IS12T gives you a look at hidden Wifi SSID support coming to Mango, plus more exclusive features

Tezawaly from Nanapho.jp has been spending plenty of time with recently announced Fujitsu - Toshiba's water proof IS12T. His latest post revealed Hidden Wifi network support interface which will soon be coming to Mango Retail build. Hidden SSID support wasn't included in the latest refreshed beta build for unknown reason but Brandon Watson confirmed yesterday that the support will come with...

By Rahul Mathur

AT&T Windows Phone Expert : "Get an Android"

We knew that Windows Phone was having retail problems, and some folks investigated the matter too. Microsoft quickly started collecting data on these retail experiences, but their response doesn't seem to have had a quick effect. Matt Landis of WindowsPBX...

By Akshay Bakshi

HTC Biggest Windows Phone Manufacturer according to Nielsen Report

The June Nielsen report is out on the official blog and we have the stats for your favorite operating system ready. HTC is the top manufacturer of Windows Phone with its devices covering 6% of the market. Samsung is second with 2% of market share. The...

By Akshay Bakshi

Tokyo residents could have a try with Toshiba IS12T already?

Just saw Windows Phone Japan posting on Facebook :Which means "From today on, real units of IS12T will be shown at KDDI Designing Studio. I'm coming near you!"KDDI Designing Studio is located in Tokyo. So if you are lucky enough to be in Tokyo right...

By Chassit

New Mango beta available to developers today, Twitter integration on Mango previewed (Video)

Wow. First, the good news of mango hitting RTM, then the launch of first Mango device , Fujitsu-Toshiba IS12T, in Japan and now a new Mango beta build is made available by Microsoft available via Microsoft Connect. The biggest change in the refreshed beta is Twitter integration, which was disabled in previous beta. The refreshed beta build is 7712, which is not the RTM build. But it's close...

By Rahul Mathur

WP7 Game Review: Sally’s Salon Luxury Edition

This week’s Xbox Live game is Sally’s Salon Luxury Edition by GameHouse Live. Overall rating 3 / 5....

By Sushovan De

Gray Theme for Windows phone mango exclusive to Toshiba Fujitsu IS12T?

Fujitsu - Toshiba jointly launched world's first Windows Phone mango device early today. Read our detailed overview of the device here. Apart from the name, there is something unique about this device. Not on the hardware front as you'd expect. Observe...

By Rahul Mathur

All you need to know about Fujitsu - Toshiba 's first Windows Phone Mango device IS12T

Futijsu - Toshiba in a press conference in Tokyo early today announced their first Windows Phone powered smartphone running Mango (first officially unveiled Mango device) called IS12T exclusively available on Japanese carrier KDDI. A bit awkward by all standards and most probably  "IS12T" will probably be the final product name when it launches later in September this year. PR, specs and video...

By Rahul Mathur

It's official. Windows Phone Mango hits Release To Manufacturing (RTM) status!

We earlier reported about news of Mango release hitting RTM status a few days ago but Microsoft denied it, stating that Mango hasn't hit RTM status yet. 5 days letter, surprise surprise. Mango has officially hit RTM ( Released To Manufacturing) status. This means that Windows Phone mango has reached a point of finalization of coding process or the end of development process, to put it straight, and...

By Rahul Mathur

WP7 App Review: Now Playing

This is a review for NowPlaying by Nirmit Kavaiya. [Disclaimer: Nirmit is one of the writers for WpSauce] NowPlaying is an excellent app for tweeting the current song you are listening to. The next version that is coming soon can also publish to...

By Sushovan De

My Tech Dilemma: Windows Phone or Android?

Our world is definitely evolving. The revolutionary PCs and the earth shattering Internet are now taken for granted and so is having a laptop and a robot that can cook a minute rice in thirty seconds. Okay, I was kidding about the robot (only Chuck Norris can do that). But PCs and laptops aren't the center of attention and innovation anymore. Since that eventful day in 2007, when the...

By Sameer

HTC Mozart gets a huge price drop at Flipkart, now available in India for just Rs 16,499

Wow. Here's a quick heads up everyone. I just literally woke up to an email from Flipkart reminding me that HTC Mozart is finally in stock. To my surprise, HTC 7 Mozart is now available for just Rs. 16,499. I bought Mozart around 4 months back for a...

