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To Verizon from Microsoft WP7 with Love
So Verizon is happy to be getting Windows Phone 7 right? Well now we know what they will be getting. It is rumored to be a quad-band phone, which would allow you to roam to GSM networks around the world. Something Verizon is pushing for now…
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Tethering for Windows Phone 7 Possible on Samsung Devices!!!
So all you Windows Mobile fans that just went to Windows Phone, are you missing that tethering you used to do? Well we have good news here at PPCG – if you own a samsung Device…It appears that if type in some codes on the dialer you can use your phone as a modem.
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PPCGeeks SPECIAL: A look @ the Samsung Focus & HTC Surround, Pre-Release!
Hey Geeks! This one comes special, straight from the grinder actually! A contact of ours (Whom asked to remain anonymous in this scenario) happened to take a quick sneak at the HTC Surround and Samsung Focus, two upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices for American release in just three days. As a result, he sneaked these…
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Windows Phone 7 Live Tiles not the same Everywhere!
So If you are like Courtney1985 (from here on out she will be referred to as Courtney) around here on PPCG you are consistently asking me or other fellow WP7 PPCG’s what the heck Live Tiles are. Well in short, a Tile is your application on the home screen in WP7, which is how you access what you…
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WP7 Data and Voice Usage Summary vs. Apple iPhone!
So the luming question about Windows Phone 7 and the live tiles is: How much data do we need to plan for? Is this going to be a HUGE spike in service costs since everything is live, from cloud data? Or is this going to be about same usage as other phones? Well my fellow…
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Microsoft Releases SP1 for WP7 in January!
So some of the biggest beefs of WP7 is no flash, no Copy and Paste, no real good navigation program. Well it appears that Microsoft listened, and in the unveiling of Windows Phone 7, Steve Balmer did say we would get these features in the early 2011 time frame. Well now we have confirmation.
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UPDATE: Windows Phone 7 – Calling and texting + special treats!!
Following our article describing that custom ring-tones could not be put on a Windows Phone 7 device, Coolsmartphone did some testing to see if they could possibly figure out a way to add these custom tones to the device successfully. With the Zune integration and wireless music sync they figured there had to be a…
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Rumor: Sprint taking pre-orders for HTC 7 Pro December 8th **UPDATE**
So with the HTC 7 Pro recently getting FCC approval, would you be surprised to hear that Sprint would be taking pre-orders on December the 8th? It seems that the release date is roughly a month after AT&T and T-Mobile started selling their WP7 devices.
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HTC had a great year: $3.3B in revenue, DOUBLED 2009 shipments!!!
Looks Like everyone is posting their Q3 reports this week. First it was Microsoft, now HTC is reporting gigantic numbers this morning, including 3.3 BILLION in revenue. This is doubling the amount of phones shipped in 2009 to bring them to about 25 million total phones on the market! Not too bad for company who…
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Asus Windows Phone 7 & Asus Android Handsets Coming–Eventually
Asus is planning to jump in the mix with Windows Phone 7 and seems to be currently working on their own ideas. With the split between Garmin and Asus confirmed, the future of Windows Phone 7 handsets was in question. Not only are they dipping into Windows Phone 7 possibly one day, they are actually…
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LG releases their own set of WindowsPhone 7 Utilities
Not to be the only company not to have a application hub, LG announces their LG Toolbox…read more
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Windows Phone 7 wins “What Mobile” Editors Choice Award
Windows Phone 7 has been awarded the “What Mobile” Editors Choice Award. What’s “What Mobile” you say? The What Mobile Awards are in their sixth year over in the U.K. and recognizes mobile devices and applications based on consumer voting. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 won the UK publication “What Mobile” Editor choice award for “recognition…
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A Quick Interview with a Windows Phone 7 Developer
Thanks to member darren.wlsn1 here at PPCGeeks for digging up this brief interview taken with WP7 developer Vincenzo. Interestingly he has some great answers as to why he chose to develop for WP7. He also shares his thoughts on features and applications of the WP7 platform….
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Several New Windows Phone 7 Reviews Surfacing
PPCGeeks has been informed of several new Windows Phone 7 reviews taking place over the internet. These reviews are in great detail as far as functionality and overall performance. These aren’t like the reviews we previously shared on WP7’s success so don’t worry….
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Finally – Positive Input on WP7’s Success
Previously this week PPCGeeks wrote a couple of articles stating how some analysts weren’t too sure that WP7 would be a success. Finally we found a different, much better opinion… Read More
