Ben Rudolph’s “Smoked by Windows Phone” challenge got a lot of press and interest at CES in Las Vegas last year. The deal was that if your phone could beat Ben’s Windows Phone in a speed test of an average task you often do with your smartphone, he’d give you $100. It seems some one else has decided to try these tests on some carrier store employees. Brian Lalley identifies himself as being “with Windows” …
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Fragger: Xbox LIVE Game for Windows Phone (Video)
This week’s new Xbox LIVE game for Windows Phone comes out tomorrow and it’s called “Fragger”. The game is a mobile version of the popular Miniclips.com game of the same name which you can play online here and has seen over 100 million plays. The Xbox LIVE Windows Phone version is a little different, but the basic premise is the same. You have to throw your grenades so that they’ll explode and kill the enemies. …
Continue readingWindows 8 to Support Windows Phone 7 Apps?
Here’s a nice rumor started by Nvidia CEO Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang as reported by CNET. He says that Windows 8, Microsoft’s next desktop and tablet operating system, will support running Windows Phone 7 applications. I’m not sure if I would believe that it will run un-modified Windows Phone 7 apps since many desktop computers don’t have some of the sensors required by certain phone apps. Accelerometers for example won’t always be found in Windows …
Continue readingWindows 8 Could Have Phone Features Too
Long Zheng has noticed some interesting references to telephony features in Windows 8, both via the Microsoft Build session on live tiles and a Windows 8 App demo on Winrumors. You’ll notice a live tile that shows missed calls, another that shows text messages, and in the contact’s card you’ll see options to text or call the person you’re looking at. There’s also evidence that the prototype Samsung Slate PC that was given to developers …
Continue readingT-Mobile’s “My First Smartphone Sweepstakes”
In celebration of the launch of the new Nokia Lumia 710, T-Mobile is running a sweepstakes where you can win one for free. All you have to do is let them know what smartphone features you like the best and of course enter your name and contact info in the web page below. Four winners will get a free Nokia Lumia 710. You might be thinking that’s no big deal since you can get one …
Continue readingHTC Radar 4G is T-Mobile’s 3rd Top Selling Phone
For what we expected to be a pretty mediocre Windows Phone for a 2nd generation device a couple months ago, the HTC Radar 4G turned out to be quite a nice device, and the sales seem to be agreeing with us. The HTC Radar is the 3rd top selling phone on T-Mobile USA during both November and December of 2011 according to the Canaccord Genuity monthly channel checks. The Samsung Galaxy S II was T-Mobile’s …
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