Get Free Nokia Lumia 710 from Walmart with T-Mobile

Walmart is now offering a chance to Get Free Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango powered Smartphone. If you want to try the very first Windows Phone Operating System Smartphone from Nokia than you can get it with the authority of world's largest discount retailer T-Mobile. The current price of Nokia Lumia 710 in United States is just $49.99 with a new two year contract with T-Mobile. By offering a free Nokia Lumia 710 smartphone, Walmart will no doubt boost the Nokia and Microsoft device's presence in a large way.

The free Nokia Lumia 710 offer applies only to all new two year contracts users of T-Mobile. If you already have a T-Mobile account that you want to upgrade you will still have to pay $49.99 for the Lumia 710 but if you really want to try out what Nokia and Microsoft is offering and you don't have any T-Mobile account, than its your best chance to get Nokia Lumia 710 Smartphone without any cost.

The Nokia Lumia 710 contains the most powerful 1.4 GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera, 512 MB of RAM, and 8 GB of internal storage and above all Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Operating System. It�s seriously a best Smartphone of its kind.

So what are you waiting for? Click here and sign up for a new two-year contract agreement with T-Mobile from Walmart and Get Nokia Lumia 710 for Free.

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Top Most Downloaded Mobile Apps and Games of 2011 - Infographic

The year 2011 is the year mainly known for "Mobile Technology Revolution" in tech industry because many popular and biggest Mobile Apps and Games have introduced in this year from the most popular internet and tech companies like Apple, Google, Nokia, Microsoft etc. After the revolution of Tablets and Smartphones devices big computers and laptops is now comes to under pocket of peoples and with the fastest growth of internet world has become short and small to connect with people around the world.

Mobile Apps and Games like Angry Birds from Rovio Mobile Ltd, Facebook App from Facebook Inc. or is it Google Maps from Google Inc. etc. now becomes the favorite on the go Apps and Games for Smartphone owners. Today we have summarized The Most Popular and Top Downloaded Mobile Apps and Games of 2011 which gets more attention from Mobile and Smartphone owners.

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Nokia Belle to replace Symbian Belle - End of Symbian OS?

It seems that the End of Symbian Operating System is near and Nokia is trying to packing up its homemade Symbian OS and finishing it off with new brand name Nokia itself. Nokia today has just announced that they are soon going to release a new brand name for Symbian Belle and will replace it with the new name Nokia Belle, it has been observed this whole year after Nokia and Microsoft partnership for Windows Phone that both companies are trying to focus more on Windows Phone Smartphone devices so may be Nokia is trying to cut off the brand Symbian from its recommended list.

In Nokia's today announcement, company said that they are going to replace old Symbian Belle UI with the new Nokia Belle UI, the company took survey this year about the new interface of Nokia Belle and people actually likes the new Belle interface that�s the reason company has decided to introduced Nokia Belle in all of its Smartphones include Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 smartphones and will be pre-installed on the new and enhanced versions of the Nokia N8, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 smartphones. Nokia further said that the enhanced versions of Nokia N8, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 have now started their journey from the factories to the shops with Nokia Belle preinstalled, arriving first in China, then around the world.

For those People who already owned the Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, and Nokia Oro smartphones will get a free over the air software update that will update their phones with the new Nokia Belle UI bringing a whole heap of improved features in February 2012.

What you guys think about this new effort from Nokia? Is it the end of an Symbian era for the name of Nokia's home grown operating system which has been the basis for many of its smartphones. Nokia is still working with Microsoft with developing smartphones based on the Windows Phone operating system. Indeed, we can expect some big announcements from Nokia and Microsoft when CES 2012 is held in January 2012.

Click here to know more details, features, facts and get pictures about new Nokia Belle.

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Experience Windows Phone Interface On Any Smartphone Device

It�s really tough for every Smartphone device owner to suddenly switch towards new mobile OS, because the whole new experience of new OS always need time and you don�t want to take a risk. But if you are a Smartphone geek and always wants to try something new and if you are curious about Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) OS from Microsoft than you can try it for free without making new hardware changes on your iOS (iPad or iPhone), Android phone or any other Smartphone device you have.

