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Microsoft Publishes Windows Phone 8 ‘How To’ Videos

Microsoft Publishes Windows Phone 8 ‘How To’ Videos

February 1, 2013 No Comments

Microsoft recently published a few Windows Phone 8 how to videos showing off some features like NRC sharing. Check them out… How to create a new room in Windows Phone 8    How to switch between apps in Windows Phone 8        How to set up Kid’s Corner in Windows Phone 8      Bing your lock screen in ...

How to install apps from an SD card on Windows Phone 8

How to install apps from an SD card on Windows Phone 8

December 1, 2012 No Comments

Microsoft recently announced new features that were implemented into the Windows Phone store, one in which will now allow customers to download and install .XAP files onto the phone..Yes, you read that correctly. This update will allow you to install from the card onto the phone and not the other way around. As strange as ...

How To: Take a Screenshot on Windows Phone 8 (Lumia 920)

How To: Take a Screenshot on Windows Phone 8 (Lumia 920)

September 7, 2012 1 Comment

We all let out a sigh of relief when Microsoft announced that Windows Phone 8 would of screenshot functionality baked in. Most of us however didn’t notice exactly how it was done on stage. Well here you go: It is done by simply pushing the power and home buttons simultaneously.  

How to Force Tango Update on Your Device

How to Force Tango Update on Your Device

June 28, 2012 20 Comments

With the Tango update rolling out to different devices around the world, we thought we’d remind you of an old trick that seems to still be working to this day. If you know that your carrier is rolling out the Tango update for your specific device already, there is a simple trick you can do ...

How to: Transfer Apps, Contacts and More to New Windows Phone

How to: Transfer Apps, Contacts and More to New Windows Phone

April 12, 2012 1 Comment

Microsoft has posted a pretty simple but intuitive how to on moving from your old Windows Phone to a new one. Here are the nice and east steps summarized: Moving apps Go to My Phone and sign in. Click your name, and then click Account. Click apps to Reinstall. OR You can also just use Reinstaller, ...

Windows Phone User Community: Integrate In-app Purchasing in Windows Phone Apps

Windows Phone User Community: Integrate In-app Purchasing in Windows Phone Apps

December 7, 2011 No Comments

  Spotted this video from the Windows Phone user community about Integrating In-app purchasing for Windows Phone. A few developers out there might want to get this done on their end but maybe aren’t sure about how to get it accomplished.  

Mango: How to Use Bing Search and Speach Recognition

Mango: How to Use Bing Search and Speach Recognition

October 14, 2011 No Comments

  MyKindofPhone has posted 2 new ’how to’ videos for using Bing search on your Windows Phone 7.5 devices. For those of you who aren’t familiar with all the new options Bing brings with the Mango update should definitely watch the videos. You can also visit mykindofphone.com for a more in depth breakdown.

How to Dual Boot Windows 8 (very Easy)

How to Dual Boot Windows 8 (very Easy)

September 16, 2011 3 Comments

 I attempted to run Windows 8 on an old Dell laptop running Vista. That was no fun as the DVD tray was shot and I had no other alternatives at the time. Thanks to this very easy rundown by mobility digest on how to get Windows 8 to dualboot, I will be trying this all ...

How to: Change the Display Picture on Your Picture Hub

How to: Change the Display Picture on Your Picture Hub

April 29, 2011 2 Comments

There is a lot of confusion on how to do a lot of things on Windows Phone 7. One thing that we have noticed some people are having trouble with (myself included) was changing the picture hub photo. Oddly enough I think the solution was so simple I didn’t think of it til it was ...

Microsoft Creates a One Stop Shop For Info On Making Apps

Microsoft Creates a One Stop Shop For Info On Making Apps

April 26, 2011 No Comments

There is already a tremendous amount of information that is available online on how to create Windows Phone 7 applications. Before WP7 even was out we heard the screams coming out of Redmond – developers, developers, developers!!! So if you want to create WP7 apps there is no shortage of the amount of tutorials and ...

Nokia Smart Cam App For Nokia WP8 Devices Available, But Probably Won’t Work On Your Phone…

Nokia has just released the Nokia Smart Camera app that stole the show at the Nokia Lumia 925 press...

Nokia EOS 41MP Phone In Aluminum Is The Real Deal

The leaked picture below is a photo of a mass production of the rumored Lumia ‘EOS’(codenamed Elvis)in aluminum: What...

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