Entries tagged with phones - Channel 10

Hack Toll-Free Phone Trees

sarahintampa — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:58:00 GMT

Do you hate dialing those toll-free numbers that force to you to navigate through a phone tree just to get to a real, live person on the phone? Designed to route calls (and possibly to frustrate people to the point of hanging up), complex phone trees waste your valuable time. A service called BRINGO can end the phone tree nightmare. BRINGO navigates phone trees so you don't have to. To use BRINGO, use the list on the BRINGO website to find the company you'd like to call by category (credit cards, mortgages, loans, health care, etc.) or by name. Enter in your phone number (they company promises to never disclose this information). Wait for BRINGO to call you back. When your phone rings, pick up and you'll have an actual human being from the company on the phone. Watch this ABC news video to see BRINGO in action. Genius. (Thanks to The Raw Feed!)

Spb Mobile Shell: Rolling your own UI

Larry — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:48:00 GMT

One of the things I really like about my Windows Mobile phone (a HTC 8525 on Cingular) is that I can change my entire UI whenever I want. I've used different skins, backgrounds, UI enhancements, heck - I even had it looking like an i-something-or-other for a while. It's this freedom to make the phone your own that sets WM devices apart from competitors.

That said, I've just found my next UI; the Spb Mobile Shell. This interface app focuses on clean looks, personalization, and a complete one-handed experience. Some of the features include the Spb Menu with Vista style icons for programs and actions, easier selection of camera modes, and a photo speed dial tab for selecing who to call by photo.

Windows Mobile 6 is here

Laura — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:21:00 GMT

Working mobile is about to take a leap forward with Windows Mobile 6 - bringing great enhancements to familiar Microsoft® mobile applications like Outlook® Mobile, Office Mobile, and now Windows Live™ for Windows Mobile. Plus with security, scalability and manageability improvements, you will find it easier than ever to make your mobile workforce productive. I sat down with product manager Derek Snyder and he went over the finest features that Windows Mobile 6 is bringing you.

The Samsung BlackJack for Cingular: QWERTY keyboard and 3G music downloads in your pocket

Jesse — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:48:00 GMT

This Wednesday the 16th, scrape together two hundred stones and make a b-line for your local Cingular shop to be one of the first to hold the Cingular BlackJack in your hands. Gaze into it's large QVGA display, marvel at it's svelte design, and let your fingers dance across its full QWERTY keyboard.

The BlackJack will also get you connected to the new Cingular Music subscription service, as well as Cingular Video (for those of us who can't live without specialized HBO streaming content). For some of us at 10 though the XM Radio Mobile service is the more appealing idea. For those of you kids who were 'Q cool for school', this is your upgrade path. Our good friends at Phonescoop have previewed the BlackJack for your betterment as well.

T-Mobile launches Dash Q-Killer with My Faves support

Jesse — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:40:00 GMT

There’s nothing we lust after more than electronics we can fit into our pockets; they exude a cool factor that is more pervasive than most of the things we squander our money on. HTC has long been providing fabulous Windows Mobile handsets, both in the Smartphone and Pocket PC varieties, and their newest stateside release is no exception.

Branded as the T-Mobile Dash, this Smartphone packs quad-band EDGE, WiFi, and Bluetooth (with A2DP) into a qwerty form factor more that is arguably more attractive and more addictive than the Motorola Q. To top it all off, the Dash also supports T-Mobile’s new My Faves service. Once signed up for an appropriate service plan, you can select your 5 most-called US numbers and scratch them off your bill.

While some of us around the 10 reservation can’t imagine losing the uber-functionality of a Pocket PC, the Dash makes a strong argument for the benefits of a more svelte WinMo device. Your friendly neighborhood T-Mobile shop should have them by October 25^th. Also be sure to check out Phonescoop and Engadget for more hands-on opinion.

Office RoundTable part three: LiveMeeting 2007 and final RoundTable hardware

Jesse — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:35:16 GMT

About a week after we aired our first pieces about Office RoundTable, the phone rang here at the 10 HQ. Our new best friend Rajiv Kapoor from the Microsoft Unified Communications group called out of the clear blue to say he'd love to show off the finished RoundTable alongside LiveMeeting 2007. Naturally we grabbed the camera and ran across campus.

Office RoundTable part two: Panoramic video conferencing

Jesse — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:39:52 GMT

Picking up where download the panoramic video.

Office RoundTable part one: The making of a great videoconference device

Jesse — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:59:09 GMT

One of the benefits of working on a small team is the low frequency of conference calls. Being on a 'call' as they're not-so-affectionately known typically means speaking once every fifteen minutes while sifting through email or catching up on that hilarious web comic.

The Office RoundTable stands to change the disconnected nature of the virtual meeting. Ross Cutler and his team inside Microsoft Research have built the ultimate videoconference device, and he's given us a look at how it came to be.