Now that I’ve got a Focus in hand I can tell you I already learned a lesson in how to install a micrSD card in the phone. See, I figured I’d drop the card in before the first use, boot it up and voila. But nothing. Soft reset…nothing…soft reset…nothing. 4 resets and nothing even though … Read more
OK so we’re now at the point where you could have gone into a store, make a friend and leave with a phone. Ramon proved that you could do it days ago but he’s got skill. If you’ve done it share your story. For the rest of us, devices are actually available tomorrow. So when … Read more
If you’re buying a Windows Phone from AT&T you probably know that you’re entitled to the Entertainment Pack from AT&T for free. “The Entertainment Pack includes: 1) Xbox LIVE® game ilomilo, 2) 30 days free unlimited music service + 10 free songs to keep through one-month Zune® Pass trial, and 3) 30 days free to … Read more
It’s like they wait for the weekends to release the apps…Anyway, the Microsoft Tag Reader is now available so you can scan a tag and be taken to the URL/action automatically. The Directv app lets you schedule your DVR from your phone. Both are likely to be popular despite so go download them if you … Read more
If you’ve been following the recent Windows Phone launch like a hawk you probably noticed the relative lack of information and hands-on time the Venue Pro have received. Fear not the wait is over, according to Tmonews. The venue pro will be going the way of the Nexus One with Dell trying out the Online … Read more
Here it is, the HD7 and all its anticipated glory. Some might not be aware of the amazing heritage this phone carries around with it. It all started out with the famed HD2. At its release there was nothing like it. The 1 GHz processor, the 3.5mm jack, the amazing build quality and oh yea, … Read more
You asked for it so let’s do it. With the upcoming sale of Windows Phones in the US starting Sunday (fine, Monday for those who don’t ask nice) here’s a list of the first series of apps you’ll want to look into. Remember, I’m doing this without a device in hand so it’s based on … Read more
Just yesterday in the comments I noted that I’ll be reaching out to David Pogue when “the first Service Pack comes out in mid-January (with copy and paste, turn-by-turn directions, task switching and plugins for Flash and Silverlight)”. That was based on a rumor first published by MSNerd. Today we have reconfirmation of that rumor. … Read more
PopCap is a leader in casual games and they’ve been the subject of lots of inquiries after deciding to bring Bejewled to Windows Phone while not having their games ported to Android. Well, first for some Android news: Plants v Zombies and Peggle are headed to Android in early 2010. Why the delay? Why not … Read more
Paul Thurrott provided us with some data about is data usage as a guide to see if there would be wild spikes in data usage with Windows phone since it’s so intertwined with the cloud. While there are variables here and the numbers are still jumping around, it’s pretty clear that the usage is generally … Read more