Monthly Archives: June 2011

Get a Windows Phone for your Xbox LIVE avatard

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

OK, I’m no fan of the Mii-rip-off avatards that Microsoft added to the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone last year, and wish they’d add the one crucial missing feature: A way to turn this thing off. But since that’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Online services, Windows Phone, Xbox LIVE | 22 Comments

New Windows Live SkyDrive features coming in Mango

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Another day, another post from Microsoft about another new feature in Mango: Windows Live SkyDrive integration. You may recall that the original shipping version of Windows Phone supports nice SharePoint integration in the Office hub, but nothing around the consumer-oriented … Continue reading →

Posted in Online services, Windows Phone | 11 Comments

A closer look at Mango’s Games Hub

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Following in the footsteps of my previous post about the Mango Music + Videos hub changes, and the previous post about new Xbox LIVE games for Windows Phone, Microsoft has posted some high resolution images of the Games hub as … Continue reading →

Posted in Online services, Windows Phone, Xbox LIVE | 7 Comments

New Xbox LIVE games announced for Windows Phone

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Well, maybe “announced” is a bit of an overstatement: Microsoft never really mentioned Windows Phone during its E3 press conference today. But it did reveal the following new phone games on the associated press kit page on the Xbox.com web … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Xbox LIVE | 5 Comments

Now shipping: The HTC HD7S on AT&T

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Resist the urge, Paul. Resist the urge. AT&T sends out word that the HD7S is now available for purchase. HTC HD7S Features: Windows Phone 7 OS 4.3” high-resolution LCD touch screen 1 GHz processor 16 GB internal memory 5 MP … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 10 Comments

New features in Mango’s Music + Videos Hub

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

I was at my daughter’s softball game when I received an email alert (on my Windows Phone, naturally) that Microsoft had posted some new information about the Music + Videos hub in Windows Phone “Mango.” (This is my excuse for … Continue reading →

Posted in Online services, Windows Phone, Zune | 21 Comments

Fantastic Stephen Elop story

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Businessweek has published a fantastic account of Stephen Elop’s decision to drop Meego and adopt Windows Phone at Nokia. If you ever doubted that Elop saved Nokia, just read this. Stephen Elop’s Nokia Adventure Market share dwindling, stock cratering, persistent … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 7 Comments