I'm sure this isn't how Microsoft wanted to show off most of Windows phone 7 - in a broken, dysfunctional emulator-based way - but they put out an emulator with this functionality, opting to hide some of the functions, so it's not surprising that someone figured this out. Check out the video for more of what Windows phone 7 is all about, though keep in mind this is unfinished softw...

We've already taken a few videos with the Windows Phone 7 Emulator, and you may be wondering how it happened. We used tools that are now available for everyone, and in this video, we show you what to do once you install the software to get the emulator working for yourself. First, click on to the Microsoft Downloads page, click the third tab ... Related Posts pocketnow.com Widget for Everyone...

While many of pocketnow.com's audience members are power-users who demand certain power-user features from Microsoft, it seems that Windows Phone 7 Series--for better or worse--made some compromises and trade-offs to target a broader consumer audiences, eschewing features such as copy & paste, user-replaceable memory, user file management scheme, ... Related Posts Talk Back & Poll: Wi...

Back in January, we reported that the Sprint Touch Pro2 would be getting Windows Mobile 6.5, but we only stated it would be coming in March 2010 with no exact date. Well you will be happy to know thanks to Pocketnow.com that the Sprint HTC Touch Pro2 will get the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade March 19.

pocketnow.com Reader Kenneth P. sent us this rendering of what he considers to be the perfect smartphone. As you can see, it's an Android 2.2 device with a similar form factor to the HD2. It has a 1.5GHz Snapdragon CPU with 1GB of RAM and ROM. The buttons on the bottom of the screen are capacitive and pressure sensitive, so that you don't ... Related Posts Diamond3 Android Phone Renderin...

Time for another throwback! This time, we're taking a look at the once-popular Compaq iPAQ H3800, which was the last significant evolution of the H3XXX iPAQ line of Pocket PC devices. The H3800 is an eight year old device. It ran with a 206MHz StrongARM CPU from Intel, with 64MB RAM and 32MB of ROM. The screen was a large 3.8", but only had QVGA ... Related Posts pocketnow.com Throwback Part ...

"We came across some interesting commercials that aired many years ago for several Windows Mobile phones. The below commercials are from the HTC TyTN, the Compaq iPaq 3800, the HP iPAQ 614 Business Navigator, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, and, for good measure, the Sony Clie. Remember these devices? Are there any vintage mobile device commercials that you'd like to share?" pocketnow.com has d...

In this video, the guys at PocketNow.com takes a look at the new flash implementation of Opera Mobile 10 Beta 3. To download Opera Mobile directly, simply visit m.opera.com/mobile using your phone’s default Web browser.

Over in our software store, we have a 50% off promotion going for several SBSH titles for Windows Mobile. Titles include Calendar Touch, GoNews Touch, PocketWeather, PhoneWeaver and more. Any purchase you make from our software store helps to support pocketnow.com (which we always appreciate). Click on to check the discounts. ... Related Posts Review - SBSH Calendar Touch v2.1 Facade 2.0 Release f...

In an effort to become more involved with the larger Windows Mobile and smartphone community, pocketnow.com has joined as a member of a smartphone alliance to bring you some highlights from various different blogs this week. Here is this past week's round-ups of some notable articles on our site and our partners' sites. Check them out! ... Related Posts Windows Phone 7 Series Smartphones...