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Of all the Windows Phone 7 devices that are available now, it seems the Dell Venue Pro has been the most unattainable. It’s not because the Venue Pro has been sold out or outrageously popular, but you can’t just waltz into a T-Mobile store and pick one up. Most folks I know have been searching…
As Oprah named the Apple iPad her favorite thing, it looks like the day-time television shows are the latest battleground in the mobile war. Not to be outdone, Microsoft had its Windows Phone 7 devices prominently featured in a recent Ellen Degeneres show. Devices like the HTC Surround with Windows Phone 7 were part of…
The rumors have been swirling that Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will get a “massive” update in January which will bring it copy and paste, as well as make it a so-called iPhone killer. Well, there is definitely an update coming with copy and paste but it may not be as massive as we had previously…
The ChevronWP7 team announced today that it has discontinued its Windows Phone unlocking tool. The announcement followed a meeting with Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7. The team behind ChevronWP7 reportedly had a frank discussion with Microsoft over state of homebrew app development and the controversy surrounding the ability to unlock…
If you’re looking for a new Windows Phone 7 smartphone and the Dell Venue Pro is striking your fancy, Dell has a deal in their online store that’s sure to get kick your holiday shopping into high gear. Dell is clearing out their Windows Phone 7 device with a $100 on-contract offer. As long as…
Although Acer has totally been under the radar in the U.S. in terms of smartphones, the company is hoping to change that with a some Windows Phone 7 handsets. And while we’ve been under the impression that the manufacturer would be building Windows Phone 7 smartphones, Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci confirmed it today in an…
Held in high esteem due to its BlackBerry-like portrait QWERTY keyboard, the Dell Venue Pro has had a rather inglorious launch when it went on sale with Microsoft on November 8th. The handset hit the wild in early November and was quickly plagued with reports of poor WiFi connectivity, units shipping with engineering sample batteries,…
The last guess we had at Windows phone sales figures at launch was something in the neighbourhood of 40,000 units, but the number of Windows phone Facebook app users may crank up that minimum to 135,000 after being on the market for a few weeks. Whether you want to decide that the actual sales numbers…
LG, the electronics giant who makes everything from televisions to cell phones, has announced its plan to remove its business-solutions division next year and focus on the four remaining divisions: home entertainment, home appliance, air-conditioning & energy solutions and mobile communications. LG posted some unimpressive numbers and saw a dramatic decline in profits over the…
In conjunction with Microsoft, AT&T launched a Windows Phone buy one, get one free sale for the holiday season. Starting on Black Friday, this sale kicked off less than a month after the handset officially launched in early November. The sale may have delighted holiday shoppers, but its timing raised the ire of the early…