If you’ve seen Sprint’s Arrive web page you might have noticed a landscape version of the Windows Phone 7 Games hub. Is this just Photoshop trickery? We know the Sprint Arrive from HTC won’t arrive until after the NoDo update is released because that’s the only way you’ll get CDMA support on this thing. So it is possible that Microsoft may have snuck in some more landscape orientation support into Windows Phone 7. One of …
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Samsung Galaxy S 4G Hardware Tour (Video)
This video gives you a brief tour of the hardware on the Samsung Galaxy S 4G from T-Mobile. The hardware is very similar to the older Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant also on T-Mobile. The only differences you’ll see are the front facing VGA camera, and the new paint job on the back cover. Internally of course you’ll notice a 16Gb microSD card, and the HSPA+ 4G radio support for T-Mobile’s network, as well as a …
Continue readingT-Mobile’s Latest Ad is About Tech Bloggers
Today, T-Mobile has announced availability of the new Samsung Galaxy S 4G, an upgrade to their previous Samsung Vibrant. Their new commercial seen below shows off the device’s speed increase, does not make fun of the Apple iPhone, but instead features what T-Mobile appears to think is an average mobile device technology blogger. Yes, some of the bloggers out there dress like that or talk like that, but we don’t advertise it. Originally published on …
Continue readingMicrosoft Puts Samsung WP7 Updates on Hold
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 …
Continue readingTips for Fixing Windows Phone 7 Update Problems
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 …
Continue readingOneNote Mobile vs. OneNote Mobile (Video)
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 …
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