David K 
Let’s hit this head on. By now you’ve seen HTC’s latest WP7 contender and have had a chance to discuss it. But let’s focus on ‘the’ feature this phone brings. It’s a partial slider concealing a speaker. As Murani notes, this is a multimedia win and he notes that in gaming, watching videos and making … Read more
Here’s a great looking app to follow stocks/news written for Windows Phone 7. It’s described as follows: This is a stock app that displays the current price of a list of stocks that you provide. You can drill down to get more information, graphs and company news. The application also gives you an overview over … Read more
PocketNow put the iPhone 4, NexusOne (running 2.2) and a developers LG version of WP7 against each other in a browser speed comparison. You should remember that the WP7 software is old (it’s actually the same build in the emulator so it’s a bit out of date) and the hardware will never hit the streets … Read more
One of the reasons people stick with Blackberry’s is the ability to BBM (which I’ve never fully understand but I’ll let it go). Anyway, the ability to instant message through Gtalk, AIM, MSN, Facebook and BBM is coming thanks to CrossTalk. They note “Now your Blackberry users can BBM your GTalk Android users or anyone … Read more
OK I put it all in the title so you don’t need to read the article. Brandon Watson has just posted some new info that sets a bit of a timeline in place for WP7. First off, the final developer tools will be available for download on September 16 with the panorama, pivot and Bing … Read more
I just love to watch blurry YouTube clips and speculate based on them. Anyway, here’s some footage of the LG E900 which is said to be the keyboardless version of the phone we were just shown the other day, but losing that keyboard is like trimming off the fat. It actually looks pretty good…wait it … Read more
Am I the only one who was disappointed to see the images of the WP7 devices that Engadget leaked? There was a Palm Pre looking thing and something resembling the Nexus One with a keyboard. I thought we were going to see something that was a sleek box – not curved edges. I mean, the … Read more
If BGR’s source is right then when WP7 launches there will only be three devices available – and none from Dell. Our source clarified that there will be three Windows Phone 7 devices launching right when the OS is officially announced. One will be from Samsung, one will be from HTC, and one will be … Read more
Ok not the entire web but the Backstage site set up for Windows Phone 7 news cracked under the pressure during Major Nelson’s live chat today. As guests started to join in people got locked out and there was a time lag and eventually…it broke:) This is a pretty big change from the past when … Read more
You’re probably all familiar with Herm’s Software by now based on the number of apps we’ve featured from them. And an oldie but goodie was Magic 8 Ball (which is available for WM 6.5) which he has now ported to Windows Phone 7. As you can see, this is almost a direct port of the … Read more
I’ve got a secret to reveal. I’ve been playing around with Android on my HD2. It’s really a game of knowing my enemy and I’ll have some posts on this coming up cause I’ve learned a lot. Anyway, Simmons and I have been going back and forth on the future of mobility and where Android … Read more
Just yesterday we teased you about it and today it’s official and it’s powered by Bing Maps. This is a direct Foursquare competitor. Here’s what Bing has to say about it: After listening to the rumor mills roar and authoring hundreds of emails with my friends at Facebook it can finally be said that Facebook … Read more