The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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LG Expo ROM Update Available
With its Pico projector add-on, the award-winner LG Expo is probably the most innovative mobile device since the HTC TyTN II of 2007. Now we’ve got a minor ROM update for the Expo which fixes a few minor bugs, changes the MMS application, and improves the fingerprint scanner. The download is available here from LG. (via WMPowerUser via WMexperts) Originally published on Pocketnow on July 8, 2010. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingActually KIN Sold More Than 503 Devices
There’s a rumor being perpetuated by Daring Fireball that Microsoft only sold 503 KIN devices. Many other sites are picking up this posting as though it were true. What I find interesting is that the KIN registers its Facebook app on Facebook, where anybody can actually see the total number of monthly active users of the application. The KIN Facebook app is only available on KIN devices and can only be used by people who …
Continue readingKin: Four Features That Windows Phone 7 Needs
Now that the KIN phones are dead, Jared Newman of PC World has written an article listing 4 features he’d like to see resurected in its sequel, Windows Phone 7: The Wrath of Kin. Here’s his list: – Kin Studio – Drag and Drop Media – One Big Fat Feed – Distinctive Look You can see the original article here. Is there anything else you would salvage from the KIN for Windows Phone 7? Originally …
Continue readingKIN is Diskintinued
This is quite a surprise! According to Engadget, the KIN series of feature phones available on Verizon have been cancelled for release in Europe and the product team responsible for KIN has been merged back into the Windows Phone 7 team. Here’s Microsoft’s official statement: “We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN …
Continue readingSamsung Galaxy S vs. HD2 vs. Zune HD
As we learned at Samsung’s Galaxy S event in New York City last night, Samsung is very proud of their Super AMOLED screen. We took it for a spin and compared it with the old HTC HD2 and the Zune HD. The contrast and black blacks are comparable to the Zune’s regular AMOLED screen, but the Samsung Super AMOLED screen seems much nicer under the lights. It looks to have deeper contrast as well. Generally …
Continue readingSamsung Galaxy S Event with B.o.B
We just got in from the Samsung Galaxy S event in New York City featuring a great performance by B.o.B, and demo Samsung Galaxy S phones for us to play with. At first glance, there’s nothing special about the Galaxy S series. They look like your average Android phones with crazy colors and ugly widgets all over the place. However, Samsung has done some great optimizations to the hardware to improve the graphics processing by …
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