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HTC Arrive coming to Sprint March 20th for $199 with the copy&paste Windows Phone 7 update

HTC Arrive coming to Sprint March 20th for $199 with the copy&paste Windows Phone 7 update

Posted on Feb 25, 2011 by MG1

Sprint just announced the first CDMA Windows Phone 7 device - the HTC Arrive. It is the same as the HTC 7 Pro, but with CDMA radio instead of GSM inside.

The HTC Arrive has a great backlit chiclet ph...

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Microsoft Calls First Windows Phone 7 Update a Success

Microsoft Calls First Windows Phone 7 Update a Success

Posted on Feb 24, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft today published a blog post that shares some information about how the first update to its Windows Phone 7 platform has proceeded. According to Microsoft, fully 90% of the updates have gone ...

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Microsoft pulls Omnia 7 Windows Phone update over “technical issue”

Microsoft pulls Omnia 7 Windows Phone update over “technical issue”

Posted on Feb 23, 2011 by MG1

The Windows Phone 7 update has been pulled for Samsung’s Omnia 7, after the new firmware was found to brick some users’ handsets. According to Microsoft, “a technical issue with the Windows Phone upda...

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Marketplace apps no longer require developer technical support

Marketplace apps no longer require developer technical support

Posted on Feb 23, 2011 by MG1

Previously all apps released in Marketplace needed to include contact information for users to request technical support from the developer.
Microsoft has just announced this rule has now been waived,...

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First Windows Phone 7 update not going smoothly for some Samsung handsets (update: Microsoft suggests temporary fix)

First Windows Phone 7 update not going smoothly for some Samsung handsets (update: Microsoft suggests temporary fix)

Posted on Feb 23, 2011 by MG1

So this is why they do phased rollouts, eh? If Twitter is the font of truth and reality that we suspect it to be, it sounds like users of some Windows Phone 7 models by Samsung are struggling with tha...

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WP7 gets its first software update, cut/paste still on the way

WP7 gets its first software update, cut/paste still on the way

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft confirmed on its mobile blog that it is rolling out a small update to Windows Phone 7. The update is not the highly anticipated copy and paste but update, but a small one with a few bug fixe...

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Finnish support for Windows Phone 7 coming in second half of the year

Finnish support for Windows Phone 7 coming in second half of the year

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

14 new languages will be supported by Windows Phone 7 in the second half of 2011 in the coming Mango update.
Ironically (or maybe more fortunately) one of those Languages will be Finnish, according to...

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A minor WP7 update to arrive in the next few days

A minor WP7 update to arrive in the next few days

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

An unconfirmed report claims that a minor WP7 update, which will open the door for the first major refreshment of the platform, is to come as soon as February 22, which is tomorrow.
The rumour states ...

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Nokia To Give Developers Free Windows Phone 7 Device On Launch

Nokia To Give Developers Free Windows Phone 7 Device On Launch

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

As Microsoft did few months back, Nokia is planning to give away Windows Phone 7 devices for their Launchpad developers later this year during the launch. For now, Nokia is also giving away its flagsh...

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Microsoft Changes WP7 Marketplace Open-Source Licenses Terms

Microsoft Changes WP7 Marketplace Open-Source Licenses Terms

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

Many news sources claimed that Microsoft is banning some open-source applications from its Windows Phone Marketplace. According to a RedHat Evangelist, Microsoft is banning apps that are licensed unde...

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TomTom says that there are no plans to develop an app for Windows Phone 7 right now

TomTom says that there are no plans to develop an app for Windows Phone 7 right now

Posted on Feb 18, 2011 by MG3

Naturally, app development for a particular mobile platform hinges on many factors, like its market share, but looking at Windows Phone 7 right now, it’s clearly not yet at a high level to garner dema...

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Acer making a Windows Phone 7 device after all

Acer making a Windows Phone 7 device after all

Posted on Feb 17, 2011 by MG3

Last we heard Acer was vacillating a lot over whether it should support Windows Phone 7. Their enquiries with carriers must have produced good results, because at the end of Mobile World Congress the...

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WP7 and Zune HD Are Now Fully Mac Supported

WP7 and Zune HD Are Now Fully Mac Supported

Posted on Feb 17, 2011 by MG3

The Windows Phone 7 Connector app is live in the Mac App Store, bringing with it (finally) easy syncing between your Mac and your WP7 and/or Zune HD.

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Angry Birds in 3D, on Windows Phone 7: incoming!

Angry Birds in 3D, on Windows Phone 7: incoming!

Posted on Feb 16, 2011 by MG3

Angry Birds is making its way onto yet another platform, Windows Phone 7. Not only that, Angry Birds will also be recreated in 3D for compatible devices. That’s right: you’ll soon be able to catapult ...

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WP7 camera settings reverting back to default isn't a bug, but a feature apparently

WP7 camera settings reverting back to default isn't a bug, but a feature apparently

Posted on Feb 16, 2011 by MG3

It’s hard to imagine that something that’s causing so much grief on a phone for owners is considered to be a feature as opposed to some nasty bug. Well, for anyone that’s used a Windows Phone 7 smartp...

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