Over the Air Updates OTA for Windows Phone 8 in Detail

October 31, 2012 By 14 Comments
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If you are a current Windows Phone user the only way you got an update installed was using the Zune Desktop application. The new Windows Phone 8 will now deliver different type of updates Over The Air (OTA). There are different sort and sized updates that can be delivered. It looks like Microsoft is taking more control and hopefully is able to push fixes and  updates more easily now without the carriers and device manufacturers involvement. I have been lobbying during my conversations with … [Read more...]

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Custom Ringtones on Windows Phone 8 That Was Easy.

October 29, 2012 By 6 Comments
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Since the launch of Windows Phone 7 it was very hard to get your custom ringtone on your Windows Phone. You either had to use an app to find the one you wanted and liked or you had to make one yourself with all those nitty and gritty requirements and use somehow your desktop Zune application to get it on your device. However with Windows Phone 8 you can easily get your favorite ringtone on your device. Let explain this to you. In Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 7.5, media transfer between a … [Read more...]

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The New Features of Windows Phone 8 Listed in Detail

October 29, 2012 By 3 Comments
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Windows Phone 8 has just launched and lets sum up what is new in Windows Phone 8. It doesn't matter what phone you use right now, but you need to take a look at these new features in Windows Phone 8. Between Backup / Recovery and Xbox music this article will list all the new feature in Windows Phone 8. This article will give you a full listing of all the new features in Windows Phone 8. Windows Phone 8 is the best Windows Phone yet with dozens of new and improved features. Backup When you … [Read more...]

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How to Backup and Recover Windows Phone 8 – Details Items Back Up listed

October 29, 2012 By 3 Comments
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This article will explain to you the benefits of an automatic backup your Windows Phone 8 and how to recover if something happens to your phone. The backup and recovery was something missing in Windows Phone 7 after 3rd party applications were able to do so on Windows Mobile and Phone 6.x. Now Microsoft has a great backup and recover feature built into Windows Phone 8. Between settings and  personal information and app data this backup recovery feature is a must. Benefits of Automatic … [Read more...]

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How to Use Kids Corner on Windows Phone 8

October 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Kids Corner on Windows Phone 8 will let your family members safely use your Windows 8 device. With the popularity of smartphones growing, many families now share and use smartphones together. With different family members having access to a smartphone, unintentional circumstances may occur. For example, what if your child accidentally erases data from your phone or sends an email message to everyone in your address book while they are playing on the phone? Windows Phone 8 includes a feature … [Read more...]

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How To Hard Reset Windows Phone 8 – In The Rare Case That You Would Need To !

October 29, 2012 By 4 Comments
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Windows Phone 8 is the most thoroughly tested mobile platform Microsoft has ever released. The result is a highly responsive, fast and very stable and robust operating system for smartphones. I haven't applied a single hard reset in the past months, despite I'm heavily using the Windows Phone 7 devices like the HTC Titan and Titan II to digg into the various features of Windows Phone 7 and put those to the test. If you run into the rare situation that you need to perform a hard reset to … [Read more...]

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How to Fix Wifi on Your Microsoft Surface or Windows 8 Computer

October 27, 2012 By 8 Comments
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As I ran an system update on my Microsoft Surface this morning I had to fix my Wifi since after the reboot the Microsoft Surface RT didn't see any of my wireless networks anymore.  And without internet connection the Microsoft Surface or any other Windows 8 computer is really useless.  I tried the easy way of searching for wifi but really gave me the only option to turn on flight mode and turn it back off. Well that didn't do it. But I have found a way to fix it. Because without internet … [Read more...]

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How to Use Internet Explorer on the Xbox 360

October 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Internet Explorer has been added as a new app on the latest dashboard update for the Xbox 360. There are different ways you can use the Internet Explorer on your Xbox. You can use the controller, controller with keypad, Kinect and the SmartGlass application on your Windows 8 device or Windows Phone. The Internet Explorer on the Xbox 360 brings you now the internet with ease on you. If you haven't seen the video yet. here it is:r TV screen. It is still missing some stuff like compatibility … [Read more...]

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Navigon Navigation for Windows Phone on Sale and will be Windows Phone 8 Compatible

October 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Navigon navigation has been an outstanding application for Windows Phone and Windows Mobile for years. For all non Nokia users this is the best navigation app to have. Heck even for Nokia users it is a great Navigation app to have. We did a video review of Navigon last year on Windows Phone 7.  We just got a notification from them about their future...... And they are here to stay. The NAVIGON for Windows Phone USA app is $20 off until October 31 ($29.99 instead of $49.99). And the next … [Read more...]

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Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 RT Pre-order now or Wait for Pro, See the Specs

October 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Microsoft just opened up the Pre-order site for the 32 and 64 GB Surface with Windows 8 RT. The pricing starts at $499 for the 32 GB without the keyboard touch cover. The highest price will be the 64 GB Surface including the black touch cover and adding the surface type cover. Bringing it to $822. You can take a look at the pricing on the Microsoft store here. However the RT version will have some limitation and you might want to wait for the Surface with Windows 8 Pro on it. Inking with a … [Read more...]

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