. Microsoft has a lot of work to do to reverse the bad press they’re getting from Galen Gruman’s scathing …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7’s Speech Interface Preview
You’ve probably already seen a few video’s of the latest Windows Phone 7 emulator that was released a few days ago. You might not have noticed the speech interface though since it can only be activated by the secret press-and-hold of the Start menu button. We imagine that the speech interface would also usable via a Bluetooth headset voice dialing button. UPDATE: Microsoft has asked us to remove the video as they will be revealing …
Continue readingMicrosoft WPC 2010 Keynote Now Available
This morning a live stream of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference was broadcasted over the internets. If you missed it, now it’s available to watch again whenever you feel like it. Click on over to DigitalWPC to see the keynote video. If you skip to the 52 minute time area, you’ll see the start of a Windows Phone 7 presentation. You won’t see a whole lot of new stuff, but it’s always fun to see …
Continue readingWhat’s the Fastest Mobile Network in New York City?
Everybody’s seen all of those ATT commercials where they’re bragging about having the fastest 3G network around. Then you’ve got Sprint bragging about the first 4G network which is supposed to be really fast too. Well, ATT recently announced that they’ve completely upgraded their 3G network in New York City. So, CNET took a little tour around New York with devices from ATT, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile in order to test out the real speeds. …
Continue readingMedia Player Access from WP7 Start Screen
While you’re listening to music on a Windows Phone 7 device, you might be wondering how easy it is to get to the next track. It turns out there’s a mini-player that you can access from the Start screen for your music controlling ease of use. Check out this screen capture from Long Zheng’s walkthrough. It reminds me a bit of the Web OS notification area that also included media player controls. This should be …
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