The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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170,000 KIN Fans & Many Sound Happy
So, the KIN phones are now shipping if you’ve ordered from the Verizon website and they’ll be available in stores today. The KIN Facebook page has well over 170,000 fans so far, it keeps growing, and it’s seeing a lot of action. In addition to questions, many people are posting their opinions on the Facebook page and below you’ll see a sampling of the buzz we’re hearing. Even though tech-reviewers give it bad reviews it …
Continue readingT-Mobile HTC HD2 ROM Update Coming Soon
T-MoNews.com is reporting on a rumor that the HTC HD2 for T-Mobile may be getting a ROM update soon to address many of the bugs that may cause the device to freeze. These bugs are mainly due to HTC’s custom messaging and Twitter apps that are so integrated with their custom Sense UI. Wouldn’t it be nice if we also saw an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5.3 though? Originally published on Pocketnow on May 12, …
Continue readingHTC Sues Apple for Suing HTC
Well, actually HTC is suing Apple for patent infringement, just like Apple is suing HTC for patent infringement. Click here for HTC’s full press release. It sounds like HTC’s “Quietly Brilliant” campaign just got a bit louder. (via Adel Al Zubeir) Originally published on Pocketnow on May 12, 2010. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingKIN to Merge with Windows Phone 7 in the Future
Over at PC World we hear Microsoft and Verizon defend the pricing plan for the KIN series of social networking phones, but we also learn that Microsoft plans to merge the KIN family with Windows Phone 7 devices in the future. “Over the longer term, we’ll be merging platforms and having downloadable apps,” said Greg Sullivan, senior product manager with Microsoft’s mobile communications unit. On the other hand, he still implies a distinct separation: “If …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Supports PowerPoint Live Broadcasts
UPDATE: Now with video via WindowsPhone7PR. If you’re watching the Office 2010 launch you may have noticed a cool demo of Windows Phone 7 and Office 2010. It turns out, when some one is doing a live broadcast from PowerPoint 2010, you can actually watch it on a Windows Phone 7 simply by clicking the link in your email. Now that’s an extremely cool feature! Originally published on Pocketnow on May 12, 2010. More Software …
Continue readingOffice Mobile 2010 Coming in June, er.. Right Now!
UPDATE: It turns out, Office Mobile 2010 had been released a couple hours after we posted this. Get it now for free in the Windows Phone Marketplace! At the Microsoft Business launch in NYC, Microsoft announced that Office Mobile 2010 is available via Windows Phone Marketplace as a free download for all Windows Mobile 6.5 phones with a previous version of Office Mobile. For more info, see Augusto Valdez’s blog post. Unfortunately we don’t see …
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