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The quest to get thinner, stronger, faster, and healthier with WPCentral and Mobile Nations continues!

We’ve survived the first week. We’ve set our goals and whether we achieved them or are still working on them, we’re feeling better and doing better because of it. And we’re getting tons of great feedback. This might just be the year where mobile and lifestyle fully come together and finally start making the impact we’ve all been waiting for. It’s gone from being a token arm band case to being an entire ecosystem of highly specialized companion apps and accessories.

We recorded a special edition of ZEN and TECH with CrackBerry.com’ Kevin Michaluk, where we answered a lot of questions, cleared up some big misconceptions, and went over a lot of dos and don’ts to get things going.  Also Kevin produced the single greatest (or most terrifying) fitness video in the history of YouTube. Watch his Sexy and you know it workout (do so at your own risk).

So let’s keep it going! Once again, we’re setting reasonable, attainable goals, and we’re going to take advantage of our awesome community to make sure we attain them. We have a special edition of our Mobile Nations ZEN and TECH Superfunctional podcast coming your way this weekend to help keep you motivated, and as always we’re running everything through this discussion over at the WPCentral Forums to keep us focused, keep us accountable, and keep us keeping on!  We've already updated the discussion with week 2 goals.

Oh, and we’re still giving away WPCentral Accessory Store gift certificates every week and an Xbox 360 w/Kinect at the end of the month.  To see who won this week's gift certificate, just go to this post in the Fitness Month discussion.  If you didn't win this week, don't give up.  We'll draw another gift certificate next week.

So hurry up and jump into our Fitness Month discussion and pick your goal for week 2.

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New Years is over, January has come and gone, and for many of us, our get fit and get healthy resolutions have come and gone with it. Rather than leaving them lying in ruin with what's left of our waist lines and good intentions, however, we want to do something about it. And we want you to do something about it with us!

Enter fitness month!

Whether CrackBerry challenged Android Central, WPCentral threw down the gauntlet on webOS Nation, or iMore called them all out, who remembers? The important thing is this -- we're using February to get off our collective apps and get into shape.

Want to eat better? We're with you! Want to get stronger? We're spotting! Want to get into better cardio shape? We're so there!

Each week we're each going to set reasonable, attainable goals, and each week we're going to take advantage of our awesome community to make sure we attain them. We're going to have special editions of our Mobile Nations ZEN and TECH and Superfunctional podcasts to help us get going and stay going.  We've also set up a Forum's discussion to keep us focused, keep us accountable, and keep us keeping on!

Oh, and you could win an Xbox 360 and Kinect!

You, the WPCentral Nation, are our motivation. And to keep you motivated, we have some great prizes lined up. Anyone and everyone who participates, who shares their goals and keeps us up-to-date with their regular progress will be automatically entered to into our:

  • Weekly drawings for a WPCentral Accessory Store Gift Certificate. We're giving away 4 total, one each week!
  • Grand prize drawing for an Xbox 360 and Kinect!

We'll also see if we can come up with some extra giveaways along the way to keep everyone on their toes.

Sound good? Sound great? Sound like you just can't wait to get fit? Good! Jump into our Forums discussion now and pick your goal for week 1.

Mobile Nations fitness month has begun!

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Did you get an HTC Titan today? Do you plan on getting one? Do you have questions or just want to talk about it? Well then, while article-comments are fun, you'll probably get a little more back-and-forth interaction in our forums. We have a whole section dedicated to the Titan (as well as every other Windows Phone).

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With the release of Windows Phone 7 right around the corner, just in time for the holidays, techjunky79 tipped us on a cool video over on Vimeo that might help usher in that holiday spirit.

The design hangs in the Lost Boys (a London marketing and technology agency) reception area and uses HTC Touch phones that were recently shelved during a corporate upgrade. Tunes can be composed and sent to the sculpture online to mix things up.

It's definitely a creative way to make use of the older Windows Phones.

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We recently reviewed the Wavetooth IPX8 waterproof Bluetooth headset and found it to be an interesting Bluetooth accessory.  Not necessarily for everyday use but if you want to stay connected to your Windows Phone while in, on or around water it's a nifty gadget to have.

