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Once upon a time Xbox Live Gold account users had their annual subscription automatically renewed by Microsoft, but the newly-revamped Xbox.com lets your membership die a natural death. It’s a welcome change, as the auto-renewal always struck us as egregiously money-grubbing. Forcing a user to phone a customer services rep to stop the annual fee [...]

As you may recall Nokia, the world’s biggest phone maker, announced in February it was abandoning Symbian, after failing to adequately update the smartphone software and after seeing its market share decline. in Symbian’s place, the company said it would embrace Microsoft’s fledgling Windows Phone 7 software. It was a bet-the-company decision and one that [...]

Microsoft is now expanding the distribution of its Windows Phone 7.5 update to all eligible users, but some owners of phones including Samsung’s Omnia 7 will have to wait a bit longer. The upgrade process has been running smoothly, with a few exceptions, some of which are now being sorted out, Microsoft said. it has [...]

Windows Phone 7 users who want to jailbreak their phones in a Microsoft-approved fashion can now download and install ChevronWP7 Labs for $9. The ChevronWP7 team refers to its product as an “unlock” tool, a term that usually means freeing the phone’s SIM card slot so that you can use the phone on other carriers. [...]

This century has seen a lot of technological development as far as computers, internet mobile phones and other forms of technology is concerned. This has allowed for more integration of these devices in our lives both in business and workplace. Computers especially have become more or less a part of our lives. it is therefore [...]

Ever since Microsoft took the wraps off its next-generation mobile platform, “Windows Phone Series 7,” in early 2010, I’ve been intrigued. like webOS, Microsoft’s operating system offered a fresh take on the smartphone user experience. when handsets finally started shipping ahead of the holidays last year, Windows Phone delivered: it was fresh, unique and a [...]

Microsoft is currently prepping its Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone 7, which will allow you to control and interact with your Xbox 360 right from your phone. and recently, they showed off a bit of what it can do. In addition to being able to interact with some games, the App will let you [...]

As you may recall Nokia, the world’s biggest phone maker, announced in February it was abandoning Symbian, after failing to adequately update the smartphone software and after seeing its market share decline. In Symbian’s place, the company said it would embrace Microsoft’s fledgling Windows Phone 7 software. It was a bet-the-company decision and one that [...]

“Before updating your phone, the Zune software and Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac attempt to back up your phone data as a precaution,” Stroh said. However, he did acknowledge that while those affected appeared to be a small number, he understands the aggravation that users who were locked out of their phones feel. From [...]

If you are a Windows Phone fan, you must be dying to get your hands on a smartphone running the platform’s Mango version. however, you may be wondering if there are any phone manufacturers offering these handsets in their pipeline. Fortunately, there are a number of manufacturers that have launched these phones. two of them [...]