July 8, 2011
In a quick and to the point post on the Windows Phone Blog, Eric Hautala, Microsoft’s GM of Customer Experience Engineering posted that updates for the Samsung Focus v1.4 were undergoing testing by AT&T. The issue with the Focus is that due to high demand Samsung had to use a different memory module for some […]
Tags: eric hautala, Microsoft, Samsung Focus, update, windows phone 7, WP7News, Samsung Focus
July 8, 2011
I wanted a fresh start, something innovative to keep me connected with my tight circle of friends. How do we stay in touch these days? Through our smart phone of course! I kid you not, I’ve had minor relationships with every mobile OS you can think of until I met…the one. In the dating world, […]
Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Office, People Hub, Samsung Focus, Windows Phone, windows phone 7, WP7News, Samsung Focus
June 17, 2011
It’s awesome to see good press about Windows Phone 7 on something that regular non-techie people watch. Fox 5 pits the Windows Phone 7 vs iPhone and android and really compare them on a couple of variables like battery life and features. They even call out iPhone and Apple for making announcements on features that […]
Tags: Android, Fox 5 DC Smart Phone Zone, fox news, iPhone, Samsung Focus, Video, Windows Phone, windows phone 7, WP7News, Samsung Focus
June 16, 2011
AT&T is finally playing catch up with their device updates. They are finally scheduling update 7932 for the HTC Surroung with “Other models to follow”, this according to the Windows Phone Blog. Update 7932 aims to protect its’ users from fraudulent SSL certificates issued by certification authority Comodo. In reference to the Samsung Focus, which […]
Tags: 7932, HTC Surround, Mango, Microsoft, nodo, Samsung Focus, windows phone 7, WP7AT&T, HTC Surround, Phones, Samsung Focus
June 6, 2011
We hear stories on the internet all the time from people who just had a horrible time trying to get their Windows Phone 7 device. Imagine all the people then that have walked into stores wanting a Windows Phones to only be mocked and/ or sold another device. I believe that this is probably one […]
Tags: Android, Bad Service Rep, iPhone, Samsung Focus, Stores, Windows Phone, windows phone 7, WP7News
May 26, 2011
PCMag conducted a reader survey in which it was determined that among AT&T customers the most satisfied with their phones were Samsung Focus owners. The Samsung Focus beat out the iPhone in a number of categories including reliability, call quality, texting, email, web browsing and gaming. It did fall behind in two categories, app availability and app quality, […]
Tags: Android, iPhone, Marketplace, pcmagazine, Samsung Focus, windows phone 7, WP7News
April 20, 2011
As some of you with the Samsung Focus might have noticed, the NoDo update slowed down the upload speed for some Samsung Focus users. Luckily there are already solutions. Here’s what to do: From the number-dial screen: Enter ##634# Diagnostics screen should open. Enter *#32489# Test mode screen should open. Press back at the bottom (bottom […]
Tags: AT&T, nodo, Samsung Focus, windows phone 7, WP7Apps, How To, Samsung Focus
April 19, 2011
AT&T customers can finally breathe a sigh of relief, though the where’s my update page still says scheduling reports are surfacing that those on the AT&T network are finally receiving NoDO. The update is being released to Samsung Focus owners and also to LG Quantum owners. Unfortunately the HTC Surround update is still in the testing […]
Tags: AT&T, LG Quantum, nodo, Samsung Focus, windows phone 7, WP7AT&T, LG Quantum, Samsung Focus
April 18, 2011
AT&T users have be irate over the fact that they are still waiting for the infamous NoDo update. Eric Hautala GM, Customer Experience Engineering posted on the Windows Phone blog that they are now in the scheduling phase for both the Samsung Focus and the LG Quantum….sorry HTC Surround owners. Also in his post regarding the update […]
Tags: AT&T, HTC Surround, LG Quantum, March Update, New Features, nodo, Samsung FocusAT&T, LG Quantum, News, Samsung Focus
April 9, 2011
A group of students have developed an app to combat malaria for the Imagine Cup 2011. The 9th-annual Imagine Cup, sponsored by Microsoft, asks students to “imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.” Tristan Gibeau – which is one of the team members who worked on this WP7 application, explained that his […]
Tags: Apps, disease, Imagine Cup, Imagine Cup 2011, Malaria, Microsoft, samsung, Samsung Focus, windows phone 7, WP7Apps, News