Windows Phone 7 apppears to have broken the 1000 app mark today. Meanwhile, Android has hit a similar – if not much bigger – landmark. Google themselves now confirm 100,000 apps, a number which you may have seen some months back. That, though, was a number calculated by Androlib. These more official stats show that there’s a rather large selection of Android apps to choose from.
Back to Windows Phone 7 for a moment though. The first third-party app using a live tile (one that’s acutally.. live) has appeared, plus we’re pretty glad to see one thousand applications to choose from considering how new the OS is.
Links – Twitter.com – WMPowerUser.com
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We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
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We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
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We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
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We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
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Yesterday Pocketnow revealed that Windows Phone 7 doesn’t seem to allow custom ringtones. We were determined to disprove this, so I spent time digging around the OS for a way to upload your own MP3 ringtone. There’s Zune integration and wireless music sync, so there must be a way of doing it, right?
How do you do it ? Well, there’s no file explorer, so that’s not an option. How about emailing it to yourself and doing it that way? Nope, that doesn’t work either. How about through the Zune software? Click on to see what happened…
Link – Ringtones on Windows Phone 7
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Orange have exclusivity on the HTC 7 Mozart but the great news is you can also snap up this amazing device on PAYG from Orange for £399.99 when bought with a topup.
The HTC 7 Mozart has a unibody design which is stunning to hold and has the best camera on any of the HTC Windows Phone 7 devices by packing not only an 8 megapixel camera but also a Xenon flash which makes a big difference to photos.
The HTC 7 Mozart can be purchased free from £35 a month or now also on PAYG for £399.99 both from the Orange online store or in your local Orange branch.
Link: PAYG HTC 7 Mozart
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Orange have exclusivity on the HTC 7 Mozart but the great news is you can also snap up this amazing device on PAYG from Orange for £399.99 when bought with a topup.
The HTC 7 Mozart has a unibody design which is stunning to hold and has the best camera on any of the HTC Windows Phone 7 devices by packing not only an 8 megapixel camera but also a Xenon flash which makes a big difference to photos.
The HTC 7 Mozart can be purchased free from £35 a month or now also on PAYG for £399.99 both from the Orange online store or in your local Orange branch.
Link: PAYG HTC 7 Mozart
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OK, we’re big enough to admit when we’re wrong. When we filmed our earlier look at Windows Phone 7 we stated that apps had to reload and kept forgetting what you were doing before. It seemed that a lot of third-party apps would just exit and then re-start from scratch, but we’ve since been told that some apps behave better. One app in particular is the official Twitter app, which grabs the latest tweets and writes them to an internal cache. This means you can reload the app and you’ve still got the locally stored tweets – you don’t need to look at a blank screen and wait for an update.
Now yes, I know we’re banging on about this multi-tasking / app closing behaviour quite a bit of late, but it’s important to get this right. From what we’ve read it’s not essential for apps to resume from where you left them, however – it should be essential behaviour. Another issue we’re seeing is that those “Live Tiles” aren’t really “Live” with third-party apps and – in the case of Twitter apps – you’ll currently not get told that a tweet has arrived.
This said, we hope that Microsoft can make Live Tile updates easier for developers to update. We also hope that Microsoft make app-resuming from stored data an essential part of submitting your app to the Marketplace. These things aren’t seriously limiting problems – we’re looking at the first batch of apps and you can bet that app developers will be fixing their apps as soon as they get feedback from users. Windows Phone 7 is still a very good OS and you should not, in any circumstances, doubt the potential it has.
Check out our latest Windows Phone 7 video where I describe all this a bit better and show you more of the new OS including the browser, calendar, calculator and more.
Link – Windows Phone 7 Overview (Part 3) – Windows Phone 7 Review (Updated)
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OK, we’re big enough to admit when we’re wrong. When we filmed our earlier look at Windows Phone 7 we stated that apps had to reload and kept forgetting what you were doing before. It seemed that a lot of third-party apps would just exit and then re-start from scratch, but we’ve since been told that some apps behave better. One app in particular is the official Twitter app, which grabs the latest tweets and writes them to an internal cache. This means you can reload the app and you’ve still got the locally stored tweets – you don’t need to look at a blank screen and wait for an update.
