Coming via IntoMobile andEngadget are reports that Windows Phone 7 users are experiencing a lot more mobile data usage on their phones than expected. It seems the phones are consuming up to 2MB of data per hour even when not in use. That 2MB per hour quickly adds up to almost 1.5 GB PER MONTH - [...]

Kik, the BlackBerry Messenger-esque app that took the world by storm in the latter part of 2010 and then got sued by RIM (Research In Motion) and removed from BlackBerry App World has reached quite a milestone to ring in the New Year of 2011. Their app has hit the 3 million user mark according [...]

On December 20th we reported in this space that there were rumblings and rumors circulating around about a possible partnership between Nokia and Microsoft resulting in Nokia manufacturing Windows Phone 7 devices. Today, that rumor has been refuted somewhat. A soon to be former Nokia employee (he got laid off and his last day is [...]

On Microsoft’s News Center site this morning they released information that a lot of people have been waiting for and wondering about, Windows Phone 7 sales numbers. The sales figures were released by Microsoft via a Q&A with their VP of Sales and Marketing for Windows Phones, Achim Berg. According to VP Berg, the Windows [...]

This is only a rumor as of yet but it is being picked up across the internet. However if this is true it could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship and business relationship…it could also signify the end of the Symbian operating system for cell phones. The report is sourced from the Russian Mobile-Review [...]

It has been about a week now that I have been using Windows Phone 7 as my primary daily driver. Yes, it has definitely been an adjustment over my standard iPhone, but for the most part I am happy with it now. Of the more notable shortcomings of WP7 is the lack of downloadable apps to choose [...]

By now it’s a well-tread road. Microsoft makes good, releases brand new smooth-as-butter OS to manufacturers who aren’t allowed, unlike with their Android devices, to skin/tweak/bloat the software. So, how do they differentiate? They insert value-added apps that actually add value (who would have thought?) as well as kick up the hardware quality. The LG [...]

The sources of French netbook website Blogeee.net have revealed to them details of the upcoming Samsung Gloria slated, according to sources, for release in March or April 2011. This is one interesting device as it is clearly meant to be a member of the tablet family but with a 10-inch touch screen and a SLIDE [...]

There must be a best of times, and a worst of times, as Charles Dickens once said. Indeed, today’s smartphone landscape reads like a page out of a Dickensian novel, fraught with family conflict, personal struggle, and the redemption of good winning over evil. Follow me for a minute, I’m onto something. When Windows Phone [...]

Since being launched a few weeks ago, this device has been quite elusive, especially since it’s considered THE WP7 phone to buy in Canada. It is sold out online and most retailers have no idea when they will receive stock; this is the iPhone 4 without the demand. Low and behold, what did we receive [...]