The Nokia N8 has been around for a while, but we heard it was pretty good, so we thought we should check it out. The N8 comes in a fairly large square blue box. There are reflective foil highlight outlines of the device embossed on the box cover and inner layer. Opening the flip-top box reveals the gorgeous Nokia N8 smartphone, and beneath a plastic molded holder are a bunch of extras. You’ve got an …
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Blackberry Bing Mobile Updated; Adds More Features Than WP7
The Bing Mobile app for Blackberry has just been updated. It adds some useful new features such as flight status search, as well as the fun homepage hotspots that offer little tidbits of information about the daily Bing image. You also get two features that have been in other versions of the Bing Mobile app, but still have not made it to the Windows Phone 7 version of Bing; Image search and “What’s nearby”. What’s …
Continue readingHTC Hub: Your WP7 Data Hog?
Windows MVP, Mike Halsey has discovered some more evidence that incriminates the HTC Hub as the phantom data hog that some people have been complaining about recently. Some of our readers have already guessed that the HTC Hub was the culprit a couple days ago and after seeing some of those posts, Mike decided to put the HTC Hub to the test and monitor its data usage using a real-time data monitoring app provided by …
Continue readingDell Still Shipping Defective Venue Pro Phones
Back in December, the Dell Venue Pro’s started shipping. We reviewed the 8Gb version and it seemed like the best Windows Phone 7 on the market. Unfortunately if you ordered a 16Gb version, the story might be awfully different. I got my first 16Gb Dell Venue Pro on December 23rd, 2010 and I soon noticed that it would freeze up or go to a totally black screen (except for the clock) while downloading and installing …
Continue readingTips for Watching Your Data Usage
Now that many carriers are offering more frugal yet limiting data plans to their customers, people are worrying a lot more about how much data usage their phones are using. We’ve seen this recently especially with Windows Phone 7 since it was revealed that a “third party solution” is using larger-than-expected amounts of data. Here’s a few tips that might help you manage your data usage in order to keep from getting overage charges. 1. …
Continue readingHTC HD7 Now Only $99
For a limited time, you can now get the HTC HD7 Windows Phone on T-Mobile for only $99 with a 2 year contract. That’s 50% off of its normal price of $199. To grab the deal, you can head on over to T-Mobile’s website. The HTC HD7 features the new Windows Phone 7 operating system, 5Mp camera with dual LED flash, kickstand, large 4.3″ LCD screen, and 16Gb of storage. Also, don’t forget to check …
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