Archive for the 'Windows Phone' Category

Gmail and Google Calendar sync improvements rolled out for Windows Phone 7.5 devices

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

The good news for those with smartphones operating on the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS is that Google applications such as Calendar and Gmail have been improved with the addition of some handy features. A post on the official Windows Phone blog has revealed that these enhancements would make the experience of using the suite [...]

ZTE Tania running on Windows Phone 7.5 declared, available for pre-order at Clove

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

The latest smartphone running on the Windows Phone 7.5 OS is the freshly announced ZTE Tania. Powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM 8255 processor, the new handset boasts of a 4.3-inch TFT WVGA 800 x 480p touchscreen display. This ZTE mobile device is capable of lending support to a variety of connectivity options such as [...]

Ziggy for Windows Phone takes inspiration from Apple’s Siri

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

If Apple has Siri, then Windows Phone now has an answer of sorts in the form of the newly released app called Ziggy. Created by application developer Shai Leib, it functions just like the iOS voice assistant and communicates with users. Serving as a personal assistant to users, Ziggy is capable of executing various tasks [...]

HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel Windows Phone arriving Q1 2012?

Friday, December 30th, 2011

The Windows Phone 7 OS seems to be gaining popularity around tech terrain as rumors have been rife that two smartphones namely, the HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel, powered by the platform are set to make their debut in the near future. According to speculation, these handsets will come loaded with a revised and more [...]

SkyDrive for iPhone and Windows Phone unleashed

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

With cloud storage being the need of the hour, Microsoft SkyDrive for the iPhone as well as Windows Phone devices was recently released. The service provides a ‘personal cloud’ storage option for photos, videos, documents, and more which will make such content accessible from almost any compatible device. Firstly, SkyDrive has been officially extended to [...]

Evernote for Windows Phone receives v2.1 update

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

The popular note taking app, Evernote for Windows Phone has been updated to version 2.1 and now features quite a few new functionalities to make the process of organizing things easier. This upgrade was somewhat expected since Evernote was recently refreshed for the Android and iOS platforms too. Evernote for Windows Phone 2.1 offers support [...]

Windows Phone $25 prepaid app card offer revealed

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

The holiday season seems to be a good opportunity to lay hands on interesting gizmos and offers like this one where Microsoft has introduced the Windows Phone $25 prepaid app card offer. Users who purchase a Windows Phone handset are entitled to receive an app card worth $25 till the offer is valid, as reported [...]

Tango video calling app now available for Windows Phone

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Users of Windows Phone devices now have yet another option to connect with loved ones miles away owing to the Tango video calling app that just made its debut appearance at the Windows Marketplace. This application lets users make free video calls over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi. Windows Phone users are enabled to video chat [...]

Spotify to make its presence felt on Windows Phone

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The good news for music lovers is that the popular on-demand music streaming service, Spotify is ready for Windows Phone. Microsoft has declared that the app will be joining the other services on Windows Phone such as Microsoft’s Zune Pass and Slacker Radio. Capable of working on Windows Phone 6 and above, the forthcoming app [...]

Windows Phone Mango operating system released in India

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Microsoft recently unveiled the Windows Phone Mango operating system in India. The handsets listed to run on this mobile platform include the HTC Radar, Samsung Omnia W, and some Acer handsets as well. This new 7.5 update to the operating system offers a smooth transitional user interface known as Metro, which will be adorned with [...]