The Zune team just posted a new video to their YouTube channel that shows off some of the features of the Zune integration on Windows Phone 7. It showcases the ability to stream or download new music anywhere using a Zune Pass, as well as the ability to sync videos and playlists from a PC. All the while you get to see the very nicely designed Windows Phone 7 user interface and gorgeous artist imagery. …
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Microsoft to Meet with ChevronWP7 Team Next Week
You may have heard about the ChevronWP7 team and how they’ve been able to unlock certain parts of Windows Phone 7 for sideloading applications without using the Windows Phone 7 marketplace. Brandon Watson of Microsoft recently tweeted that he is looking forward to meeting with the ChevronWP7 team next week. We knew that they were communicating, but didn’t know a meeting had been scheduled. We don’t know exactly what the meeting is about, but Brandon …
Continue readingOld School Games Coming to Windows Phone 7
Caught on video at CES were a few old retro games that Microsoft is bringing to Windows Phone 7 as Xbox Live games. This is all part of the “Game Room” platform that you may be familiar with on Xbox/PC. The Windows Phone 7 Game Room will start off with three Xbox Live enabled retro games; Centipede, Asteroids Deluxe and Shao-Lin Road. Unfortunately there’s not an actual room that your Xbox Live avatar can walk …
Continue readingHTC 7 Pro Appears on Video
The HTC 7 Pro was the first CDMA based Windows Phone 7 device that we’ve been hearing about since October, but it hasn’t appeared yet. It turns out there’s also going to be a GSM/UMTS version, and both will sport what looks like the excellent slide-out keyboard that we’re familiar with from the HTC Touch Pro 2. Windows Phone MVP Arne Hess has posted a video tour of the device over on theunwired.net and you’ll …
Continue readingWindows Phone Comparison Chart
Indy8 over at ElektricForest was putting the measurements for the Dell Venue Pro and the HTC HD7 into Photoshop just so that he could see how they compared because he presumably was thinking about getting one of the Windows Phone 7 devices on T-Mobile. He ended up putting together a full comparison chart for all of the Windows Phone 7’s available. If you want to see how all of the Windows Phone 7’s compare in …
Continue readingThe Secret Xbox Live Hub (Video)
Here’s a weird little bug or Easter egg in Windows Phone 7. It turns out there’s a secret Xbox Live hub that’s different than the normal “Games” hub that you’ll find on final Windows Phone 7 devices. It’s got the same background image as the Games hub, but there’s only a panel for your Xbox Live profile and then one that lists recent games and when they were last played. You can still get to …
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