October 18, 2011
This is not cool at all… Some Windows Phone users are reporting disappearing keyboards when upgrading to Mango. These users are complaining about things like the keyboard not appearing when pressing on a text box to even stating that the keyboard is disappearing while typing. I personally have yet to experience this issue but I […]
Tags: Disappearing Keyboards, Keyboard, Mango, Typing, Windows Phone, windows phone 7.5News
October 17, 2011
This is something that I am definitely hyped up for and hopefully arrives in my lifetime. The geniuses over at Microsoft Research have solved the issue of controlling handheld devices through fabric by touch. This is just really amazing and it even works through heavy fabrics and jackets as well. “We didn’t think that a […]
Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Research, phones, PocketTouch, Sensors, Windows PhoneNews
October 17, 2011
The Chevron Team (Rafael Rivera, Chris Walsh, Long Zheng) have finally announced that their upcoming unlock tool (chevronWP7) for Windows Phone will be coming in just a few short weeks. The application is pretty much an unlock tool that is approved by Microsoft in which you can sideload apps without paying the apphub membership fee. All […]
Tags: chevronwp7, Developer, Hack, Homebrew, windows phone 7, WP7News
October 17, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Ads, Epic Share, Great to be a Family, Microsoft, Video, Windows PhoneNews
October 16, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Apps, Games, Homebrew, Phone7Market, US Marketplace, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Marketplace, WP7Apps, News
October 15, 2011
We can now add Groupon to the list of apps that have gone Mango. With the update Groupon now utilizes double sided live tiles, and if that’s not good enough you can also be alerted of deals through push notifications. I already thought that the Groupon live tile was eye candy but with the Mango […]
Tags: Groupon, Mango, Sales, update, Windows Phone, WP7Apps, News
October 14, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Birdsong, live tile, Mango, push notification, Red Badger, Twitter, windows phone 7, windows phone 7.5, WP7News
October 14, 2011
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 […]
Tags: AT&T, Dell Venue Pro, HTC, htc hd7s, Mango, windows phone 7.5News
October 14, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Ben Rudolph, Blackberry, contest, IOS, IOS5, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Winners, WP7News
October 13, 2011
Microsoft is celebrating yet another victory in their patent wars with Android. Quanta signed a deal for its’ Android products that gives them the right to LEGALLY use Microsoft’s patents. As a result Quanta will pay royalties to Microsoft. There is no word on how much Quanta will be shelling out. Official Press Release Microsoft […]
Tags: Android, Microsoft, quantaNews