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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 31, 2012
Dialing numbers listed on websites is supposed to be an easy task on Windows Phone. The OS basically highlights the numbers (like a hyperlink) and when you tap them, you get the standard "Edit...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 24, 2011
It's been awhile since we've seen a contender for a browser-wrapper on Windows Phone. Here we mean an app that uses Internet Explorer 9 as the base but augments its functions. Metro Browser...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 04, 2011
Here's a neat little trick. If you have Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9 installed, you can browse over to WindowsPhone.com and pin that site to your Taskbar for quick access. Simply drag-n-drop...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 30, 2011
T-Mobile, for some reason (we bet they signed something), evidently insists on making Google the default search engine for their phones, including the HTC HD7. It's sort of annoying for many...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 23, 2011
The above chart certainly paints an interesting picture about usage within IE on Windows Phone. Back at MIX'11 when we managed to get a demonstration by Joe Marini of IE9, the excitement began of...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 06, 2011
While Microsoft's YouTube app leaves much to be desired (granted, it's not their fault), it seems light is at the end of the tunnel for fans of the video sharing website with HTML5. As IE9 in...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 30, 2011
Yes, for some reason Microsoft in their wisdom of refining and streamlining IE9 in Windows Phone Mango, removed the "Find on Page" feature aka the ability to find text loaded on the HTML page you...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jul 13, 2011
Browser wars are always fun. Not because they are definitive or slam dunk tests that once and for all decide which is the best browser, but because they induce so much chest thumping about...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 21, 2011
Remember a while back where we were rejoicing and taking smugness to a whole new level with IE9's hardware acceleration putting it in another dimension compared to other platforms in a HTML5 speed...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jun 20, 2011
To say "Mango" for Windows Phone 7 is a large update is a bit of an understatement. It's massive. Although we have had two updates to our fledgling OS, both have been relatively minor. "Mango...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 13, 2011
Look at that, we tracked down Microsoft's Joe Marini here at MIX11. He's in charge of IE on Windows Phone and as a result, has the latest build of IE9 running on his phone.
He gave us a few...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 13, 2011
During today's Microsoft keynote at MIX11, a phone browser speed test was given and for once, Windows Phone (Mango + IE9) trounced the competition. The competition here was the iPhone 4 and...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 12, 2011
Las Vegas, April 12th
Microsoft today announced the Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview for deveopers, which can be downloaded from http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/, where code will be refreshed...
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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 11, 2011
Dean Hachamovitch, Windows Internet Explorer Corporate Vice President, is keynoter tomorrow and after eight platform previews, one beta, one release candidate and one final version of IE9 it's going...
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by Tim Ferrill
Mar 30, 2011
At Mobile Word Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore gave a demonstration of some of the new features coming to Windows Phone 7 in an update to come later this year. The touted features...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 14, 2011
Microsoft is set to launch Internet Explorer 9 tonight with a big bash at SxSW. According to a Tweet by Joe Marini, Windows Phone Web Platform Program Manager, you can at least get a glimpse of the...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 18, 2011
Wednesday at the Mobile World Congress, Microsoft held a developers day seminar that covered some old ground, but also lots of new stuff as well. One of the talks was presented by Microsoft's Joe...
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by George Ponder
Feb 14, 2011
While many didn't expect much from Microsoft's Keynote Address at the 2011 Mobile World Congress, Steve Ballmer and company did find a way to surprise us. While the first part of the presentation...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 24, 2010
One area that is crucial for Microsoft's success with Windows Phone 7 is in the browser. As the iPhone has demonstrated and Opera fans know, if you have a good browsing experience, you'll have a...
