Review: Using Your Phone As An Xbox Controller 
Nokia's New Windows Phones: Lumia 800, 710 Hands-On 
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango: Australian Impressions 
The Next Windows Phone: It's Pretty Great 
When Will The WP7 NoDo Update Land On Australian Phones? (UPDATED) 
Seven Reasons The Nokia Microsoft Deal Is A Win For Consumers Following the surprise launch of the My Xbox Live app for iOS from Microsoft last week, it seems somebody at Redmond has decided that exclusivity isn’t the path to success, and has green-lit the launch of Microsoft titles Kinectimals and Halo Waypoint for iOS.
Microsoft was keen to tell the world that there was over 500 improvements to Windows Phone 7 in its 7.5 Mango update, but was less keen to list them all out. It turns out that one of those features was NFC support caked into the OS, although so far there’s no hardware support for the technology.
Last week was a big week for Xbox fans. The latest dashboard update completely overhauled the user experience on the games console, iOS users got a dedicated app for Xbox Live and Windows Phone 7 users got the ability to control their Xbox using their smartphones. But how well does that work? We tested it out.
It’s phone-upgrading season and if you’re industrious, you might be looking to sell your phone on eBay or craigslist or pass it on to your snot-mouthed little brother. Whatever, it’s going; it’s gone; fare thee well, you old piece of junk!
The guys at Gizmodo US flew all the way to London and crashed on a friend’s couch just to tell you all about the new hotness from Nokia. Why? Because this is important: Windows Phone has long been a legit competitor in need of some beast hardware. It just got it.
Mango, aka Windows Phone 7.5, will officially begin rolling out from today. But are the proclaimed 500 features worth it, does it meet the needs of Australian users, and just how will you get it?
“Windows Phone Seven Point Five.” It’s somehow mind numbing and yet not totally unexpected that chunky string of syllables is how you say the name of the new Windows Phone. Mind numbing, because it’s the antithesis of what Microsoft has ultimately built, and not totally unexpected, because we’re still talking about Microsoft, and it’s not a reinvention of what they’ve done with Windows Phone.
Here’s a clever bit of marketing from the Windows Phone UK team. This interactive demo simulates the WP7 experience, using your Facebook contacts (not shared with third parties), and underscores just how clean WP7 feels without the need for extra apps. We’re looking forward to Microsoft’s ‘Mango’ mobile OS update. Now we just need more phone selection! [Facebook via Windows Phone Down Under]
