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Creator of Dilbert Accepts Brandon Watson’s Challenge

July 28, 2011 No Comments

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert recently vented on his blog about his experiences with smartphones. In a bold move, Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone commented on his blog post with a little challenge. He challenged Scott Adams to try a Windows Phone 7 device running Mango and see if Windows […]

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Developers Might be Getting Their Hands on New Mango Build (UPDATE:MANGO UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE)

July 27, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft recently released Mango build 7720 to manufacturers while developers have build 7661. It’s only to be expected that developers hope to get their hands on an updated version of Mango, and that’s just what might happen. When Cliff Simpkins, Senior Product Manager for Windows Phone 7 was asked via Twitter about developers getting an […]

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Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst Removed from Marketplace, Probably for Good

July 26, 2011 No Comments

Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst was removed from the Marketplace but not much thought was given to that as games with issues have been removed before to rectify the issues and then have been resubmitted to the Marketplace. Crackdown 2, however seems to be an entirely different situation. The developers of Crackdown 2 posted a message […]

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Fujitsu IS12T Announcement Expected at Japan Mango Event

July 26, 2011 No Comments

It has been known for a while now that the Fujitsu IS12T is set to be released in Japan in August. Microsoft in conjunction with mobile carrier KDDI and Fujitsu are expected to announce the Fujitsu IS12T tomorrow at the Mango Launch event on July 27th. This has led some to believe that the first […]

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Brandon Watson Issuing Challenge to Unsatisfied Android Users

July 25, 2011 3 Comments

Whether you like Microsoft’s Brandon Watson, Director for Windows Phone 7 or not you have to admit that the guy makes some really gutsy moves. Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert recently blogged about his disatisfaction with his Android device. In a comment to his blog post, Brandon Watson has issued him a challenge […]

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Mango Released to Manufacturers and Carriers for Testing

July 22, 2011 No Comments

Awesome news for anyone waiting for the next generation of Windows Phones. According to the WindowsPhoneDev Podcast, Mango the next big update for Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturers. That’s not even where the good news ends. They have also sent the update to carriers so that they may begin testing it on […]

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LG Fantasy Photos Leaked

July 22, 2011 1 Comment

Pocketnow has released pictures of the LG phones that are expected to be released this Fall. There is unfortunately only one Windows Phone among them. The LG Fantasy is a sleek looking phone with a large screen, sadly there are no specs to go with the picture. Though there’s only one Windows Phone in the […]

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Sally’s Salon Luxury Edition to be Next Weeks Xbox Live Game

July 21, 2011 No Comments

Sally’s Salon  Luxurey Edition by Game House is coming to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace as next weeks Xbox Live game release. The basic premise of the game is getting the customer all made up while keeping pace with the amount of customers in the salon. These types of games are addicting and very entertaining. […]

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In App Purchases Not Coming to Windows Phone with Mango

July 21, 2011 No Comments

Knowing that the Mango update would bring lots of changes to Windows Phone many developers sat idly by waiting for the announcement of in-app purchasing. The fact that the recent game release Beards and Beaks featured in app purchasing for downdoadable content it seemed like it may be a sure thing. Apparently that is not […]

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My Experience With Microsoft’s ‘Find My Phone’

July 21, 2011 6 Comments

For the most part yesterday was a very normal day, that is until I had to attend a mandatory meeting for my sons baseball team. I was there at the meeting while my husband was at work, so I was texting him all the information that they were giving us. I don’t really remember what I did with […]

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Nokia Lumia 710: Closer Look (images & Specs)

The other half of Nokia’s Windows Phone duo is none other than the Lumia 710. The Nokia Lumia 710...

Nokia Lumia 800: Closer Look (images & Specs)

The Nokia Lumia 800 is just a beautiful device. Everything about it really makes what Stephen Elop said come...