Microsoft has launched a new website called http://aka.ms/wpdemo which allow users to experience and try Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) on their devices at free of cost. If you visit above mentioned link in your smartphone than you'll be redirected to an interactive HTML5 page that gives you a very detailed introduction to the look and feel of Windows Phone 7.5. While it is not a native experience, it does provide a very immersive demonstration that does give you a solid look into using the new OS.

In my personal view i think it�s a Microsoft marketing strategy to let smartphone users experience Windows Phone and more likely to make your next purchase be a Windows Phone device. If you have experienced above link than tell us how you feel it in our comment box.

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Nokia Lumia and Samsung Focus S Smartphone Review - Windows Phone Mango Devices

Today we are going to review the two most popular Smartphone Device Maker companies who are soon going to launch their first Mobile Operating System of Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. The first company is Nokia and the other one is Samsung, they both are in partnership with Microsoft to build Windows Phone 7.5 Mango device. The first Nokia's Windows Phone device is known as Nokia Lumia 800 Smartphone powered by Windows Phone 7.5 Mango on the other side the first Samsung's Windows Phone device is known as Samsung Focus S I937 Smartphone powered by Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

Nokia Lumia 800 Smartphone Review:

Nokia Lumia 800 is the first Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphone to spring from the Microsoft / Nokia tie-up announced in 2011, October. Nokia Lumia is a special kind of smartphone of its type because it's the first mobile phone from Nokia to run Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, the OS that Nokia is going to use on all its future high-end smart phones. The Nokia Lumia 800 boasts a fast processor, AMOLED screen and a camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, although the screen size is reduced from 3.9" (854x480 pixels) to 3.7" (800x480 pixels) to conform to the Windows Phone spec list. The expected release date of Nokia Lumia 800 is November, 2011.

Nokia Lumia 800 Specification and Details:

Check out Nokia Lumia 800 specification with internal details below;

Samsung Focus S I937 Smartphone Review:

Samsung Focus S I937 is the first Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphone to spring from the Microsoft / Samsung tie-up announced 2011, September. Samsung Focus S I937 is also known as Samsung Focus S contains 1.4 GHz processor underneath the new operating-system Home windows 7 Phone Mango. Includes 8-megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel camera for interactive video conferencing and it comes with a thin 0.34-inch (8.55mm) body which makes it special Windows Phone device of its kind. The expected release date of Samsung Focus S I937 is November, 2011.

Samsung Focus S I937 Specification and Details:

Check out Samsung Focus S I937 specification with internal details below;

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Nokia Opens Public Voting To Name First Windows Phone Smartphone

As we know soon Nokia and Microsoft is going to launch their first ever Windows Phone Smartphone device in a collaboration and it seems that they want public attention to gain more online presence, So as a first step Nokia's North American Head of Developer Marketing, Chanse Arrington has created a poll which allows people to cast their vote and suggest the name of the first Nokia's Windows Phone smartphone device. The poll is still ON and users can cast their votes with their own choices.

A public survey is online here, you can cast vote amongst many challenging and exciting names. The top name which has gain 14% of public vote is "Nokia Phoenix" which leads the survey and votes. The second name which leads the survey is "Nokia Genesis" which gains 08% of public votes. There are more exciting names out their just click here and cast your vote, may be your chosen name will become the first ever Nokia's Windows Phone Smartphone name.

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Nokia '703' Windows Phone Leak Image and Specification

Microsoft (Windows Phone) and Nokia is in collaboration to build next generation Mobile Operating System for mobile technologies and as we know they both are working on a similar project of Mobile OS called "Windows Phone Mango", So everyone is looking forward to know more about Nokia and Microsoft Windows Phone platform smartphone device, However WMPowerUser, a well-known website has revealed a leak image of Nokia 703, a new smartphone from Nokia and Microsoft which is based on Windows Phone hardware and software.

