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Fashion Windows Phone by German Designer Jil Sander

October 6, 2011 No Comments

While the idea of a fashion phone has never enticed me, I think it signifies a belief in your product when a designer wants to put their name on it. Fashion designer Jil Sander must feel that way about Windows Phone because beginning October 7th a Windows Phone by LG will go on sale bearing […]

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Full Promo for Xbox Live TV

October 6, 2011 No Comments

Yesterday we saw a snippet of this video, the one where the girl is using her Windows Phone to control her Xbox. This is the full length version that shows how Live TV will also work together with your Kinect to optimize your TV viewing experience. Source: Microsoft

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Windows Phone App to Control Xbox 360 Coming Soon

October 5, 2011 No Comments

With the announcement of Microsoft’s Live TV partnerships, Microsoft is throwing something into the mix to sweeten  things up a bit. Microsoft has developed an application that Windows Phone owners can use to control their Xbox called the Xbox companion app. The best part about all of this is that the Xbox companion app will […]

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Stephen Elop Confirms What We Already Knew

October 4, 2011 No Comments

In a not so surprising announcement, Stephen Elop, chief executive officer of Nokia confirmed today that they will be unveiling their first Windows Phone devices this quarter. It has been expected that Nokia would be making their Windows Phone announcements at the Nokia World trade show on October 26th. What makes this confirmation news worthy […]

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Today, We Bid Farewell to the Zune HD [UPDATED]

October 3, 2011 No Comments

In a final effort to ditch the Zune HD, Microsoft has officially removed the device from the Zune music pass page. It is no longer listed as an option for which your Zune pass can be used. It hasn’t exactly been a big secret that Microsoft was going to choose to discontinue Zune hardware. Microsoft […]

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Zune Service Will be Made Available to Canada, Changes in Store for US

September 29, 2011 No Comments

October 3, 2011 will mark the day that Zune will be made available in Canada. Users will be able to subscribe to the Zune music pass for C$9.99 per month or C$99.90 a year. I am sure some of you are wondering why their prices are lower than in the US. Well, Microsoft has decided […]

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WP7 Xbox Live Game of the Week: Burn the Rope

September 28, 2011 No Comments

Burn the rope is a game where your goal is to burn the rope given to you in a board by making sure that the fire is always traveling upward; or else the fire will burn out. This is accomplished by rotating your phone to ensure that the fire is constantly going in a upward […]

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How to: Force Mango

September 27, 2011 41 Comments

Many moons ago the NoDo update was being distributed but many were not getting the update notification on their phones. This obviously led people to resort to other methods to get their hands on the update. That’s exactly what is happening now. Now that the Mango update is being distibuted, those not receiving it are left […]

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Deutsche Telekom to Distribute Mango Update Tomorrow

September 26, 2011 No Comments

Rumors have been circulating about when mobile carriers will distribute Mango. The rumor for Deutsche Telekom was that the company would distibute the Mango update today. Those rumors, though untrue were very close to the truth. Deutsche Telekom’s Facebook support page was asked about the Mango update and surprisingly gave a straight forward answer. The […]

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Mango to be Released in a Week or Two! Microsoft Cautions Against Using Homebrew Tools

September 21, 2011 4 Comments

Finally some official news on the Mango update! Eric Hautala, General Manager, Customer Experience Engineering for Windows Phone put up a post today where he let us know that the Mango update should begin distributiion in a week or two. The “Where’s My Phone Update?” page will be also updated to show the rollout status […]

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Nokia Lumia 900 Launching Early 2012 in the US With Tango (Specs)

  BGR has inside information regarding Nokia’s launch of Windows Phones in the US. With this comes new that...

Early Cyber Monday Deal: HTC Titan at Best Buy For Free

Trying to get your hands on an HTC Titan? Best buy has it right now for $0 – thats...