Now that we're through reviewing the Wavetooth, we want to give it away.  To have a chance at winning the waterproof headset, simply post a comment on one of our stories between now and Monday, August 30, 2010 at 9:00pm PST.  We'll then randomly pick the winner from these postings.

You will need to register to be eligible (no anonymous comments will win) and you can tackle that process here.  Good luck to everyone!

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Congratulations goes out to WMExperts.com member haggisgirl for posting the winning comment in our Wavetooth IPX8 Bluetooth headset giveaway.  Her post was randomly selected from the dozens made during the contest period.  We've dispatched a congratulatory email to haggisgirl and will be shipping her loot out shortly.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in this contest and don't give up hope.  We'll have another giveaway contest before you know it.

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BlueAnt T1 Winner!

Congratulations and braggin' rights goes out to WMExperts member arthurbrownleeiv for winning the BlueAnt T1 Bluetooth headset.  His post in our forums discussion was randomly selected to win the headset. 

Congratulations also goes out to jh20001 for being selected as our Giveaway Runner-up.  jh20001 will be receiving the Maximo iMetal Stereo headset.

WMExperts.com would like to thank everyone for participating in this Giveaway Contest and for sharing some great looking home screens.  We'll keep the discussion going and while the contest period has come and gone, feel free to show off your Windows Phone home screens.
 

 

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BlueAnt T1 Giveaway

We recently reviewed the BlueAnt T1 Bluetooth headset and found it to be a nice, rugged headset.  We haven't had a giveaway in a while, so what better time than the present.

It's also been a while since we did a "show us your home page" discussion over in the forums. So we decided to kill two birds with one stone. If your interested in winning the T1, simply head on over to this Forums discussion and share your home screen. If you're not sure how to capture your home screen there are tons of methods such as MyMobiler or Shake and Save.

We'll let the discussion run until 7:00pm PST on August 11, 2010 and randomly choose one post to win the T1. You do have to register to participate (a painless process that starts here) and we'll post a "braggin' rights" announcement later that week.

UPDATE: Seeing that it's been so long since we've had a give away, one prize just didn't seem to be enough. While the first prize will remain the T1, we'll choose a second post at random for a Maximo iMetal Stereo Headset.

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Slacker Radio Giveaway Winners

WMExperts would like to thank everyone for participating in the Slacker Radio Giveaway.  We received some very insightful opinions on Slacker and based on the comments, it looks like Slacker Radio is on the right track.

The lucky winners of the year subscription to Slacker Radio are Enyahs_Shayne09 and NPR_aficionado.

The winners of the three month subscriptions are mthom99556, CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE and kraski.

Emails have been sent out to the winners (check your junk mail if you can't find it) with instructions on how to claim your prize. If you weren't amongst the winners, don't give up just yet.  This won't be our last giveaway.

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Slacker Radio Giveaway

Now that Slacker has officially come to Windows Mobile, we thought we would take the opportunity to entice readers to tell us what you think. To help sweeten the pot, Slacker has been kind enough to provide a few complimentary subscriptions.

What you'll need to do is install Slacker to your Windows Phone, sign up for the Free Account, give it a test drive and tell us what you think. Could it be better? What do you like or dislike?

Once you've gathered your thoughts, post them over on the forums in this discussion. And please, try to post more than the easy two word thoughts (e.g. love it, hate it, it sucks, it rocks, etc.). We will randomly draw two grand prize winners who will receive a one year subscription to Slacker and three runner's up will be selected to receive a three month subscription.

Posts must be submitted by 5:00pm CST on April 3, 2010.  You'll need to be registered to participate and that painless process can be found here.

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One day of Christmas just isn't enough. The Mobile Heist is back, bringing you some of your favorite Windows Mobile applications, most at a whopping 50 percent off through Jan. 1. Check in after the break to see the monstrous savings.

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Software Deals of the Day are back

That's right, folks, the Deal of the Day is back. And each day through Jan. 1, 2010, the WMExperts Software Store is offering major discounts on some of your favorite apps. Want to take advantage of the savings? Head to the store, or follow us on Twitter, where will be listing each day's deal. Having savings!

