Windows Phone Contact Management
Windows Phone, unlike Windows Mobile does not comes with a desktop version of Microsoft Activesync. This means there is no USB syncing support with a computer. The only way to sync contacts is via cloud and currently, windows phone allows you to sync to windows live and gmail contacts.
Windows Phone Review: NFS Hot Pursuit
EA took quite a long time in getting Need for Speed (NFS) Hot Pursuit to our Windows Phones, but hey, since it is finally here, we are loving every bit of it. The game is just like the xBox / iOS version – you become either a cop or a thief. So when you are a good guy (cop), you chase the bag guys (or fellow cops) – the guy who has to be beaten and vice-versa. There are some levels (when you play as the thief), where you race against other ‘thieves’, just like you would do in vanilla NFS gameplay.
This windows phone game is pretty simple to one. The car auto accelerates and there are no complex mechanics to worry about. It is basically a pick-up and play and racing game, just like its predecessor - NFS Underground.
Windows Phones Marketplace Surpasses 50,000 Apps
According to a recent report released by All About Windows Phone, Windows’ match for the Apple App Store and the Android Market, the Windows Phones Marketplace, has passed the 50,000 mark and now offers over half a million downloadable applications. This is nothing compared to the totals of its major competitors; the App Store has reached over 500,000, whilst the Android Market boasts more than 400,000. Yet considering that Microsoft’s store is the youngest of the three, achieving this number is a significant milestone, especially because of the amount of time it took to get there. Whilst Apple took 12 months to bring their total up to 50,000, and Android 19, Windows Phone has done it in a solid 14.
Nokia Drive on HTC, Samsung WP7 Phones
While Nokia has brought Nokia Maps to the windows phone devices, it has kept Nokia Drive app exclusive to its Lumia smartphones. This tutorial is a strictly unofficial way of getting it to work on any Windows Phone device out there. Keep in mind that your phone must be running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) operating system. Follow these steps very carefully and you will be running Nokia Drive in almost no time.
Make Ringtone for Windows Phone on Mac
Microsoft never released Activesync for Mac, but they did not ignore the Apple platform when they released Windows Phone last year. Any windows phone user who is also a Mac user, like me, can download Windows Phone 7 connector app for Mac from Mac App store. Its newest update (v2) brings custom ringtone support for the Windows Phone Mango phones.
Here is a tutorial on how to make the ringtone on Mac and transfer it to your windows phone.
HTC HD7 Extended Battery Review
While the HTC HD7s and HD7 have been overshadowed by sheer power of HTC Titan, it is still one of the best windows phones out there. Being an HD7 user myself, the only thing that I do not like about it is its battery life. Blame HTC for equipping it with 1230mAh battery, which is just not enough to power its huge 4.3 inch display and myriad of connectivity radios like 3G, Wi-Fi, Edge and so on. The only solution left to me was getting myself an extended battery.
