The HTC HD7 is the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone to be released on T-Mobile in the U.S.A. and it’s the successor to last spring’s HTC HD2. Many people are going to think it’s too similar to the old HD2, but there are still quite a few nice new changes, not least of all being the Windows Phone 7 operating system. Whether or not these changes are worthy of your money, is up to you, …
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HTC HD2 Tops iPhone in Krusell’s Best Selling List
It’s kind of surprising to see the HTC HD2 increasing in popularity according to Krusell’s Top 10 selling phones for August 2010. The HD2 moved up to the number 3 spot, just above the Apple iPhone 4, and just behind the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. It seems the Windows Mobile 6.5 HTC HD2 smartphone is still selling even though it’s been around for so long. Although, the iPhone 3G is still in the top 5 …
Continue readingWhat Else Should Microsoft Add to Mango?
Judging by how quickly Microsoft has been adding the major features that most people have been complaining were missing in Windows Phone 7, I think we can all agree that Microsoft is listening. After only 4 months in the market, Microsoft is set to update Windows Phone 7 with the much-discussed/seldom-used Copy/Paste feature. At MWC, we’ve already heard about a few features that Microsoft intends to add to their “Mango” update which is expected to …
Continue readingWP7 Marketplace Hits 10K Apps Faster Than Anyone
The Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has just surpassed the 10,000 app count. Within the last couple weeks, the app approval process has actually sped up from about 1000 per week to 1200 per week. Windows Phone 7 met this 10,000 app milestone in only 4.5 months where as the iPhone took around 4.7 months (142 days) to reach 10,000 apps. Android, on the other hand, took 11 months to reach 10,000 apps and Palm’s Web …
Continue readingMicrosoft Should Air Some Fan-Made WP7 Commercials
An interesting phenomenon has started happening with Windows Phone 7 that usually only happens with Apple products… creative people want to promote it for fun! We’ve already seen a couple fan-made commercials for Windows Phone 7 on Youtube, and they are pretty nice. Below you’ll see one by Brandon Foy and a new one by Mark Nadolski. Paul Thurott says that fans think Microsoft isn’t stepping up enough to promote Windows Phone 7, and that …
Continue readingThe Truth About WP7 Updates and The NoDo Mess
Eric Hautala, General Manager Customer Experience Engineering for Windows Phone has posted a lengthy note on the Windows Team Blog about the Windows Phone update process and timing. Eric also admits that the February update which was supposed to make the NoDo update go more smoothly, ended up being a bit of a mess, but in reality only very few devices were affected. Microsoft also clears up the issue about carriers blocking updates and assures …
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