Samsung launches improved network config tool for unlocked Windows Phone 7 handsets
Out of the box, many Windows Phone 7 devices aren't really equipped to deal with the reality that you might want to use a network other than the one the phone launched on. The oversight sort of makes sense since Microsoft's launches have been closely tied to carriers so far -- but it's still an oversight that needs to be fixed on the double. Indeed, they're working on a fix -- probably to be included in future firmware revisions, we'd guess -- but in the meantime, Samsung has followed HTC's and LG's suit by releasing an app that keeps your MMS functional when you insert a third-party SIM
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: microsoft, network profile, networkconfiguration, networkconfigurationtool, networkprofile, result, revisions, Sim, unlocked, windowsphone7
Microsoft: over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices sold to carriers and retailers
Microsoft has decided to finally dish out some sales figures for its new Windows Phone 7 platform, but alas, these are not the sales figures we are looking for. Instead of giving us the juicy number of actual devices sold to end users, the Redmond crew has given us a neatly rounded 1.5 million figure of sales to mobile operators and retailers. That tells us that the mobile industry is buying into Microsoft's new OS, and it'd be foolish not to, but it doesn't really educate us much on the relative success of the platform's launch.
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: achim, achim berg, breaking-news, breakingnews, entry, microsoft, mobile-industry, relative, sales, windows-phone, windowsphone, windowsphone7
Windows Phone 7′s Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn’t mean much
An analyst note released by research firm IDC yesterday points out that in the nearly two months since Windows Phone 7's retail release, the Windows Marketplace has swelled to 4,000 applications -- a number that the Android Market took five months to reach. That's impressive, no doubt, and the analyst behind the numbers notes that he "would not be surprised if Microsoft had the third largest app portfolio in the industry by the middle of next year." Now granted, hitting number three would take very little effort on Microsoft's part -- they'd just have to beat webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Symbian, none of which have sparked iOS- or Android-like levels of developer interest. So beyond that, what does the growth mean?
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, doubt, engadget, launch, microsoft, numbers, windows, windowsmarketplace, windowsphone7, wp7
HTC HD7 gets its .bins all in a tizzy, custom ROMs up next?
What do you get when you cross an HTC HD7 with a Mondrian ROM? Or a Schubert ROM?
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: branded, concept, groundwork, htc, htc hd7, more-technical, phone, Proof, rom, schubert, settings, windows-phone, windowsphone7
Microsoft rolls out updated Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac
It's still technically in beta, but Microsoft has just rolled out a fairly significant update to its Windows Phone 7 Connector software for Mac. Among other things, the software now has a new device setup process, support for manual file imports from the device, and the ability to sync content purchased on your phone back to your Mac -- not to mention a slew of bug fixes and other more minor tweaks. Hit up the source link below to start downloading, or just look for it in the Microsoft AutoUpdate app
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: ability, apple, beta, bug, device, fixes, fri, phone, setup-process, source, windows phone 7, windows-phone, windowsphone, windowsphone7
Dell Venue Pro gets FCC certification — with AT&T 3G
If we had a dollar for every time we heard someone lament, "if only the Venue Pro worked on AT&T," we'd have... like, 30 dollars. At least! It's on that note that we bring news to you this evening of a new Venue Pro variant in the FCC's archives sporting WCDMA Band II and V support, which is exactly what you'd need to get fancy on the 3G networks of AT&T, Rogers, Bell, or Telus.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: entry, evening, fcc, happy-getting, heard-someone, lament, market, result, track-record, v02s, venue pro, venuepro, windows phone 7, windowsphone7
Microsoft: 15-app push notification limit isn’t that big of a deal, could be increased in the future
So Microsoft sounded off this week on the row over the 15-app push notification limit that just recently came to light, and while they've confirmed that the limit is very real, they've done a good job busting some of the FUD, explaining why it's not a huge deal, and how the limit might change in the future. First off, apps that support push but don't have it enabled don't count toward the limit, so that means that you won't necessarily end up with crashy software as long it's all coded correctly to handle errors raised by the operating system. Secondly, built-in live tiles -- Outlook, People, and so on -- don't count toward the limit, so if you include those, you could actually end up with over 20 total live tiles (sounds excessive to us, but we're sure someone's going to want to push the envelope)
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bandwidth, count-toward, entry, fud, limit, load, microsoft, Notifications, operating, outlook, server, sliver, windowsphone7
Smartphone buyer’s guide: the best phones for AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and more!
It's true, picking a smartphone is incredibly difficult these days. Gone is the time when your options were limited and your choices simply between the lesser-of-evils
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: carrier-lineups, cell-phone, don, droidincredible, gadget, process, stress, verizon, vzw, webos, windowsphone7
Windows Phone Android launcher brings Metro UI’s simplicity, but none of its joy
Need to have the latest and greatest , but can't stand the sameness on tap ? You can easily spruce up your Android device with some Windows Phone 7 window dressing to impress your fanboy friends.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, Brings, engadget, galaxy, hearing-some, metro, phone, result, sameness-on-tap, simplicity, window-dressing, windows, windows-phone, windowsphone, windowsphone7
ASUS E600 WP7 smartphone stops by the FCC, possibly destined for AT&T
ASUS was definitely one of the early players to get all excited about Windows Phone 7 , yet as the OS release came and went all we were left with was a couple of blurrycam shots and a little video of a four-inch slab from the company.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: actually-never, att, e600, entry, fcc, four-inch, four-inch-slab, retail-release, slab, windows-phone, windowsphone7, wp7