According to the site the upcoming Nokia 703 has built with Windows Phone OS called "Mango". The image was captured from a presentation document prepared for network operators, and reveals some details about its specification, in addition to showing off the form factor, which closely mirrors that of Nokia�s MeeGo-based handset, the N9. According to the image description which can be seen on bottom, the specification of Nokia's 703 is 703 has a 3.7� WVGA (480x800px) LCD, in a form factor that�s 12.3mm thick and weighs 114g. Its slim body houses a 5MP camera capable of 720p recording, along with 8GB of storage and 512MB of RAM. Expect NFC on board as well, given Nokia�s recent confirmation that all of its future handsets will include this feature.

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Free Windows Phone Devices for WebOS Developers and Engineers

After the revolutionary change in trend of people mind and activities, now smartphones and tablet pc's has already replaced Major PC Operating Systems and Software�s usage. Last week HP had announced that they are going to dismiss WebOS platform on their PC's which creates a great hype and tension amongst many developers and technology geeks.

So after that unpredictable major step from HP, Microsoft is now planning to safe WebOS platform and market by offering free resources and training to WebOS Developers and Engineers as well as Microsoft will also offer Windows Phone Devices and Smartphones to all WebOS Developers and Engineers who are interested to build their career in WebOS platform.

This news was tweeted by Brandon Watson, A spokesman from Microsoft;

Just after that tweet message from Brandon Watson, he had received thousands of replies from all his followers who had shown interest in this particular Microsoft Offer even staff from HP had also asked him about confirmation, and asking to get onboard. He had also said that within 8 hours he had received over 400+ Emails from WebOS related employees and users from all over the world.

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Download Facebook App 2.0 for Windows Phone

Microsoft has recently launched its new Facebook App version 2.0 for Windows Phone users. Microsoft has not revealed the new version of Facebook App 2.0 publicly due to some up gradation. But if you are Windows Phone user and if you are using Windows Phone Marketplace than you can download the latest Facebook App Version 2.0 for your Windows Phone. The biggest change which Microsoft has made in its new Facebook app version is addition of Push Notifications feature. You can now turn on notifications or a live tile count for the notifications.

The new Facebook Push Notification feature is easily customizable. You can easily choose to be notified about a new Wall Posts, Messages, Feed Comments, Feed Comments Reply, Photo Comments, Photo Tag, Tagged Photo Comments, Photo comment reply etc. All of those are optional notifications, meaning you have complete control over what the app notifies you about. The new version is very stable and fast as compare to its previous release, for now we only have this limited information. We will update you more about the new features as soon as we get more information from Microsoft spokesman. Subscribe to this post for more info on this topic. You can download Facebook 2.0 for Windows Phone here.

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Angry Birds Available for Windows Phone 7 - Download and Play Now

The most popular game of all time for Smartphones and Mobile devices name "Angry Birds" is now available for Windows Phone 7 users too. Now Windows Phone users can also play world�s most popular game Angry Birds on their devices. The game Angry Birds has launch with the collaboration of Rovio Mobile and Microsoft Studios. The game was first made originally only for Apple iOS, then Android and many other platforms including the web through Google Chrome, and finally it has made its debut on Microsoft�s latest mobile OS.

According to the Microsoft Studio's;

Angry Birds is coming to Windows Phone! The survival of the angry birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the birds� eggs. Use the unique destructive powers of the angry birds to lay waste to the pigs� fortified castles. Each of the 165 levels requires logic, skill and brute force to crush the enemy.

Windows Phone version of Angry Birds is fully featured and loaded as their iOS/Android counterparts; however falls slightly short on the level count, as the Windows Phone 7 version only has 165 levels in comparison to the 255 available on Android currently. This is made up for with full Xbox LIVE integration, as you�d expect from a Microsoft Studio�s published games.

