Remember back in 2010 when everyone was upset that older Windows Mobile devices like the HTC HD2 were announced as not being upgradable to Windows Phone 7? The same thing happened in 2005 when Windows Mobile 2003 was said to not be upgradable to Windows Mobile 5. It was a lot like how people are so upset about Windows Phone 8 not officially being supported on current Windows Phone 7.5 devices. Yet, if you wait …
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A Clarification on the “Installing Apps” Point About Using MicroSD Cards with WP8
There may have been some confusion when Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8’s support for external MicroSD memory cards and what exactly you could do with those. In Microsoft’s slide you see the Micro SD Support headline along with “Photos, Music, Videos, Installing Apps.” Some may have interpreted that as the ability to install apps to a MicroSD card and then transfer that card to a new phone in order to run those apps from a …
Continue readingTwitter for Windows Phone Actually Supports Notifications Now
Back when Windows Phone was first released in late 2010, of course there was a Twitter app available, but no one ever bothered to set up the server-side option for pushing live tiles or notifications for twitter activity like mentions, direct messages, or anything. That made room for a whole host of 3rd party Twitter apps that were much more functional with all the Twitter functions you’d expect. Today we finally see an update to the official Twitter app …
Continue readingAT&T Samsung Galaxy S III Unboxing
Thirsty for more Samsung Galaxy S III coverage? We just got a nice blue version of the Galaxy S III for AT&T and we’re going to unbox it in this video. It’s surprising to see the box design showing almost zero branding from AT&T. It’s only a solid matte color with a shiny Galaxy S logo on the front. Even on the back the only AT&T branding is an AT&T globe icon. It doesn’t say AT&T anywhere.
Continue readingWindows Phone Tango 7.10.8773.98 CAB Downloads Now Available
Over at XDA-Developers, Bobzero was able to capture the CAB file URLs of the latest Windows Phone updates that have begun being pushed out through the Zune software. There are separate CAB files for OS updates, language updates, and OEM specific firmware updates. Once the CAB files are downloaded, if you really want to update your Windows Phone, it’s possible to mimick Zune’s update installer using the “CAB Sender” utility. You can find out more …
Continue readingWhich Looks Better? A Comparison Between Popular Apps on Android and Windows Phone
Take a look at the gallery below to see some comparison photos between a number of popular apps on Android and their counterparts on Windows Phone. Which do you like better?
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