You may remember Microsoft’s Windows Phone “Insider” app as being a nice little something that was great for downloading Bing images for use as wallpapers. Well, now it has seen a big update for Windows Phone 7.5 which brings free Ringtone downloads. It also includes some tips about how to use Windows Phone in general along with some app and game recomendations. The update also gives the app a live tile and of course fast …
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Zune Pass Subscription Changes Coming Oct. 3
A number of us here at Pocketnow are big fans of the Zune Pass subscription music service. According to Zune Insider some big changes are coming October 3rd. First of all, the service will now be available in Canada finally. The other big change is in the pricing. As of October 3rd, new subscribers will pay only $9.99 per month for unlimited DRM protected music downloads on up to 4 devices (1 PC + any …
Continue readingT-Mobile’s HTC Radar 4G Announced
T-Mobile has just announced their first 4G capable Windows Phone and it’s running the new Windows Phone 7.5 operating system. The HTC Radar 4G has an aluminum unibody design, 3.8″ LCD touch screen, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, 5 Megapixel camera with flash on the back and a front-facing camera for video calls. Of course it also has all of the cool enhancements and new features found in Windows Phone 7.5. Unfortunately the battery is not removable, …
Continue readingWindows Phone Beta Bundle Cleanup Gets You Back on Track
If you’ve plugged your Developer Preview Windows Phone Mango beta device into Zune this afternoon, you may have noticed that you’ve got a bunch of updates available. The first one installs the full RTM build 7720 version of Mango, then it will look for and install a “Beta Bundle Cleanup” update which will get your phone back on track for the official updates from your carrier and original equipment manufacturer. After that little update cleans …
Continue readingFoursquare Live Tiles and Deep Linking (Video)
The new Foursquare app for Windows Phone makes use of some of the cool new features and API’s available in the coming “Mango” update, and some of them are very useful. The one I like the best is the deep-linking feature. Say you’re using Bing’s local search, or Bing maps, or the Local Scout and you tap on a location to see more details. Swiping the screen to the left will show the “Apps” tab …
Continue readingOpenTable Deep-Linking (Video)
OpenTable was recently updated with some new Windows Phone Mango features and the app deep-linking is proving to be very useful. If you’re searching for a nearby restaurant using Bing or the new Local Scout feature and tap on a restaurant’s location card, you still get the usual address, phone number, and hours kind of information. You can swipe to the right and see some reviews, but with another swipe you’ll get to the Apps …
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