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Windows Phone Mango will Have More Integrated Features than iPhone

June 13, 2011 No Comments

If you didn’t already know, there is a battle for OS supremacy and while there are more contenders people seem to constantly pit Windows Phone 7 and iOS against each other. In the latest battle, winphone7.info created a chart displaying the features of Windows Phone 7 (with Mango), iPhone and iPad (both running iOS5) and […]

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Microsoft Not Interested in Making Portable Gaming Devices, Focused on Windows Phone 7

June 13, 2011 No Comments

For some time now many have wondered if Microsoft would release a portbale gaming device just as Sony and Nintendo have done. Microsoft has decided against portable gaming devices, and instead have chosen to focus on games for Windows Phone 7. In a discussion with Pocket-Lint Dennis Durkin, Microsoft’s chief operating and financial officer of […]

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E3: Closer Look at Tentacles

June 13, 2011 No Comments

Tentacles will be an Xbox Live game coming to Windows Phone 7 Marketplace  in July and here is some of what you can expect: Developer – Press Play Genre – Action/Adventure Platform – Windows Phone Game Description In this Windows Phone exclusive title, Dr. Phluff conducted an experiment to create the most adorable creature in […]

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Microsoft Job Posting Confirms Yearly Updates to Windows Phone 7

June 13, 2011 No Comments

A recent job posting on Microsoft’s careers website indicates that Microsoft intends to deliver major yearly updates for Windows Phone 7. Good to knoe that they are already thinking past Mango. I love feeling reassured that through updates my device won’t be obsolete. Job Category: Software Engineering: Program Management Location: United States, WA, Tukwila Job ID: 753226 […]

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Stephen Elop Says Nokia Has No Plan B if WP7 Partnership isn’t Successful

June 13, 2011 No Comments

It’s a well known fact that both Microsoft and Nokia have a whole lot riding on their partnership. In fact, this partnership is what both companies need to be able to make their mark in the smartphone arena. In an interview with CNBC , Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop had this to say when asked what […]

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True Grit Enhanced Movie Released for Windows Phone 7

June 13, 2011 1 Comment

Paramount has released their latest addition to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace, True Grit. Previous releases include Mean Girls and School of Rock. Paramount Enhanced Movies are priced at $14.99.   True Grit Enhanced Movie Experience True Grit like never before with the True Grit Enhanced Movie App. Following the murder of her father by […]

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Get Orb For Free Today

June 13, 2011 No Comments

Palladium Power are apparently so happy with their latest update to let users have the game for free today. The regular price for Orb is $1.29 so get on over to the Marketplace and jump at your chance to get it now. Orb is a game that utilizes tilt control on your Windows Phone 7 […]

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Someone Made a Boo Boo, XBL Extras Beta for Mango Spotted in Marketplace

June 12, 2011 No Comments

  A beta for Xbox Live Extras made its way into the Marketplace on June 10th but was subsequently removed. This beta was intended for users who are testing out Mango. Had you spotted the app and downloaded it, it unfortunately wouldn’t have been functional on a phone that does not carry the Mango software. […]

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Microsoft Brings Mango Feature to iPhone

June 12, 2011 1 Comment

We have seen a lot of cool features that will be coming to Windows Phone 7 in the Fall with the Mango update. Unfortunately, Microsoft has already began implementing some of these features on other platforms. One such feature is an enhancement to Bing where you will be able to perform a search and then […]

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Microsoft Releases Tool to Assist in Porting Apps from Android to WP7

June 12, 2011 1 Comment

Do you have an Android app that you wish were on Windows Phone 7? Well Microsoft is really doing whatever they can to get developers for other OS’s to bring their apps to Windows Phone 7.The latest thing that Microsoft has done is to release the Android to Windows Phone API Mapping tool. What this […]

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Mango: Samsung Omnia W Specs and Pics Revealed

Images and Specs have been revealed for Samsungs first Mango device – the Samsung Omnia W. Specs: 1.4GHz processor...

Verizon & Sprint Getting Ready: Devices Caught Running Mango on Display

We are very close to Mango… With what feels like every carrier planting their Mango flags on the ground...