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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 29, 2012
If you have a few minutes you can watch the video above of reader Oli Gill bravely modifying his Nokia Lumia 800 to enable wireless charging ala Palm/HP and their Touchstone charger.
There is no...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 25, 2012
Although we're of the camp that doesn't mind that the Windows Phone Marketplace for apps has been retired from Zune Desktop, we imagine some of you think otherwise.
Luckily, Windows Phone...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 08, 2012
Okay, in a way we really don't recommend you do this, on the other hand we just did so who are we to judge. In short, with a few tools and about 20 minutes of your time, you can flash the latest...
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by Rafael Rivera
Mar 05, 2012
I like experimenting and tinkering with software. A lot like how a circuit bender tries to get electronics to emit beautiful music, I attempt to coerce software into doing things it wasn’t...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 23, 2012
Never ones to back down from a challenge the Dark Forces Team (DFT) have created a neat little utility to allow one to transfer files between phones or devices using just Bluetooth. You can even...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 09, 2012
This is pretty humorous. Should you be on Facebook and wish to shout out at contacts about Windows Phone in chat, you can now have a small image of a Nokia Lumia 800 show up, thanks to Rudy Huyn,...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 29, 2011
This is an interesting albeit very limited hack for 1st generation Samsung phones using WP7 Root Tools. The trick allows you to use basically any size alert on your phone as opposed to the 39...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 12, 2011
Last week we mentioned how Windows Phone Hacker was working on a homebrew hack to allow you to customize your Start Tiles on your phone. The trick only requires a developer unlocked device (no...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 06, 2011
Looks like those folks at Windows Phone Hacker, specifically Jaxbot, have been working on some neat ideas for our devices. This latest trick involves making custom Tiles for the Start screen,...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 15, 2011
While the full-force of the Australian Zune Pass still needs to launch tomorrow, bits and pieces of it are now available, including being able to sign up. However, if you want all the good stuff...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 31, 2011
We know for a fact that Microsoft was using the Toshiba TG-01 aka Tsunagi as a developer device for Windows Phone 7. Heck, we even have one of the rare birds in possession (see above). The device...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 04, 2011
Lots of little things have been happening if you have a developer unlocked device, preferably with the new interop level needed to side-load some more advance apps.
First off, over at Windows Phone...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 29, 2011
So the good is this: folks at XDA are working, with some success, on hacking onto our Mango phones internet sharing/tethering (first seen on the Focus). The bad news is, most of you can't do this...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 28, 2011
Julien Schapmen of Touch Xperience has achieved something pretty cool with Windows Phone - home automation. Ever fancied controlling your TV, sound system and lights (to name but a few) from...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 18, 2011
We've seen the improvement coming in "Mango" to Bing, which are nothing short of impressive: Vision, Scout, Music, info cards, images, etc. But (and it's a big but) some of those services won'...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 09, 2011
Mango not only promises to bring 500 new features for regular users but also numerous other languages for the rest of the planet. For those who want some Japanese on their Windows Phone now, or...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 06, 2011
We covered using your phone as a USB storage device awhile ago. It's one of those features that lots of folks want but the demand waxes and wanes, usually based on remembering that our phones can'...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jul 31, 2011
We'll just leave this here. It should be no surprise that those savvy gurus at team DFT have not only managed to get their hands on the RTM build of Mango (7720) but they've already have it...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jun 30, 2011
Yesterday we saw the developer release of "Mango" for Windows Phone 7. The method requires a $99 AppHub subscription and for you to make a backup of your phone before the flash. It also voids your...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jun 22, 2011
Remember the Toshiba TG01? It was one of the first 1GHz Windows Mobile devices on the market, sported a giant (at the time) 4.1" screen and eventually got Windows Mobile 6.5.
Well, the above...
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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 19, 2011
If you have experienced your upload speed being restricted on AT...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 08, 2011
Chris Walsh, part of the ChevronWP7 team and responsible for the current ChevronWP7.Updater app, which used Microsoft's own tools to push NoDo to thousands of Windows Phones prematurely, has blogged...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 06, 2011
Information is a bit murky, but it looks like there could be a problem with the recently released ChevronWP7.Updater that was posted a few days ago by Chris Walsh. The updater as of now has been...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 04, 2011
Last night on the Twitter, Chris Walsh, aka one of the people who brought ChevronWP7 to the masses, was working on something "big", having Raphael Rivera testing something related to those new tools...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 31, 2011
For those of you who received the February pre-NoDo update but are still waiting for the big important March one to hit, there looks to be an easy way to make it happen now, without using the "VPN"...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 28, 2011
So long as the carriers delay the NoDo update, it looks like people will find a way to force it to happen. Earlier we showed you how to do it on the T-Mobile US HD7, now some folks have figured out...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 23, 2011
We now know that Microsoft is doing a controlled, phased roll-out of 'NoDo', starting with unbranded phones evidently in Europe. That means a potentially prolonged delay for many users (and between...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 19, 2011
Over at Windows Phone Hacker, developer Jaxbot has figured out a way to enable "instant resuming" on Windows Phone 7.
Of course, you'll need a developer unlocked device and as they state there...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 04, 2011
We previously covered the famed hacker GeoHot possibly moving over to Windows Phone 7, and it seems that this is now possibly happening with Pwn2Own 2011 hacking contest listing GeoHot as a...
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by George Ponder
Feb 12, 2011
It's a problem that has plagued photography for decades; taking pictures without the camera sound disturbing everyone around you. Most digital cameras have the ability to mute the simulated shutter...
