This is a first for me. Browsed our site then clicked on our forums and bam! Look at that message (ignore the typo). It launches Marketplace and brings you to Board Express Pro.What’s interesting about that is that Windows Phones are actually following the sites you visit and comparing them to Marketplace. I want to … Read more
Early fall is just days off and it seems like Microsoft is delivering Mangos for the Fall as they said they would. In their latest blog post they note “For months, we and dozens of our partner companies have been laying the groundwork for the Windows Phone 7.5 update—and making solid progress. As a result, … Read more
Julien Schapman (TouchXperience) is at it again. In his latest release he’s gone forward and provided the ability to tweak Windows Phones that are running Mango: New Mango versions of Advanced Config & Registry Editor available (launch from system settings). Of course you still need an unlocked phone since MS forbid installation of homebrew apps. … Read more
App submission for Mango Windows Phone applications is open and yesterday Microsoft stated “The time to get your Mango apps into Marketplace is now.” With all due respect, I don’t think that’s a good idea. If you recall, lots of developers got in early when Marketplace was first going live and they were some of … Read more
Mango brings with it the ability to do augmented reality on Windows Phones since you can access the camera and the gyro and compass sensors. Jared Bienz of Microsoft has shown off the Geo Augmented Reality Kit that will be on CodePlex soon. For developers, he states that you can write an AR app in … Read more
I saw the specs on the HTC Titan and I couldn’t believe the battery life on that thing. Here take a look: Granted 1600 mAh is a large batter but we’re talking about an almost 12 hour talk time here on GSM. Compare that to the iPhone that rates at 7 hours (with 300 hours … Read more
Here is something to get Windows Phone fans excited about this morning! We have been talking about leaked information on the HTC Eternity (here) and Omega (here & here) Windows Phones and today we are finally getting some concrete specs from HTC ahead of the announcement. Check it out: … Read more
Microsoft is supporting Windows Phone users who have Macs. Sure that’s probably not a huge segment of their base but it’s certainly important for them to not exclude anyone. Here’s the update list: Full sync and import support for Apple Aperture software Drag and drop import of files from Browse Device Ringtone transfer support (for … Read more
Just over a week ago Microsoft released “We’re In” for Windows Phones. To refresh your memory, it’s like Google Latitude but it’s private and limited in time so you invite friends to share your location for a determined period of time. Really neat concept and my initial impression was positive but once you start to … Read more
Microsoft has released Zune 4.8 which is the Mango compliant version of Zune in preparation for Mango’s availability. They also provided this chart of available services by country: Still lots of gaps to fill.