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When HTC announced it would produce Windows Phone 7 phones, we were curious as to how it would bring Sense to this platform which doesn’t allow much customization. The HTC hub has just received an update which should make it much more useful for users. In my review of the HTC Surround, I said the…
Paramount will be bringing some of its popular movies to Windows Phone 7 as enhanced apps and the move could give Microsoft’s fledgling platform a boost. Paramount said it will utilize Silverlight technology to bring movies to the Windows Phone 7 platform as apps. Why apps? Well, along with full-length films like “Zoolander,” “GI Joe:…
We’ve reviewed a flurry of Windows phones already, like the Optimus 7, the HTC Surround, and the Samsung Focus, but believe it or not there’s still a few we have yet to check out. One such example is the LG Quantum, which breaks the trend of pure touchscreen slates in the Windows Phone 7 launch…
It seems Dell wants to do everything but get its new Venue Pro, a Windows Phone 7 smartphone, into the hands of the masses. Even now, most friends and acquaintances are telling me that tracking one down has been difficult. Microsoft stores, of which there aren’t very many, seem to get sporadic shipments of them…
We’ve felt that Microsoft has done a good job building the app ecosystem for its Windows Phone 7 but it has been missing two major parts: app reporting and payouts for developers. Luckily, both of these will soon be addressed. On its blog, Microsoft said that Windows Phone 7 program makers now have download reports…
Bell has just unleashed a new promotion, featuring a pair of Android-Powered devices, and one Windows Phone 7 handset at a favorable discount. On now through the end of the month, you can take $75 off the regular price of the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, HTC Desire Z, or LG Optimus Quantum. The Quantum runs…
When Microsoft announced the Kin One and Kin Two in the Spring of this year, I had my doubts about its ability to succeed as a Windows Phone device for the younger crowd. It didn’t have a dedicated app store, there were no pre-loaded games and the cost of owning one included the same data…
While Microsoft is still keeping quiet about how many Windows Phone 7 units it has sold, at least one prominent Wall Street analyst is proclaiming that the debut was “successful.” Charles Wolf of Neeham & Co. didn’t dive into details about the sales figures but did note that there were only 135,000 active users on…
We all know that the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will be receiving a not-so-massive update in January but we’re now getting word that Microsoft will give the details for a second update in February at the Mobile World Congress trade show. We know that next month’s update will bring copy and paste to Windows Phone…
If you’re like me, you like the idea of Windows Phone 7, but still have no intention of giving up your Android phone to make the switch. Thankfully, with a new theme, you can make your Android phone homescreen work and look like the Microsoft MetroUI that is used on WP7. Now you can get…