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How To Sync Multiple Google Calendars On Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Mango

January 31, 2012
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Calendars, especially the ones that are web-based, make keeping a track of our daily schedules easy. Google Calendar, the leader (most likely) in this segment, makes it a hassle free process for the millions of Google account holders. And having a smartphone only makes things better. With Google’s Android operating system, your Google Calendar (multiple [...]

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How to Add Custom Ringtones On Windows Phone 7 Mango

January 26, 2012
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Prior to the Mango update, Windows Phone 7 handsets didn’t have the feature to add custom ringtones (not that I know of at least). But Microsoft introduced the much anticipated feature with the Mango update. However, very little is known about adding custom ringtones on Windows Phone handsets. And there is no feature as of [...]

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Nokia Maps To Replace Bing Maps On Windows Phones

January 20, 2012
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According to the agreement made by Microsoft and Nokia, the two companies have a mutual give and take policy right from the beginning. And now according to CEO Stephen Elop, all WP7 handsets will replace Bing Maps with Nokia branding. This means that all Windows Phones in the future will have Nokia Maps instead of [...]

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How To Add / Replace SD (Storage) Card On Samsung Focus And Dell Venue Pro

January 11, 2012
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Windows Phones don’t generally come with micro SD card slots, maybe it has something to do with the OS itself that manufacturers decided to not roll out future WP7 devices with micro SD card slots but there are a few out there like the Samsung Focus and the Dell Venue Pro, both selling fairly well [...]

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Microsoft Acknowledges SMS Bug, Promises A Fix

December 14, 2011
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The recent SMS bug found on Windows Phone 7 devices is evidently quite annoying for Microsoft. Especially with major WP device launches in the cards. The bug basically reboots your Windows Phone when you receive a particular (buggy) text message. There’s no way out of this bug for Windows Phone users since every WP7 device [...]

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Nokia Launches Lumia Ranges of Windows Phone 7 Phones in India (and My First Impressions)

November 15, 2011
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Nokia launched its first smartphones running Windows Phone 7 Mango OS in a packed press conference yesterday in New Delhi, India. I was a part of the audience and got a chance to test the new phone’s features, which I must admit, really impressed me. ( The device was first introduced a few days ago [...]

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Microsoft Goes Easy On The Manufacturers

November 7, 2011
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS is slowly managing to make its way into the market, though it is more than an year now since Windows Phone 7 was announced by the company. It is a known fact that Microsoft imposes certain restrictions/guidelines on the manufacturers which has to be kept in mind before producing WP7 [...]

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Nokia Announces The WP 7.5 Running Lumia 800

October 26, 2011
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Nokia today finally unveiled the first entrant of the company’s Windows Phone 7.5 line up in the form of the Lumia 800. This is the very handset that Mr. Stephen Elop showed off shortly after the announcement of the Nokia N9 in Singapore. This new Nokia WP handset, according to Mr. Elop is the first [...]

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Nokia 800 Breaks Cover In An Advert

October 12, 2011
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Nokia, as we all know is coming up with a big line up of Windows Phone handsets (the first of which was shown off by the CEO himself in June). But ever since Apple announced the iPhone 4S and currently with the build up to the Nexus Prime getting heated up, those Nokia WP handsets [...]

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Microsoft Starts Rolling Out The Mango Update

September 28, 2011
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The Windows Phone Mango update has been long overdue and has been highly anticipated by the users across the globe for obvious reasons. And now the update is finally here, opening new doors for the Windows Phone platform. After the failure of the NoDo update, Microsoft has a lot to prove with the Mango update, [...]

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Nokia Windows Phone 7 Shown Off By Stephen Elop

June 24, 2011
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Nokia’s first set of Windows Phone 7 handsets aren’t due until the end of this year as said by Nokia, which would show off the device a couple of months prior to that. But it seems like things aren’t quite going Nokia’s way here. Because the CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop has unofficially revealed the [...]

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Windows Phone 7 Getting A New Web Based Marketplace

May 26, 2011
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Android has a web based Marketplace where users can download apps and install them over the air. Well it now looks like Microsoft will be implementing a somewhat similar feature to the new Windows Phone 7 marketplace by launching an all-new web based marketplace. This feature basically will save a lot of time for the [...]