By Rahul Mathur

Brain App now available in Windows Phone marketplace

A recent study showed that we spend awful lot of time on casual gaming on our mobile. Why not? It's fun, right? Sure. But when was the last time you actually did a brain training exercise? Don't remember? No worries. Brain App comes to your rescue. Gameplay video and  download link after the break...

By Rahul Mathur

Save a Day in Traffic using INRIX Traffic for Windows Phone

Traffic : the greatest curse of civilization. Nobody likes getting stuck for hours in traffic, do they ? Well, GPS has made our lives a bit easier, augmented by 'apps' of course. INRIX, among the leading providers of traffic and driving services...

By Akshay Bakshi

App Hub no longer requires GeoTrust verification for students and individuals

This news was first reported by Tom Warren on 19 July, but there was a lot of misgivings about accuracy of that article at that time due to lack of a source. Well, Tom seems to have been vindicated now, as WMPU reports that the App Hub Registration Walkthrough...

By Sushovan De

Windows Phone Mango Not Getting In-App Purchases

Remember the hints that we spotted, Microsoft hosting a session at Gamefest about In-App purchasing ? Also, the Microsoft developed 'Birds and Beaks' has DLC/IAP in its upcoming update, so the indications for the feature coming in Mango were strong,...

By Akshay Bakshi

Mango Ready For Manufactures, Undergoing Carrier Testing (Update : MS denies it)

Hear Hear, readers from far and wide, share the joy with your fellow Windows Phone users; Mango is ready. Manufacturers and carriers are being handed the release candidate of Mango as you read this. This early release plays wonderfully...

By Sameer

Nokia's Q2 2011 results are out and they are just as expected : Disappointing

Nokia, the world leader in mobile phone supplier, is burning. There is no denying. And the Q2 results are pointing towards a future where recovery is hard but certainly not impossible. Read the complete Q2 report here...

By Rahul Mathur

WP7 Sliding Keyboard v1.7 - Coming Soon (Update: v1.8 submitted & previewed!)

I am sure many of you might have heard of Swype - Text input for screens. Since Microsoft does not let developers tinker with it's keyboard API - Swype is not available ( not yet ) for Windows Phone. However we stumbled upon this video by Youtube user 'hermitd31' who showcases the WP7 Sliding Keyboard. The app has been made possible due to the team at Invoke IT. The app goes a bit further by offering...

By Karthik Ragubathy

Windows Phone Shows 31 percent Ad Growth reports Millennial Media

Millennial Media has just released its monthly Mobile Mix report and Windows Phone has got some healthy stats to report. Though not as awesome as last month, Windows Phone has reported a 31% growth in ad impressions over the previous month. Surprisingly,...

By Akshay Bakshi

Video: Windows Phone vs. Android

Windows Phone, a new entry into the market. Mango (beta version 2 is used in this video), it's first major update. Android, trying to be the 'iPhone killer' for 3 years or more. Gingerbread, it's 5 major update (excluding the first version). Android...

By Sameer

New Xbox Live Game: Tentacles

The much anticipated Xbox live game Tentacles has been released in zune marketplac...

By Sushovan De

IM+ free AD supported multi protocol IM client now available in Windows Phone marketplace

Praise the lord! Shape services, creator of IM+ client, has just released an AD supported IM client with every feature available on paid app (correct me if I am wrong) for free. We previously reported about IM+ some time back which was hit with severe criticism due to initial pricing. IM+ is the only multi protocol IM app available in the marketplace right now. Download link after the break...

By Rahul Mathur

Video : Nokia Sea Ray Running Windows Phone Mango

Fresh out of a development factory in China, is a video of Nokia's 'leaked' Sea Ray Windows Phone running Mango. In the video, you can see the Nokia N9 lookalike, sporting physical buttons laying rest to the rumors about their absence in favor of virtual buttons. Also making an appearance is the new '7' logo screen and lock screen, but a front-facing camera seems to be missing. There's also word that...

By Akshay Bakshi

WP7 NoDo Compared to WP7 Mango (Part 5)

Among the most anticipated new features coming to Windows Phone with the Mango update this fall, is the ability to multitask. Take a look at the attached video for a quick look at this great feature! Enjoy...

By dbG33K

Japan to lead the Mango revolution?

Just when everyone is expecting Nokia to fire the first shot of the Mango canon, it looks like Japan is going to steal the spotlight and prove us all wrong. According to wpcentral, KDDI (Japanese carrier), Fujitsu-Toshiba and Microsoft Japan are going...

