We’re not entirely sure if this is a hack that some one put together or if Nokia is actually planning on releasing a new version of their N8 device running Windows Phone 7. As you know, Nokia has committed to releasing many of their future phones running the Windows Phone 7 platform. Perhaps the Windows Phone version of the N8 will be called the “N8w” which would harken back to the days when Palm actually …
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A Trick For Getting Your WP7 Updates Sooner
XDA-Developers member “Noticed” discovered a pretty simple trick that might result in you getting your Windows Phone 7 update sooner than you’re supposed to. This is an alternative to another VPN/Dialup method floating around and it’s pretty simple. Unfortunately it only works for devices who’s status is in the “Delivering Update” phase as indicated on Microsoft’s Where’s my phone update status page. You’re probably thinking, “If it’s set to the Delivering Update phase, why didn’t …
Continue readingWhat Does This New Windows Phone 7 Button Do?
If you saw the video about the Dark Forces Team showing Windows Phone 7’s latest “NoDo” update running on an old HTC HD2, like some of our readers you may have noticed another device show up on camera that seems to be Windows Phone 7 with an extra button on the programs listing. It’s definitely not something that was added in the NoDo release. Could the Dark Forces Team be testing a build of Mango? …
Continue readingHow Not to Hold Your Windows Phone Camera
This may seem obvious to some, but then again, I’ve mistakenly held my Windows Phone 7 the wrong way once or twice while trying to use the “pocket to picture” feature where you simply hold down the camera button for a few seconds in order to launch straight into the phone’s camera app in order to quickly take a picture. The problem is that if your hand is covering the phone’s proximity sensor, the phone …
Continue readingSeamless Conferencing With Lync in WP7 and Windows 7
Michael Gannotti and Brent Whichel have posted a video showing how to transfer a Microsoft Lync conference call session from a Windows 7 Tablet PC to a Windows Phone 7. It would seem this workflow could work with any phone, however we have heard rumors of a Microsoft Lync client coming specifically to Windows Phone 7 in the future. We expect that to bring more features and better integration with Microsoft’s Lync services, but in …
Continue readingMy Top 5 Must-Have Windows Phone 7 Apps: Adam Edition (Video)
In this video, I go over my top five, must-have, can’t-live-without Windows Phone 7 applications. If you want more app recommendations for Windows Phone 7, check out the Windows Phone 7 App Showcase; for Android, check out Android Application Weekly. You can also check out Brandon’s list and Geoff’s list. Here’s my list! 1. eWallet Go! ($4.99): Let’s you store and access a wide variety of sensitive information and passwords while staying secure under 256-bit …
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