Some Windows Phone 7 users have been reporting strange and excessive amounts of 3G data usage on their phones when the device is not even being used and furthermore is actually near a WiFi access point. One would hope that if WiFi was on and the phone needed network access, it would use the WiFi, but sometimes that’s not always the case. Microsoft recently issued the following statement to seattlepi.com: “We have determined that a …
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OneNote for iPhone Now Available
I’m a huge fan of OneNote 2010 on Windows as well as Windows Phone 7. Being able to sync and access all of my notes and research from any of my PCs and phones is a great thing. Well, now OneNote is available for the iPhone, too! The new app is free for a limited time on the iTunes App Store, and yes it does sync with Windows Live SkyDrive so that you can also …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Backup is More Like System Restore
You may have noticed some other sites reporting on how the upcoming update to Windows Phone 7 will bring a Backup & Restore feature. The feature is already part of the Zune client, and it’s not what you might expect. The backup is really more of a system snapshot that’s taken before and only before a system upgrade. There’s no user-configurable or scheduled backup happening. The only reason for this backup that happens before a …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Congratulates Future Golden Globe Winners
Here’s a new ad for Windows Phone 7 that will be aired during the Golden Globes awards show this Sunday. It has absolutely nothing to do with Windows Phone 7, but it’s kind of a nice tribute to all of the struggling actors and actresses out there that are trying to get a handle on their careers. Many of which will probably be watching the Golden Globes on Sunday when this airs. If you’ve ever …
Continue readingBing is Better on the iPhone
Microsoft has posted a new Bing video advertisement in the Bing YouTube channel and this time it features the iPhone Bing app. The video shows off Bing’s mapping capabilities, product search, local search and sharing results via social networks. If you’ve seen the Bing app on Windows Phone 7, Android, Windows Mobile 6.x, or Blackberry you may notice that the iPhone version has a lot more features. I’m not sure how developing software for the …
Continue readingZune’s Windows Phone 7 Promotional Video
The Zune team just posted a new video to their YouTube channel that shows off some of the features of the Zune integration on Windows Phone 7. It showcases the ability to stream or download new music anywhere using a Zune Pass, as well as the ability to sync videos and playlists from a PC. All the while you get to see the very nicely designed Windows Phone 7 user interface and gorgeous artist imagery. …
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