Angry Birds is now available for the price of USD 2.99$ at the Marketplace. We know this price is higher than other mobile platforms, but still it's great to see the famous Angry Birds make its way on Windows Phone 7, but if you don�t want to spend the money right now, don�t worry, you can also try a free trial version if you want to test out the game before you buy it. You can get Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 now via the Marketplace here.

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Nokia N9 Smartphone Review and Specification Details

After Nokia and Microsoft partnership agreement to build a quality and innovative Smartphone's Nokia has really changes its way to build smartphone's with latest technology and design. A recently introduced Nokia N9 is the best example of that change. The Nokia N9 is the latest innovative smartphone device with Nokia's latest Operating System called "MeeGo", which we had already discussed in our blog before. The new Nokia N9 is the first MeeGo-powered OS smartphone from the Finns, and we really hopes that it won't be the last because it's actually a smart looking device from Nokia.

Today we are going to Review Nokia's N9 Smartphone with MeeGo Operating System. The look and body of Nokia's N9 is quite impressive and you will be pleased when you hold this beauty in your hands. The Nokia's N9 is smart, slim, stylish smartphone released by Nokia after unbelievable success of Symbian^3 and Symbian^1 OS9.5 Smartphones first time having ARM Cortex-A8 OMAP3630 1 Ghz, PowerVRSGX530 processor with 8MP autofocus camera with high performance Carl Zeiss optics.

The camera is positioned more centrally than many other smartphones on the market, which means it's easier to hold - in our brief tests, the pictures felt more like we were taking them on a normal compact, which is definitely a plus. However, there's no physical camera key, which is a real disappointment as Nokia usually loves them and we're real fans, as it means less camera wobble when you're taking a snap. Touch to focus is on offer to improve the quality of your shots, although we didn't see it making much of a difference when we tried it out. The back of the phone is 'pillowed' in the words of Nokia, which means it sits rather nicely in the palm of the hand. The dual-LED powered 8MP camera is covered in some natty Carl Zeiss optics, and features an f2.2 aperture which is better for low-light situations. With no microSD card slot on offer (Nokia says the N9 will come in 16GB and 64Gb variants) the only ports live on the top of the phone, with the headphone jack, a pop-up cover to the microUSB connector and a pop-up tray for the microSIM.

Nokia N9 Features and Specification Details:

Processor Speed and Memory:

ARM Cortex-A8 OMAP3630 1 Ghz, PowerVRSGX530 powerful processor

Supports Internal Memory

1024MB RAM, 16GB/64GB storage

Integrated MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan

Unlimited Photo Call Records save upto 30 days

Unlimited Contacts Phone Book

Camera and Display:

8MP autofocus camera with high performance Carl Zeiss optics having 3264�2448 pixels Resolution with Auto focus, Video, Geo tagging, LED Video light, Face & Smile detection VGA.

Secondary Camera for Video call with Dual LEd flash

4 inches Screen Display 360�640 pixels

Super AMOLED Capasitive Touch Screen with 16M color

Special Features:

Slim and Smart QWERTY Keyboard with T9

Supports Meego OS

Accelerometer Auto rotate sensor (Auto-rotate)

Proximity auto turn off sensor

Touch sensitive controls

HDMI Dolby Digital Plus ResultsTv output Via Composite & HDMI Cables

Hard Anodized aluminum casing

Input Multi-touch method

Save for Scratch-resistant surface

Voice Command, Document Viewer

Photo & Video easy editor supports Flash Lite v4.0

Recorder and Player for Audio, Video files

Extended MP3, MP4 player

MP3, WAV Ring tones, Vibration supported

3.5 mm Head Phone Jack

Speaker Phone, Downloadable Games

Stereo FM radio with RDS & FM Transmitter

Messages Support:

SMS, MMS, Email, Quick Push Email

Instant Messaging

T9 Words Input Method

Internet / Web Connectivity:

Connect via Bluetooth v3.0, Micro USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS

