Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

How-To: Upload Full Size Images To SkyDrive From Your Windows Phone 7

Uploading the full size of a picture to SkyDrive from a Windows Phone 7 handset is a problem faced by many users, gladly, there is a simple work around to solve this little thorn in the side.

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Review: LastPass For Windows Phone 7

One of the best Windows Phone application for storing your hard to remember passwords, is LastPass, an app we found ourselves falling in love with. If you are a regular user of the popular desktop browsers, there is a high chance you might have heard of LastPass, if not, let us break it down a notch for you.

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Nokia Logo To Feature On Bing Maps

The Microsoft and Nokia deal, which began in early 2011, always seemed one sided in the favor of Microsoft, now it appears both companies are trying to balance things a bit. Soon, Bing Maps will be covered with the Nokia Logo, a move that could give Nokia more power in this deal, and possibly piss off other Windows Phone manufacturers.

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ZTE Pays Microsoft $27 Per Windows Phone Device

We always wonder how much manufactures pay to use Windows Phone, well, now we know. ZTE UK is reporting that it is required to pay Microsoft $27 per handset, a lot more than the fee some manufactures have to pay in the Microsoft patent deal against Android.

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ZTE Tania, Budget Windows Phone With A Huge Display

There’s a new Windows Phone handset ready to rock the UK in the form of the ZTE Tania. This smartphone is an entry-level device that is like the Samsung Omnia W and Nokia Lumia 710, but not as classy.

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Pantech Wireless Signed Patent Deal With Microsoft

 

After getting LG to join the patent deal signing pack, Microsoft went even further. The company has persuaded Pantech to sign a patent deal for the use of Android, unfortunately, the details are not known, but we’ll find out eventually.

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Windows Phone App: Overrun

Been a while since we tested any brand spanking new Windows Phone game, things are about to change. There’s a game that recently found its way to the Marketplace called Overrun, it’s a bit like space invaders, and although the gameplay is clunky, it’s fun to play nevertheless.

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Windows Phone App: Fake Caller

Ever in a situation where you just want to escape but can’t because a good reason is lacking? Well, how about giving Fake Caller a try, it might just be the hole in one you needed.

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Prototype Sony Ericsson Windows Phone Leaked

A new manufacture could be lining up to enter the realm of Windows Phone in the not so distant future. Today, a picture of a leaked prototype Sony Ericsson Windows Phone hit the web, and although this was before Sony bought Ericsson’s share, we believe Sony could still venture down this path.

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Nokia Lumia 710 Free On Contract Via WalMart

The Nokia Lumia 710 which was announced last month, December 2011, and went on sale in January 2012 for $50 with a two year contract on T-Mobile USA, is now being offered for free on contract via WalMart.

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