The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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A Few Other KIN Reviews
Today’s the day that we get to see some KIN reviews before the devices are available for order tomorrow. First off, you’re going to want to see our video unboxing of course. Engadget and Phonescoop have also published reviews, however these reviewers don’t seem to represent the target market for the KIN. In the Engadget review you’ll notice that Joshua has exactly one friend on the device and she’s an employee. The PhoneScoop reviewer is …
Continue readingReminder: Don’t Install 64-bit Outlook If You Want to Sync
Remember when Office 2010 x64 Beta wouldn’t work with Windows Mobile Device Center for syncing with Windows Mobile Devices? Since you couldn’t install x86 versions of Offie 2010 beta on x64 versions of Windows at the time (newer builds could), we wondered if Windows Phones would sync with Outlook in the future at all. The final version of Office 2010 is now available to MSDN & Technet Subscribers and will be available at retail in …
Continue readingYou Can Win A KIN
The KIN One and KIN Two will be available on Verizon very soon, but if you enter this contest before May 12th, you could be one of 25 lucky winners to receive a KIN One and Two plus a full year Zune Pass for unlimited music downloads. What do you think? Would two free KINs and a year’s worth of Zune music be fun to have? (via Facebook) Originally published on Pocketnow on May 3, …
Continue readingVideo: T-Mobile HD2 Two Finger Tap While in Call
Svegetto at XDA-Developers has discovered a cool feature on the T-Mobile version of the HTC HD2. If you’re in a call while using a Bluetooth headset or speakerphone mode and you want to turn off the screen so you can put the device in your pocket or simply save power, all you have to do is touch the call screen with two fingers. Shaking the device brings the screen back on. This does not work …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Supports iCal Meeting Requests
In the Windows Phone 7 chat with Microsoft Sr. Product Manager, Augusto Valdez we learn that the email and calendar programs will support the standard iCal format. While older versions of Windows Mobile always supported the ability to send meeting requests and manage attendees, they generally only worked with Exchange users in your domain. With the standard iCal format, meeting requests should now work across all of the different email and calendar programs that support …
Continue readingMicrosoft Makes $20-$40 Off Each Android Phone Sold
One of the big advantages to Google’s Android mobile operating system was that Google was giving it away for free to anyone who wanted to make a phone. As we reported earlier Microsoft is seeking payment from OEMs of Android phones for violating their patents. It turns out Android phone manufacturers like HTC may have to pay Microsoft between $20-$40 per device. So basically you can pay Microsoft $20-$40 to use Google’s Android in your …
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