Author: Adam Z. Lein

Some Samsung Omnia 7’s have been experiencing brick-like behavior when attempting to install Windows Phone 7’s first update. The update was designed to improve the Windows Phone 7 update process so that subsequent updates would go smoothly. According to WinRumors, Microsoft has “identified a technical issue with the Windows Phone update process” but that the issue only impacts a small number of phones. “In response to this emerging issue, we have temporarily taken down the …

If you’re one of the people who has gotten the Windows Phone 7 update notification from yesterday and has unfortunately had the update hang on step 6, below is Microsoft’s official work-around for getting your device back into working order. Click here for the full thread where users are reporting the hanging problem with the Samsung Windows Phones on Microsoft’s Answers website. The thread about Samsung phones becoming “bricked” is here In the event that …

Microsoft has made OneNote mobile clients available for both Apple’s iOS and of course it’s built into Windows Phone 7. There were also versions for Windows Mobile 6.x, but today we’ll just look at the iOS and Windows Phone 7 versions. First off let’s look at the initial opening and organizing experience. After you sign in with your Windows Live ID, OneNote on iOS goes straight to your list of notebooks that already exist in …

Well, we decided to video tape the whole process of installing Windows Phone 7’s first update. It’s pretty boring, there’s a lot of waiting, and your phone doesn’t come out any different than before but at least we know the update process works. It seems like the non-carrier-branded devices out there are getting their updates first as our HTC 7 Pro recieved the update notification right away. We expect to see most of the other …

The HTC 7 Pro is one of the only Windows Phone 7s that was announced last year but not launched along with the others. The 7 Pro features a new innovative keyboard sliding mechanism along with the best keyboard on any mobile device except for maybe the HTC Touch Pro2. We take a look at the unlocked European version of this highly anticipated Windows Phone 7 that’s sure to turn a few heads. Read on …

It’s not the update you’re expecting though! You may see a little notification on your phone that an update is available. If and when that happens you’ll have to plug your phone into the Zune client on the desktop with your USB cable. The Zune client might have to download an update too. If you’d like you can open Zune on the PC first and search for updates there. Either way, that will get updated …