Hi everyone, after a few weeks of being offline I have returned to writing. In these last few weeks a lot has happened… and I mean A LOT. Let’s see where to start; Windows Phone Mango was branded as Windows Phone OS 7.5, then Windows Phone OS 7.1… same old, same old… Microsoft being Microsoft [Click for More]
8 Million Kinects in 60 days. Wow! Impressive numbers, but this is not the only announcement. Avatar Kinect to be delivered as an included service with an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Avatar Kinect is a service that will allow users connect with their own avatar to different environments and talk avatar-to-avatar and other services. Avatar [Click for More]
NOKIA Lumia 710 Free on WireFly Preorder
Nokia Lumia 710 is available for preorder from WireFly FREE with a new T-Mobile account. The new Nokia Windows Phone smartphone is part of the re-launch of Nokia on the smartphone market in the US. The new Nokia Lumia line (so far made up of the 710 and the 800 handsets) is part of the [Click for More]
It is not quite a full week into the fall and Microsoft delivered on its promise of releasing the Windows Phone OS 7.5 update. The “where’s my phone update” page hosted by the Redmond giant is reporting that all US carriers (except Sprint) are scheduling the update to all their existing Windows Phone 7 smartphones. [Click for More]
So, what happens when you cross an Android smartphone with the Windows Phone Music UI? You get Metro’s minimalistic UI in an Android app, and it looks just great! Just in case you have not noticed, these pictures show a Windows Phone on the left and an Android phone on the right. It is said [Click for More]
Windows Phone Marketplace, Preparing the Field for Mango
It looks like Microsoft is preparing the field for releasing the Mango update or as it will be officially known: Windows Phone OS 7.5. One of such changes preparing the field is the reorganization of the Marketplace, where I have noticed today a re-categorization of all apps. The Marketplace is divided at the top level [Click for More]
Windows Phone 7 Financed by Android OEMs
Microsoft will make by the end of this year well over $1.3 billion from Android devices. Last week we learned from the Web that Microsoft is getting paid by Android smartphone OEMs a licensing fee in order to meet patent and copyright laws. This is no news, out of curiosity I just did the exercise [Click for More]
Hi everyone, after a few weeks of being offline I have returned to writing. In these last few weeks a lot has happened… and I mean A LOT. Let’s see where to start; Windows Phone Mango was branded as Windows Phone OS 7.5, then Windows Phone OS 7.1… same old, same old… Microsoft being Microsoft [Click for More]
I am just about to complete my first day at the Georgia World Convention Center in Atlanta, GA where this year’s TechEd is being held. For those of you who have never heard of TechEd, this is Microsoft’s premier technical education event focused on current and soon to be released products by Microsoft or using [Click for More]
Spain’s Telefónica is Officially Microsoft’s Worldwide Worst Partner on WP7
Now that Telstra (from Australia) is Scheduling the March Update delivery for Windows Phone 7; Spain’s Telefónica is the only carrier left who is still "Testing" the Windows Phone 7 March Update. Telefónica has officially earned the Worldwide Worst Windows Phone 7 Partner title. Congratulations! On a much more positive note, Telefonica will "soon" start [Click for More]
No, We Are Not Done With Updates
I am not going to complain, especially because this means that we’ll be getting bug fixes, new functionality, etc… but if the information I came across is correct, then we are going to have a series of minor updates BEFORE we get the Windows Phone OS 7.5 Update (formerly known as Mango). The most recent [Click for More]
Windows Phone 7 February And March Updates
The last set of Windows Phone Updates that were pending at at&t, the ones meant to be released for the HTC Surround are not being scheduled to be released. "Scheduled" is the step that happens right after testing finishes and before the updates are released to the users. This step can take up to 10 [Click for More]
at&t Windows Phones Updating Now
I couldn’t wait when I arrived home today… My phone (at&t’s Samsung Focus) had indicated that I had a pending update. So I fired up Zune Software with my phone freshly synced. It took me about one hour to go through both updates. Please note that the documentation said not everyone would get both updates [Click for More]
at&t WP7 Owners Likely To Start Receiving Updates 4/19
I have received this bit of information from multiple sources, the dates and the content match, so I would have to categorize it as "likely to be true". I have received this information from an at&t employee and also, Microsoft has updated today (but dated it with yesterday’s date) the Where’s my phone update? page [Click for More]
Joe Belfiore’s Keynote at Mix 11
Today at Mix 11 Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore started his Wednesday keynote speech by apologizing on Microsoft’s behalf for how slow the February update (pre-update) and the March update (NoDo) were (and are still being) released for Windows Phone 7. While NoDo was originally scheduled for December 2010, we reported that due to a few [Click for More]
Reboot Loop in Windows Phone 7 Devices
Can near-full memory cause a reboot loop? This is the question I only could partially answer after I ran into a brick wall with my Samsung Focus. Mind you, I am still happy with it and at&t resolved the issue for me. This is something that is still keeping me puzzled, it happened Saturday a [Click for More]
Windows Phone 7 Updates… Where Are They Now?
I’ve had my Windows Phone 7 since launch day. It is a great phone, I did my research at the time, and choosing the Samsung Focus was the right choice. I am so happy with it, the Windows Phone 7 user interface never gets old, never gets slow. I love it. My carrier was already [Click for More]
Free iPhones from Verizon in April… What!?!?
I was trying to confirm a story from a few days ago where Windows Phone 7 was projected to become #2 in market share (click [HERE] for more details on that) when I came across a confirmation that Verizon will be giving away free iPhones throughout the month of April in a desperate move to [Click for More]
Windows Phone 7 “Pre-Update” Out Now
Yup, you heard it here… Windows Phone 7 Update is out… but don’t get too excited, it is now what we were expecting. Don’t get too disappointed either, “NoDo”, the actual update you are expecting; the one with Copy/Paste is scheduled (now officially) for the first half of March. To get into further detail, the [Click for More]
Do You Want 1000 FREE AT&T Rollover Minutes?
As an attempt to keep some of the customers that seem to be moving on to Verizon, AT&T is offering them 1000 Free rollover minutes to be added to their rollover pool. The offering comes to their iPhone customers via text message, to which these customers need to answer “Yes” if they want to accept [Click for More]
Windows Phone 7 Update “Imminent”
Pocketnow has reported [HERE] that because there are already some posts on the Microsoft Knowledge Base for Windows Phone 7, we should expect the update to become available at any time. Pocketnow is usually accurate in their scoops and news, let’s wait and see how accurate they are on this one. The report goes on [Click for More]
