Monthly Archives: January 2012

Free Custom Ringtones For Windows Phone 7 WP7.5

It turns out that it is ridiculously easy to create ringtones for your WP7 devices. In short all you need is an audio file that is under 40 seconds long and has the genre set to “Ringtone”. That’s all there

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Posted in Mobile Platforms, Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7 Does What People Do

Windows Phone 7 is still an unknown to a lot of people. This happens for various reasons. Mainly because Android and IOS are crammed down everyone’s throats day and and day out. Not just on television but on the web,

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Posted in Mobile Platforms, Windows Phone 7

#smokedbywindowsphone Win $100 Or Maybe A New WP7

If you haven’t been watching anything about CES 2012 then you might have missed Microsoft’s little competition. It is called #smokedbywindowsphone. Basically it is a speed test of sorts between @benthepcguy and whomever wants to challenge him. The contest varies

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Posted in Mobile Platforms, Windows Phone 7

Does Android Really Have More Features Than WP7?

wp7-vs-android-features

I personally admire the Android operating system as a mobile platform. However, even as a techie, I do not care for the extensive amount of work it takes to customize the platform. I know it is usable as is but

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Posted in Android, Mobile Platforms, Windows Phone 7

HTC HD2 Leo Running 8107 WP Bench

UPDATE: I have been getting traffic from people searching for “force 8107 update” so I don’t want anyone to be disappointed. Here is a link to do it force 8107 update I opened up WP Bench this morning and saw

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How To Update Your Windows Phone 7 NoDo, Mango ,Tango, Apollo

I recently found out that probably half of the Windows Phone 7 users have not updated their phones to Mango yet. Being a techie this baffles me. But for the end user I suppose it could be understandable. The iPhone

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Nokia Lumia 900 WP7 OS 8107 On WP Bench

I have been playing with my HTC Titan and decided to checkout the WP Bench app. For those of you that do not know, WP Bench is a benchmark app for Windows Phone 7. With WP Bench you can benchmark

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Polar Bear Pedal: First Group Ride

I know so far most of my blogs have been technology related. One of my challenges of this blog is the diversity that I plan to post. As humans we are much more than just one thing. That concept has

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Crossplatform Gaming Is The Future Of Gaming

Gaming has come a long way since I was a kid with a Super Nintendo. In those days you mostly just played 2 player games with your friend or sibling sitting no more than 3 feet away from you. Then

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