The Dell Venue Pro, the computer maker’s first Windows Phone 7 device, has been delayed in the UK. Previously, we thought it will be released in November, then on January 6th, and now we think it will hit the British store shelves at some point in mid-February. The information comes from the UK retailer Clove…
Microsoft thinks Apple shouldn’t have the rights to ‘App Store’
When hear “App Store,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Apple, iTunes and the iPhone and iOS devices, right? You don’t think Windows Phone 7 Marketplace or the Android Market or BlackBerry App World. Nope. You think of that $300 billion+ company and its massive online applications store. Well, Microsoft ain’t having that.…
Price Drop: LG Optimus 7 Now $49.99 on TELUS
Some quick pricing news on the LG Optimus 7 for my Canadian mobile friends. Coming to us direct from TELUS, it looks like the carrier has dropped the price of the Windows Phone 7 powered LG Optimus 7 to $49.99 on a 3-year contract. Other contract and pricing options remain unchanged, at $399.99 on a…
Windows Phone 7 eats 3G data even on WiFi?
Something seems to be seriously wrong with Windows Phone 7 and I’m not talking about the fierce competition it faces from Android. Users are complaining that their smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile OS are consuming more 3G data than expected. Sure, there are email accounts and live tiles on the homescreen that need to be updated…
itablet rocks 10.1-inch screen, Windows 7
itablet, the Windows 7-powered tablet computer that was first announced back in February 2010, has been officially launched at the CES in Las Vegas. The company behind the product is AHX Global, a joint venture between UK’s X2 Computing and Taiwanese tablet computer designer – AMtek Systems. The two companies are looking to establish retail…
AppMakr expands to Android and Windows Phone; Allows anyone to make multi-platform mobile apps
The do-it-yourself mobile app service AppMakr.com is adding Android and Windows Phone 7 support, allowing anyone to make multi-platform mobile apps. Up until now, AppMakr.com only supported Apple’s iOS, and was used to create more than 3500 apps, including the very popular applications for the PGA Tour, the Perez Hilton blog, the Harvard Business Review,…
moBudget helps Windows Phone 7 users manage their budget
Just when you thought there are no expense tracking apps available for your brand-new Windows Phone 7 device, moBudget has hit the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Even better, the application doesn’t allow you to just input expenses and then browse through the list at a later point – it rocks many additional features, making budget…
CES 2011: Fable Coin Golf Brings The Fable Experience To Windows Phone 7 …sort of
During last night’s Microsoft keynote at CES, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced another popular video game franchise will be making its debut on Windows Phone 7. No, it isn’t Halo. I’m talking about Microsoft’s popular RPG franchise. No, there’s no such thing as a Halo RPG. The franchise I’m talking about is Fable and the…
Microsoft’s tablet strategy is Windows, of course
We’re rocking and rolling here at CES 2011 and it has been an orgy of tablets from the likes of Motorola, Toshiba, LG, ViewSonic and others. I went to the Microsoft Steve Ballmer keynote last night to hopefully hear its strategy for this emerging market and we heard that it plans to have Windows on…
ASUS Eee Slate EP121 rocks 12.1-inch screen, Windows 7 Home Premium
So it was not only the three Android tablets ASUS has prepared for this year’s CES. The Taiwanese company also had a Windows slate ready for the event. Called Eee Slate EP121, it rocks a 12.1-inch LED-backlit capacitive touchscreen with 1280×800 pixels resolution and a wide 178° viewing angle. Then there’s a 32 or 64…