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It’s an important time in any young OS’s life: NES emulation . Windows Phone 7`s just passed this important puberic milestone, thanks to the hard work of Matt Bettcher. Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t seem to recognize the significance, and`s keep`g the emulator out of the Marketplace (as per its no-funny-business terms of service). Matt’s try`g to drum up some community support to change Microsoft’s mind on the matter, & in the meantime he’s plann`g to open source his project. There’s video after the break of the emulator runn`g inside the WP7 emulator. It does the heart good! Thanks, Sheeds Continue read`g NES emulator lands on Windows Phone 7, barred from the Marketplace NES emulator lands on Windows Phone 7, barred from the Marketplace originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:58:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Need to`ve the latest & greatest , although (unless) can’t stand the sameness on tap ? U can easily spruce up your Android device w/ some Windows Phone 7 window dress`g to impress your fanboy friends. Mind you, the “Windows Phone Android” launcher — now available in Android Market — isn’t good 4 more than the practical joke or three, as it’s buggy, doesn’t run on all phones (our Droid 2 failed, & we’re hear`g some Galaxy S derivatives aren’t supported), doesn’t support notifications, & doesn’t even`ve those fancy auto-updat`g Live Tiles. No, what you’re look`g @ here`s just the stack of square icons to launch your apps, & the 2nd pane w/ the vertically scroll`g list of the same. Until some brave soul brings us the real deal, though, this may B as close as you’re go`g to get. Thanks, marky mark Windows Phone Android launcher brings Metro UI’s simplicity, although (unless) none of its joy originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:37:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Hot on the heels of the release of the utility 4 bypass`g the Windows Marketplace & sideload`g your own apps, Microsoft`s released the brief statement on the state of the Windows Phone 7 hack`g community… & V wouldn’t exactly say they’re too worked up about it: “We anticipated Z people`ld attempt to unlock the phones & explore the underly`g operat`g system. V encourage people to use their Windows Phone as supplied by the manufacturer to ensure the best possible user experience. Attempt`g to unlock the device could void the warranty, disable phone functionality, interrupt access to Windows Phone 7 services or render the phone permanently unusable.” So yeah, we’d say this`s more or less the boilerplate quote: “we figured you’d hack this thing, we’d prefer it if U didn’t, & here’s the laundry list of things Z could (but probably won’t) happen if U fail to heed our meek warning.” Over the long term, V wouldn’t B surprised if Redmond ended up play`g an Apple-style cat-and-mouse game w/ these folks, break`g hacks w/ firmware updates only to`ve them re-hacked within the few days’ time. Consider`g the lack of spitfire in the statement here, V don’t C them com`g down too hard unless legitimate, card-carrying, fee-pay`g developers throw the fit — & granted, ChevronWP7 stands to make load`g pirated apps the breeze, so Z could very well happen. Microsoft: V figured people`ld hack Windows Phone 7,`ld suggest Z they don’t originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:49:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Didn’t get the Venue Pro when Microsoft threw the few on its store shelves ? Why, that’d B enough to make us mad, too — Ballmer mad , in fact. Fear not, though: as Dell tells it, the company`s production ramped up 4 the “timely” launch on T-Mobile’s network. When? Wont’ say. Holiday season, @ least? No release windows`s given. & 1 more thing, too… Dell read our piece on the Windows Phone 7 microSD & wants U all to know that, no, U shouldn’t mess w/ the Venue Pro’s card, either.

