Today not only did Nokia official announce the Lumia 800 (SeaRay) and Lumia 710 (Sabre) they also showcased their software swagger in the form of Nokia Drive, Nokia Music, Nokia Maps and Nokia Pulse. Combined with the beautiful Lumia 800 hardware they have released a strong contender for all their target markets. Nokia hasn’t stopped … Read more
The world as we know it will continue. That is the solitary thought that persists as I write this article. There is no Ace up Nokia’s sleeve, but there are several wildcards at play announced today. None are so shocking as to cause industry shakeups but are when viewed as a package send tremors throughout … Read more
Simply awesome. Nokia showed off some stellar hardware today but there was also a lot of software. It was marketed as though the software was a selling point for Nokia hardware but it looks like they’re opening up the software to all devices. What is Pulse? It’s something that Microsoft should integrate directly into the … Read more
The CTO of Tango (the cross platform Skype competitor) did an interview with Forbes and there’s some potentially juicy stuff here. First, they claim that Tango will be available before Skype is for Windows Phones. Now we know the Radar will come to T-Mobile on November 2 and that includes Tango. But they also note … Read more
A little more than a year ago, and a few days after picking up my first Windows Phone device, I published this article noting some features that I was already missing from Windows Mobile. With the anniversary of the US WP Launch quickly approaching, thought it would be a good time to review my punch … Read more
Every loves to shop, and ShopSavvy helps you shop better, and now it’s been updated for Mango to help you even shop better. Shop better? Shop Better? That sentence just reads weird, it could be because I’m tired while writing this. Anyway, the new update improves and brings about new features to the WP7 app. … Read more
Microsoft was holding back updates to have a staggered update process so only 50% of the phones that were ready to get updates were being triggered. That wall is now down. If the phone is ready, all phones will now receive update notifications. Of course, in the US that still leaves the Dell Venue Pro … Read more
Say what you will about Microsoft’s own marketing and the lack of mentioning of any upcoming Windows Phone but Microsoft’s recent decision to invest heavily in the OEMs that have pledged additional support for the platform seems to be paying off. For a few years I’ve long since held the belief that HTC was the … Read more
This app is awesome. It uses Mango’s ability to use the camera in real time and face detection and then you can do all sorts of funny things. Like it will throw a mustache on any person it sees and it places it in the right location and resizes it too. It’s one of those … Read more
Last November, just two days after the launch of Windows Phone, I offered a $50.00 bounty to the first developer who could provide a Task application with some basic functionality, along with three “no compromise” requirements: Reminder Alert – Day/Time Recurrence Function Live Tile w/ # Due & # Past Due (in red), like Tasks … Read more