All Entries in the "Windows Phone 7" Category
Touchpad Free adds Windows 8 gestures to its WP7 app
There’s no shortage of apps that let you use your mobile phone as a touchpad for your computer, but Touchpad Free is the first we’ve heard of that adds explicit support for Windows 8 gestures. The remote pointer app should allow your Mango-powered de…
Windows Phone 8 reportedly coming to ‘all’ WP smartphones (updated)
We’ve heard it rumored, but this is as close to an official confirmation as we’ve seen. Windows Phone 8, affectionately known as Apollo ’round these parts, will reportedly be available on every single Windows Phone device to ever ship. Let that sink …
Ceton previews DVR companion apps on Android and iOS, teases Echo beta ‘soon’
A quick stop by the Intel pavilion here at NAB 2012 revealed our friends from Ceton hiding within, and even though we just saw the Q DVR and Echo companion extender on our last trip to Vegas a few months ago, there’s a few new items to show already. …
ChevronWP7 officially closes up shop for good, hands out App Hub memberships
We were a tad disappointed when ChevronWP7 stopped handing out unlock token for Windows Phones in early January, only two months after launching. But, we held out hope that one day the shop might reopen its doors and once again offer a cheap option to…
Is Windows Phone 8 popping up on a WP7 App?
The “I’m a WP7″ app is now showing records of both Windows Phone 8 Apollo (build 8.0.9662.0) and Windows 8 Desktop Jupiter (6.2.8288.0) emulators. It seems to tie in with rumors that software testing for the mobile OS was ramped up on March 30th in a…
Some Nokia Lumia 900 handsets having trouble connecting to data networks
Nokia’s latest Lumia, the 900, has been rightfully lauded for its low price and lovely polycarbonate shell, but apparently, all is not well with the new handset. According to forum posts on Nokia Support Discussions and elsewhere, some 900s aren’t abl…
Microsoft discounts Xbox Live for Windows Phone games for Easter, offers iOS / Android prices
If your smartphone Sunday lacks the holiday flair you were hoping for, Microsoft is serving up a basket full of economically priced Easter eggs. Seven Xbox Live Windows Phone games have shed their premium pricing for the weekend, letting patient gamer…
Microsoft discounts Xbox Live for Windows Phone games for Easter, offers iOS / Android prices
If your smartphone Sunday lacks the holiday flair you were hoping for, Microsoft is serving up a basket full of economically priced Easter eggs. Seven Xbox Live Windows Phone games have shed their premium pricing for the weekend, letting patient gamer…
PSA: Nokia Lumia 900 available today
Did our thorough Lumia 900 review convince you that a mix of polycarbonate hardware and Metro UI is where your smartphone future lies? Well, it’s time to head to your nearest AT&T vendor because Nokia’s latest effort to break America is here. Just…
‘Leaked’ Nokia Lumia PureView concept images brandish bright colors, chunky profile
Take the smartphone camera sensor that was the toast of MWC, add in the burgeoning Windows Phone platform and this might be what you might get. Although we hope — and suspect — that it isn’t. Sneaking out from China with some judicious pixelation, …