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It's back, folks. the Mobile Heist is here for one day only, bringing 50 percent off some of your favorite Windows Mobile software. You're not going to want to miss this.

After the break, we detail the deals and give you the links you need for this one-day sale. Do not pass go. Just save on software.

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Congratulations goes out to WMExperts member slimcane for winning the LG HBS-250 Bluetooth headset giveaway.  Slimcane's post on the Touch Pro 2's "IsSlideOut" registry value was selected from the dozens of entries that were posted to the forums during the giveaway period.

WMExperts would like to thank everyone for participating in the giveaways that have been held over the past few months and we hope to have more accessory giveaways in the near future.

In the meantime, we are about to start our 3rd Annual Round Robin and invite everyone to participate in these discussions as well as the contests for prizes.  You can find the Round Robin's contest details here and more about what the Smartphone Round Robin is all about here.

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Holiday Giveaways: LG HBS-250

Continuing with the WMExperts Holiday Giveaways, we've got the LG HBS-250 Bluetooth Stereo headsets on the blocks.

To have a chance at the LT stereo headset, all you have to do is post a comment on any of the discussions going on over at the WMExperts forums between now and 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, December 11, 2009. We'll randomly select a winner from these comments.

Keep in mind that you do have to register to leave a comment and that painless process starts here. We will notify the winners and toss up a "braggin' rights" post the following Monday along with our next Holiday Giveaway. Good luck and Happy Holidays from WMExperts.com!

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Motorola H790 Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations goes out to waldo15 who was randomly selected from member comments to win the Motorola H790 Bluetooth headset!  His comment on the Bing &Bing Mobile updates was randomly selected and waldo15 now gets to enjoy some bragging rights.

For the many who posted comments, we thank you and don't give up hope just yet.  Another Holiday Giveaway is just around the corner so stay tuned.

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Holiday Giveaways: Motorola H790

To help bring in the holiday spirit, WMExperts will be giving away various goodies over the holiday season. We've got the Rove Admin for IT giveaway already in progress and our next Holiday Giveaway is the Motorola H790 Bluetooth headset.

To have a chance at the Motorola headset, all you have to do is post a comment on any of the stories on WMExperts.com (other than this one) between now and 5:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, December 3, 2009. We'll randomly select a winner from these comments.

Keep in mind that you do have to register to leave a comment and that painless process starts here. We will notify the winners and toss up a "braggin' rights" post the following Monday along with our next Holiday Giveaway. Good luck and Happy Holidays from WMExperts.com!

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Go eat some turkey, you turkeys

Happy Thanksgiving Day, everybody. We're giving the crew the day off to pig out, watch some football, and to give thanks for lucking into one of the coolest jobs since that gig with the paint gun, plastic wrap and double-sided tape. (The pictures are priceless.) Anyhoo, we'll see you all on Friday.

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The WMExperts 2009 Holiday Gift Guide is sponsored by the WMExperts Store.

It's that time of year again, when we struggle to find the perfect gift for our family and friends. But what do you get the smartphone fan who has everything? More of everything, of course!

And who better to ask for recommendation than our own experts. Join us after the break as your favorite faces from WMExperts share their holiday picks.

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Mobihand, who powers the WMExperts.com Software Store, has launched their Windows Mobile Appstore.  You will still have access to popular software titles from our WMExperts.com Software store but now will be able to access the store with Mobihand's Appstore Application.

Here are some of the features you'll see over at Mobihand's Appstore.

  • Deal-of-the-Day: Exclusive offer of a new top-selling app every day for 50% off
  • Specials: Loads of discounted apps and bundles can be found daily
  • Nearly 5,000 Apps which can be browsed by category, top free, top paid, and new
  • Great everyday prices: apps are priced as low as $0.99
  • Fast pay with credit card
  • Dedicated customer service – to ensure complete customer satisfaction
  • Version-tracking -- email notification when new versions become available

It is our understanding that Paypal interface will be added soon to offer an alternative payment method.  You can get all the deets about the appstore at software.wmexperts.com/appstore.asp as well as loading a mobile version to your Windows Mobile phone by pointing your mobile browser to http://software.wmexperts.com/appstore.

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