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As Microsoft goes ahead all guns blazing with their new Windows Phone platform, they’re starting to tear down the old Windows Mobile services. The web-based Marketplace will be put out of commission on July 15, leaving only the on-device app store functional. The My Phone back-up and sync service will be cut off on August…
U.S. Cellular customers are in for a treat as the carrier plans to launch seven Android smartphones by 2012, including its first 4G LTE device. Additionally, the carrier will launch two tablets and a Windows Phone 7 device. U.S. Cellular is definitely looking forward to a healthy portfolio of devices this year, which is great…
The delivery person just dropped off the brand-new HTC HD7S for AT&T with Windows Phone 7 and we just had to share some photos and a quick initial impressions video. We’ll have a full review coming shortly but let’s take a look at the latest Windows Phone 7 handset. It does look a lot like…
The Bing search capabilities baked into Windows Phone already let you speak your search queries, but the next release, dubbed Mango, will allow you to identify music that’s being played in the area, and find pertinent album and artist info. Microsoft first mentioned Bing Audio last month, but didn’t give much in the way of…
We’re still a while away before we’ll see Windows 8 land in a retail tablet but a new rumor suggests that Microsoft may be one of the first companies to release one, as the software giant may be preparing to build its own Windows 8 tablet to battle the iPad and Android devices. The report…
One has to wonder about Nokia’s future these days as rumors are beginning to crop up that it is going to be purchased. If not Microsoft, then maybe Samsung. The Wall Street Journal has received word that Samsung, maker of the Galaxy series of smartphones and tablets, is preparing to purchase the Finnish company. In…
Earlier this week Apple took the veil off iOS 5 and went through 10 features out of over 200 that are due to arrive on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch this fall. Many mobile enthusiasts were quick to point out that much of what was shown off has been done on other platforms. Take…
We know that the Windows Phone Mango update will be coming in the Fall and Microsoft will continue to drip out details of the more-than-500 new features. In a blog post today, the company outlined the new benefits of having SkyDrive integrated in to the platform. If you’re not familiar, Microsoft SkyDrive is a cloud…
If you’re looking to hop on the Windows Phone bandwagon, you now have another option on AT&T because the HTC HD7S is now available for about $200 on a new, two-year contract. If you think this looks similar to the HD7 on T-Mobile, you’d be very correct. The only differences are that the HD7S has…
The Apple team just unveiled iOS 5.0 at WWDC 2011 and it features more than 200 new features for end users. If you’re familiar with the other operating systems, you’ll know where Apple could have got some of its inspiration. One of the largest changes is that the Push Notification System is being revamped and…