Articles having tag: HOWTO

Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace

Today’s the day. This afternoon we started requiring Windows Phone 7.5 on phones to download, buy, update, or review apps in Marketplace. As I’ve written previously, this change applies to both the phone andwebMarketplace storefronts. (If you’re...

Tips for transferring contacts and other stuff to a new Windows Phone

By Michael Stroh

Picking up a Nokia Lumia 900 or other new Windows Phone soon? You're probably excited\u2014and maybe also a little apprehensive about how you'll get contacts, apps, photos, and other precious cargo off your old phone and onto the new one.Fear not....

New “Minute of Mango” tips series begins

By Michael Stroh

Microsoft's Channel 9 kicked off a new tips & tricks video series for Windows Phone today called "Minute of Mango" that's fun and worth watching.The series, hosted by the always vivacious Laura Foy, is geared toward anybody looking to...

How to pick a smartphone: a beginner’s guide

By Juliette Guilbert

Like many of you, I'm itching to get my hands on one of those sleek and powerful new Windows Phoneswe've been announcinglately.But which one to get? I'm not the most hardware-savvy high-tech professional (shhh!), so I'm sometimes uncertain...

Sync multiple Google calendars, search more Gmail

By Michael Stroh

If you plan your days using Google Calendar, you'll be happy to know that the company's Sync teamhas now made it possibleto show appointmentsfrom multiple calendars on your Windows Phone 7.5 (thanks, fellas!).To add them, just go tom.google.com/syncon...

Weekend project: Create a family calendar

By Juliette Guilbert

Who's picking the kids up? When's that dinner party? When were you planning to tell me that you're going on a month-long business trip to Asia?Ah, the family calendar.Except in our case, it was calendars, plural\u2014and therein lay the problem....

New maintenance release for Windows Phone

By Eric Hautala

Happy New Year, everyone. Today I wanted to briefly tell you about a new Windows Phone update we've started to roll out. I also wanted to let you know about some update-related changes coming on the Windows Phone blog and website.This week we started to...

New phone? Here’s 50 tips for having fun

By Michael Stroh

Happy 2012, everybody. If you unwrapped a new Windows Phone for the holiday, we've just published a big fat list of great tips and time-savers on the official Windows Phone website you might want to check out.You'll find shortcuts for clearing inbox...

Out of the Box: 6 tricks for personalizing your Windows Phone

By Juliette Guilbert

[\u2018Tis the season for new smartphones. So today we're kicking off a new "Out of the Box" series with advice and ideas for new Windows Phone owners. Clip and share it with friends and family members who want to get up and running fast. \u2013ed.]I...

Tip Tuesday: More fun with emoticons

By Michael Stroh

Last week I told you how to conjure up a bunch of cool emoticons in Windows Phone 7.5. Here's a bunch more to start playing with when you're texting friends. (Miss last week's list?)By the way, it turns out the world of emoticons is more complex than...