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Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” is here!

Get your phone updated to Windows Phone 7.5 now!

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Final release of Windows Phone Developer Tools on September 16

Final release of Windows Phone Developer Tools on September 16

In our article about Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training we already mentioned that there won’t be any localized training provided until the final release of the Windows Phone Developer Tools. At that time ... Read more »
Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training

Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training

Of course the big news this week was the WL 2011 beta refresh, which, unfortunately, I didn’t get to install until yesterday because of hardware problems (had to install new GPU). But there was ... Read more »
Have a WP7 App idea? Want to code an App?–Hook up with Mobile App Match

Have a WP7 App idea? Want to code an App?–Hook up with Mobile App Match

When Windows Phone 7 debuts this holiday season, it’s going to need a well stocked Marketplace.  Microsoft is well aware of that, and has been scrambling to stock the shelves in anticipation of those ... Read more »
No official list of Windows Phone 7 device makers

No official list of Windows Phone 7 device makers

We reported last Friday that there would be 5 hardware partners with Windows Phone 7 handsets ready at launch. Turns out later that day Microsoft “turned back” on what was said. "Microsoft has not ... Read more »
Speech recognition in Windows Phone 7

Speech recognition in Windows Phone 7

Microsoft acquired TellMe back in March 2007, and the speech recognition features that came with it have been finding their way into a number of Microsoft products, from Windows 7 to the Bing for ... Read more »
5 Hardware partners have Windows Phone 7 handsets available at launch

5 Hardware partners have Windows Phone 7 handsets available at launch

Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Microsoft, told Pocket-lint that Dell, Asus, LG, HTC, and Samsung will have Windows Phone 7 handsets available at the launch later this year. That’s (at least) five launch ... Read more »
Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live Calendar: What you can and can’t do

Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live Calendar: What you can and can’t do

So many developers have gotten their hands on one of the Windows Phone 7s given out by Microsoft, and our friend Paul Thurrott is one of them. While Thurrott is writing his new book ... Read more »
Microsoft Employees to get a Windows Phone 7

Microsoft Employees to get a Windows Phone 7

Not only developers are getting a free Windows Phone 7, the 90,000 Microsoft employees world-wide probably will too! Only, unlike the developers who are receiving their devices as we speak, they will receive their ... Read more »
First screenshot of Windows Phone Live revealed

First screenshot of Windows Phone Live revealed

Exactly one week ago, we told you about a new service coming to Windows Live which brings the world of Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live together – Windows Phone Live. Well it seems ... Read more »
Windows Phone 7: Savior, disaster, or somewhere in between?

Windows Phone 7: Savior, disaster, or somewhere in between?

We’re in the middle of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, and although it might not feel like it, “this holiday season” is right around the corner.  That’s when Microsoft has promised Windows Phone ... Read more »