The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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HTC Meetup Parties Are Fun
Last night HTC threw a couple meetup parties in New York City and LA. There was loud music, drinks, hors d’ourves, Guitar Hero, a Twitter board, free t-shirt give-aways, and a big raffle where two lucky winners got an HTC HD2 and EVO 4G. Of course the real party didn’t start until pocketnow showed up with Windows Mobile fiend and hip-hop legend, Vin Rock of NBN. That’s when the DJ cranked up some “Hip Hop …
Continue readingVideo: Renting Movies From Blockbuster on the HD2
It’s always been kind of a pain to get movies onto your Windows Phones. You either had to do some special conversion and then copy it over in the File Explorer over USB, or you had to sync it through Windows Media Center and live with the low-quality conversion that gave you. Luckily, the HTC HD2 on T-Mobile USA comes with a Blockbuster application that lets you rent and buy full length high quality movies …
Continue readingHome Shopping Network for Windows Phone 7
More and more awesome Windows Phone 7 concept designs keep popping up. Here’s one that’s in the works for the Home Shopping Network. It’s being developed by IQ Interactive and includes some great features like on-demand video and a live feed of the broadcast. IQ Interactive has even decided to share some of their design resources/templates on their blog. (via WMPU) Originally published on Pocketnow on June 2, 2010. More Software articles from the Pocketnow …
Continue readingVideo: Microsoft Tag No Longer Beta
Microsoft Tag has been in beta for years now, it’s finally final these days, but maybe it should still be in beta. Microsoft Tag is a high capacity color barcode that can be integrated with imagery to transfer larger amounts of data between real-world objects and mobile devices. The tags generally represent a website URL so that when scanned, a specific website will load within your mobile browser. This can be anything related to the …
Continue readingWindows Embedded Compact 7 Tablets in Your Future
We all know Windows Mobile is based on the Windows Compact Edition kernal, but now we’re seeing a new version of the low-energy, powerful and extremely flexible operating system in Windows Embedded Compact 7. A Public Community Technology Preview is available for download, but you should also check out some of the videos available. Indeed it looks like Windows EC7 could be a great platform for lower-end tablet devices that don’t need the full power …
Continue readingKIN ONE Now Free, KIN TWO $50
Now that Best Buy is selling the KIN phones, they’ve got some more discounts. The KIN One is available for free with contract, while the KIN Two is just $50. The rate plans are still Verizon’s normally high-price options, but apparently most people only look at the initial cost of the phone when deciding on a purchase. (via @fyiguy) Originally published on Pocketnow on June 1, 2010. More Deals articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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