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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Really moments winners
Microsoft announces the winners of its “Really moments” contest. Thanks for participating! The competition was tough, but our judges chose four winners. See your name below? Congratulations! Confirm your identity by connecting to Facebook. Then provide an email address to … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
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About those Windows Phone Chicken Little stories…
Please stop sending me stories about how terribly Windows Phone is supposedly doing in whatever market. I have an RSS reader too. And in case you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m pretty prolific. You should note what I choose … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
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Visual Basic for the Windows Phone Developer Tools RTW
That was quick: Microsoft has just finalized its Visual Basic add-on for the Windows Phone developer tools, allowing programmers to utilize their favorite programming language when creating new apps. Back in September, we released the CTP of Visual Basic for … Continue reading
Posted in Developer, Windows Phone
10 Comments
How would you fix Windows Phone? (Updated)
I wrote an article for the SuperSite for Windows this morning, How Microsoft Can Fix Windows Phone in 2011, in which I described the high-level ways in which I believe Microsoft can shape its smart phone OS into its mainstream … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
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Dell Venue Pro sign-up
If you’re interested in the Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone, you can sign-up on the web to be notified when its available. (Link supplied by Dell campus rep Jason D.) The Venue Pro is, of course, the one vertical slider … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
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AT&T: Buy one Windows Phone, get one free
While I continue to caution people that the upfront “cost” of any smart phone is just a tiny portion of the overall cost of that device over its two-year contract, I feel somewhat compelled to at least point out this … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
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Windows Phone app update
Microsoft this week provided an interesting update on its efforts to promote Windows Phone apps, noting that there are now over 3,000 apps on the Windows Phone Marketplace with over 15,000 developers signed up to deliver Windows Phone apps via … Continue reading
Posted in Online services, Windows Phone, Xbox LIVE, Zune
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Tip: Enable Find My Phone
While Microsoft hasn’t provided Windows Phone users (yet?) with the full set of “MyPhone” features it previously provided to users of Windows Mobile 6.5, it does offer a free and excellent Find My Phone service that will help you recover … Continue reading
Posted in Tips, Windows Phone
17 Comments
TWiT for Windows Phone 7 now available
Many, many thanks to Dmitry Lyalin for his hard work creating TWiT for Windows Phone 7, which is now available on the Windows Phone Marketplace. I am very happy to announce that TWiT for WP7 is now live on the … Continue reading
Posted in Online services, Windows Phone
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Some tips for moving from iPhone to Windows Phone
Microsoft’s M3 Sweatt–not his real name? :)–has produced an interesting post aimed at helping iPhone users make the transition to Windows Phone. If I had had another month for the book, I would have spent much of it documenting phone … Continue reading
Posted in Errata and Additions, Tips, Windows Phone
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