Now yes, I know we’re banging on about this multi-tasking / app closing behaviour quite a bit of late, but it’s important to get this right. From what we’ve read it’s not essential for apps to resume from where you left them, however – it should be essential behaviour. Another issue we’re seeing is that those “Live Tiles” aren’t really “Live” with third-party apps and – in the case of Twitter apps – you’ll currently not get told that a tweet has arrived.
This said, we hope that Microsoft can make Live Tile updates easier for developers to update. We also hope that Microsoft make app-resuming from stored data an essential part of submitting your app to the Marketplace. These things aren’t seriously limiting problems – we’re looking at the first batch of apps and you can bet that app developers will be fixing their apps as soon as they get feedback from users. Windows Phone 7 is still a very good OS and you should not, in any circumstances, doubt the potential it has.
Check out our latest Windows Phone 7 video where I describe all this a bit better and show you more of the new OS including the browser, calendar, calculator and more.
Link – Windows Phone 7 Overview (Part 3) – Windows Phone 7 Review (Updated)
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OK, we’re big enough to admit when we’re wrong. When we filmed our earlier look at Windows Phone 7 we stated that apps had to reload and kept forgetting what you were doing before. It seemed that a lot of third-party apps would just exit and then re-start from scratch, but we’ve since been told that some apps behave better. One app in particular is the official Twitter app, which grabs the latest tweets and writes them to an internal cache. This means you can reload the app and you’ve still got the locally stored tweets – you don’t need to look at a blank screen and wait for an update.
Now yes, I know we’re banging on about this multi-tasking / app closing behaviour quite a bit of late, but it’s important to get this right. From what we’ve read it’s not essential for apps to resume from where you left them, however – it should be essential behaviour. Another issue we’re seeing is that those “Live Tiles” aren’t really “Live” with third-party apps and – in the case of Twitter apps – you’ll currently not get told that a tweet has arrived.
This said, we hope that Microsoft can make Live Tile updates easier for developers to update. We also hope that Microsoft make app-resuming from stored data an essential part of submitting your app to the Marketplace. These things aren’t seriously limiting problems – we’re looking at the first batch of apps and you can bet that app developers will be fixing their apps as soon as they get feedback from users. Windows Phone 7 is still a very good OS and you should not, in any circumstances, doubt the potential it has.
Check out our latest Windows Phone 7 video where I describe all this a bit better and show you more of the new OS including the browser, calendar, calculator and more.
Link – Windows Phone 7 Overview (Part 3) – Windows Phone 7 Review (Updated)
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As well as the HTC 7 Trophy, Vodafone now have on sale the LG Optimus 7 which is another Windows Phone 7 device and this one has a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and also has 16GB memory which is twice what the Trophy has from HTC.
The Optimus 7 is free from £325 a month over 24 months which will get you the same as the Trophy so 500 Minutes, 250 Texts and 500MB of Internet use.
Link: Vodafone LG Optimus 7
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As well as the HTC 7 Trophy, Vodafone now have on sale the LG Optimus 7 which is another Windows Phone 7 device and this one has a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and also has 16GB memory which is twice what the Trophy has from HTC.
The Optimus 7 is free from £325 a month over 24 months which will get you the same as the Trophy so 500 Minutes, 250 Texts and 500MB of Internet use.
Link: Vodafone LG Optimus 7
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Vodafone have today announced officially the two Windows Phone 7 devices they are going to stock which are the LG Optimus and the HTC 7 Trophy.
The Trophy features a 3.8 inch screen, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and LED flash plus 8GB internal storage and is available free from just £25 per month on a 24 month contract. For that £25 a month you get 500 Minutes, 500 Texts and 500MB Internet.
