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Microsoft Releases New “Great to be a Family” Ads (video)

October 17, 2011 No Comments

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 […]

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Microsoft Announces Windows Phone Winners From IOS & Blackberry Fail Contest

October 14, 2011 No Comments

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 […]

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Microsoft and Quanta Reach Licensing Agreement

October 13, 2011 No Comments

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 […]

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Microsoft: Win Big With The Big Box of Awesome 2

October 13, 2011 1 Comment

The Big Box of Awesome II is here from Microsoft. Head over to their Facebook page and follow the directions to enter.   Here are the prizes that they will be giving away: One (1) Sony® Vaio L Series All-In-One Touchscreen PC running Windows 7. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $1,800 One (1) Xbox 360® 250 […]

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Microsoft Uses IOS5 Upgrade Woes & Blackberry Outage as Promo For Windows Phone

October 13, 2011 2 Comments

Having trouble with your IOS5 update on you iPhone? Are you suffering from the worldwide Blackberry outages? Well then what you need is a Windows Phone! That’s the message Ben Rudolph on twitter ( @BenThePCGuy ) went with yesterday as he tweeted to Apple and Blackberry customers about their mobile woes. Ben then took it a […]

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Microsoft Purchases Indie Developer ‘Twisted Pixel’

October 12, 2011 No Comments

I am a huge fan of Twisted Pixel, their games are usually very funny and light hearted but also includes great gameplay. Twisted Pixel has made a name for themselves by creating games just for Xbox Live and PC with titles like: Comic Jumper ‘Splosion Man The Gunstringer The Maw Joystiq is reporting that Microsoft […]

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AT&T HTC HD7s: Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” Update Rolling Out Today (October 11)?

October 11, 2011 No Comments

In the initial Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) scheduling breakdown for AT&T, we previously stated that the HTC HD7s would be updated the first half of October. With only a few days left for that to be true, Winrumors got a hold of an internal email over at AT&T which zeroes in on October 11th (today) […]

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Microsoft Dedicated to Make “Window Phone the best camera you will ever own”

October 10, 2011 No Comments

Good news for Windows Phone users, It looks like Microsoft is getting really serious about their camera phones. In a job listing yesterday, Microsoft is asking for someone to help them make “Window Phone the best camera you will ever own”. I know many people that are eager for Nokia branded Windows Phones to take […]

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Mango Apps: TouchDevelop (TouchStudio)

October 8, 2011 No Comments

It hasn’t even been a month since Microsoft Research has updated their TouchDevelop (TouchStudio) app on the Windows Phone Marketplace to Version 2.2.  I am happy to announce that TouchDevelop has just been updated to Version 2.3, which actually makes it a Mango app. Now the app can help you make mango apps right on […]

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Full Promo for Xbox Live TV

October 6, 2011 No Comments

Yesterday we saw a snippet of this video, the one where the girl is using her Windows Phone to control her Xbox. This is the full length version that shows how Live TV will also work together with your Kinect to optimize your TV viewing experience. Source: Microsoft

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HTC Radar Going For Only $50 on Wirefly

Wirefly is having a great deal on the new T-Mobile Windows Phone the HTC Radar. T-mobile has it for...

HTC Radar: Unboxing Video

The HTC Radar which just recently was available on T-Mobile online is going for only $99 with 2 year...