Samsung Phone Windows 7.5 (Mango) First Impressions Review

By , 30 September, 2011, No Comment

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I’ve always appreciated what Windows Mobile has to offer: I spent the past week to play with Samsung Focus preloaded with the final build of Windows Mobile 7.5, code-named Mango. clean and intuitive interface that works well, put it simply. Windows Mobile was originally published some features are missing, though. Windows Mobile 7.5 Microsoft agrees motto is “Putting People First”, and is a good enough job to do quello.Il node update, for example, to add copy and paste the operating system, but still felt as if it were missing. There are hundreds of changes to this policy and the Mango Listen, I will highlight a series of changes that have distinguished themselves to me during my time with the operating system.
Groups and chat integration

SMS Inbox is now automatically integrates with Facebook Chat and Windows Live Messenger, allowing you to stay connected to perfection. Beware of Microsoft Windows Mobile 7.5 was with friends and family members. I asked product manager Greg Sullivan Microsoft Windows phone if supported by Google and other chat clients such as AIM, is under construction. He said no, but the base is there, so if an independent developer wants to create an application that includes chat clients, you can do.

I loved the photo and the integration of social networks, when I played with Windows Phone. This meant that I could open the application image to see the latest pictures of my friends on Facebook. Windows Phone 7.5 takes this idea one step further and allows you to create “Groups”. This feature let me see updates that were published by a small group of people like my family or a subset of friends. It worked well and allowed me to quickly sort the fluff for this I really care about.

Connect App
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Connect App stood out in particular interesting feature of the new Windows Mobile 7.5. For example, if you plan on going to the movies and you have Windows look for a phone near the theater, your phone will automatically be drawn to any movie-related applications installed and the results of the survey.

Flixter I installed to test this feature. After a quick search, I realized that “Killer Elite” movie was playing nearby. After clicking the name of the movie and the phone highs and information on the show. However, the slide to the right also unveiled a new “Applications” area classification “by the Flixster movies” and other related programs. When I opened Flixter automatically searched for and found “Killer Elite”, and reviews and other information are provided.

Tellme text to speech
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Tellme technology now you can search the web or write an SMS using your voice. The search option accepts voice commands, and it worked very well while I was driving in New Jersey and needed to quickly find a nearby Dunkin Donuts. In addition, SMS text-speech feature nearly flawless. I talked about “Testing voice commands using text messages,” and it correctly typed my message to me, allowing me safely to a text, my friends and family without having to take my eyes off the road.

IE 9
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9 Internet Explorer worked very well and I like that Microsoft has decided to include in the search bar at the bottom of the screen instead of on top, has a much more like a mobile device with your thumbs are always near the bottom of the screen. Web sites looked great and was smooth, with support for hardware-accelerated graphics and a new JavaScript engine, but the Windows Mobile 7.5 still is not supported by the Flash content. Of course, this is not really a lot of the switch.

Windows 7.5 Phone Applications

Windows Phone 7.5 allows applications to benefit from a number of new features. Mango those developed for Windows can be combined with the application Connect to the integration of research, are capable of performing multiple tasks to quickly switch between applications (just hold down the button to activate it again), support for duplex and several in Tile living and more.

Live weather, such as $ 1.99 an application that has been updated to support the Mango, which allows users to create a series of blocks of living in different places of the time. I could easily pin time in New Jersey and New York is my home-screen quick look at the notices.

There are many other Windows Phone 7.5 of applications that take advantage of new features Livy. Four Square, for example, shows the ranking for check-in. I’m excited to see how other programs are starting to take advantage of the advanced options.

Wrap-up

When I sat down with Microsoft Windows Phone, product manager Greg Sullivan last week, he told me that the Windows Phone 7.5 yet really build number “Windows Phone 7.1,” but there were so many changes, it Not only could one day be one iteration. I agree. Phone Windows 7.5 Add functions as it would take pages and pages of text for me to cover everyone makes the platform more friendly and pleasant use.

Microsoft Windows Phone and its partners, now including Nokia, have big plans for the platform to move forward. The company and its operator partners are being trained in-store employees to use and assist customers with devices in an attempt to boost sales. We are also hoping the new hardware to great HTC, Samsung and Nokia in the coming months.

Windows Mobile 7.5 is definitely a step in the right direction and I’m excited to see how the platform will be developed further. If you already have a Windows telephony device, Microsoft has already begun to move out of the Mango variety of devices.

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Apple Hybrid HDD / SDD Technology Could Save The Clumsy

By , 29 September, 2011, No Comment

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Apple is apparently working on a hybrid system, the pair of discs traditional dish, the configuration of flash memory, which can prevent data loss if the MacBook is dropped or shaken. In detail in the recently published patent application 20110238887, look for “hybrid storage device based on the state of the environment,” Apple’s solution is positioned as a way to avoid errors caused by “temperature, vibration and acceleration,” but can also have an impact on the speed of data availability.

“Block selectively storing data in flash memory, a hybrid storage device can be addressed with sensitivity for the hard disk to change the environmental status of the hybrid storage device. For example, if the change of status information about environmental result in the state of the hard disk, where the failure or closure of the hard drive will be writing, or if there is an imminent risk of losing data during Write, write operation can be completed using the flash memory. Therefore, this technique storage can increase the reliability of the hybrid storage device, “Apple’s patent application

As Apple has described the hybrid drive can quickly save the data to the flash section of a sudden if it detects that the trays should be blocked, such as during a fall. On the other hand, if the temperature exceeds preset unit “safe” level, the trays can be rotated down and the flash storage is used as a temporary cache until it is cooled again.

Hybrid hard drive technology is not new, and several manufacturers have already produced a pair of turntables and a solid state memory. Perhaps the most famous is the Seagate Momentus XT – which is adjusted until July 2010 – although the main purpose of combining the speed of storage is usually expressed as a question.

It would also be an advantage of the system from Apple, the company acknowledges – “the external device may be able to improve performance by exploiting the relative performance of the memory of the hard drive and flash” – although it is possible, focusing on life, allowing appropriate to differentiate the patent application of the prior art. Whether that will fly with the USPTO remains uncertain, but we would not be surprised if tomorrow MacBook Pro models incorporated a cost-effective balance Hybrid storage rather than move to bigger SSD expensive than some have predicted.

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Asus launch O!Play Mini Plus HD media player

By , 29 September, 2011, No Comment

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Latest set top box in the form of the O! Mini Plus launched by Asus, an Internet-capable receiver that can play HD content on the Web.

Provides access to Dailymotion, Mediafly, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa and Internet radio stations.

Asus estimates, is also the first HD Media Player to support Acetrax, widespread video on demand in Europe.

Streaming content from the Internet should be a painless experience thanks to Wireless N and Gigabit Ethernet LAN support, and the Wi-Fi, you do not need to mess with the cables to do it.

Computer port

You can also use a USB hard drive, flash drive or SD card to play videos stored and read the contents of a PC, smartphone or tablet.

Supports all major video formats, audio and image and provides USB ports and HDMI 2.0.