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Miss out on Amazon’s LG Quantum-for-a-penny deal this past weekend? Well, good news.. sort of. LG`s just announced Z the QWERTY-enhanced Windows Phone 7 device`s now officially available from AT&T 4 the decidedly ordinary price of $199.99 on the two-year contract. Z`ll buy U the 3.5-inch display, along w/ the usual 1GHz processor, 16GB of built-in memory, the 5 megapixel camera, & ten free apps Z R available in the LG app store within the Windows Phone Marketplace. Full press release`s after the break. Continue read`g LG Quantum brings its QWERTY slider to AT&T LG Quantum brings its QWERTY slider to AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:51:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Le’s face it, it’s the question the world’s`en dy`g to know the answer to: which of the T-Mobile G2 , HTC Surround & iPhone 4`ll withstand the (literal) grill`g the longest? Well, just in time 4 the mildly singed breakfast today, we`ve the answer. As U might`ve surmised from the title, HTC’s WP7-equipped Surround showed the most endurance, though in the end it too cashed out its Earthly credits & moved on to Z great scrapyard in the sky. Video of its final moments awaits after the break. Continue read`g Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone 4 & Android … in the grill`g contest (video) Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone 4 & Android … in the grill`g contest (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:41:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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We’re find`g it hard to hold back our enthusiasm 4 Dell’s Windows Phone 7 slider , although (unless) come launch day the 4.1-inch Venue Pro may B the tricky 1 to find — you’ll need to line up @ 1 of only seven Microsoft retail stores on November 8th ( the likely date ) if this allegedly leaked document`s right. If you’re will`g to wait until November 15th, however, there’s also Dell itself, which`ll apparently double as the only place you’ll B able to go to get any support 4 the T-Mobile device. Neither niggle`ll stop us from nabb`g one, however. 4 all V know, Lightn`g might not strike Windows Phone 7 twice. Thanks, Ryan Dell Venue Pro launches November 8th @ Microsoft stores, November 15th @ Dell website? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:05:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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HTC HD2 owners`ve`en try`g to shoehorn Windows Phone 7 onto their hapless devices practically since day 1 , although (unless) it looks like the port won’t make it into the wild before the platform’s formal US launch. Z doesn’t mean U`ldgive up hope, however, because 1 variant seems to B @ least partway done, wind`g its merry way from boot through the splash screen & deep into the speedy UI in the far more convinc`g video demo than the last 1 Z hit our inbox . Though no apps R actually demonstrated nor so much as the basic phone call (pretty please?), multitouch pinch-to-zoom appears to work just fine, & we’ve little doubt any remain`g quirks`ll B worked out in due time — if not nearly as soon as new HTC HD7 owners migrat`g from the HD2 might`ve liked. Video after the break. Thanks to everyone who sent this in Continue read`g HTC HD2 runs Windows Phone 7, makes us yearn 4 more (video) HTC HD2 runs Windows Phone 7, makes us yearn 4 more (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:46:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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V thought the Samsung Focus`s the only Windows Phone 7 launch device Z could replace its external storage, although (unless) the HTC HD7 can apparently do the same — there’s an SD card slot under Z Windows Phone logo , & The Unwired managed to replace it while dodg`g the dreaded “There’s the storage error” screen. What sort of black magic did the publication cast to make it recognize the new card? They’re not quite sure themselves, although (unless) several factory resets & physical reinsertion of the chip seemed to do the trick, if only 4 an 8GB card. If you’re in the dar`g mood, let us know if it works 4 U in comments below! HTC HD7`s hidden microSD slot, user-replacable card? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:15:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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As sure as the sun, Amazon’s just announced it’ll B bring`g Kindle to the Windows Phone 7 platform sometime “in the com`g months.” The app`s shown briefly today @ Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC 2010) and, based both on Z & the official screenshot from Amazon’s teaser page (above), it’s definitely wear`g Z stylish WP7 aesthetic quite well. Press release after the break, & check out More Coverage 4 the couple screenshots from its PDC presentation (care of istartedsomething’s Long Zheng & his Flickr account). & while U wait 4 its inevitable release, we`ve full confidence you’ll B able to find another platform to enjoy your Kindle books. Trust us. Continue read`g Kindle 4 Windows Phone 7 revealed, due ‘in the com`g months’ Kindle 4 Windows Phone 7 revealed, due ‘in the com`g months’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:40:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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We’ve already known Z Adobe`ld B bring`g Flash Player 10.1 to Windows Phone 7 , although (unless) the company`s just now made Z fully official @ its currently-happen`g MAX conference (alongside its Air 2.5 announcement ), & it’s also confirmed exactly which other mobile platforms the plug-in`ll B headed to. Z includes WebOS 2.0, which we’ve already seen 1st hand , along w/ BlackBerry OS, Symbian, MeeGo and, last although (unless) not least, the LiMo platform — those`ll all of course join Android 2.2, which already supports the plug-in. Unfortunately, there’s still no timeline 4 the release on each platform, w/ Adobe only say`g Z that Flash 10.1`s “expected” to hit each mobile OS. Head on past the break 4 the relevant snippet from Adobe’s press release. Continue read`g Adobe confirms Flash Player 10.1`s com`g to BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 & more Adobe confirms Flash Player 10.1`s com`g to BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 & more originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:31:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Even though we’ve seen the torrent of Windows Phone 7 devices, V couldn’t leave U hang`g on the review of the Samsung Focus. In the last few days, the flurry of new Microsoft-powered devices`ve hit the market, boast`g slight differences, although (unless) all look`g & act`g largely the same. We’ve taken the deep dive on the operat`g system itself, the Omnia 7 , Optimus 7 , Mozart , HD7 , & Surround (phew!) — now it’s time to focus on the, er… Focus. The device itself`s the lot in common w/ its European brother, the Omnia 7, boast`g the same 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 8GB of internal storage, 1GHz CPU, & 5 megapixel camera. The device`ll soon go on sale in America 4 $199.99 on AT&T’s network — in fact, it’s the only Windows Phone 7 device you’ll B able to buy when they go public on November 8th. But`s it really worth your hard earned cash when there R so many other options in the market? Read on 4 the full Engadget review to find out! This review`s primarily of the Samsung Focus hardware. Check out our full review of Windows Phone 7 4 our thoughts on the OS