Data connect Modes via 3G, GPRS, EDGE, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds Internet Browsing

Battery Power:

Standard Li-Ion 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) Battery

Stand-by  time upto 380 hrs (2G) and upto 450 hrs (3G)

Talk time upto 11 hrs (2G) and upto 7 hrs (3G)

Music play time upto 50 hrs

Mobile Size and Appeal:

480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches Size

135 grams Weight

116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76 cc

Available in various Body Colors

Video Review of Nokia N9 Smartphone:

The Price and Release Date of Nokia N9 are still undisclosed by Nokia. We will post the Price and Release Date of Nokia N9 as soon as we get any information officially.

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Nokia to Launch first Windows Phones Smartphone in Europe this Year

As we know Nokia has already announced that they will teaming up with Microsoft to build Smartphone's based on Windows Phone 7 Operating System. The two companies wants to enhance their partnership to the next level, Microsoft says the strategic partnership will allow both companies to use their "complementary strengths" to create a new "global mobile ecosystem" which will almost certainly take Windows Phone 7 market share to a whole new level. Nokia will make Windows Phone 7 their "principal smartphone strategy" (in other words, it's going to be their main operating system for all their phones) with plans to work in partnership with Microsoft on both software and hardware features. Nokia will make their primary OS for smartphones "Symbian" OS as a "franchise platform", with MeeGo soon with an emphasis placed on longer term market exploration for next generation devices, platforms and user experiences.

Nokia has confirmed today that its first wireless phones based on the Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system will launch later this year in Six European Countries includes; Netherlands, France, Germany, England, Spain, and Italy. Interestingly, Finland, the country where Nokia is based in is absent in the list. According to Venture Beat report; Vice President of Nokia Europe Victor Saeijs said that the first Nokia WP7 devices will hit the market in 2011 � and he even said he had one in his pocket, but he chose not to share it with the audience as it was an early pre-production prototype.

Nokia has been using its own Symbian based operating system, for its phones for years but will phase out the OS in favor of Windows Phone 7, Nokia more said that they will still release phones with new versions of the Symbian OS. Venture Beat reports that the Netherlands would get phones with the Symbian Anna OS installed in July. Another major update, code named Belle, is also expected to be released by Nokia later this year.

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Windows Phone 7 Mango Official Features and Rumors Update

Microsoft is soon going to launch its next generation Windows Phone 7.5 codename "Mango". Windows Phone 7 is due for a major update in the near future and Microsoft will integrate all its new features and updates in its upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango". According to the Microsoft new Windows Phone handsets are on the way this year from Acer, Fujitsu and Chinese mobile phone manufacturer ZTE. By adding additional OEM manufacturers to their existing partners, it is expected Microsoft will be able to reach a broader range of price points and attract a larger audience. The devices will ship with the first really dramatic update to Windows Phone 7 'Mango'.

In addition, Microsoft has confirmed new Windows Phone Mango devices will ship this year from all their existing Windows Phone 7 partners: HTC, Samsung, LG and Dell. We have already know about 30 confirmed and rumored major changes and updates present in Windows Phone 7 �Mango,�, so the other 470 changes must be either extremely minor or a load of other features that will be uncovered at tomorrow�s event. On that list we do have some big features, such as IE9 integration, multi-tasking, Office 365 support, revamped Xbox Live, Bing upgrades, Marketplace improvements and a boatload more.

Microsoft showed off some of the new features of Windows Phone 7 Mango. The first feature showed off was the new tiles notification. The People tile has been extended to work with a variety of new social networks and media, Visual Voicemail will also be available in the live tile. You can now set up groups of people and communication features using groups. IE9 was announced at the event, and some interesting innovations that will come with it. The HTML5 speed test was run a variety of phones and platforms. On the speed reading test, Blackberry scored 4 fps, and WP7 was running at 26fps. Android maxed out at 10. This is accomplished by hardware acceleration in the phone and browser. New integration features for Bing were shown off that really make search results tie into features in the OS itself, instead of just delivering web links.

