Tag: Windows Phone 7

  • One of our users gets hands-on with an Arrive!

    One of our users gets hands-on with an Arrive!

    Folks we got some exciting news for you! Over at our forums, intx happened to hunt down a training device at his store, which so happens to be an Arrive! He talked briefly about some of its incomplete features and snapped a few photos quickly before anything went array! He mentioned a wish for better…

  • Windows Phone 7 NoDo Update Pushed Back Again – End Of March

    We’ve heard rumors about the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update for a while now; Actually ever since its launch. Microsoft has had their fair share of problems with their pre-NoDo update, especially with Samsung phones. Now, according to their official French blog, the NoDo update will be delivered in the 2nd half of March through…

  • Overview of the Sprint HTC Arrive Windows Phone 7 Device

    Overview of the Sprint HTC Arrive Windows Phone 7 Device

    Take a look at the video Wirefly has recently posted giving you a detailed overview of the Sprint HTC Arrive. This Windows Phone 7 device rocks a 3.6″ LCD screen that does tilt when you slide open the keyboard. The Arrive has a 5MP camera with an LED flash and also supports HD video.

  • UPDATE: Verizon Wireless doesn’t need Windows Phone 7

    UPDATE: Verizon Wireless doesn’t need Windows Phone 7

    It seems some folks may have taken this article the wrong way and thought that it was Verizon saying they didn’t need Windows Phone 7, when actually it was only one person who works for Verizon that made the statement. That’s what we mentioned in the article previously but apparently was overlooked. We are here…

  • HTC Arrive – Coming Soon to a Sprint Store Near You!

    HTC Arrive – Coming Soon to a Sprint Store Near You!

    Today Sprint has announced its own edition of the HTC Pro 7, the HTC Arrive, making them the very first on the WP7 block for the CDMA market.

  • Minor Windows Phone 7 Update Rolling Out Today

    Now before you start jumping for joy, this is not the update we’re all waiting for. Its not NoDo, or the update that contains the performance enhancements and copy/paste, but instead, this is a minor update to the device infrastructure that helps improve the whole update process. Some of you Zune users out there might…

  • NoDo update starting to show up on retail WP7 phones?

    NoDo update starting to show up on retail WP7 phones?

    While we don’t have an visual confirmation of this, lets just say it makes sense. We’re getting a report that the Dell Venue Pro is already shipping with the NoDo update on board, ready for some copy-n-paste action—at least in India (did I just burst your bubble?) Sorry – Read on though it sounds promising!

  • WHAT?! Finalized Sprint HTC 7 Pro Rom?

    WHAT?! Finalized Sprint HTC 7 Pro Rom?

    YAY! Sprint is getting closer to a Windows Phone 7 Device. Our friends over at WPCentral have posted some Valentines Day loving for Sprint users. Yes I did say Valentines day – I don’t know if anyone caught it or not but I am now so enjoy the little late Valentines Love. They found through…

  • Microsoft Files for Trademark on Start Screen UI

    Microsoft Files for Trademark on Start Screen UI

    Microsoft has filed for a trademark for the look and feel of Windows Phone 7 home screen and the live tiles it contains. Microsoft goes on to write about the look and feel of the UI that it requests Trademarks for. With the UI appearing on Android, and iPhones is this a smart move? Tell…

  • Nokia: Cheap Windows Phones to Reach Market “Very Quickly”

    Nokia: Cheap Windows Phones to Reach Market “Very Quickly”

    Nokia has promised low-cost Windows Phone 7 samrtphones “very quickly”, addressing concerns that the Microsoft OS would drive up prices of the Finnish company’s smartphone range. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop confirmed that “we have become convinced that we can do that very quickly” having revealed that one of Microsoft’s key messages throughout negotiations was that…

  • Windows Phone 7 Announcements Today

    As most of you probably know, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer did a Keynote Address today at MWC11 (Mobile World Congress 2011). There were a few things discussed, including the progress of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and the updates coming later this year. He noted that 9 out of 10 WP7 users would recommend the phones to…

  • Nokia Partners with Microsoft – Windows Phone 7 is their main focus

    Nokia Partners with Microsoft – Windows Phone 7 is their main focus

    Our geeks asked for it, well some of them, and now they’ve gotten what they asked for. Nokia announced this morning they have a new partnership that will make Windows Phone 7 become Nokia’s primary platform for higher end devices.

  • Last.FM No Longer Free For Most

    Internet radio has really taken off within the last few years with services like Pandora, Slacker, and Last.FM. Pandora and Slacker both offer their services for free but also have a premium upgrade package available. So far, Last.FM has always been free, including unlimited skips and a few ads. That’s about to change, because today,…

  • Not another Windows Phone 7 Review – Surround

    Not another Windows Phone 7 Review – Surround

    So I was privileged to have the chance of a lifetime; a 2 week special time with the HTC Surround – AT&T Windows Phone 7 Device. In this review I will break the phone down in Pro’s and Con’s, rate both the hardware and software and then give my personal opinion about the device. I…

  • EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Releasing New Dev Tools – Hinting at CDMA and OS Update

    EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Releasing New Dev Tools – Hinting at CDMA and OS Update

    During our website’s live podcast, the PPCGP. Microsoft’s Brandon Watson answered questions from our users and panel about WP7 Development, including a couple special pieces of news. Here’s some of that news, in verbatim. Including a possible new update in the coming week or two, and CDMA WP7!