By Chassit

App hub refresh: new look and feel, reports, private beta publishing

Microsoft has refreshed the look and feel for the App Hub website. The new features are: at-a-glance reports of all your apps, a new, cleaner status board for apps in submission, the ability to see how many times your app has crashed recently and the...

By Sushovan De

WP7 Game Review: Paper Dash

Today’s game is Paper Dash by Jake Poznanski Overall rating 5 / 5...

By Sushovan De

Realtime Barcode Scanning comes to Windows Phone Mango via Quickmark

Cross platform developer Quickmark have shown off a video of an updated version of their barcode scanning software Quickmark which features realtime scanning. The new version, which will be coming for Mango devices will make the scanning process one step shorter coz unlike the previous versions, there will be no need to click a picture of the code, the app will detect the codes straightaway. Though...

By Akshay Bakshi

Microsoft Releases Social ToDo App : Dotastic

Microsoft has released another app to its ever-growing marketplace, titled Dotastic. The Dotastic domain has had a 'coming soon' splash page up since Microsoft bought it in June 2011, and today the app is available for you to download. The app is basically...

By Akshay Bakshi

ZTE Windows Phone Spotted

Well, I'm getting tired of this. Actually I'm not. By 'it' I'm referring to the leak of another Windows Phone handset. This time it's ZTE. A picture of their latest handset has been found on the weibo account of the General Manager of Mobile Communications,...

By Sameer

Japan Getting Toshiba-Fujitsu's First Mango Device In August

Nikkei, a Japanese news agency is reporting that Fujitsu-Toshiba will be launching their first Windows Phone Mango device sometime in August. The device, IS12T (Toshiba-Fujitsu TSI12), will be released via the KDDI network. The...

By Akshay Bakshi

Fujitsu Recycling Design For Their First Windows Phone

Rumors of Windows Phone devices aren't rare. The popularity of the renowned Metro UI and the imminent Mango update have brought interest in handset makers like Acer and Fujitsu who didn't bet on Windows Phone 7 months ago. Acer, Samsung, HTC, Nokia...

By Sameer

Microsoft sued for Windows Phone Bedroom, Bathroom ads - Really ?

Remember those Microsoft Windows 7 ads depicting smartphone addicts who can’t put down their gadgets long enough to get busy in the bedroom and the bathroom? You loved them - right ? Guess what, In a lawsuit filed this week with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Cellrderm alleges that Microsoft and Crispin Porter + Bogusky (the agency behind the ads) infringed upon the...

By Karthik Ragubathy

Microsoft Licenses Pointing-Based Mobile Local Search and Augmented Reality from GeoVector

Microsoft has signed a licensing agreement with GeoVector corporation which 'gives Microsoft rights to use concepts covered by GeoVector’s patents.' GeoVector Corp held the actual 'Augemented Reality' patent and the license will help Microsoft to expand the spatial, pointing-based and Augmented Reality capabilities of Windows Phone (and make you sci-fi dreams come true, just kidding). Its a non-exclusive...

By Akshay Bakshi

Google+ now Accessible on Windows Phone Via IE

So what if the Google + app coming to windows phone was a red herring, a false piece of information from an unofficial blog with a blogger logo. Google +ers with Windows Phone handsets, worry not for El Goog has solved your problem. My, My! What do...

By Sameer

Windows Phone Resume Lands Guy Tons Of Job Offers

Sahas Katta built a cool Windows Phone like online resume and next thing he knows he has collected the email addresses of over a hundred Microsoft managers. Maybe they were just testing out the contact form but the guys from the Redmond company were...

By Akshay Bakshi

Windows Phone Mango Update and Handsets Coming In September

The imagine cup turned out to be a treasure trove for us bloggers. Nuggets of information were found in Ballmer's keynote referring to the release date of Mango. Further information was found in his keynote at the WorldWide Partner Conference.Today an...

By Sameer

Official Google+ App for Windows phone coming next week! (Update: Not really)

Google+ is all over the internet right now. I am not one of the guys who are ' thoroughly enjoying the unique social network ' but there are more than 10 million (mostly passive, I guess) users on Google+ who are supposedly having a lot of fun and it supposedly has the potential to give Facebook the fight of it's life. We'll see about that. For a social network to work, Google isn't really the best...

By Rahul Mathur

GroupMe app for Windows phone coming soon (Update: Now available!)

