There are a few doom & gloom news articles out there right now talking about failure for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system based on the news that only 3 companies will be releasing devices on launch day. LG, Samsung, and HTC will all have Windows Phone 7 devices available right away, however Dell’s rumored “Lightning” Windows Phone may take a while longer to finish. I suppose we might assume the Asus Windows Phones …
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The Windows Phone Facebook Page’s Survey
The folks running the Windows Phone Facebook page have created a survey designed to help them get ready for the launch of Windows Phone 7 this fall. If you want to contribute, visit this link to fill out the short survey. It’s very quick and easy. Don’t worry, there aren’t any personal questions, but you do have to use a Facebook account to log in. UPDATE: If you don’t want to log-in with Facebook, try …
Continue readingHTC Sense 3 Concept
We’ve been seeing a lot of HTC HD3 concept designs as well as some HTC Sense mockups for Windows Phone 7 from all the fans out there. Here’s a nice looking one from Luke Basarab. As we can see from techit.in and rruffman’s custom Windows Phone 7 tile, the concept design is somewhat possible. While round-corner live tiles are possible, Microsoft is not recommending this since it will clash with the design of other standard …
Continue readingActiveSync for Hotmail is Now Official
If you’re a Hotmail user who’s always been jealous of Exchange ActiveSync’s great support for push sync of email, contacts, calendar, and tasks, then we’ve got good news. Hotmail has now been enabled for direct-push ActiveSync! The official instructions for setting this up are available here. Supported devices and operating systems include: Windows Mobile 6.x, Windows Phone 7, Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Nokia E-Series, Nokia S-Series, and Nokia N-Series with the Mail for Exchange …
Continue readingHTC Tilt 2 ROM Update Now Available
Well, look at that! HTC has just released a new official ROM upgrade for the AT&T Tilt 2. Here’s the details on what’s new: •HTC Sense replaces TouchFlo 3D •Ability to Format the SD Card directly in the device •Inconsistent Caller ID function Hotfix •TILT 2 Freezes in SMS application Hotfix •Phantom SMS/MMS Count Hotfix •Overall improvement in the devices stability/operation Unfortunately it’s not the newer Windows Mobile 6.5.3, but still, overall imrpovements and hotfixes …
Continue readingWhy the Windows Phone 7 Start Page Has Blank Spots
A lot of people were made a bit uncomfortable when they saw the new Windows Phone 7 start screen and it’s long area of blank space on the right side. What’s with the wasted space? The offset grid and negative space are clearly by design. The key phrase there is “by design.” This isn’t your average boring grid of program icons that every other smartphone employs in their user interface designs. The layout actually follows …
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