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Windows Phone Tango Update: Features, Release Date, etc

The next update for the Windows Phone operating system is being referred to as ‘Tango’. Like the last year’s ‘Mango’, Tango isn’t a major update for the platform – that is expected to come in the form of ‘Apollo’ which [...]

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Infographic: Windows Phone 2011 Retrospective

Microsoft has released an infographic about the highlights, developments and achievements of Windows Phone in the year 2011. This infographic has been posted on the Windows Phone Developers Blog. The statistics displayed include the number of apps available on the [...]

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Win a Nokia Lumia 800 by developing a single Windows Phone 7.5 app

The partnership between Microsoft and Nokia has given birth to a new aggressive marketing strategy pursued by both the giants. This made us see huge impressive ad posters almost everywhere, luring tv commercials, the dead mau5 presentation, a giant-sized Windows Phone [...]

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Nokia Lumia 900 Specs, Review, Features, Price, Release Date

Finally, the widely speculated Nokia Lumia 900 is now official. At the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2012 , Nokia CEO Mr. Stephen Elop unveiled the Nokia Lumia 900 amidst wide applause. Nokia Lumia 900 features Considered to be more superior in features and [...]

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Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 – A comparison

Earlier it was L for London but today it’s L for Lumia. Yes, that’s how much the Nokia devices have got into us. Launched on October 26, 2011 at Nokia World event, the Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 have been [...]

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Face Mask Windows Phone app, released by Microsoft Research

A few days back, I had covered an excellent Windows Phone app from Microsoft Research called Face Swap. This fun app quickly allowed you swap faces in a photo. Microsoft Research has released yet another fun app called Face Mask. [...]

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Developing Windows 7.5 Mango Apps, Part 4: if statement

In previous chapters of this series, we started off with very basic things like introduction, first small application and we also learnt some other basic concepts like variables and assigning values to them. In this chapter, things will get a [...]

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How to create an app for Windows Phone 7 using Appmakr

Windows Phone 7 has become a household name in a short duration of time and has a huge collection of apps in its MarketPlace. App development has  a huge potential in the smart phone industry. Most of us at some point [...]

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Download free tool to create Themes for Windows Phone

While there are several ways one can customize Windows desktop operating system, when it comes to the Windows Phone mobile operating system, Windows Phone users are aware that the only way you can personalize or customize your Windows Phones theme is [...]

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Download Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone

Some days ago Microsoft released a new Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone 7.5 Smartphones. The application is an easy way to control an Xbox console with a Windows phone. It will allow you to play, pause, rewind, and fast-forward [...]

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Microsoft triggers Android rage on Twitter

Innovative it may seem as Microsoft decided to gift 5 Windows Phone devices to folks who come up with unique (maybe funny) experiences regarding the malware on their Android phone. Ben Rudolph, Windows Phone evangelist from Microsoft, popularly known as [...]