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Finally, Confirmation That Windows Phone Mango Will have Front Facing Cameras

August 25, 2011 No Comments

As if we hadn’t known all along, Microsoft has finally officially confirmed that the Mango update will also bring front facaing cameras to Windows Phone. The announcement was made at Microsoft’s Tech Ed event  in New Zealand. Another obvious announcement that they made was that Skype would be soon making its’ way to Windows Phone and that Mango […]

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Mango: Windows Phone Will Support Internet Sharing/Mobile Hot Spot

August 25, 2011 No Comments

So close to the launch of Windows Phone Mango and we are still finding little gems hidden within the OS. Internet Sharing/Mobile Hot Spot will in fact be supported in Mango. This is a brand new trick for Windows Phone and a much sought after feature in the mobile world. Adding Internet to both a smartphone […]

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Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO – Stocks Start to Fall

August 24, 2011 No Comments

We all knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Steve Jobs has finally stepped down as CEO of Apple, Inc. most likely due to persistent health reasons. What will this mean for Apple and their competitors? There are tons of questions up in the air as Apple Stocks fell about 5% minutes after […]

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Developers Rally Against Microsoft’s Mango App Submission Rule

August 24, 2011 2 Comments

Microsoft ignited a flame in some developers when they released a blog post on what will happen when a Mango app gets published. Turns out that once you publish a Mango app, there is no turning back. Your app will stay available to devices running NoDo but the app will no longer be allowed updates […]

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Minesweeper Now Available Worldwide

August 24, 2011 No Comments

  When Microsoft launched both Minesweeper and Sudoku for free on the Windows Phone marketplace, not everyone was happy. Actually most of the world wasn’t happy since the games were only available in the US. Microsoft not only corrected the situation (for one of the titles so far), they also explained what happened in their […]

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Ever Wondered How Rovio Creates an Angry Birds Level?

August 24, 2011 2 Comments

Angry Birds has become a must have on mobile platforms these days. People just can’t seem to resist knocking around those green pigs using different birds, ehich is why Rovio is constantly updating the game to include new content and keep players interested. Some levels of Angry Bird seem so complex that you have to […]

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Microsoft Confirms WP7 Tango and Apollo

August 24, 2011 1 Comment

Yesterday Microsoft held a MSDN seminar called “The Next Generation of Development,” in Hong Kong. During the presentation they spoke about the much speculated update codenamed Tango. Tango will NOT be a major update but a minor one for areas like China and India. The update will also bring things like: Improved Bing service to […]

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New Mango Windows Phones Show Their Faces on WP Bench[UPDATED]

August 24, 2011 No Comments

We are getting so close to new Windows Phone devices running on Mango. We are starting to get roadmap leaks and Windows Phones are popping out on game analytics. Now we have the developer of WP Bench, Robert Varga taking snapshots of a list containing new Mango Windows Phone devices. Some of which were unheard […]

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Leaked: Roadmap Shows 2 Windows Phone Mango Devices Coming to AT&T

August 23, 2011 1 Comment

It looks like AT&T will be getting their hands on 2 different Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) devices. In a leaked AT&T road-map, it shows that 2 new Windows Phones will be arriving under the carrier. One being the Samsung SGH-i937 which closely resembles the popular Samsung’s Galaxy S II for Android. The other device is […]

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Zune 4.8 Now Available

August 23, 2011 No Comments

It’s only natural that with new features in Mango we will have to update the software that we use to manage our mobile devices. In anticipation of the distribution of the Mango update, Microsoft is requiring that you update your Zune software to version 4.8 to make it compatible with the updated Windows Phone OS. […]

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HTC Shows Off the HTC Titan On Their Website – New Videos (Stitch Imaging to Panorama)

HTC has launched the HTC Titan on their website which brings us brand new images and video. The HTC...

HTC Launching Globally October 2011 (Press Release) – HTC Watch Enabled

HTC has made a huge splash with their 2 new WIndows Phones today. The HTC Titan and HTC Rader...