The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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Lois Lane uses the Motorola Q9
…except when she’s unconscious, in which case it just lays there beside her. I’m guessing it’s the Verizon Wireless Q9m version. The Motorola Q9 is perfect for an accident-prone reporter such as Lois Lane given its sturdy build quality, excellent tactile keyboard, and full DocumentsToGo Office document editing capabilities. Since her cousin (and fellow reporter) Chloe, also uses Windows Mobile, I’m betting the Daily Planet there is saving a lot of money by using Exchange …
Continue readingMSN Mobile Now Includes More Video Content
The MSN Mobile site has usually been very light on content. Normally you might find about 3 videos that you can watch, and they haven’t been updated for months. Thankfully, the site has been recently updated and offers much more content. Of special interest is the new MSN Videos section which offers lots more content including both high quality or low quality streaming as well as a video download option. The videos will play in …
Continue readingStart Your Windows Phone (Commercial)
Finally we see a commercial for Windows Phones! Check it out embedded below or on YouTube. What do you think? Source: Windows Mobile Cool Originally published on Pocketnow on March 12, 2009. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingApple’s New Shuffle is Not Really the First Talking Music Player
Today, Apple announced a new iPod Shuffle and their website describes it as: “The world’s smallest music player also happens to be the world’s first talking one.” World’s first talking music player? Yeah, right! Windows Mobile has had this capability since 2003. Remember when the first version of Microsoft Voice Command was released? That software added full voice control and media selection text-to-speech confirmations to the Windows Mobile Media Player. For 6 years I’ve been …
Continue readingWindows Mobile 6.5 Widgets?
The Unwired and WMpoweruser are reporting that Windows Mobile 6.5 will support a new “widget” application type based on HTML, CSS and Javascript programming languages which will use the new Internet Explorer Mobile rendering engine. “Widgets – which are a kind of zipped HTML files containing JavaScript and graphics files (similar to Windows Vista Gadgets) – can be launched straight from the Windows Mobile 6.5 start menu.” While unconfirmed, one would think widget developers will …
Continue readingSick of the Windows Mobile UI? Try Windows CE 5!
Microsoft’s embedded mobile device operating system of choice used to be something called Windows Compact Edition. Everything from thin clients, netbook sized devices, and PDAs used to run Windows CE with a Windows 98 style user interface. In 2000, the “Pocket PC” operating system was released to compete with the Palm OS. The Pocket PC OS was essentially a new easier-to-use more-simplified shell running on top of the Windows CE core. But you know… that …
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