GroupMe, a popular and free group text messaging app available for iOS, Android and Blackberry will soon be released to the Windows phone marketplace according to a tweet from GroupMe: @CrookJim @windowsphone @winphonesupport Currently you can use GroupMe via SMS on WP7... but an app is coming soon! #) groupme.com/sms Group messaging applications are all the rage these...

By Rahul Mathur

Yammer announces Windows Phone Application

Yammer Inc., the leader in enterprise social networking, today announced its mobile application for Windows Phone. Built from the ground up, the new Yammer application delivers advanced enterprise social networking capabilities to mobile workers worldwide.Key...

By Karthik Ragubathy

WP7 NoDo Compared to WP7 Mango (Part 4)

One of the most unique features included alongside Windows Phone's debut into the world of consumers was it's in-depth integration of Facebook into the the OS itself. No longer needing to navigate into and through a 3rd Party App, features like updating...

By dbG33K

Ballmer: 'All In' For Windows Phone

Steve Ballmer continued promoting Windows Phone and Microsoft's achievements at this years Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles. He said that Microsoft had no intentions of ditching their new operating system no matter what sales figures indicated....

By Sameer

New Samsung WP7 Phone has front facing Camera

At the WPC - 2011, Microsoft demoed a Samsung Windows Phone 7 running the Mango Developer Beta. Manan Kakkar grabbed this screenshot of the phone.Now this opens up a lot of possibilities . All those rumors about Video Chatting coming to Mango seem to...

By Karthik Ragubathy

Nokia's Windows Phone Marketing Campaign to Cost £80 Million

We already know that Nokia is on track to release its first Windows Phone mobile later this year and that they will be launching in Europe first. The Finnish giant is also gonna start a huge 6 month campaign to promote its migration to the Windows...

By Akshay Bakshi

Ballmer: Mango Devices Coming By Christmas

Steve Ballmer kicked off the Imagine Cup 2011 with his keynote, praising the excellent work done by all the contestants and for showing everyone what they could do with Windows Phone.  Excellent Work contestants  Things got interesting...

By Sameer

Derdack Launches Enterprise Alerting App for Windows Phone 7

Derdack, provider of advanced enterprise notification software today announced the launch of a new enterprise alerting app for Windows Phone 7 (WP7) that delivers enhanced IT systems management.According to the press release :The app for WP7 replicates...

By Karthik Ragubathy

Iraq Team Hawk Makes App for Refugees in Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011

The Imagine Cup is always a platform for bright minds to show their creativity, and with Windows Phone added to the competition recently it has only gotten more awesome for us. This year, Team Hawk from Iraq, a finalist in the Cup have made a Windows Phone app for easily registering and tracking refugees. The trio's app helps refugees get registered and become official and get aid because they are...

By Akshay Bakshi

WP7 NoDo Compared to WP7 Mango (Part 3)

Welcome back to another exciting comparison video between the features of Windows Phone 7 NoDo and the upcoming 7.5 Mango update. This video will be journeying into the adjustments and capabilities of the Xbox Live games hub. Enjoy...

By dbG33K

Microsoft Imagine Cup: How Windows Phone Is Helping Change The World

So it was July 10,2011 13:02 at New York City when I was sitting in New York Marriott Marquis and listening to iDoc present their project, The Internet Doctor. I was very excited about the fact that this team of 4 students had taken up the challenge...

By Shantanu Pandey

Windows Phone Mango Shows 5x Faster Game Loading

Long loading times for 3rd party apps were one of the complaints in the pre-NoDo builds of Windows Phone. Microsoft addressed these issues somewhat in NoDo but are going a lot further in Mango. Game dev XcellBlades Games have posted a video which shows the speed improvements in game loading in Mango. It shows the difference in loading times, Build 7004 at nearly 40 sec, NoDo at 17 and Mango at...

By Akshay Bakshi

Travelnapp for Windows Phone 7

Ever fallen asleep on the train or got distracted and ended up missing your stop? Travelnapp, a new Windows Phone 7 application, is here to help! Official app Description : Travelnapp is a worldwide proximity alarm for Windows Phone 7. The application...

By Karthik Ragubathy

WP7 NoDo Compared to WP7 Mango (Part 2)

Hello readers! It's time for another comparison video between Windows Phone 7 and the new 7.5 Mango update. This video chronicles a few of the visual overhauls that are made to the Zune Music + Videos section of the OS. Also, we take a look at the...

By dbG33K