zelderman says "Would you kindly Jump In" about Microsoft – xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the newest console from Microsoft which came out in 2006. It has HD graphics capable of running in 1080p. It has some great games, like Halo, Gears of War, and Mass Effect. The controller is very confortable and fits in your hands well without cramping or discomfort. The online is very [...]
Video: Android hacked in place of Windows Mobile on a Touch Pro2
While a lot of people are pretty pumped about Windows Phone 7, there’s are some people who definitely are not: everyone stuck on a now antiquated Windows Mobile 6.5 handset. Microsoft has already confirmed that if your phones running 6.5, it’s not going to be running 7 any time soon.
If you can’t join’em, beat’em, right? [...]
XNA 4.0 games on Windows Phone 7 Series look awesome (but won’t be for Zune HD)
A bundle of screenshots just hit the net showing off the latest Direct3D-based mobile games running on a WinPho7 device, adn they look pretty hot. We knew that the Tegra chipset in the Zune HD and likely in several upcoming WinPho handsets (Tegra 2, to be precise) is capable of some nice 3D, but these [...]
Suite Arrival Ships Toiletries Ahead to Your Destination [Travel]
If you like to travel light but have a well stocked toiletries bag upon arriving at your destination, Suite Arrival makes it easy to ship your bathroom favorites ahead.
Suite Arrival’s business model is based on the idea that you’d rather pay low and reasonable prices for toiletries and have them shipped to your hotel than [...]
Thodio A-Box Bulletproof Speakers Are Perfect For Your Bunker [Speakers]
Back in 2007, Thodio made the lovingly hand-crafted iBox speakers. But you know what? That was then. In today’s rough and tumble world, your iPod needs speakers wrought with freakin kevlar. Welcome, survivalists, to the Thodio A-Box.
The innards are the same as the iBox, with your choice between two 25 watt amplifier or a “heavy [...]
Skype for Symbian/Nokia Arrives in Ovi Store [Nokia]
Rocking a Novia phone and got an itch for some VoIP calling? Starting today, you can grab the Skype for Symbian app from the Ovi Store for free. It works over 3G and Wi-Fi by default, which is always nice to hear, and should work on any Nokia phone running the Symbian^1 OS. [Skype via [...]
Maybe it’s horrible customer service that’s hobbling Palm?
Dwight “The Houston Tiger” Silverman, like so many tech dudes, likes the Palm Pre and Pixi and, in a way, doesn’t understand why Palm is on the rocks. However, he got an email from a reader who described her Verizon experience as sub-par at best. It began poorly:
My original salesperson, upon hearing me say I [...]
Nvidia Optimus Switched This GPU Off! I’ll Yank It Out to Prove It! [Nvidia]
The Nvidia Optimus seamlessly switches between GPUs based on need. And based on this fellow being able to yank out a GPU while the rest of a system is running, it works rather well too.
Sure, it would’ve been funny if something had gone wrong at that 1:40 mark, but the fact that this little demonstration [...]
Video: Hasty hacker hobbles together a Windows Phone 7 skin for older WinMo phones
Wowza. Consider me impressed. It took Microsoft 3 years to develop Windows Phone 7 Series — but its only taken 2 weeks for some far-too-talented dabbler to recreate the look and feel of the new OS as a skin for older Windows Mobile handsets, relying on nothing but screenshots and demo videos.
Get ready for [...]
Microsoft: No, WinMo 6.5 devices will not be upgraded to Windows Phone 7
Cue the sad trombone, folks. If you were waiting around with your Windows Mobile 6.5 device with hopes that Microsoft would one day bless it with a new chance at life in the form of Windows Phone 7, it’s time to move on.
APC Magazine just got the full spiel from Microsoft themselves: Windows Mobile [...]
