David K It seems like a simple enough question – will apps like Pandora be permitted to run in the background. Let’s ask two MS employees and get two different answers. Engadget has a clip from Todd Brix and he says “there are a number of experiences that do run in the background. That WP7 is based … Read more
Remember that Blockbuster app we mentioned to you that was extracted from the TMo HD2? Well go ahead and run it now. Then wait for the update (yes, it’s slow to update but be patient…it will install v2.8). The app has been updated, runs better and seems completed. It also directs you to http://www.blockbuster.com/device/activate where … Read more
Engadget is reporting that there will NOT be copy and paste in WP7 out the gate. As they put it “Microsoft just mentioned in a Q&A session here at MIX10 in no uncertain terms that clipboard operations won’t be supported on Windows Phone 7 Series.” OK this is weak sauce. Do I use copy and … Read more
With all the news about WP7 and people threatening to flee Windows and move to Android, here’s an interesting piece of news: In early January, we announced the Nexus One, the first device sold through Google’s web store. The Nexus One is unlocked, which means you can use it with a SIM card from most … Read more
Microsoft has released this short video to show what Marketplace will look like on WP7. It’s a pretty big change compared to the current version.
Engadget just reported that the only way to get apps on WP7 is through Marketplace. Yup, this means we need to jailbreak…or whatever the hell we’ll call it, to use our phones the way we all like them. What does this mean for XDA? Likely not too much as I suspect they’ll be the home … Read more
As I’m sure you all know, Mix10 started today and MS was talking about developing for WP7. There was a lot that happened today and we don’t want to overwhelm you with the nitty gritty but here’s an overview of some of the things that stuck out. Thanks to Auri (from TAG) who is a … Read more
ThrottleLauncher is the very popular UI replacement that is incredibly customizable. Today we were greeted with the release of ThrottleLauncher 1.0 (final). This should give you an idea of what kind of smoothness and customization to expect but remember, it’s running a ThrottleLauncher theme. In other words you can install themes on top of ThrottleLauncher … Read more
The LeSScro WP7 theme (which requires Wisbar Advance Desktop) appears to be the closest skin available to mimic WP7 and even includes the transition screens and appears to run pretty fast. And now it’s available for beta testing for WVGA users who donate. Want to see what it looks like? And here’s a little more … Read more
Bbonzz has just released Pocket Pizza which lets you make a pizza on your phone. It’s just like making a real pizza. First step is spreading some flour, then the dough comes out and you need to stretch it out. Then you can start to add ingredients and you get to choose … Read more
Back in January we mentioned UnJumble, but it was QVGA only. It’s a neat little freeware word game where you get a 8 letters and you need to unjumble the letters to spell words that are at least 3 letters in length as fast as you can . You’re goal is to find enough words … Read more
XDA member ElCondor has a few nice startup animations (including the HTC Brilliant one) but I just installed the Windows Phone 7 Series one myself. It’s a simple cab install, reset and it’s there. Looks great. It’s available for WVGA and VGA devices. The download is located here on XDA.