Another app company KIK Messenger has revealed they will be developing a version for the Windows Phone 7 platform. In a press release from Microsoft there were quotes from Ted Livingston the CEO of KIK Interactive. The biggest quote that stood out to me was “our developers fell in love with it almost immediately”. It just goes to show that if people use the Windows Phone 7 Platform they will love it. There is no release date yet but presumably it will have to be after the next version of Windows Phone 7 codenamed Mango becomes available.
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As of last week there were many MIX sessions that were not revealed until today. We are not sure that the sessions were hidden for the surprise value or maybe just last minutes readiness but either way we have the list for you hear. There is no doubt that looking at this list has us slightly excited about the news that may be coming out of these sessions.
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T-Mobile has always had great unlimited phone packages and recently announced two new ones. With a bevy of great phones such as the Windows Phone 7 HTC HD7, or the Android Powered,T-Mobile MyTouch 4g, and the Samsung Galaxy S 4G, these new plans are sure to make customers happy. These new phone packages are set to launch tomorrow, April 13th. The new packages will cost for the $79.99 Even More plan and $59.99 for the Even More Plus. Both plans include unlimited talk, text, and data however, data is capped at 2GB. In a different spin on data overage, T-Mobile will throttle back on your data speeds until the next month’s billing cycle starts. The Even More plan are for customers signing up for a two-year contract, while the Even More Plus plan requires no contract.
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Today the huge MIX conference begins and there are many developers hoping for some good news. There are many speculations about what will be announced today however, none more anticipated than more access to Windows Phone 7. Among the Windows Phone 7 features highly desired by app developers are:
- SQL CE on the
- Sockets access for VOIP Applications
- Full access to the camera
The posted MIX schedule shows the keynote speakers starting at 9 AM and running until 11AM. I am hoping for some more news on the next release of Windows Phone 7 codenamed Mango and also when are the new devices coming.
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In his latest blog post Chris Walshie explains that Microsoft had him pull his awesome tool for updating Windows Phone 7 devices to NODO early in his post he said that Microsoft told confirmed that phones using this tool will be in a “non-serviceable state”, which is to say the phone wont be able to determine when there is a new update.
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After months of sitting in limbo, Windows Home Server 2011 been released to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. This is good news for folks that were ready to try the new version even though the drive extender technology was removed. To replace it I just decided to use the built in disk management tools native to Windows but I will miss the drive extender. However, with two terabyte hard drives being so cheap I am sure I will be over it quickly.
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We recently posted about a new procedure that installs NODO on your Windows Phone 7 device today. I was able to do this update on the AT&T Samsung Focus without issue and documented the process. The only gotcha I ran into had to run the app twice since there are two updates. Also, beware that if you tried the previous method of turning off your adapters make sure you turn them back on as a nasty exception is thrown if you do not.
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Many people have been waiting for the NODO Windows Phone 7 update to no avail, especially AT&T Samsung Focus users. Carriers have been testing and testing and leaving users chomping at the bit for the new update. The people who have done many hacks for Windows Phone 7 have come up with an update tool that installs NODO today. Chris Walshie from ChevronWP7, created a simple tool to update your Windows Phone 7 device without any timing things involved such as disconnecting internet. He used the Windows Phone support tools, which Microsoft released yesterday to make this happen.
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I love how passionate Windows Phone 7 fans are about their devices to the extent that carriers and Microsoft should really pay attention to what is going on. Users have been coming up with different ways to force the Windows Phone 7 NODO update onto their phones. Some folks have seen the T-Mobile HD7 start getting updates but AT&T customers are still waiting on the outside. This new trick will help some Phone 7 owners get the update, specifically those devices where the carriers have started pushing updates out.
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I have never been accused of being a patient person so our readers are free to tell me that I am jumping the gun, however I am really frustrated that there is not a SiriusXM Radio App on Windows Phone 7 yet. I have been a XM Radio subscriber for a long time and jumped on the opportunity when smartphone apps started releasing. There are many apps in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace that stream music so I am having a hard time figuring out what the holdup is. Even DirecTV put an app on Windows Phone so what is SiriusXM waiting for.
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