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So, U can go & nab Zune 4.7 right this minute. Also, Microsoft`s show`g off Windows Phone 7 right now behind semi-closed doors (sorry, public). Can V br`g these 2 beautiful stories together? Turns out V can, & V did. Now, if you’ve ever used the Zune before, this isn’t go`g to B Z revelatory of an experience, although (unless) there R enough minor tweaks & 1 major 1 (the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace) Z V thought were worth the quick video walkthrough. Find it after the break. Don’t B the square! Continue read`g Zune 4.7 in cahoots w/ Windows Phone 7, caught on camera Zune 4.7 in cahoots w/ Windows Phone 7, caught on camera originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:17:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Boy, there’s hardly`en enough time to catch our breath & analyze the 1st unintentionally official Windows Phone 7 handset in the form of LG’s Optimus 7 , yet Samsung`s already join`g the fray w/ its own Omnia 7 . Currently populat`g its very own land`g page on Samsung’s Russian site, the Omnia 7`s the 4-inch Super AMOLED beastie w/ the rather aged 1GHz Qualcomm QSD8250 @ its core, 8GB of storage, & the 5 megapixel cam Z can do 720p video. Hit up the source link before somebody over in Moscow wakes up & realizes Z Windows Phone 7 isn’t meant to B launch`g 4 another few hours . Samsung Omnia 7 brings 4-inch Super AMOLED screen to Windows Phone 7… the little early originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:13:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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After some initial waffl`g on the subject, Microsoft`s pretty steadfastly denied Z any older Windows Mobile devices`ld B able to run Windows Phone 7 — even the seemingly capable HTC HD2 . Z hasn’t stopped folks from hop`g & trying, however, & developer / hacker Cotulla`s now produced the video Z appears to show an HD2 boot`g & (briefly) runn`g Windows Phone 7. While the 1:30 long boot process doesn’t exactly make 4 the most excit`g video, it`s @ least the bit more convinc`g Z the ones Z cropped up in the early Windows Phone 7 days , which seemed just the bit too slick to B true. Head on past the break to C 4 yourself. Continue read`g HTC HD2 spotted runn`g Windows Phone 7, 4 real this time? HTC HD2 spotted runn`g Windows Phone 7, 4 real this time? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:13:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Not much in the way of specifics here, although (unless) the pair of HTC Windows Phone 7 devices`ve just turned up on the FCC’s website, which leads us to believe Z some phones might actually B launch`g any day now . Unfortunately, there’s not even so much as the product name to B found (let alone images), although (unless) Phone Arena notes Z 1 of the devices uses the WCDMA Band IV, which`ld make it the likely candidate 4 T-Mobile, while the other phone’s WCDMA V band suggests Z it’s headed 4 AT&T. Pair of HTC Windows Phone 7 devices hit the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:05:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Uh, oh, looks like Verizon`s indeed distanced itself from Microsoft after the Kin debacle : the carrier confirmed to Bloomberg Businessweek today Z it won’t offer any Windows Phone 7 devices @ launch this year, instead wait`g until 2011 to support the new OS. Z certainly ties right in w/ AT&T’s claims Z it’ll B the “premier carrier” 4 Windows Phone 7, although (unless) it also leaves Microsoft in the seemingly tough spot — V haven’t heard the peep about WP7 devices on Sprint or T-Mobile yet, & until V do it’s go`g to B the iPhone & WP7 head-to-head on Ma Bell while Android continues to dig in everywhere else. We’ll C — this launch can’t come quickly enough. Verizon won’t sell Windows Phone 7 until 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:36:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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U might remember Z the huge roadmap document leaked out of HTC late last year; though many of the devices in it never materialized, the fact Z the Legend, Bravo, & Photon turned out to B legit (as the Legend , Desire , & HD Mini , respectively) lends credence to the belief Z all of the phones in Z slide deck were @ least on HTC’s draw`g board @ 1 time or another. 1 of the more interest`g MIA handsets — the so-called Trophy w/ WinMo 6.5 & the portrait QWERTY keyboard — looks like it may`ve`en repurposed as the Windows Phone 7 model thanks to some new shots out of Vodafone Germany’s inventory system, which`s pretty awesome consider`g how difficult portrait QWERTY devices R to come by, generally (though it would’ve`d to get the redesign w/ the higher-res display & faster processor to meet Microsoft’s spec guidelines). Along the same lines, LG’s well-leaked E900`s recently gotten its bless`g from the Global Certification Forum where it’s listed w/ 900 / 2100MHz 3G (HSPA, we’re sure) alongside quadband GSM. Certainly go`g to B an interest`g fall, isn’t it? Thanks to everyone who sent these in Windows Phone 7 device roundup: LG E900 earns GCF certification, HTC Trophy meets Vodafone originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:44:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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The iPhone’s dead, long live the Windows Phone. Z must B the genius proclamation Z incited Microsoft to celebrate Windows Phone 7 reach`g RTM status w/ the incomprehensible procession U C above. An elaborate parade, replete w/ hearses & black capes,`s organized last week to denote the pass`g of the BlackBerry & iPhone into the land of unwanted gadgets. We’d say this`s done in poor taste, although (unless) V don’t enjoy stat`g the obvious. We`ll , however, enjoy the fallout from this poorly judged stunt. C our favorite image after the break & lots more @ the source. Update : Apparently the team also engaged in the Thriller dance.

