This is the news that all the VB Developers are waiting for, that Microsoft has released tools for building Visual Basic applications for Windows Phone 7, a move that could produce a significant number of applications for the new Smartphone operating system, as well as C#. The RTW provides “Go Live” support, which allows VB [...]
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2.5 Million Kinect for Xbox 360 Sold in 25 Days: Microsoft
November 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
According to the latest data supplied by the Redmond company, Kinect for Xbox 360 still enjoys strong momentum even as it approaches the first month after launch. Points for style, Microsoft, crossing the 2.5 million Kinect sensors sold mark a convenient 25 days into your global sales of that ever-so-hackable / sometimes-cool-for-gaming item. Kinect for [...]
Apple’s iPad 2 expected to have 2 Cameras and USB Port
November 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Rumors continue to swirl over Apple’s next generation iPad, and one reliable Taiwanese newspaper says the new device will be out in the first quarter of 2011, complete with video calling, two cameras, new display and touch technology, and a USB port to connect easily to other devices. First off, the original source of this [...]
“Swype Apps” for Symbian Beta now with Support for French,German & Polish Languages
November 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The beta flavor of Swype for Symbian, the application the Swype team developed in collaboration with Nokia’s Beta Labs engineers, has just got enhanced with support for a wider range of languages. Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen [...]
New Verizon FiOS Internet 150/35 Mbps Broadband service launches
November 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you’re a Verizon FiOS residential broadband customer, with a need for Internet speed, listen up. Big Red has just announced a new plan that boasts some ridiculously fast, Verizon is launching 150/35 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet service – the fastest mass-market broadband service in the nation – over the company’s all-fiber-optic FiOS network. [...]
Apple’s Embedded SIM card-Europian carriers go on “war”
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
While Apple hasn’t officially announced intentions to use an embedded SIM in its iPhone, some European carriers are already such a move could put too much control in Apple’s hands. Apple recently started working with the wireless security company Gemalto, whose programmable over the air SIM card solutions are used in big pilot projects for [...]
NOKIA N8 facing Power Issue:Niklas Savander confirms
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Nokia N8 is the current top of the line Symbian^3 based multi-media handset. However, in last few days, several Nokia N8 owners complained that the phone powers off all by itself. Niklas Savander, Exec. Vice President for Nokia, acknowledged the issue at the official Nokia Conversations blog that a small number of users have been [...]
Nokia’s Ovi Store Downloads Hit 3 Million A Day !
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Nokia yesterday announced that its Ovi Store has reached 3 million downloads per day, a milestone spurred by overall global demand and a recent update that gives users of Nokia’s new Symbian smartphone family a friendlier look and feel as well as more popular apps and games. The company is also gaining significant software developer [...]
Android 3.0 “Hneycomb” with Tegra 2 could be launched on February
November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Things are moving rapidly in the Android world, this week we learned that Android 2.3 should be available in the next few weeks and now it looks like Honeycomb (Android 3.0) could be ready to go as early as February. A report in DigiTimes says that in February or March, the tablet-centric Android 3.0 or [...]
Apple iOS 4.2 “Golden Master” Update Releases for Developers
November 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Apple has preparing iOS 4.2 for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. By offering the golden master version of the software to developers, it is a sign that Apple is nearly ready to offer it to consumers. The release, known as build 8C134, is for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices, which could mean iOS [...]
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