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iFishing Comes to Windows Phone

September 30, 2011 No Comments

The very popular iPhone game by the name of iFishing has hit the Windows Phone Marketplace. The game itself is a very realistic fishing experience and it touts itself more as an emulator than an actual game. Even if you aren’t a big fishing fan, its pretty cool to run this on your Windows Phone […]

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Microsoft Cracking Down on Marketplace Spam – (Bulk Apps)

September 29, 2011 1 Comment

Everyone likes to put a big emphasis on how many apps a certain store or marketplace has. I believe numbers are good and its great to have tons of apps in a certain marketplace but its more important to have quality apps. Even though one of the biggest gripes some reviewers may have with Windows Phone is […]

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Microsoft to Get $444 Million From Android Patent Deals

September 29, 2011 No Comments

Now who could of even dreamt something like this up. Microsoft, who is battling to grab one of the top spot in the mobile industry is making tons of cash off of the one holding 1st place (for now). Recently Microsoft announced that they had cut a deal with Samsung, the largest supplier of Android devices. […]

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Microsoft: Privacy Bugs in Windows Phone Location Services – Fix on the Way

September 29, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft admitted yesterday that they have found and targeted specific instances where Windows Phone sends out information via your camera. The software giant states “We have completed our investigation into the Windows Phone’s location service and the unintended sending of Wi-Fi access point and cell tower information,”   Microsoft also updated its privacy pages: “We have identified […]

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Windows Phone Puts People First By Opening Up Virtual Suggestions Box

September 29, 2011 No Comments

I really like Microsoft’s new Windows Phone tag line – ‘Put People First’. What is more important though is how are they going about putting people first. Microsoft has taken its first steps towards making that new tagline true by opening up a virtual suggestions box online called the Feature ‘Suggestions Forum‘. There you can […]

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LG: Jil Sander Windows Phone Revealed (Specs & Press Shots)

September 29, 2011 No Comments

The press shots and specs have been revealed for LG’s Jil Sanders Windows Phone. It is basically a Optimus 7 with a new attitude and branding from German fashion house Jil Sander. The specs closely resemble its precessor with a 3.8-inch WVGA display and a 5-megapixel camera capable of recording 720p video. They did however managae to […]

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AT&T Will Offer Visual Voicemail for Windows Phone

September 29, 2011 No Comments

One of the many new features of Windows Phone is that Visual Voicemail is baked into the OS now. Now need for an app or workarounds, its just right there. So far though T-mobile is the only US carrier to enable this feature on Windows Phone 7.5. After much publicity and hassle from customers, AT&T […]

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HTC Radar and Kinect Play Nice Together

September 28, 2011 1 Comment

One thing Microsoft needs to work on is integrating Windows Phone with Kinect and the Xbox 360. I am a huge fan of all three and it would be pretty cool to play a few games with the added Windows Phone control. Even if they start off by just being able to control your 360 […]

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Microsoft Changes Chassis Specs For Low-End Windows Phone Devices

September 28, 2011 No Comments

When we wrote about the new ZTE Tania, we doubted the rumored specs since it had less than 8GB storage. Now it seems as that it is just one of Microsoft’s plans going into effect. Windows Phone has changed its minimum requirements for one of their chassis profiles for low end Windows Phone devices. Check […]

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WOW! Home Automation Through Windows Phone (video)

September 28, 2011 1 Comment

This by far is one of the most impressive things I have ever seen done with a Windows Phone.  Julien Schapmen of Touch Xperience  has managed to creat an amazing home automation system controlled through a Windows Phone. From his Windows Phone Julien can Turn on/off TV Change the Channel Turn on/off lights Change color of lights […]

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ZTE Tania: ZTE Officially Shows Off Their First Windows Phone 7.5 Device

At an event in China yesterday, ZTE officially pulled the curtains aside on their first Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” device. The...

Leaked: Samsung Focus S Uncovered in the Wild (pic)

When it rains it pours… Even though we have seen its face before. A close up image of the...