The Mango update will be available to all WP7 phones, and will be a simple update on each phone, free of charge.

Carriers will now be able to add a lot more customization to the phones they're releasing. Microsoft announced that that Mango will be the release that gets shipped on the first Nokia phone, and that Nokia phones running mango are already in the lab and working.

Windows Phone 7 Mango Official Features and Other Rumors:

WP7 Mango Official Features

• Sockets support
• Full IE9 integration with hardware graphics support
• Twitter "people hub" integration
• Conversation view for email
• Further Exchange corporate settings support
• Full SkyDrive support
• Full multitasking support
• Massive SDK improvements
• Full custom ringtone support

WP7 Mango Rumors

• Deep OS-wide chat integration for Facebook/AOL/Windows Live
• "Linked Inbox" support
• Bing "vision" integration (Picture based recognition of objects)
• Bing "sound" integration (Similar to that of Shazam)
• Xbox Live "Game Sync" (Synchronize game saves between devices)
• Xbox Live GUI overhaul
• Group SMS
• Detection when sending SMS of online IM contact
• Album art on lock screen
• Turn-by-turn Bing Maps
• Voice-to-text for SMS
• People tile improvements
• Built in screenshot support
• Wi-Fi Hotspot support
• Office 365 support
• Visual Voicemail
• Battery Saving features
• Native Facebook check-ins
• Augmented camera support
• New hardware chassis
• App search (from start menu)
• Marketplace improvements
• SDK to be made available during event

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Windows Phone 7 Gets "VoIP"; iPhone "FaceTime" Competitor ?

Microsoft had a solid CES appearance with the announcement of many new key products. But sometimes it�s not what�s said at the main events but inside conversations that can provide a peek into the upcoming products from the company.

At a high profile CES Event, a key WP7 employee delivered, in an off comment fashion, a few tips about where the platform may be headed. One feature that was discussed was that Microsoft is working on a FaceTime type like application for Windows Phone platform.

Now we have confirmed the news that Microsoft is working on a Apple iPhone's "Facetime" competitor, a feature of the platform that allows the user to make video phone calls to other users of the iPhone.

The registry keys "VoIP" and "SIP" are hidden inside the "ControlPanel" portion of the registry, and both seem to be set to be off (by having "0" under their "Enabled" value). It's worth noting that for some reason, these keys are in a portion of the registry that contains other features that are fundamental to the platform, such as theme colors. Right now, we don't have write access to the registry to attempt to turn it on, but hopefully in the near future the homebrew community may allow us to do this.

The VoIP feature has not been revealed before, and it is not certain whether or not this will be used for the "Facetime" like feature, or if it would be available for actual VoIP calling to other Windows Phone 7 users.

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Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Hacked, Video

Someone claimed that the Windows Phone 7 marketplace had been hacked by phone hackers, reported at Neowin.net, because phone hackers are now seems to be busy to hack most popular smartphones like Android, Droid, iPhone and now Windows Phone 7 marketplace.

WPCentral reports that they have seen the tool in action. Created by a "white hat" developer, the application is called "FreeMarketplace" and performs the original steps outlined in the whitepaper by;

• Downloading the entire marketplace using a C# code snippet that was provided
• Circumventing the maximum application sideload limit, this was originally outlined on WithinWindows
• Enabling deployment of the disabled XAP files by deleting a file header inside the XAP "Zip" itself
• Activating the disabled marketplace XAP by replacing an entry assembly (the example used an open source app which had the debug assembly freely available
• Removing the XAP's security signatures
• Replacing the marketplace published entry assembly with a facade debug assembly

You can even see the tool in action for yourself, in a video that shows off how it works below.

