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Microsoft Announces Windows Phone Student App-a-thon Contest

Microsoft Announces Windows Phone Student App-a-thon Contest

Posted on Apr 26, 2011 by MG3

Are you a student from US? If yes, then its for you. Microsoft have announced a new contest for students called Windows Phone App-a-thon. You need to develop a Windows Phone application and submit it ...

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Windows Phone 7 getting security update through USB only

Windows Phone 7 getting security update through USB only

Posted on Apr 21, 2011 by MG1

A coming software upgrade for Windows Phone 7 devices will be loaded onto the handsets only over a direct USB link, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing head Bruce Cowper representative told WinRumors. Cow...

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Third Windows Phone update coming May 3 2011

Third Windows Phone update coming May 3 2011

Posted on Apr 19, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft’s third Windows Phone update is due to be released on May 3 2011, addressing a recently discovered security issue that could see users of WP7 handsets open to phishing attacks or content spo...

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Microsoft Confirms AT&T WP7 Update Progress

Microsoft Confirms AT&T WP7 Update Progress

Posted on Apr 18, 2011 by MG1

As we previously reported that NoDo update for AT&T Windows Phones will arrive on April 19th, Microsoft have refreshed Where’s my phone update? page today. LG Quantum and Samsung Focus are now in sche...

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Facebook app updated but no push notifications, but may be coming soon

Facebook app updated but no push notifications, but may be coming soon

Posted on Apr 18, 2011 by MG1

The Official Facebook app for Windows Phone 7 has just seen an update to version 1.5, likely to address bugs such as issues with Facebook Places and address a recent issue with a corrupt token which w...

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Does rumoured 16 Megapixel WP7 handset have a front-facing camera?

Does rumoured 16 Megapixel WP7 handset have a front-facing camera?

Posted on Apr 18, 2011 by MG1

PopHerald.com has noted that the HTC device leaked by Pocketnow yesterday with a rumoured 16 Megapixel camera also features a front-facing camera. Connecting some dots, they also note that while Micr...

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Windows Phone 7 Mango will support 3rd party custom camera UI with camera button integration

Windows Phone 7 Mango will support 3rd party custom camera UI with camera button integration

Posted on Apr 18, 2011 by MG1

With the ability to have raw access to the camera feed also comes the ability to create a whole new custom UI for the camera.
Unlike Apple which has banned an app for using the volume button as a har...

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Windows Phone 7-certified microSD cards emerge at AT&T stores: $32 for 8GB

Windows Phone 7-certified microSD cards emerge at AT&T stores: $32 for 8GB

Posted on Apr 18, 2011 by MG1

Well, well -- what have we here? For avid users of Windows Phone 7, you no doubt remember the hubbub last year surrounding the so-called difficulties with Microsoft's latest and greatest mobile OS acc...

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Contacts and Calendar database to be accessible on Mango, but with provisos

Contacts and Calendar database to be accessible on Mango, but with provisos

Posted on Apr 18, 2011 by MG1

Mango will bring many welcome changes, including the ability for 3rd party apps to access contacts and calendar information.
As the graph shows above, not all data in the people’s hub will be availabl...

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Microsoft updates Windows Phone 7 spec with new processors

Microsoft updates Windows Phone 7 spec with new processors

Posted on Apr 15, 2011 by MG3

Yesterday at its MIX 2011 event, Microsoft revealed a slightly updated chassis spec for its Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform. Microsoft is sticking to the WVGA screen resolution requirement, but h...

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Windows Phone 7 gets improved app tools

Windows Phone 7 gets improved app tools

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft is beefing up its development tools for Windows Phone 7 and this should pave the way for a wave of new apps. Will this be enough to catch the iPhone and Android?
During Microsoft’s MIX 2011 ...

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Microsoft previews some new features with its expected

Microsoft previews some new features with its expected "mango" WP7 update

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

In its bid to step things up to match the level seen with the competition, Microsoft managed to show off some of the exciting new features expected out of their “Mango” Windows Phone 7 update, which i...

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Official NoDo Delivery Schedule update: There is no update. Also new update blog announced

Official NoDo Delivery Schedule update: There is no update. Also new update blog announced

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

Eric Hautala, our Customer Experience Engineering for Windows Phone 7 has updated us with the latest update on the roll out of the official NoDo update for Windows Phone 7.
The latest is that there i...

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Rumour: MS to announce more “flexible” hardware specs

Rumour: MS to announce more “flexible” hardware specs

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

WinRumors believes that Microsoft is planning to announce a more flexible hardware spec for Windows Phone 7, possibly even at MIX 11.
WP7′s Chassis 1 spec was at the time of release high, almost punis...

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Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform

Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

We knew it was coming, and today at MIX 11, Microsoft showed off its developer platform for the next version of Windows Phone, which developers will be able to get their hands on for free in May. The ...

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