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Microsoft Could Announce 9 New WP7 Running Devices At the Windows Phone Live Preview Event Tomorrow

May 23, 2011
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Windows Phone 7 devices haven’t been as convincing as some would have expected. Though Microsoft has been trying everything possible to do something or the other with the OS. With the acquisition of Nokia, it is expected that WP7 could finally make a mark on other world markets as well. But WP7 phones made by [...]

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WP7 Browser Beats the Stock Android and iOS Browsers

April 16, 2011
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We already know how Microsoft has been urging WP7 users to wait for the ‘Mango’ update instead of expecting things to work out well just with the NoDo update. And it seems like they were pretty right. Apparently, Internet Explorer 9 which is included with the Mango update is faster than the stock Android and [...]

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Multitask7 Brings Quick App-to-App Switching for WP7

April 7, 2011
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Some days ago, hackers developed this cool app on WP7 which brought about app switching to WP7 handset made by a developer named Jaxbot. And now the same hacker has brought about yet another cool feature to WP7 where a user can easily switch between applications. This basically brings multi-tasking to the table, a feature [...]

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T-Mobile HD7 Still Plagued with Limited Keyboard Support for Non-English Users

April 3, 2011
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The T-Mobile HD7 way back in December suffered with a flaw which troubled a lot of users. Well, the HD7 had English as the only available language on the device. This came as a disappointment to many, especially to the Mexican-Americans or the Spanish speaking Americans. The lack of multi-lingual support in a phone is [...]

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Sony Ericsson Slider Device Running Windows Phone 7 Shows Up In The Wild

March 5, 2011
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There is no doubt that Sony Ericsson is rather working aggressively on brining Android smartphones in the market. With the latest addition to the Xperia series, SE has proven that it is in the market to stay. Would this mean that a Windows Phone 7 handset is on the horizon too? There is a lot [...]

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Sneak Peak Into Smartphones From Dell Planned For the Year 2011

February 17, 2011
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Dell is leaving no stone unturned to attain a significant position in the smartphone market. With Streak and Venue doing well in the market, Dell has a whole roadmap planned for it’s smartphone loyalists. Check out the details after the break. The saga would start from May 2011, where Dell has a Windows Phone 7 [...]

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Dell’s 10-inch Android And Windows Phone Tablet Scheduled For Later This Year

February 16, 2011
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The tablet wars have begun. Every company is getting up their products ready and gearing up for some pretty serious competition. Apple iPad is still leading this fight because many potential products are yet to enter the market. In this race of products, it seems that Dell is playing the turtle. The company recently launched [...]

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Nokia Joins Hands With Microsoft, Nokia Windows Phone Device On Its Way

February 11, 2011
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The only thing that keeps me away from buying a Nokia device in today’s smartphone market would definitely be Symbian or Maemo. In spite of great hardware, Nokia smartphones fail to please. Could partnership with Microsoft put an end to that? How would you like a Windows Phone 7 Nokia handset? Yes, that’s exactly what [...]

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How To Get Windows Phone 7 Theme On Your iPhone or iPod Touch

January 31, 2011
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If there is one thing about Microsoft Windows Phone 7 which catches the eye at first look, it’s the User Interface. The tiles moving around are a breeze to navigate through and are definitely a sight for eyes tired of the other usual UI’s. Now, if I were to say that you can get the [...]

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HTC HD2 Gets A Windows Phone 7 ROM

January 13, 2011
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HTC HD2 is back in the news again. This particular handset, which has been crowned as the king of Developer’s favourite device, has received yet another port. This time it is not another version of Android, but a successor to the dead OS that powers this device by default. Yes, it is Windows Phone 7. [...]

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List of Past CES Debuts (And What 2011 Might Bring)

January 5, 2011
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has come a long way since it was first held in New York in 1967. If you have been following technology and gadget news for quite some time now, you would have definitely heard of statements like, CES 2011 would bring in the answers, or XYZ product is going to [...]

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Upgrade The Memory to 32GB On Your HTC HD7 Handset

January 2, 2011
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What if I were to tell you that your HTC HD7 phone which comes with a fixed memory of either 8GB or 16GB can be upgraded to 32GB. That would be cool. Right? Consider your wishes come true this new year, as XDA forum member Wolfman017 has made this possible for the HTC HD7 owners. [...]

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Lastpass Now Lets You Manage Your Passwords On Windows Phone 7

December 30, 2010
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If you already are a LastPass user, you would be glad to know that it is now available in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace. If you don’t know what LastPass is, it is the best password manager that your browsing experience can get. The recent Gawker Media hack has further proved the importance of having [...]

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