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Location-based services are great for finding businesses and establishments, and for driving directions. But when you’re taking public transportation or walking your way, are you sure of your safety? A Microsoft patent can help with that.

ChevronWP7 has had an interesting history up until this point. A history that saw the tool announced only to have it get some trouble from Microsoft. And well, that then turned into a tool that was approved for sale by Microsoft.

Facebook is keeping abreast of advancements in web standards. As such, the social network is dropping support for old and obsolete web browsers, as it starts supporting newer standards for displaying web content.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 was earlier found to have an unpatched vulnerability in its SMS messaging and contacts system, which causes the phone to freeze and the user to be locked out from the messaging hub. Microsoft is now addressing these, and will soon release a fix.

Xbox owners who are living in Canada and have been curious about Windows Phone may be interested in this latest Microsoft promotional offering. The offer could score you a free one-year subscription to Xbox Live Gold. Of course, as you have likely already guessed, there is a purchase that will [...]

Nothing concrete has come from Microsoft as of yet, however recent rumors are suggesting that Microsoft has some plans to attract additional users to the Windows Phone platform. And those plans should make those who are into gaming very happy.

Windows Phone 7 may not be the top mobile platform in terms of the number of users. Still, Microsoft is optimistic about uptake, and plans to eventually take on both the low-end and high-end markets, as evident in a leaked product roadmap.

Admittedly, Windows Phone is not exactly what anyone would think of as in an ideal position right now. They’ve been having a spectacularly hard time trying to gain ground against the well-entrenched brands of Apple and Android. But they’re not going out without a fight, that’s for sure, and the [...]

T-Mobile has been selling the Windows Phone running HTC Radar 4G smartphone for sometime now. In fact, the handset has (for a limited time) dropped down to that magical sounding — free on a two-year agreement price point. But that aside, while T-Mobile has had the handset in white — [...]

Microsoft seems to have made some vast improvements in terms of Windows Phone with the release of version 7.5 Mango, however that does not mean they are stopping. In fact, Microsoft has been allowing users to make feature suggestions using an online forum page. And now, now it look like [...]