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US Cellular To Offer Windows Phone Soon?

June 6, 2011 No Comments

US Cellular to offer Windows Phone soon. You can take this with a grain of salt but it does make plenty sense since the most of the Windows Phones have been around for awhile and are getting cheaper. Over on Twitter one of my readers ( @guitar_man654 ) writes… “my US Cellular store doesn’t know […]

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Xbox Live Extras Gets Updated on WP7 (Update)

June 6, 2011 3 Comments

The Xbox Live Extras App was updated this morning but without a changelog it is pretty hard to tell what changed. I see a bit of a speed bump where now the app might be just a hair faster. New animations? I do not remember being able to make my avatar fall over by shaking […]

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Microsoft: Windows Phone ‘Most Secure’ Smartphone Platform

June 5, 2011 No Comments

There has been tons of bad press surrounding security on smartphones as of late. Especially security surrounding the iPhone and all the Android devices. It is good to know that Windows Phone hasn’t fallen into the category yet. Is it that our install base hasn’t reached a level where they are targeting the smartphone? Dave […]

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HTC HD7s Now Available on AT&T

June 5, 2011 No Comments

AT&T has now began shipping it’s updated version of the HTC HD7 the HTC HD7s includes an amazing super LCD screen! HTC HD7S Features: HTC HD7S Features: Windows® Phone 7 OS 4.3” high-resolution LCD touch screen 1 GHz processor 16 GB internal memory 5 MP camera with dual LED flash 720p HD video recorder Dolby® […]

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Best Buy: Get 4,000 MS Points Free When You Buy Any Windows Phone

June 5, 2011 No Comments

Best Buy has a pretty good deal going on right now. Buy any Windows Phone 7 device and get 4,000 Microsoft Points for free. 4,000 Microsoft Points is valued at $50 in the real world and with that you will be able to buy a bunch of games on xbox and buy music, videos or buy/rent movies […]

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WP7 Connect App of the Week: IGN

June 4, 2011 No Comments

With E3 right around the corner and Microsoft geared to have some amazing announcements for Xbox 360 and maybe even Windows Phone. We thought the App of the week should be the IGN app. Not only is it a good looking and snappy app but it should be in heavy use starting Monday. Make sure […]

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British Airways Shows Off Windows Phone (Video)

June 4, 2011 No Comments

Bitish airways showed off their Bitish Airways App running on WP7 at the Mango event last month. That app had 3D rendering that showed you the seating chart and let you pick your seat. The app that was released a few days ago didn’t have that feature but was still packed with other things like […]

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Pinch iMessenger Available Now For Windows Phone 7

June 4, 2011 1 Comment

While waiting for all the Mango messenger goodness, KiK messenger coming this month and IM+ which has almost started it’s open beta. Pinch iMessenger has sneaked into the WP7 marketplace. It was just made available this morning and it does bring tons of features to the table. Have you been waiting for pinch on WP7? […]

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Mango: In Depth Look At New Music/ Video Hub (Zune)

June 4, 2011 No Comments

We all know by now some of the new features coming to the Music/ Video (Zune) hub with the Mango update. Here is a breakdown of some of those heavy hitting features and also a bunch of tiny once that will add to our already awesome Zune experience on Windows Phone 7. Podcasts now included […]

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New Poll: What Do You Use The Most on Your Windows Phone?

June 3, 2011 No Comments

There are so many different things you can do with your Windows Phone. Some use it primarily like portable gaming system (like my son does). Some use it as their primary access to business applications and features like outlook and office. Some might just have purchased the Windows Phone as a natural progression to their old […]

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Mango: New Samsung Omnia 7 Firmware Leaked

Mango Firmware for the Samsung Omnia 7 has leaked via SamFirmware. The following are the details for the firmware...

Acer W4: Hand On (Video & Images)

At IFA 2011, guests got a chance to get up close and personal with the upcoming Windows Phone – Acer’s W4....