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Microsoft Signs Samsung to Android Patent Deal

September 28, 2011 1 Comment

 Microsoft announced today that Samsung has finalized a patent deal with the tech giant. They both join the ranks of HTC, Acer, Viewsonic and many others in licensing the proper patents from Microsoft in order to avoid lawsuits from them in the future. It is being reported that Samsung will have to pay Microsoft $10 […]

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How to Tell If My Samsung Focus is V1.3 or V1.4

September 28, 2011 16 Comments

With Mango rolling out worldwide and pretty impressively may I add. AT&T has announced that the Samsung Focus will update to Mango in 2 parts. Version 1.3 will update to Mango immediately and version 1.4 will update to Mango some time late in October. The problem is that some Samsung Focus users do not know which version […]

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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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T-Mobile Announces HTC Radar 4G

September 27, 2011 1 Comment

T-mobile has waited until Mango day to officially announce the HTC Radar 4G. For the time being it looks like it is going to be T-mobiles only new Windows Phone offering this year. Not to take anything away from the HTC Radar since it is a beautiful device and it looks like it has been […]

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Its Official: Mango is Rolling Out Worldwide Right Now

September 27, 2011 No Comments

I may have been a bit premature this morning with the Mango update but it didn’t take Microsoft too long to make it true. The Mango update is now available and rolling out worldwide on most carriers. You can check the chart that corresponds to you to see if it is rolling out in your […]

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Mango: You Can Now Re-Install Your Entire History of Apps

September 27, 2011 1 Comment

If you do not install your apps from the Zune software then you might understand the frustration of re-downloading all of your apps to a new fresh install of Windows Phone. Even if you have to rollback for some reason, you still have to dig around looking for apps you have purchased. Now via the […]

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Mango: Windows Phone Website Now Connects You to Live, Xbox & Skydrive

September 27, 2011 No Comments

We wrote earlier about how the new Windows Phone website now has the marketplace built into it. Now by signing in and clicking on my phone, it meshes all of your services into one convenient place. From here you can now View gamerscore connect to skydrive view skydrive images Find your phone check inbox add […]

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‘Where’s my phone update?’ Charts Get Mango Flavor

September 27, 2011 4 Comments

Again, my sincerest apologies for my last post. Following tips and accepting images via a mobile device at 6am in the morning is never a good thing. However, it is very good news to hear that Microsoft has updated their ‘Where’s my phone update?’ Charts to Mango. It is even more reassuring that almost every […]

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Windows Phone Marketplace is Now Live on the Web

September 27, 2011 No Comments

We have rumored to be Mango day and for a carrier or two it seems that it might be. It can be Mango day for another reason though. Microsoft has just made their marketplace LIVE on the web. You can browse or search every app on the marketplace through their web portal now and check out […]

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Microsoft: Starting End of October You Can Modify 7.0 Apps Post Mango

September 26, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft caused quite a stir a few weeks back when they announced that developers couldn’t modify their 7.0 app after they updated it to Mango. Now, Microsoft plays a different tune as they not only announce that in October you will be allowed to get back into that 7.0 version and change it – they are […]

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Stephen Elop Confirms What We Already Knew

In a not so surprising announcement, Stephen Elop, chief executive officer of Nokia confirmed today that they will be...

T-Mobile to Launch the HTC Radar on November 2nd

At least we now know the exact launch date of one Windows Phone Mango device coming to the US....