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Windows Home Server 2011 Connector for Windows Phone 7

Posted on July 17, 2011

Last month, I highlighted the near-final, RC version of the Windows Phone 7 Connector apps for both Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. Since then, Microsoft has quietly released the final version of the Windows … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 7 Comments

New Mango developer resources

Posted on July 8, 2011

The Windows Phone Developer blog’s Larry Lieberman today offered up a great list of resources for Windows Phone “Mango”: There are a very large set of resources being created on a weekly basis for Windows Phone developers. Since I’m the … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Windows Phone | 5 Comments

Workaround for multiple Google calendars on Mango

Posted on July 8, 2011

Anthony Chu, the lead developer of Wonder Reader for Windows Phone, has posted a wonderful workaround for Windows Phone “Mango” users that wish to access multiple Google Calendars from the same account. As I’ve documented separately, this should be possible … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips, Windows Phone | 14 Comments

Microsoft issues SSL security fix for Zune HD too

Posted on July 7, 2011

You may recall that Microsoft previously issued an SSL-based security fix for Windows Phone, some months after doing so for mainstream Windows versions. Now, that fix is available for the Zune HD as well. But don’t get too excited, Zune … Continue reading →

Posted in Zune | 6 Comments

Microsoft shuts down Zune Originals

Posted on July 3, 2011

Tipped off by a comment in another post, I can confirm that Microsoft has indeed shut down Zune Originals, the web-based Zune HD configuration and customization service. Here’s how the site looks now: What this means, basically, is that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Zune | 21 Comments

About today’s release of Mango beta 2

Posted on June 29, 2011

Reading through Brandon Watson’s post this morning (described here), I misunderstood and thought that Microsoft would be releasing a “beta 2” version of Mango to developers sometime in the not-too-distant future. Actually, they’re doing so today (which he does clearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Windows Phone | 16 Comments

Developers to get Mango beta, developer tools Beta 2 release

Posted on June 29, 2011

Today, Microsoft announced its plans for delivering the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” beta to developers. You may recall that last year, the company had to ship prototype phones to developers because the platform was new. This year, developers have phones … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Windows Phone | 14 Comments

ANGRY BIRDS!

Posted on June 29, 2011

Aside from Audible, this is perhaps the most eagerly-awaited Windows Phone app imaginable. It’s up. $2.99. Enjoy. :)

Posted in Windows Phone, Xbox LIVE | 26 Comments

Custom ringtone support in Mango explained

Posted on June 28, 2011

Microsoft today provided an informative post on the Windows Phone Blog describing how the next release of the OS, codenamed Mango, will support custom ringtones. Which is to say, it won’t: The support is in there, but there’s no built-in … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 14 Comments

Nokia Windows Phone “Sea Ray”

Posted on June 25, 2011

Get excited, people. Get very excited. Based on a supposedly leaked video—evidence suggest this was instead a masterful bit of media manipulation—we now know what the first Nokia Windows Phone device, codenamed “Sea Ray,” will look like. And it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 46 Comments