The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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Windows Mobile Comes to Smallville
Thursday’s episode of “Smallville” titled “Siren” featured a bit of prominent product placement of the Sprint Mogul Windows Mobile phone. Apparently, the technologically advanced Chloe character is a Windows Mobile user. However she was not tech savvy enough to put a password on her mobile Mogul in order to prevent the episode’s antagonist from reading her call history and subsequently discovering the secret identity of the Green Arrow. Word to the wise, Ms. Chloe, get …
Continue readingThe Truth About Intuitiveness (Windows Mobile 7)
So we’ve talked about some general concepts on intuitiveness in my introduction and analyzed the iPhone’s interface in my previous posts. Now what about Windows Mobile 7? The leaked screen shots of what may be in development show a completely new and different user interface. Microsoft is obviously trying to make the platform more fun to use since the iPhone made it clear that this is important to consumers. I don’t know if Windows Mobile …
Continue readingThe First Screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Have Surfaced
PocketPT.net has posted the first screen shots of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. As covered by here are the highlights of what’s new in Windows Mobile 6.1: – Office Mobile now includes also One Note Mobile application – Internet Explorer now has function “Zoom Out” what enables page-overview mode and better overall navigation through web pages – Windows Mobile 6.1 still is based on Windows CE 5.2 so no upgrade to Windows CE 6.0 – SMS …
Continue readingShare TouchPal with your Pal
As a reminder, you have until February 1st, 2008 to get Cootek’s TouchPal v2.0 Professional for only $10.98 USD. And that includes two licenses! If you’re looking for a buddy to share it with, thus reducing the cost to $5.49, post a comment in the discussion link below. After February 1st, the price goes up to $19.99, but you still have until March 31st to find a buddy if you buy now. I have quickly …
Continue readingT-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home
Engadget has uncovered some details on T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home “Talk Forever” service. It’s similar to the regular Hotspot@Home service, but with custom routers (with SIM card slots) that you can plug regular phones into. But the really interesting part is this: Now, here’s where it gets a little weird: we just Googled “HotSpot @Home Talk Forever” and stumbled upon www.tiltyourworld.com, a site that appears to be some sort of Talk Forever training site for T-Mobile folk. …
Continue readingThe Truth About Intuitiveness (Apple iPhone)
In my introduction to the Truth about Intuitiveness, I covered some general concepts about what makes something easy to use or easy to learn or both. Today, let’s look at one mobile device in particular. Apple’s iPhone is one recent product that’s praised for being intuitive and easy to use, but is that just more of the reality distortion field that Apple is so famous for? If you weren’t paying attention to any of the …
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