One of the features of Windows Phone 7 that doesn’t get talked about much but does play a part in the overall experience users have on their phone are notifications. Microsoft delivers notifications in three flavors and they all work well together. The three types of notifications are 1) Tile 2) Toast 3) Raw. Check … Read more
A lot of the announced partners for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 release do not come as a surprise, but it is nice to know us WinMo fans will have some HTC Goodness to look forward to! Pocket-Lint scored an interview with senior product manager for Microsoft, Greg Sullivan who confirmed that the following would be … Read more
If you are into sailing and want to keep track and share your trips with others, then Jason Gable has just created a cool App for Windows Phone that you might want to check out. My Sail City is the result of a website he is working on that keeps your sailing information and well, … Read more
If you have been waiting for more information on the Windows Phone OS and what you can expect, today is the jackpot! Microsoft has put these devices into the hands of developers, Developers, DEVELOPERS! as well as a handful of press to post their thoughts. Here is our take on their take of the Samsung … Read more
I had one thought in my mind when I read that Xbox Live brought in over 1 Billion dollars in the last fiscal year. Investment! Just like people are reluctant to give up their iPhones because of the investment they have made in their apps and iTunes purchases. This also tells me “free for all” … Read more
DavidK shot this out early today and I had some time to marinate on its content for a while before posting. I think this guy has a lot of good points about the attraction that Windows Phone has to developers. Everyone seems to think that the only thing Dev’s care about is install base. This … Read more
I wanted to let you all in on some of our email chaos amongst the staff. I think it represents the departure of a great deal of what constituted many user’s reasons for choosing Windows Mobile. We were discussing Android fragmentation and it made me a little uneasy with what he said about the new … Read more
I woke up this morning feeling nice and refreshed for the first time in a few days because my A/C is broken. So you can imagine how pissed off I got having such a great start subesquently ruined by THIS wmpoweruser.com article. Now I’m not some perve that gets his rocks off on the go … Read more
A funny thing happened at 1:00pm EST. Apple announced their new iPhone 4 and there was no stampeding to write how the iPhone had reinvented the wheel. Android and its Froyo upgrade seem to be safe for now. WP7’s death nail should also be promptly removed. I firmly believe in the aftermath of Apple’s iPhone/iOS … Read more
I thought some of you might like to check this out. Verizon just posted a Promo Video on YouTube about all their current Smartphones. Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm, and Android all get a turn. I was really surprised to see Windows Mobile, but a large amount of the focus went to the Kin Device that … Read more