#OMG #TEAMBLACKBERRY #FTW

If you can decrypt my god awful use of hash tags, 15 year old lingo and LOL’isk terminology, then kudos to you, pat yourself on the back! Certainly by now you know me, and if you know me well you’ve known my stance on BlackBerry for quite some time. Well, things are changing around here, … Read more

HTC to release a 7-inch Windows RT device that makes phone calls in 2013

Wait what? It’s 7”, Windows RT based and makes calls. And it’s not Windows Phone OS – it’s RT based. This is according to Bloomberg who claims that HTC is working on two Windows RT tablets – a 12” and 7” device, with the 7” having phone call capabilities. These are rumored for Q3 2013. … Read more

It’s time to track Santa!

All I want before Christmas is to watch NORAD track Santa, and now with an official Windows Phone app, I can! The app has a counter, information on how the tradition started, and email link, and video links to the YouTube videos from previous years. Hopefully on Christmas Eve, this year’s videos will be there. … Read more

BitTorrent releases official Windows Phone app with local playback

Well hello official BitTorrent Remote app. This app lets you do exactly what you’d expect – remotely control your BitTorrent downloads based on login info (so no setup is needed). The standout feature is the ability to transfer the download to your phone which makes this sweet. Here’s the full description of the free app: … Read more

Will the iPhone 5 get Jailbroken before or after WP 7.8?

It’s true, I am the only one left around here that has an iPhone. Shocking as though it may seem, the rest of the team is pretty much Windows Phone hard core fan boys. I think we get an occasional Op-ed piece on Android from Ramon and when I get my hands on a new … Read more

Sssshhhh T-Mobile begins sales of the Lumia 810 and HTC 8X tomorrow

Normally when a new paltform and new phones are launched there’s noise and news and excitement. But when it comes to Windows Phones, they just quietly understock them on shelves . To remind you, since TMobile isn’t, the Nokia Lumia 810 and the HTC 8X go on sale tomorrow. It’s so well hidden it’s hard … Read more

The Background Task (Live Tile) Overload Bug

After the release of the Mango update I hoped that the problems surrounding Live Tiles on Windows Phone were a thing of the past. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. While they did fix one problem, Microsoft managed to create another. So while the World gets to enjoy Windows Phone 8 today with all it’s new … Read more