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Microsoft is offering a new promotion for prospective Windows Phone customers that will give to them a free Xbox 360 game in exchange for purchasing a Windows Phone handset. The offer is available to U.S. residents and includes the following AT&T and T-Mobile Windows Phone handsets: the Samsung Focus, LG Quantum, HTC Surround, HTC HD7,…
When it comes to software and appeasing its user base, HTC is on point. In addition to making slick user interfaces for platforms like Windows Mobile and Android, the manufacturer also cares after its careless users (i.e. those who prematurely hack their devices and need support later on). This time, HTC has released the first…
One of the salient features of Windows Phone 7 is its integration with Zune. Similar to iTunes for iOS and the Mac, the Zune software lets you transfer music, videos, and photos to and from your Windows Phone PC. It is also a marketplace for purchasing music and videos which can be transferred to your Windows…
If you’re an AT&T customer looking forward to try out a Windows Phone 7 device, Dell Venue Pro is not on your list. The problem is/was obvious – it was designed to sing along T-Mobile’s 3G network and there are no ways to use it on AT&T bands (at least to get 3G speeds). No…
Windows Phone launched in the late fall and the mobile operating system is not yet making a dent in web traffic, according a new report out of Chitika. In the months since launch, Windows Phone has topped out at a mere 0.45%, a number that is about 100 times less than Android. The top mobile…
The saga of the Dell Venue Pro continues with Dell reportedly now claiming Venue Pro handsets ordered by the 14th will ship in time for Christmas. This is a radical departure from the previous rumor which suggested the Venue Pro had been pushed off until as late as January 2011 because of “several issues reported…
Occasional gamer is the creator of the Windows Phone game, Impossible Shoota, a classic arcade-style flying shooter. Available in the Windows Marketplace, the game has been downloaded over 26,000. Analysis of the download statistics reveal that HTC, not Samsung as previously rumored, may occupy the top slot for Windows Phone handsets. Over 56% of the…
Sprint was supposed to get a keyboarded version of the HTC HD7 Windows phone, but we really haven’t heard much about it since October. The device is indeed still in the pipe, as proven by this shot of the live device. A European launch of the 7 Pro is expected early next year, presumably with…
A few weeks ago there were murmurs that there would be an official WordPress app for Windows phone, and on Tuesday that app went live. With it, you can handle all of your usual blogging tasks, like moderate comments, write up posts or pages, and review stats. It’ll work with either a personally-hosted blog, or…
A few weeks ago we heard that Windows Phone 7 was getting a massive update this January, but it’s looking more like a minor one than what it was made out to be. The sources apparently labeled the upcoming update as one that could have had Microsoft calling it “Windows Phone 8.” It was a…