Jim Szymanski 
Ok, so I am working on a project at work where I am auto-generating email messages with attachments and I want our small sales force to have the ability to open the attachments from their phones. I have a few options and started with a TXT file, but for some reason the attachment is randomly … Read more
Every day I read about; optimizing the OS to improve battery, task managers to kill apps to save battery, new screen technologies to minimize battery drain, new processors, modified multitasking, radio improvements, new memory schemes, all in an effort to maximize the potential uptime for our phone batteries. So, it appears obvious that OEMs consider … Read more
TL;DR: See Update comment below That’s right. A 1500mAh that fits in the same slot as your stock 1230mAh battery. But wait, that photo over there to the right clearly states, “For HTC Desire HD”. Allow me to explain. This started on a forum a couple weeks ago when some bloggers were going gaga over … Read more
While analyzing my battery usage today, which is sort of an obsession, I started thinking of the apps I use on a daily/weekly basis and then considered if the were Web dependent or independent. Not so long ago in the earlier days of Pocket PCs, even though devices had much less storage capacity, information was … Read more
Well that took long enough. Hints of SPB TV making its way to Windows Phone started appearing a couple months ago but now the wait is over. Downloaded this free app today and it look a lot like the WinMo version. Same list of international stations, along with a few pre-recorded feeds. I have tried … Read more
As I watched the Mango press conference in NYC today I started thinking about all the posts I have read the past eight months from people, including myself, focusing on what I will describe as trivial shortcomings; ringtones, multitasking, direct Outlook integration, etc. The truth is Windows Phone, and specifically WP Mango, is much bigger … Read more
DavidK may be enjoying a well deserved vacation, but that won’t keep him down. From David K, “Here’s a post if someone can just upload to the site. I don’t care who the author is. Picture(s) attached as well.” Done. Enjoy. MLS has an official (free) app in the Windows Phone Marketplace that seems loaded … Read more
I know, not another Live Tile article taking jabs at our beloved Windows Phone OS. Sorry but this subject has become a passion for me and after several months of inaction it’s time to draw some conclusions and point fingers. Maybe not everyone (some users don’t get the app thing) but most users by this … Read more
Sky Wallet Desktop Companion went live today, and better yet it’s free! We gave you a sneak peek of the Windows Phone companion app last week and now it has been officially released. Existing Sky Wallet users can wait for update v2.2 to come across their phone, or pull it in like I did (search … Read more
Looks like another big name app has made it to the Marketplace. The USA Today official app is now available, for free of course. The latest news stories, sports scores, weather and photos you’ve come to expect from USA TODAY are now available for your Windows Phone. Staying informed on the go has never been … Read more