Link: Vodafone HTC 7 Trophy
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Vodafone have today announced officially the two Windows Phone 7 devices they are going to stock which are the LG Optimus and the HTC 7 Trophy.
The Trophy features a 3.8 inch screen, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and LED flash plus 8GB internal storage and is available free from just £25 per month on a 24 month contract. For that £25 a month you get 500 Minutes, 500 Texts and 500MB Internet.
Link: Vodafone HTC 7 Trophy
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A number of phones have appeared recently so we’d just like to bring you up to speed on availability. Firstly, the HTC 7 Mozart is now available to buy on the Orange online store. It’s the new Windows Phone 7 device from Orange we’ll be reviewing, plus you can now get the HTC HD7 we have from o2.
In the Android camp there’s news that the HTC Desire HD is now available unlocked on Devicewire and also on Three. It’s selling on the network for £40 a month on The One Plan with 2000 any network minutes, 5000 Three-to-Three minutes, 5000 texts and 1GB data. On Pay As You Go the HTC Desire HD is £449.99 and includes a £10 Top Up.
Links – HTC 7 Mozart (o2) – HTC HD7 (Orange)
Links – HTC Desire HD (Devicewire – Three)
Credit – John Wilson
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A number of phones have appeared recently so we’d just like to bring you up to speed on availability. Firstly, the HTC 7 Mozart is now available to buy on the Orange online store. It’s the new Windows Phone 7 device from Orange we’ll be reviewing, plus you can now get the HTC HD7 we have from o2.
In the Android camp there’s news that the HTC Desire HD is now available unlocked on Devicewire and also on Three. It’s selling on the network for £40 a month on The One Plan with 2000 any network minutes, 5000 Three-to-Three minutes, 5000 texts and 1GB data. On Pay As You Go the HTC Desire HD is £449.99 and includes a £10 Top Up.
Links – HTC 7 Mozart (o2) – HTC HD7 (Orange)
Links – HTC Desire HD (Devicewire – Three)
Credit – John Wilson
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We’ve had a number of questions after our Windows Phone 7 Review was posted online. To answer some of them we’ve added a couple of videos. Many of you have asked me to explain the whole multi-tasking thing, so I’ve added two videos to show you how third-party apps in particular interact with the Windows Phone 7 OS.
These videos highlight the main issue I have with the phones, but it’s not to say that the OS should be written off. The phones are fantastic and I think that the OS itself is really nice to use. We’re lucky enough to have two Windows Phone 7 devices (Dan has the Trophy too) so these videos show them side-by-side.
Many thanks for all your questions (I will catch up with those on Twitter soon), keep them coming in and I’ll include them in future videos.
Links – Windows Phone 7 Quick Overview – Windows Phone 7 App Switching
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Whilst Leigh was able to get hands on the HTC 7 Mozart and HD7 from Orange and O2, I have been lucky enough today to get hands on a HTC 7 Trophy and will be putting through its paces for a full review over the next week or so.
Also to add to that, a HTC Desire HD is also on it’s way to me as I write this and due to arrive tomorrow so expect a head to head between the new Windows Phone 7 OS on the Trophy and Android 2.2 on the HTC Desire HD.
If anyone has questions please comment below and I will do my best to answer them. Just to avoid one question, the Trophy is a Vodafone exclusive but yes I do have a T-Mobile sim in my one. T-Mobile will NOT be stocking the HTC 7 Trophy.
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The second device we used in our Windows Phone 7 overview was this, the HTC 7 Mozart. This one has a 3.7″ screen, 8GB of storage and an 8 megapixel camera. It has a “unibody” construction and again runs the all-new Windows Phone 7 OS. It seems that all the major players are joining Microsoft in the marketing push – the YouTube site is currently plastered with Windows Phone 7 adverts (see below).
You can buy the HTC 7 Mozart on Orange for free on £35 24-month contracts (see our earlier story for details. Our hands-on video will give you a good idea of what to expect ahead of our full review.
Links – HTC 7 Mozart Overview – Orange Shop
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