Monthly Archives: April 2011

AT&T’s NoDo update will include a few additional apps

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Microsoft’s Eric Hautala confirms the internal emails I and others have received stating that AT&T will deliver the Windows Phone 7 pre-update and NoDo to two of its three phones starting this week. But he also has some additional news: … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone 7 workaround: Hidden Wi-Fi networks

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

HTC has released a Windows Phone 7 app that nicely overcomes one of this platform’s latest limitation: It can’t see hidden (non-broadcasted) Wi-Fi networks. Dubbed Hidden WiFi, this new app lets you add up to three new Wi-Fi access points … Continue reading →

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AT&T apparently selling "certified" SD cards for Windows Phone now

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

There are many reasons why the Samsung Focus is currently the “best” Windows Phone model in my opinion, but one of the big ones is that it supports SD-based memory expansion. Sell, perhaps “supports” is a strong word. It has … Continue reading →

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AT&T finally schedules NoDo for Samsung Focus and LG Quantum

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

After months of waiting, AT&T finally emerged from its hole, blinked into the harsh light of the sun, and declared it spring: The company will soon deliver the Windows Phone 7 pre-update (the retroactively necessary “updater update” Microsoft now calls … Continue reading →

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About today’s Windows Phone announcements

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

They’re closing the MIX’11 press room any moment now, and I’m flying home on the red eye tonight. So I’ve downloaded the transcript of Joe B’s keynote today and will provide a detailed run-through of his comments in the near … Continue reading →

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What Microsoft is revealing about Windows Phone today

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

In advance of a proper article about all this, here are the high-level details of today’s Mango revelations at MIX’11: General info: Mango, or the “forthcoming release of Windows Phone,” will provide developers with more hardware capabilities, better browsing and … Continue reading →

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MIX’11 Group Live Blog: Day Two

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Microsoft’s MIX’11 conference begins today! Join me, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Kip Kniskern, Rafael Rivera, Bob Stein and Long Zheng as we live blog the day two keynote address. The event starts at 9 am PT/12 pm ET. And … Continue reading →

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Way to kill Windows Phone buzz on eve of MIX keynote, Microsoft

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

The “updates” coming out of the Windows Phone team have reached a new ludicrous low. That is: There were no changes to Where’s my phone update? this week. So let’s have some fun with it. I know many of you … Continue reading →

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Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 7 sessions at MIX’11

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Most of these were previously marked as “TBD” but the MIX’11 session titles are live now, giving some hints about what to expect from Mango: Application Design for Windows Phone XNA Game Studio for Fun, Profit, Danger, Excitement and Windows … Continue reading →

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MIX’11 Group Live Blog: Day One

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Microsoft’s MIX’11 conference begins today! Join me, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Kip Kniskern, Rafael Rivera, Bob Stein and Long Zheng as we live blog the day one keynote address. The event starts at 9 am PT/12 pm ET. Click … Continue reading →

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