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Ok, Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector doesn’t exactly sound exciting but, if you’re one of the few people out there rocking a Windows Home Server 2011 machine and a WP7 handset, you’re probably gonna want to get this set up ASAP. The combination of server-side plug-in and phone app lets you remotely control your server — triggering backups, managing users, and viewing alerts. It also lets you pull up media files stored on your server, though you can’t copy them locally for your later viewing or listening pleasure. It’s not just for home users either. The plug-in works with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials, for smaller companies that rely on Microsoft-powered mobiles. You can download the server add-on at the more coverage link, and the smartphone app from the Zune Marketplace.

Windows Phone 7 Connector now puts your Home Server in your hand originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Foursquare promised for N9, updated S40 variant looks to tide you over (video)

Foursquare promised for N9, updated S40 variant looks to tide you over (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Earlier this summer, Zinio released its reader app for a small handful of Android tablets, bringing more than 20,000 full-format magazine titles to the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and a half dozen other slates. Now, the app is available for all current Android 2.2 Froyo and 2.3 Gingerbread devices, including tablets and smartphones. At launch, you’ll have access to a dozen free current issues, including ESPN The Magazine, Maxim, and Robb Report. You’ll be back to paying full rates after downloading those 12 single issues, however, so prepare for a bit of sticker shock when you’re ready to hit the subscription page.

Continue reading Zinio adds full Froyo and Gingerbread support, now available for all Android devices

Zinio adds full Froyo and Gingerbread support, now available for all Android devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re no strangers to SwiftKey here at Engadget HQ, and today TouchType is launching a major new version of everyone’s favorite Android virtual keyboard — SwiftKey Tablet X for devices running Honeycomb, and SwiftKey X for devices running Android 2.x. Both applications improve upon the original by using TouchType’s Fluency 2.0 artificial intelligence engine, a unique predictive phrase system which learns how you write. New features include cloud learning, which analyzes how you type in Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, and text messages to predict phrases in your style, plus keypress technology which continually monitors your typing precision and adapts the touch-sensitive area for each key to improve prediction accuracy. SwiftKey now supports 17 languages (with more coming soon) and is smart enough to interpret three languages at once. There’s also a handful of other enhancements, including support for themes which allow users to customize the look and feel of the keyboard. And that split keyboard option we first encountered at CES? It’s there of course, in the tablet version.

We’ve been testing SwiftKey Tablet X on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for a few days now, alongside SwiftKey X on a handful of phones (including the Nexus S and the EVO 3D), and it’s probably the best virtual keyboard we’ve used on Android yet. In fact, it’s now replacing the stock keyboard on all our HTC Sense-equipped handsets. Prediction accuracy improves quickly after you start using the keyboard, and we liked having the option to turn off the spacebar-triggered auto-completion of words and phrases. Another useful feature is the ability to display arrow / cursor keys on the phone version. The supplied themes are attractive (especially Neon), and the layouts are intuitive — although we’d have preferred the numbers to be arranged in a row instead of mimicking a numpad. Both applications are available today only for $1.99 in the Android Market. Regular pricing is $4.99 for SwiftKey Tablet X, and $3.99 for SwiftKey X. Take a look at our screenshot galleries below, and hit the break for our hands-on videos and more.

Continue reading SwiftKey X virtual keyboard launches for Android tablets, we go hands-on (video)

SwiftKey X virtual keyboard launches for Android tablets, we go hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Having a hard time juggling your full-cast reproduction of Harry Potter masquerade Twitter accounts? No worries, the firm just sent out an update to its Android app that will let you switch between multiple accounts with ease. It’s almost magical. Not saddled with the burden of weaving a complex narrative across multiple online identities? That’s okay, there’s something here for everyone; this update includes push notification, updated home screen widgets, and assorted bug fixes. Version 2.1.0 is live today, assuming you’re rocking Android 2.1 or higher.

Twitter for Android gets push notifications, multiple account support originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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