WP7 Launch Devices Will Out-Number Palm, Apple, & Google

There are a few doom & gloom news articles out there right now talking about failure for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system based on the news that only 3 companies will be releasing devices on launch day. LG, Samsung, and HTC will all have Windows Phone 7 devices available right away, however Dell’s rumored “Lightning” Windows Phone may take a while longer to finish. I suppose we might assume the Asus Windows Phones …

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The Windows Phone Facebook Page’s Survey

The folks running the Windows Phone Facebook page have created a survey designed to help them get ready for the launch of Windows Phone 7 this fall. If you want to contribute, visit this link to fill out the short survey. It’s very quick and easy. Don’t worry, there aren’t any personal questions, but you do have to use a Facebook account to log in. UPDATE: If you don’t want to log-in with Facebook, try …

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HTC Sense 3 Concept

We’ve been seeing a lot of HTC HD3 concept designs as well as some HTC Sense mockups for Windows Phone 7 from all the fans out there. Here’s a nice looking one from Luke Basarab. As we can see from techit.in and rruffman’s custom Windows Phone 7 tile, the concept design is somewhat possible. While round-corner live tiles are possible, Microsoft is not recommending this since it will clash with the design of other standard …

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HTC Tilt 2 ROM Update Now Available

Well, look at that! HTC has just released a new official ROM upgrade for the AT&T Tilt 2. Here’s the details on what’s new: •HTC Sense replaces TouchFlo 3D •Ability to Format the SD Card directly in the device •Inconsistent Caller ID function Hotfix •TILT 2 Freezes in SMS application Hotfix •Phantom SMS/MMS Count Hotfix •Overall improvement in the devices stability/operation Unfortunately it’s not the newer Windows Mobile 6.5.3, but still, overall imrpovements and hotfixes …

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Why the Windows Phone 7 Start Page Has Blank Spots

A lot of people were made a bit uncomfortable when they saw the new Windows Phone 7 start screen and it’s long area of blank space on the right side. What’s with the wasted space? The offset grid and negative space are clearly by design. The key phrase there is “by design.” This isn’t your average boring grid of program icons that every other smartphone employs in their user interface designs. The layout actually follows …

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Windows Phone 7’s MyPhone Portal Screenshot

Wondering what the Windows Live MyPhone companion site for Windows Phone 7 might look like? Here’s a blurry photo of a screenshot shown off at TechEd Australia 2010. It’s pretty difficult to see or read anything, but you can definitely make out a picture of a phone at the top as well as a couple nice grids of either contact images or actual photos taken with the phone. You can expect it to include most …

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