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Windows Phone 7 development reached the most important milestone yesterday, with hitting the Windows Phone 7 release to manufacturing (RTM) status ! "While the final integration of Windows Phone 7 with our partners’ hardware, software, and networks is underway, the work of our internal engineering team is largely complete." Terry Myerson, Corporate Vice President of Windows Phone Engineering, published the article "Windows Phone 7 – Released To Manufacturing" on the Windows … [Read more...]
Two of my international friends Nghia Nguyen Dai and Jerome Tranie, the people behind the largest Windows Mobile website in France – Mobifrance-, have launched MaxiMobileShop with cool accessories for various mobile devices. In the past I reviewed the iClooly iPhone 3GS Alumi Stand, and one of my favorite accessories the MaxiMobileShop 4-port USB Power Adapter Kit (that allows you to simultaneously charge 4 mobile devices). In this article I will have a detailed look at the Movon MB20 Buzz … [Read more...]
I recently covered a list of Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview articles on my Personal Blog, in which I described the MIX 2010 conference as the second chapter of the Windows Phone 7 story. Joe Belfiore, corporate VP of Windows Phone, demonstrated the Harvest, a 3D Xbox LIVE game on Windows Phone 7, that highly impressed in terms of performance and power. Arne Hess, Windows Phone MVP and Editor in Chief of the::unwired published his "First-hand quality-time with Microsoft Windows Phone … [Read more...]
Earlier this year Mark Briggeman reported about the SanDisk 32GB microSDHC memorycard and the fact that SanDisk was the first vendor to ship a memorycard of this storage size. In this article I will have a thorough look at the SanDisk Mobile Ultra 16GB microSDHC card with reader ! Unboxing the SanDisk Mobile Ultra 16GB microSDHC card The picture above shows you the retail package of the SanDisk Mobile Ultra 16GB microSDHC card with reader. On the left you can see the SanDisk Mobile Ultra … [Read more...]
A few months ago I had a detailed look at the product design, features and practical use of the SKROSS World Travel Adapter 3, which I found a brilliant piece of engineering and an excellent travel companion. In today's article I will have a look at another great accessory that easily fits the bag of every modern nomad. It is the SKROSS Midget USB Car Charger. "The "Midget” is a mini-format 12V USB charger suitable for cars, trucks, RV’s and boats. Great for charging mobile phones, mp3 … [Read more...]
In this article I will review WMWifiRouter -the first phone-as-a-hotspot software- of which a test version was released in November 2007. The first commercial version of WMWifiRouter was released in March 2008, and roughly estimated there have been more than 600.000 downloads of the WMWifiRouter application. Introduction A little while ago I reviewed the Wi-Fi Router application on the HTC HD2, but unfortunately this very handy application is not pre-loaded into the ROM of the … [Read more...]
Mark Briggeman reviewed Touchality WinMoSquare client for Windows Phone a little while ago, which at that point was the only available Foursquare client for Windows Mobile. "Foursquare on your phone gives you & your friends new ways of exploring your city. Earn points & unlock badges for discovering new things." Foursquare is a location based service co-founded by Dennis Crowley. I would like to recommend the article of expert Andrew Grill, digital strategist & evangelist and … [Read more...]
Le Tour de France 2010, the largest yearly recurring sportsevent in the world, is unfolding in all its glory. I really like the live stream of the NOS, one of the broadcasters in the Dutch public broadcasting system. You can not only watch the live coverage of the stage, but you also get a graphical overview of the stage, the differences in time, the position of the yersey's and finally you can switch to the audio of Radio 1. It is not just a livestream but a more complete aggregation of … [Read more...]
The very first edition of the Windows Phone Get Together Event was yesterday evening in Mediaplaza, Utrecht. It is a great initiative of the local Dutch Windows Phone team, to get in touch with the actual users of Windows Phones and interact with them in an open setting. Who is who !? Maarten Sonneveld, Business Group Lead Mobile @ Microsoft Netherlands, opens the event with a warm welcome and an introduction of the local Dutch Windows Phone team. Most members of the team are … [Read more...]
Jose Gallardo Salazar, a senior mobile developer and architect who works at Clarius Consulting, developed a nice application for Windows Phone to stay up to date with the 2010 FIFA Worldcup in South Africa. You can read in the article "World Cup 2010 Application for Windows Mobile: The panoramic UX proof of concept is here!" on the Mobile Practices website: "I’m glad to introduce you this small World Cup 2010 application for Windows Mobile, which has been entirely developed using the … [Read more...]
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