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Windows Phone 7 Grew Faster Than Android Marketplace

After the launched of Windows Phone 7 people were really expecting that new version of Windows Phone 7 will surely hit and get successful coverage in market amongst Android, iPhone and other popular devices. Now the latest research report from IDC, remarked that the Windows Phone 7 marketplace grew faster than Android's did at launch. The report noted that Microsoft added 4,000 applications in just two months, a milestone that took Android's marketplace over five months to achieve.

There are a number of factors as to why the Windows Phone 7 has grown as fast as it did. As Engadget.com points out, there are already thousands of developers who know the programming language, which means they can quickly turn code into an app without much trial and error.

The same can't be said for Android, which required Java programmers to learn new libraries and constructs. You also need to include the fact that there are more programmers looking to cash in on the rapidly expanding mobile app market. Programmers are also porting over their apps from iOS and the Android market to Windows Phone 7, expanding their portfolio to multiple platforms.

Microsoft could easily become the third largest mobile app market by the middle of next year, which doesn't face very much competition in terms of WebOS, BlackBerry OS and Symbian.

Despite all of that, this is a major accomplishment for Microsoft and its consumers. With a larger marketplace for consumers to download applications and games, more consumers will begin to migrate to Windows Phone 7.

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Windows Phone 7 Jail Broken App Demonstrated

Just a week after an Australian developer discovered a way to run unauthorized code, the first ''jailbroken'' app for Windows Phone 7 has been demonstrated.

Blogger Long Zheng reports that WP7 developer Kevin Marshall has tapped into Chris Walshie's efforts to create a rudimentary augmented reality app, in the same vein as Google's Goggles app. The app uses a publicly-available Silverlight toolkit and uses the phone's camera to overlay information onto real-world objects.


Writing on a blog for smartphone development firm Clarity Consulting, Mr Marshall noted that the LG Optimus 7 offers similar functionality via its Scan Search application, but developers outside LG are not allowed access to the tools to develop similar apps.

''Ideally this would be accessible to everyone somewhere between now and really soon. Sometimes I think Microsoft doesn�t want developers to have fun on this platform,'' he wrote.

''Seriously, everyone needs to write a letter to their local Microsoft representative and demand some access to all [t]he cool APIs blocked for 3rd party apps. That or whine about it on Twitter.''

But as noted last week, users shouldn't expect to see the Windows Phone equivalent of Cydia popping up anytime soon. For the time being, unmanaged code can only be loaded onto developer devices, using a particular sideloading method not available to consumers.

HTC Touch Pro Unlocked Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, Windows Mobile 6.1, Wi-Fi, GPS, and MicroSD Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Black)

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Windows Phone 7 Is Real Facebook Phone

When Microsoft and Facebook announced that they were partnering to integrate Facebook and Bing for social network-powered search, it confirmed something I thought Monday: Windows Phone 7 is the real Facebook phone.

I don't know whether Facebook has a secret team working on a phone where they control the OS. But the company don't need one. It's already deeply integrated into Android and iOS. Now with the Microsoft partnership, it's tied to the most socially optimized smartphone ever brought to the market.

"This is, I think, one of the most exciting partnerships we've done on the platform so far," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the Bing announcement Wednesday. "Our view is that over the next five years we expect that almost every industry is going to be disrupted by someone building a great product that's deep in whatever area that industry is, plus is extremely socially integrated."

The first Windows Phone 7 handsets are due in stores November. The OS is Microsoft's complete do-over on mobile, after its predecessor Windows Mobile tanked in popularity and market share in the wake of more consumer-savvy handsets such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android-powered smartphones.

Every aspect of Windows Phone 7 is geared to social networks: phone, contacts, gaming, photos, even Office. Focusing the phone around Hubs doesn't just mean that local client apps and cloud apps are grouped next to each other. It means that the local client and cloud work together.

Microsoft tried to explicitly build a social networking phone featuring Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and MySpace with the Kin. The Kin failed and was killed by Microsoft, mostly because it wasn't a full-featured smartphone (it was a fork of Windows Phone 7), but required a smartphone's data plan.

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