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Microsoft Releases New “Great to be a Family” Ads (video)

October 17, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft has released their ads from their new “Great to be a Family” campaign. They all include Microsoft products integrated for one use and all include ‘family moments’. This one below is called ‘epic share’ the first to include the Windows Phone, in which they use the WP7 device to snap a picture an share. “While dad […]

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Homebrew: Phone7Market Let’s You Download Free US Only Apps From Any Region

October 16, 2011 1 Comment

Ever want to download a game or app from the marketplace but the application was US only? Look no further than Phone7Market! 1800pocketPC has featured an application that lets you tap into the US marketplace from any region and download said app to you Windows Phone. Requirements: Windows Phone 7 device (unlocked) or emulator Windows […]

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Halo: Realtime Maps Coming to Windows Phone for Xbox 360 Players via ATLAS App (video)

October 16, 2011 No Comments

343 Industries, the new development house for the Halo franchise announced yesterday at Comic Con that they will be providing Windows Phone users a leg up on the competition. An app called Atlas will be available very soon on the Windows Phone marketplace that will work as a real world GPS system while your playing […]

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Mango: How to Use Bing Search and Speach Recognition

October 14, 2011 No Comments

  MyKindofPhone has posted 2 new ‘how to’ videos for using Bing search on your Windows Phone 7.5 devices. For those of you who aren’t familiar with all the new options Bing brings with the Mango update should definitely watch the videos. You can also visit mykindofphone.com for a more in depth breakdown.

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Mango Apps: Birdsong Gets Updated (Twitter Client)

October 14, 2011 No Comments

I use Birdsong as my personal Twitter client on Windows Phone and I have been dying for it to get updated to Mango for the fast app switching. It is finally here and it packs more features than just fast app switching… Fast switching One of Mango’s biggest features, allows you to return to Birdsong […]

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Mango Update: Mango for HTC HD7s Now Rolling Out (Dell Venue Pro Still in Planning)

October 14, 2011 No Comments

The Mango Update has hit the HTC HD7s! If you are an AT&T customer and are using the HTC HD7s, you should be getting notified about your pending Mango update. The Dell Venue Pro and Samsung Focus V1.4 are still pending. Samsung Focus V1.4 though should be arriving within then next two weeks. If you […]

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Mango Apps: WordPress Updated and Back in the Windows Phone Marketplace

October 14, 2011 No Comments

After WordPress was updated to Mango recently, it was pulled from the marketplace because of a nasty bug. The app has now re-appeared in the marketplace so we should all be in the clear. I have played around with the app for awhile and everything seems to be working perfectly. App Info: WordPress for Windows […]

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Microsoft Announces Windows Phone Winners From IOS & Blackberry Fail Contest

October 14, 2011 No Comments

Recently, Microsoft Used IOS5 Upgrade Woes & Blackberry Outage as Promo For Windows Phone. Via @BenThePCGuy, they held a contest where 25 Windows Phones were given out to the 25 best ansers as to why they needed a Windows Phone. This contest was held during Blackberry’s outage and while iPhone users struggled to get their […]

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Mango Apps: Funny Faces (Augmented Reality)

October 14, 2011 No Comments

With the Windows Phone 7.5 update smoothly rolling our across the world. We are starting to see more and more apps that are stricktly just for Mango flavored devices. Funny Faces is a brand new one in the marketplace and it uses augmented reality to overlay hilarious items on a persons face. Just point the […]

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Tap Shot Updated to Version 1.2 – Global Leaderboards

October 13, 2011 No Comments

Tap Shot V1.2 is out and its packed with a few new features: Menu and Page re-designs: Those upgrading will initially notice a facelift to the menus, and some rather extensive cosmetic surgery to the level select and leaderboards pages. Online Leaderboards: You asked for it, so here it is!! Players can now register a […]

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LG: Jil Sander Windows Phone Revealed (Specs & Press Shots)

The press shots and specs have been revealed for LG’s Jil Sanders Windows Phone. It is basically a Optimus...

Samsung Omnia W Gets Really Friendly With the Camera (Pics)

The Windows Phone Team just published some really nice close up pictures of the upcoming Mango flavored Samsung Omnia...