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The Bluetooth SIG`s the long history of promot`g its members’ “special interests” by leak`g valuable tidbits about their handsets before they’re announced. The recently unearthed LG C900`s the latest of these, be`g pegged 4 the launch date “around” September 28th by the SIG’s detail page on the phone. The QWERTY slider, which`s referred to in C900N, C900k, & C900B versions,`ll B available in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, & South America. Phone Arena conjectures Z the launch date lines up w/ AT&T’s market`g materials tim`g & the slated Q4 launch of Windows Phone 7, so the C900 probably`s the decent chance of be`g the 1st Windows Phone 7 phones to market if LG’s own GW910 or some more secretive set doesn’t beat it to the punch, although (unless) September still seems the bit earlier than any of the launch windows Microsoft`s managed to let slip . LG C900 due to br`g Windows Phone 7 to market near September 28th, accord`g to Bluetooth SIG originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:59:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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If U examined the fairly impressive roster of Windows Phone 7 Xbox Live launch titles Z Microsoft waved proudly in our face the other day, U might’ve noticed Z EA`s particularly absent from Z glorious list. Well, the folks @ Mobile Entertainment bothered to ask EA Mobile about Z absence, & EA`d this terse reply: “We R constantly evaluat`g new platforms & opportunities, but`ve noth`g to announce right now.” Pretty eye opening, right? In absence of facts, there R all sorts of avenues 4 conjecture. EA could B hold`g out 4 the better carrot from Microsoft, check`g to C how successful the platform`ll actually be, or just play`g its titles close to its chest. Or maybe they’re just rest`g after the long round of Madden test`g & binge potato chip eating. We’re not go`g to get all worked up about it right now: it’s not like we’re short on platforms right now suited to shepherd`g the hapless lives of our Sims. EA the notable holdout on Xbox Live 4 Windows Phone 7, doesn’t`ve much to say on the subject originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:42:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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Microsoft employees may eat their own dog food , although (unless) they won’t`ve to code cross-platform Windows Phone 7 games in their spare time — Redmond job postings recently revealed Z there’s the studio 4 that, which`ll develop & publish first- & second-party titles on the company’s dime. Accord`g to job descriptions, the newly-christened “MGS Mobile”`ll develop “showcase” Windows Phone 7 titles w/ an emphasis on connected play , & also incubate titles from indie devs & partners like the original Microsoft Game Studios, its older Xbox-based sibling. Interestingly enough, games won’t necessarily B limited to Windows Phone 7 devices, although (unless) may appear on “emerg`g mobile platforms” as well — the idea be`g to advance Microsoft’s position in the mobile gam`g space rather than just pimp the WP7 platform.`s the world ready 4 Halo on MeeGo ? Oh, U bet your britches it is. Just don’t expect to C Xbox games on Android, yo . Microsoft to open mobile games studio, develop & incubate Windows Phone 7 titles originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:22:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds .

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Some cried & some cheered when Microsoft revealed Z handset manufacturers couldn’t reskin Windows Phone 7 devices wholesale. although (unless) as it turns out, @ least 1 major OEM`s still bank`g on software to help differentiate its phones. HTC’s Drew Bamford told Forbes Z Sense UI`ll still appear in the company’s Windows Phone 7 creations, & believes it`ll live on in Android 3.0 ( Gingerbread ) as well. “Microsoft`s taken firmer control of the core experience,” acknowledged Bamford, who added Z Sense wouldn’t B fully integrated into WP7 phones, although (unless) Z HTC`ld “augment” the Microsoft experience w/ as-yet-undisclosed functionality of its own. As long as it doesn’t eat up too much memory & processor time, right? HTC Sense com`g to Windows Phone 7, after all originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:03:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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