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Say it Ain’t So Joe!? Ex-Windows Phone Manager Joe Marini Now At Google

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Say it Ain’t So Joe!? It has been only about 2 months since Joe Marini was a Windows Phone manager at Microsoft and was under fire when he tweeted about the Nokia 800, a future unofficial device at the time. The rumor was that he left the company before Microsoft could fire him.  He is […]

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Nokia Maps Will be Available on All Other Devices As Paid App

November 23, 2011 No Comments

About two months ago, we announced that Nokia Maps would be coming to all Windows Phones – even non Nokia devices. Shortly after we began to hear whispers of Nokia Maps being exclusive to just Nokia. Earlier this month, we began to seehacked versions of the app sneak its way onto HTC & Samsung devices via stolen […]

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Microsoft’s Craig Mundie on Kinect (Siri vs Tellme) video

November 23, 2011 1 Comment

Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie is not impressed with Apple’s Siri. Last week at the Techonomy conference, he spoke to Forbes about Siri, Windows Phone, Tellme, Kinect and how he feels that Apple pushed Siri because it had no other new features on the new iPhone. He also spoke about hoe Windows Phone has […]

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Microsoft Signs NDA – Now Potential Bidder to Aqcuire Yahoo!

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Seems like Microsoft has signed a nondisclosure agreement with Yahoo, according to a person briefed on the matter. Which makes Microsoft officially a potential bidder for Yahoo. Why purchase Yahoo? Seems to be that Microsoft is interested in keeping the relationship between the two as far as Bing is concerned. Another factor that is being […]

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Microsoft Lync Mobile Coming to Windows Phone Next Month (Android, BlackBerry and iOS Too)

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Gary Holden, a tech enthusiast out of Australia tweeted recently that Microsoft Lync Mobile would be coming to Windows Phone in the next 4 weeks. He also stated that it would also be available for Android, Blackberry and IOS devices like the iPhone. We wouldn’t consider that too much to go on but then Microsoft […]

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Mango Apps: SlingPlayer Finally Goes Mango

November 23, 2011 No Comments

SlingPlayer has finally gone Mango! It took awhile but its finally here, being what SlingPlayer does, I am sure many of you wish it would of come alot sooner. Not only does the SlingPlayer Mango update fix bugs like Bug its gray screen issue and Remote latency but it also brings that all important fast […]

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Windows Phone Marketplace: Breakdown of First Year

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft took a chance with Windows Phone when they first launched it only a year ago. Starting completely from scratch, not even Windows Mobile apps were allowed into their new app store which they dubbed the Marketplace. Fast forward a year later and Windows Phone is already at 40,000 apps which is a record for […]

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WP7 Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Tetris (Again)

November 23, 2011 No Comments

It was just this past August when the ageless game Tetris was dubbed the Xbox Live deal of the week and it is at it again. If you missed it the first go around – here is your chance. This price goes down to $2.99 from the actual $4.99 pricetag. Game Info: THE AWARD WINNING […]

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WP7 Xbox Live Game of the Week: Farm Frenzy 2

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Ever want to experience running your own personal farm? Well if you ever did or just enjoy frantic games where you can take care of a specific business and make it grow and succeed – Farm Frenzy is the game for you. Free Trial/ $2.99 to purchase full game Game Info: If you think life […]

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Tango: Windows Phone Build 8713 Turns Up Out in the Open

November 22, 2011 No Comments

WP Bench, a popular bench marking application for Windows Phone has turned up build 8713 in the wild. A few days ago build 7.10.8711 showed up running on a Nokia device codenamed Champagne, this new discovery just features a small bump on the build number but it does show that there is work being done. There […]

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HTC Radar Going For Only $50 on Wirefly

Wirefly is having a great deal on the new T-Mobile Windows Phone the HTC Radar. T-mobile has it for...

HTC Radar: Unboxing Video

The HTC Radar which just recently was available on T-Mobile online is going for only $99 with 2 year...