By ShantanuChandra on
12/13/2012 6:15 PM
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By host on
1/22/2011 10:27 AM
Join Abhishek Kant as he unboxes his new HTC Mozart phone running the brand new Windows Phone 7. In this video, Abhishek Kant tears apart a new HTC Mozart from its packaging.
Direct Link: Unboxing HTC Mozart
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By soumya on
12/17/2010

The first turn-based multi-player Xbox LIVE enabled game recently showed up in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Search for "Game Chest: Logic Games" and you'll find it. It's not just one game either. The $2.99 pack includes Chess, Sudoku, and Minesweeper. Chess is the only multi-player game, however. It's a turn-based game, so what you need to do is send an invitation to a friend. This will send them an email where they'll be able to start a game with you. The graphics look great and the music is cool. If you want to try out some mobile multiplayer chess gaming with Xbox LIVE acheivements and leaderboards, head on over to the Marketplace right now.
Source: PocketNow...
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By soumya on
12/15/2010
In addition to talking up Windows tablets and slates at the January Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft execs also are expected to use the conference to give another push to Windows Phone 7. But the first “major” update to the WP7 platform may not hit until August or September of 2011, my sources claim.
In recent weeks, there have been rumors of both January and February “minor” Windows Phone 7 updates. I’m also hearing talk of a major fall update (codenamed “Mango”), which will precede Windows Phone 8 (codenamed “Apollo”), slated for late 2012.
The Mango update is supposedly bigger than the January and/or February update, according to my sources. Mango is more like a Windows Phone OS 7.5 — and may even be named that when it debuts. ...
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By soumya on
12/10/2010
The head of a company that develops mobile apps is expecting a significant update to Windows Phone 7 in February. Among the changes: easing restrictions for third-party developers, which could increase the number of "long-tail" apps available for the phone.
The update will almost certainly add copy and paste, which has already appeared in an update pushed out to some developer-only handsets. It may also offer a better way for corporations to deploy homegrown apps--today they have to distribute them through the public marketplace.
Equally important, said this person, it will loosen some of the odd restrictions on...
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By soumya on
12/8/2010
In our preliminary discussions with Microsoft, we were surprised to hear that after a short amount of time — approximately two weeks — phones unlocked via ChevronWP7 would revert back to their original locked state. We couldn’t verify this claim at the time and didn’t look into it again.
Our bad. Don’t panic, though!
Contrary to circulating reports, Windows Phone 7 devices unlocked via ChevronWP7 are not being targeted by Microsoft. Instead, the phone is reverting back as a result of a periodic check. Simply put, the phone rings Microsoft and asks “Hey, am I supposed to be unlocked?”. If Microsoft responds with a “No, what are you thinking?”, the phone apologizes and initiates a lock down.
Read More: ChevronWP7...
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By soumya on
12/6/2010
Readers would known that we are pretty hungry for numbers here at WMPoweruser.com. We therefore greatly welcome this titbit via Techcrunch, were a developer revealed some number regarding the performance of their app in Marketplace, and also compared it to the iPhone App store.
iTotsApps, the company which makes Toddler Flashcards, revealed that they are selling about 7.5 copies of their app per day in Marketplace, compared to 71.5 per day in the iPhone App store. The app is currently ranked the 21st top paid app and 709th app in total in Marketplace. ...
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By soumya on
12/5/2010

Google Maps is finally available on Windows Phone 7, although instead of an official client downloadable from the Marketplace, this is a homebrew app that must be sideloaded onto jailbroken devices. TAMaps from TechAutos taps into the Google Maps API to deliver basic functionality such as scrolling and zooming and location tracking via GPS, but lacks other features like address and POI searches, the ability to calculate directions, and support for bookmarking favorite places. TechAutos claims that the application is only meant to tide users over until...
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By soumya on
12/5/2010
The Samsung Taylor, one of the developer devices for Windows Phone 7, allegedly received a recent update bringing copy/paste functionality. Microsoft reconfirmed a roll-out of an update in early 2011 that would bring the missing feature to Windows Phone 7 handsets but according to rumors, some already got it.
While all Windows Phone 7 users seem to be running version 7.0.7004.0 of the platform, out tipster claims that the Samsung Taylor has received an update via the Zune software which bumped up the version number to 7.0.7338.0 and brought copy/paste functionality ...
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By soumya on
12/1/2010
Earlier today, we were contacted by Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7, to discuss the ChevronWP7 unlocking tool.
Through this discussion, we established a mutual understanding of our intent to enable homebrew opportunities and to open the Windows Phone 7 platform for broader access to developers and users.
To pursue these goals with Microsoft’s support, Brandon Watson has agreed to engage in futher discussions with us about officially facilitating homebrew development on WP7. To fast-track discussions, we are discontinuing the unlocking tool effective immediately.
Read More : ChevronWP7
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By soumya on
12/1/2010

