, Joe Belfiore, an engineer on the Windows Phone team, admitted that the platform was indeed a response to the
.
“Apple created a sea change in the industry in terms of the kinds of things they did that were unique and highly appealing to consumers. We wanted to respond with something that would be competitive, but not the same.”
work, it was very unlike Microsoft to start off with a strategy to do something different.
article offers an interesting (more…)

notcom a.k.a semaphore – iOS hacker and developer of 
 has released an new version (5.10.05) to fix the bug that caused the Windows version of TinyUmbrella to crash at startup.
 allows you to take backups of SHSH blobs (ECID SHSH) to let you downgrade to older iOS versions.
Thanks to an especially determined user (@szr8) I finally squashed a nasty bug that caused Windows users’ TU to crash on startup. Apparently it was something stupid (more…)

Few days back,
, which added native support for iOS 5.0.1 and also added the ability to create custom iOS firmware file for Windows users to they can upgrade to iOS 5.0.1 without updating their iPhone ‘s baseband.
In this guide, we will take you through the step by step procedure to jailbreak iPhone running 
 without updating the baseband using Redsn0w.
Here are some important points to note before you proceed.
iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users (more…)

, which finally allows iPhone 4 GSM, iPhone 4 CDMA and iPhone 3GS users to perform an untethered jailbreak.
In this guide, we will take you through the step by step procedure to jailbreak iPhone running 
 without updating the baseband using Redsn0w.
Here are some important points to note before you proceed.
iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users who are interested in unlocking their iPhone using Ultrasn0w – a software method. iPod touch 4G and iPod (more…)

Hey, what's Windows Phone 7 doing on my iPhone ? Giving me a taste of its sexy interface, that's what.

(Credit:
Screenshot by Rick Broida)

Admit it: you’re curious about Windows Phone 7. It’s impossible to look at those sexy screenshots and not be.

Of course, short of driving to your local cell phone emporium and standing there like a dweeb, there’s no easy way to test-drive the OS. (It’s not like (more…)

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Josh Long/CNET)

With a rush of amazing Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, this is a great time to buy a new phone for you or for someone else. There are excellent phones flooding the market (here are our top five favorite smartphones), but unless you plan on switching your next handset before your contract is up, you’ll want to consider a few points before making any semi-permanent decisions.

Ok, so what (more…)

Nokia today announced the first two smartphones based on Windows Phone 7.5 – Lumia 800 and Lumia 710.
back in February 2011, where Nokia decided to ditch its Symbian platform and instead adopt Windows Phone as its 
.
According to Nokia, Lumia 800 features:
head-turning design, vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black) and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication (more…)

This article was originally posted June 6, 2011, and updated on October 4, 2011.

Apple has unveiled the next iPhone at long last, and with it comes iOS 5, which we first learned of in June. We got demos of 10 of the 200 additions and enhancements, including the hotly anticipated over-the-air system updates, new message notifications, and group messaging. The iOS 5 update rolls out on October 12.

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- its upcoming next-generation operating system for desktop computers and tablets during its BUILD conference in Los Angeles yesterday. Windows 8 includes a number of features such as “Metro style” user interface inspired by
, Internet Explorer 10 that will offer support for touch browsing, Xbox Live and lots more.
With Windows 8, Microsoft and its hardware partners hope to compete with hugely successful Apple ‘s iPad running
.
Metro style. (more…)

We’ve seen several versions of Android ported to iPhone , and 
.
Ever wondered how Windows 7 will look like on an iPhone , probably not. If you have, then there is an aptly name jailbreak app called
, which is a simple Windows 7 simulator.
 that can be launched from iPhone ‘s homescreen, which simulates the look and feel of Windows 7.
Please note that it is not a port, it is just a simulator, so please don’t expect to download and install (more…)