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IDC Says Windows Phone will be the No. 2 Mobile OS by 2015

March 29, 2011 No Comments

Today IDC Released their Worldwide Forecasts for the Smartphone Market. They see some huge changes in the mobile front for the next few years. They say the iPhone will keep pretty much the same market share they have now and that Android will capture a bit more to keep it the top OS worldwide with 45% […]

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Microsoft Hosting Another App Contest

March 29, 2011 No Comments

It is no secret that Microsoft is doing everything in their power to get developers on board with WP7 in order to build the Marketplace. We know that they have personally recruited a few and that they are doing whatever they can to entice devs over to WP7. They have offered a rebate of $99 for […]

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New Phone Concept: Triple Flip

March 29, 2011 1 Comment

Technology is constantly evolving and now that smartphones have become the norm there are many companies out there looking to take things to the next level. One of those companies is SchultzeWORKS designstudio of Pasadena , CA. They created a new concept for a Windows Phone 7 called the Triple Flip that boasts that its’ […]

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WP7 Samsung Users Hacking NoDo (Focus Too)

March 29, 2011 1 Comment

It looks like WP7 Samsung Phone users are jumping into the hacking NoDo game as well. The guys over at XNA have created an ‘app’ to tap into the registry and unbrand the phone. In doing so automatically gives an alert for the NoDo update. All you need is a developer unlocked phone and 10-15 […]

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XNA Will Be Coming to Visual Basic

March 29, 2011 No Comments

One developer request I heard over and over again from the community was that they wanted XNA on Visual Basic. It is finally going to happen after soon. ‘Tonight at DevConnections, Senior Director Dave Mendlen announced that XNA support will be coming to Visual Basic. This is part of Microsoft’s co-evolution strategy, whereby we are […]

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T-mobile HTC HD7 Users to Get NoDo Tomorrow? (March 29th)

March 28, 2011 No Comments

Very good news on the NoDo front! No only did we get word that a few carriers are updating their respective WP7 phone overseas tomorrow but now we get news that T-mobile US will be updating the HTC HD7 as well. The HD7 will then be the first US phone to recieve the now infamous […]

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First Wave of ‘NoDo’ Updates Begins March 29

March 28, 2011 No Comments

NoDo updates are finally going to begin. According to winrumors, two phone carriers are confirmed to begin pushing out the update as early as tomorrow. The two are Telus- Canada and Orange- UK. No word on what other carriers will be included in the first wave but there is still hope for some. O2 and Vodafone will most likely […]

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Hack: Flash NoDo Update on Your HTC HD7

March 28, 2011 No Comments

Do you have an HTC HD7 and you have been waiting impatiently for the NoDo update? Well, if you can’t wait for the official release which is being ‘scheduled’ to roll out. We have the next best thing…. The guys over at XDA have the Roms ready to flash to your HTC HD7. With a few simple […]

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Microsoft Runs Promo for UK Devs

March 28, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft is on the hunt for developers as you may have noticed. They are on a never ending campaign to recruit devs to create apps for the WP7 platform. Their latest attempt is aimed at the devs over in the UK. Microsoft has launched a reward program that will run from March 21 to June […]

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Crescer Game Available Now

March 28, 2011 No Comments

Crescer is an unusual concept for a game. The concept behind this game reminds me somewhat of Animal Crossing except in Crescer your full focus is on the gardening aspect. Crescer is one of those rare games with no trial version and  no feedback as of yet so to find out what this game is […]

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