Mobile Jaw
Do you have a suggestion on a feature you would like to see in a future version of Windows Phone? Microsoft wants to hear what you’re looking for in a mobile device. In fact, they even created a web site where you can go an make a suggestion. You can also vote on other people’s [...]
One of the great things about Live Tiles on Windows Phone is that they can be updated to reflect information about the application. Tiles for FourSquare updates to show your point totals, Twitter apps update to show how many replies and direct messages you have, and even email tiles update to show how many unread [...]
An often overlooked feature in Windows Phone (Mango) is the powerful speech engine. This comes built into the phone, and can do some really great things. You can quickly call contacts, launch installed applications, search Bing, or even compose and send text messages. In some ways, I consider it to be better than Apple’s Siri, [...]
Who doesn’t want to customize the ringtones on their smartphone? It’s always among the top things on my list when I pick up a new device – check the sounds that come with it, and get my favorites on it. In November of 2011, Microsoft released the Mango update for Windows Phone, which included this [...]
In the past, screen captures on Android have meant rooting the device. Some devices had special key combinations that would allow for a screen capture. Google just didn’t include this as part of the operating system, so some devices would do it and others not. For the devices that you could do screen captures on, [...]
The “why” part is actually pretty easy to understand, and in case you don’t know, Windows Phone tells you right at the top of the email. Simply tap on the “Read about privacy” and you have the reason – shown in the picture and in the quoted text below. “Downloading information can verify your email [...]
With version 5 of iOS, Apple has enabled the ability to update the operating system of the phone without having to connect the device to a PC (or Mac). This means you can now upgrade your device any time there’s an update without waiting until you get back to your computer. Apple has released v5.01 [...]
XAP files are the modern version of the CAB files we used to have back in the Windows Mobile days. Basically, a XAP file is the complied installation file for a Silverlight application. Typically, you would never need to copy this to your device, as you would simply download the application directly from the marketplace. [...]
There are settings that should be backed up to the cloud and there are settings that should not be backed up. With Android, it’s all or nothing, and the worst part is that you don’t know what “all” contains. On Android, if you look under Settings / Privacy, you’ll find an option called “Backup my [...]
Earlier today I met with Samsung and talked about their upcoming device line up. I’ve already shared details on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 that I was lucky enough to get some hands on time with. You can read more about that Tab 10.1 here. As I mentioned in the earlier article, I did take some [...]
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