Last week, some privileged members of the press were given a quick demo of how the Copy/Paste feature might work in the next update for Windows Phone 7. We weren’t allowed to take photos or video, but we are allowed to describe it. Essentially there are two ways to copy text content. In a text message thread for example, you can tap and hold on a message and copy the entire thing. Or if you’re …
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Windows Phone 7 Review
There’s a lot of hype about the new Windows Phone 7 operating system and that’s how Microsoft wants it. They’ve done something really special with this revision by completely starting over. This is something totally new and design-wise, something completely different. Unfortunately, you might find some of your favorite features missing in the new OS, but you might also find some new features that you’ll fall in love with. FIRST BOOT When you first boot …
Continue readingAT&T Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Event Footage
AT&T has posted a YouTube video of some of their Windows Phone 7 event footage that shows how much excitement there is for the new operating system. It’s a short 2 minute video, but you get to see a few clips from the event as well as a few short quotes from some interesting people. Do you recognize anybody? (via Ramon Trotman) Originally published on Pocketnow on October 15, 2010. More Windows Phone articles from …
Continue readingGet Your Own Personalized Windows Phone 7 Demo
Want to see how a Windows Phone 7 might look with all of your stuff loaded up in it. Well, now there’s a Facebook App that will let you log-in with your Facebook account, and the Flash-based demo will import your profile picture, contacts, contact status updates, other photos, etc. into a fully personalized Windows Phone 7 demo. Unfortunately, the Flash animations seem very slow and choppy, which is not at all representative of how …
Continue readingXbox Hub, Need for Speed, & Rocket Riot (Video)
Back at the Windows Phone 7 launch event, we got a preview of a free download that will upgrade the Windows Phone 7 Games Hub with a more interactive Xbox Live Avatar and a great user interface for customizing your avatar. We also got to see a quick demo of the “Need for Speed” game as well as “Rocket Riot” which was ported from the Xbox Live Arcade on the console. Check out the video …
Continue readingThe Sims 3 on Windows Phone 7 (Video)
It was a pretty nice surprise on Monday when Microsoft announced EA Games were building Xbox Live games for Windows Phone 7. Here’s a look at the Sims 3 for Windows Phone 7. You’ll probably notice that it’s very much the same as the versions for Android and the iPhone. However, the Windows Phone 7 version hooks up to Xbox Live so that you can earn acheivements and also view a leaderboard of the best …
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