Microsoft adds three new hardware-makers to its list of Windows Phone partners. In the meantime, three existing partners will set their sights on building 4G Windows Phones.
Originally posted at Dialed In
Microsoft adds three new hardware-makers to its list of Windows Phone partners. In the meantime, three existing partners will set their sights on building 4G Windows Phones.
Originally posted at Dialed In
It may not be as flexible as some of the other displays we saw at last week’s SID conference, but Sony seems confident that its new OLED panel will deliver high quality images with enhanced, glitch-free brightness. The 9.9-inch screen transmits images in 960 x 540 resolution, boasts a ninety-six percent color gamut, and is powered by a Self-Aligned Top-Gate TFT (in which the gate material is placed above the insulator) that reduces disparities in luminosity. To achieve this, Sony developed a new, four-part manufacturing process that lowers the parasitic capacitance between the gate electrode and the TFT. The top-gate structure, moreover, shortens the TFT’s channel length, making it easier to adapt the technology to larger, high-resolution displays. No word yet on when the prototype will hit the market, but when it does, it’d be nice if it’s priced as reasonably as some other OLEDs from Sony.
Sony’s new OLED display promises higher quality images, glitch-free brightness originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 12:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The technology, developed at the carmaker’s European R&D center, is still a long way from making it into vehicles but could potentially be used to warn of heart attacks.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
Digital Storm supplements its custom PC business with four preconfigured gaming PC builds.
We’re still waiting to get our first big bite of the full Mango experience after this morning’s liveblog, but we were able to get a quick hands-on with a few of the apps making use of the operating system’s new features. Chief among them is the History Channel app, which is making use of the augmented reality features that have been enabled. Using the internal gyro and accelerometer the device was able to overlay landmarks, which with a tap can be added to the phones home screen — you know, in case you really want to know what’s up at the Brooklyn Bridge. We also got a look at the updated Weather Channel app, which will not identify cloud types using any augmented reality trickery, but will give you quick and easy access to what’s up — and about to start falling. Check out the pics below, and get ready for a video after the break.
Continue reading Windows Phone Mango augmented reality hands-on
Windows Phone Mango augmented reality hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 11:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Amid Sony’s efforts to rebuild security for its game services, the company says it is taking PlayStation Network offline today.
Originally posted at Circuit Breaker
Continue reading Samsung’s Explore 3D video on demand service hits the US
Samsung’s Explore 3D video on demand service hits the US originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 11:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Microsoft mobile-products chief Andy Lees introduces the Windows Phone 7 "Mango" update at an event in New York on Tuesday. Photo: Sam Gustin/Wired.com
NEW YORK — Microsoft previewed new features in its upcoming software update for Windows Phone 7 here Tuesday. Code-named “Mango,” the update focuses on streamlining different forms of wireless communication.
Microsoft highlighted the “People” hub in Mango, an all-in-one contacts list with tight Facebook integration that allows users to text, call, e-mail, IM or tweet at people on their contacts list.
Microsoft’s sales pitch: By making it easier to contact friends and family in the People hub, customers can spend less time fiddling with apps and get straight to communicating. In other words, it’s the less-antisocial smartphone.
“We wanted to provide the customer with less clutter, more clarity,” said Andy Lees, president of Microsoft’s mobile-communications business at a press conference. “This builds upon our mission to make the smartphone smarter and easier. With Windows Phone Mango, we’re taking a people-centric approach to communications.”
Other new features Microsoft previously announced for Mango were multitasking, copy-and-paste and multimedia messaging.
Microsoft has been searching for a path forward in the mobile space, lest it fall further behind Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android operating system, which have surged to a lead in the booming smartphone market. The company originally launched Windows Phone 7 in November 2010 on handsets built by manufacturers including HTC, Samsung and LG.
In order to differentiate itself from the likes of Apple and Google, Microsoft officials said the company is pursuing a strategy that seeks to integrate mobile applications with the operating system.
The new software emphasizes tight integration with Facebook, of which Microsoft is a minority owner; Bing, Redmond’s search engine; and Skype, the web-telephony pioneer Microsoft recently purchased for $8.5 billion.
“Think of your applications as musical instruments,” Lees said. “With Mango, they finally become part of an orchestra, with a conductor. With Windows Phone 7, applications are alive as part of the total experience.”
Mango will be available for Windows Phone 7 customers as a free update beginning this fall, Lees said, adding that the software is already live on not-yet-public handsets built by Nokia.
Microsoft is releasing the API immediately, to allow developers to create applications for the software.
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Judging by our site’s stats Wednesdays tend to result in our most visited CyberNotes articles. On Wednesdays we try to cover tips and tricks for the various web browsers out there, and a majority of them focus on Firefox since well over 50% of our readers visit us with that browser.
Here are our favorite Wednesday CyberNotes articles from over the years:
200 Firefox Extensions Installed at One Time
For some crazy reason I decided to listen to the people in our forum when they were wondering what Firefox 2 would be like with 200 extensions installed. I took a lot of screenshots showing off the bloated browser as more screen space was being occupied by toolbars than the actual website area itself. You have to see it to believe it.
The Best Bookmarklets for your Browser
Bookmarklets can add features and functionality to your web browser without having to install additional software. They’re handy, portable, and often work in multiple browsers. What’s not to like about them?
How Safe are Passwords in IE, Firefox, and Opera?
I’m sure many of you store passwords in your browser without wondering how easily they could be compromised. This article shows you how passwords can be retrieved from some of the most popular browsers, and what you can do to protect yourself.
Top 10 Sidebar Sites
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Opera Tips & Tricks
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Share a Firefox Profile Between Ubuntu & Windows
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History of Web Browsers
It’s amazing how far web browsers have come not only in the last 10 years, but even in the last 5 years. Here we take a visual tour through the history of Opera, Netscape, Firefox, and IE as they have progressed throughout the years. A definite must-see!
Browser Stats
Each browser has its ups and downs, and some are attracting new users a lot more rapidly than others. In this article we take a look at the market share for Internet Explorer, Safari, Netscape, Opera, and Firefox showing how each of them have changed over the last two years.
Browser Performance Comparisons
With so many different browsers out there it is always nice to know which one can perform the best. That’s why we put together this article that tests Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, and Safari to see which ones collapse under the stress.
Firefox 3 Tips & Tricks
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CyberSearch Firefox Extension
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Microsoft this morning added Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE to its stable of Windows Phone hardware partners, but look at that image above and you’ll find one name missing. Yes, Michael Dell’s surname is a notable absentee from the group of Mango manufacturers, which prompted us to reach out to someone in charge to see what’s what. A Microsoft rep informed us that the company has nothing to announce on that front at present, but urged us to “stay tuned,” whatever that may mean. If you’re wondering where Nokia is, fret not, it’s still very much in Microsoft’s future plans, it just got a separate mention. As to Dell? Not a peep in the entire keynote. This comes only a day after a Wall Street Journal article mentioned Dell’s intention to reduce its presence in the consumer market and focus on its enterprise strengths — could an abandonment of Windows Phone be one of those steps?
Update: Dell is not off the list of WP7 hardware manufacturers. Microsoft told us that the Round Rock gang simply isn’t one of the “partners ready to go” do the Mango tango right now.
Dell curiously missing from Windows Phone ‘Mango’ hardware partner list, Microsoft says ‘stay tuned’ (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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