We now have the first WP7 homebrew application taking advantage of unlocked phones - a Windows Phone 7 custom ringtone manager.
The applications has two components
Desktop application - used to build a custom XAP package with 5 custom ringtones you select from your computer(Requires .NET 4.0 Framework)
XAP application - to be deployed to your WP7 to install custom ringtones to the system
Download ChevronWP7 custom ringtone manager here....
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By soumya on
12/1/2010
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace appears to be picking up steam, after the store, today crossed the 3000 app mark.
According to tracking site WP7AppList, there are now 3066 apps available for Windows Phone 7 devices, with an average of 69 apps updated each day. The Marketplace hit 1000 apps on October 25 and that figure had doubled by November 8.
Among the other interesting tidbits offered by the site were: 29% of available apps are free, and for paid apps, the average price is USD$1.47. In the 24 hours to 5AM EST today, 88 apps had been updated and 37 added to the Marketplace.
Read More: Neowin
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By soumya on
11/28/2010
Windows Phone 7 has had excellent Facebook integration from the very first boot, but the platform is lacking in some areas, and it looks like Facebook and Microsoft are intending on adding even deeper integration into the phone.
Neowin today uncovered evidence on Facebook itself that indicates Windows Phone 7 may eventually be able to utilize Facebook Places, as well as Chat, sending and receiving SMS's from the app, alongside various other features. While these features are not yet present on the phone's platform, it appears the permissions to use the features are already in place on Facebook. Microsoft hasn't officially said anything about adding these features, but it would make sense for them to appear sometime.
Read More: Neowin
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By soumya on
11/26/2010
Today we have an exciting breakthrough for the Windows Phone 7 homebrew community – the ability for anyone to unlock a WP7 device without a Marketplace developer account.
Unlocking allows the sideloading of experimental applications that would otherwise can’t be published to the Marketplace, such as those which access private or native APIs.
We’ve taken the pain out of the process involved and put together a super simple executable that will allow anyone to unlock any WP7 device on the market using a USB cable and just a couple clicks.
Read More : ChevronWP7...
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By soumya on
11/24/2010
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By soumya on
11/19/2010
Last night in the Marketplace, a new app launched called Browser+ for $0.99. The app runs a modified shell over Mobile Internet Explorer adding new functionality to the browser not yet seen in the native app. That’s a pretty significant addition as up to this point, it was unclear if this could be done in WP7.
Browser+ adds tabbed browsing like your desktop, in addition to an incognito mode for hiding web history and also quick access to the search bar (though with a dedicated search button, this seems less necessary).
Read More : WPCENTRAL...
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By soumya on
11/15/2010

Windows Phone 7 went on sale on Monday of this week in the U.S. and the sales were not as strong as Microsoft may have hoped.
According to reports by Thestreet,...
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By Saumya Aggarwal on
10/15/2010 7:36 PM
Opera has announced a full-fledged Opera Mobile browser for smartphones running the Google Android OS. Opera Mobile for Android, which is slated to arrived within a month, will feature hardware acceleration and pinch-to-zoom functionality.

So far the company offered only Opera Mini for Android, a scaled-down version of its browser, designed for less capable phones. Instead of translating and compressing pages through a server before reaching the user, Opera says Opera Mobile for Android will be a full-fledged browser, on the par with Android's built-in browser or Safari on iOS.
Opera claims hardware...
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By Saumya Aggarwal on
10/15/2010 11:15 AM
Nokia today announced that it was launching the C5, an inexpensive touchscreen phone that runs the Symbian^1 OS found on phones like the 5800 XpressMusic and the N97. Nokia made the launch announcement through its blog, Nokia Conversations.
The blog clarifies that today's launch is the C5-03 variation of the Nokia C5 model and will have a 3.2-inch touchscreen with Wi-Fi, 3G and assisted GPS along with free Ovi Maps support. The C5-03 also has a 5MP camera with no flash, has 40MB of internal memory and supports upto 16GB of microSD cards. Although, there is no mention of when it will be hitting stores in India, Nokia mentions that the expected price will be €170 (Rs. 10,700 approx.)
Here are a couple of pictures of the C5, helpfully provided by the Nokia Blog:
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By soumya on
10/11/2010

If Apple CEO Steve Jobs has spent the past few years pitching the iPhone as...
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By Saumya Aggarwal on
9/21/2010 12:53 PM
Last month, Nokia India tweeted that Nokia C3 will hit the market mid september, and today, it has announced via Twitter again that the Nokia C3 has hit the stores. The affordable messaging phone, the Nokia C3 comes with a full QWERTY keypad and optimized social networking feature. The Nokia C3 with its different color options and its Home screen featuring social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter will surely attract those who want to always get connected with their Facebook and Twitter account.
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