A recent Microsoft glitch made it possible for developers to bypass the Zune marketplace and download their Windows Phone 7 app of choice. Though Microsoft closed that loopohole, the incident sparked debate over how to secure application code, a problem that affects more than WP7 developers.

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For Windows Phone 7, syncing data between your computer and your phone requires that you’ve got yourself some Zune Software installed on your PC or Mac. For most people, that’s not really a problem, especially if they don’t mind having a piece of software between them and their phone. But, for others, they’d just prefer [...]

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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) NOW ON Zune® / Xbox LIVE® Available in 11 countries in North America and Europe Tokyo, Japan November 17, 2010 Bandai Channel Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese company delivering... [read more]

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At this very moment, it is possible for any Joe Schmo to go over to Microsoft’s server and download all of Windows Phone 7 XAP application packages without the need of a WP7 device or Zune Desktop software. This is possible because Zune software uses ATOM XML feed to grab application info, so it’s just [...]

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Microsoft is spending big money promoting Windows Phone 7, but...

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To unlock USB tethering through Windows Phone 7 you need to have Zune software installed on your PC. The usual disclaimer applies: The workaround violates AT&T's terms of service.

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An Aussie Zune lover has been informed by a Microsoft service rep that the computing giant plans to launch the Zune Pass service to Australians in early 2011.

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The LG Optimus 7 provides an enhanced multimedia experience with the Windows Phone 7 operating system and both Xbox Live and Zune Marketplace integration. It also has an integrated 5 megapixel camera to instantly shoot images or create a High Definition HD film to play back on the large WVGA display.The handset features enhanced social networking also providing a voice-to-text facility which ...

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Well, this is a fun little trick. You can disable the fancy Zune shell on your Zune HD and end up with the default, old-school Windows CE-look. While not all Windows CE applications will work, some do, including things like Foxit Reader, Opera Mini, Pocket Word, and others. Supports GDI, DirectDraw, and OpenGL ES 2.0.

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Sure, we just spent the last four or five years chiding Microsoft for its anachronistic Windows CE interface, a UI which was holding Windows Mobile back in a post-stylus world, but now that Windows Phone 7 is here we get to start feeling all nostalgic, right? The ongoing Liberate project for the Zune HD , which just hit version 1.5.1, strips away that flashy Zune veneer and boots the device to ...

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