Mobile

Windows Phone security update rolls out (on time!)

As promised, Microsoft is rolling out a security update to Windows Phones today, to update security certificates after Comodo inadvertently signed 9 certificates without properly validating the 3rd party’s identity.  Numerous sites reported that the patch would be pushed out …

How to port iPhone Apps to Windows Phone 7

We all know Microsoft has been releasing iPhone apps but how can you port your iPhone app to Windows Phone 7? Well, with a little help from Microsoft.

They have put together a great package to help you get …

Will Nokia phones use Metro?

metro-uiA few details are starting to filter out about how Nokia actually plans to utilize the Windows Phone operating system in its phones, beginning as early as this year and expected to ramp up significantly in 2012.

We know that …

Microsoft hints built-in Windows Live Messenger support in Windows Phone “Mango”


We know that since the release of Windows Phone 7, many people have been asking for built-in Windows Live Messenger support, given that the “official” partner-built Messenger by Miyowa app had been lackluster is both features and integration with the …

Windows Phone–will it (ever) fly?

S051846Last week we noticed a number of Twitter links to a blog post decrying Windows Phone.  Entitled “6 Reasons Windows Phone 7 is Dead in the Water”, I4U News listed their top reasons why we should “abandon ship …

Bing on Windows Phone “Mango” to get Bing Vision and Music search?

Bing on Windows Phone MangoOne sharp-eyed reader over at WMPowerUser.com noticed something different on a video Ars Technica posted about the new "Bing Search Extras" feature coming in the Windows Phone "Mango" update. The video briefly showed two additional buttons added to the main …

Microsoft and Nokia signs partnership agreement

Nokia Windows PhonesThis one just came in. Microsoft and Nokia has just signed a definitive agreement on the partnership which was announced earlier in February before Mobile World Congress. According to the official press release, the partnership involves:

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Windows Phone (post Walshie) gets a “Samsung update”

A couple of weeks ago, after Microsoft released a “Windows Phone Support Tool”, complete with wide open dlls that allowed ChevronWP7 “homebrew” hacker Chris Walsh to create his own little NoDo updater tool, we crossed our fingers and updated our …

Can Windows Phone turn a post-NoDo corner?

It hasn’t been the best of launches for Windows Phone.  Starting off late last year with short supplies at launch both in the US and in Europe, a late start for the Dell Venue Pro, and then a string of …

New from Bing Mobile: PhotoSynth for the iPhone

More from the Bing/iPhone camp, the latest news comes via a tweet that there’s a new PhotoSynth app now available for the iPhone.

The app allows you to capture images, create PhotoSynths, and share them to PhotoSynth.net, …