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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 17

By Richard Hay, on May 21st, 2011

This week’s episode looks back over some interesting tech stories of the week. Amongst the stories we discuss are Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg wanting kids under 13 to be able to use the social website; a Seattle non-profit stands up to a corporate giant; Sony gets hacked – again – two more times; Windows Mobile 6.x first shut down steps happening; Mac defender trojan causing issues for Apple users; Wordpress.com drops support for IE6; Upcoming Windows Phone 7 update will have a consolidated inbox; Twitter fine tuning what devs can access on your Twitter timeline; Xbox Live’s Major Nelson clarifies the new Xbox 360 console and disc format compatibility confusion; Office XP support ending; SmartScreen in IE8 and IE9 is working; GilsMethod.com new Answers website; Windows Phone 7 app of the week Wordrix. We wrap up the show with a review of the posts on WindowsObserver.com for the last week. . . .

WindowsObserver Windows Phone 7 App Released

By Richard Hay, on March 2nd, 2011

I am very pleased to let all the Windows Phone 7 users out there know that the WindowsObserver App has been published to the Windows Phone Marketplace. Before I show you some screenshots and provide some links I must say thanks to Scott Lovegrove, @scottisafool on Twitter and a fellow Microsoft MVP, . . .

moTweets for Windows Phone 7 Arriving Soon

By Richard Hay, on February 21st, 2011

The wait is almost over. Do you remember a post I made last week about spotting the moTweets logo in a presentation by Steve Ballmer at the Mobile World Congress?

Well as I suspected moTweets was indeed close to arriving for the Windows Phone 7. As of today the developers over at . . .

Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7 Mobility Kit

By Richard Hay, on October 22nd, 2010

Microsoft has posted two downloads to their Download Center that are intended to help businesses make a decision about implementing either Windows Mobile 6.5 or Windows Phone 7 into your day to day work environment.

The Microsoft Windows Phone 7/Windows Mobile 6.5 Small Business Mobility Kit provides additional details about how Windows . . .

Installing HTC Tilt2 ROM Update

By Richard Hay, on September 5th, 2010

After a leaked version of this ROM surfaced back in late July the official ROM update has been released for HTC Tilt2 users.

You can head over to the HTC Tilt2 Support Page to download the ROM update and read the instructions for flashing your phone.

This update features the HTC Sense . . .

Bing Mobile App Updated for Windows Mobile 6.X Devices

By Richard Hay, on July 5th, 2010

Microsoft has posted an updated version of the Bing Mobile App on its Download Center website. This 2.6MB download will let you access Bing services from your Windows Mobile 6.x handsets.

My personal favorite – voice guided directions with GPS integration.

This is the Bing app for Windows Mobile 6 devices. Quickly . . .

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