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Rogers Wireless has moved quickly from the announcement that they will carry the Lumia 710 at CES to launching it on their network. As of yesterday, you can pick up the hot new Nokia Lumia 710 from Rogers for just $49.99 with a 3 year contract. If you are looking at the non-contract price, it’s [...]
Do you have a suggestion on a feature you would like to see in a future version of Windows Phone? Microsoft wants to hear what you’re looking for in a mobile device. In fact, they even created a web site where you can go an make a suggestion. You can also vote on other people’s [...]
One of the great things about Live Tiles on Windows Phone is that they can be updated to reflect information about the application. Tiles for FourSquare updates to show your point totals, Twitter apps update to show how many replies and direct messages you have, and even email tiles update to show how many unread [...]
An often overlooked feature in Windows Phone (Mango) is the powerful speech engine. This comes built into the phone, and can do some really great things. You can quickly call contacts, launch installed applications, search Bing, or even compose and send text messages. In some ways, I consider it to be better than Apple’s Siri, [...]
Who doesn’t want to customize the ringtones on their smartphone? It’s always among the top things on my list when I pick up a new device – check the sounds that come with it, and get my favorites on it. In November of 2011, Microsoft released the Mango update for Windows Phone, which included this [...]
There’s been a lot of talk about Nokia’s large budget for marketing their new Lumia smartphones. CES was the first major marketing push for the Lumia in the US. Given the announcement around the 710, 800, and 900 models, what could be a better time? The first hint that Nokia was looking to change things [...]
Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph, also known on Twitter as @BenThePCGuy, hit CES with a fun challenge. Win, and you take away $100 cash – Loss, and you have to admit that your phone just got smoked by a Windows Phone. The challenge is actually pretty simple, just beat Ben on his Windows Phone at a common [...]
The “why” part is actually pretty easy to understand, and in case you don’t know, Windows Phone tells you right at the top of the email. Simply tap on the “Read about privacy” and you have the reason – shown in the picture and in the quoted text below. “Downloading information can verify your email [...]
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