There are no shortage of Android phones, many of which are made by HTC. That didn't seem to phase a group of hackers who were determined to get Android running on the HTC HD7. As you'll see in the video below, they seemed to have accomplished their goal. HDBlog.it via Mobile Crunch … [Read more...]
HTC HD2 Gets Android/WP7 Dual-Boot
The hacking of WP7 onto the HTC HD2 has been a long and storied adventure, and now there's a very cool new twist: someone's hacked a dual-boot of Android and WP7 onto the handset. It's the usual kids from XDA behind it, and it's pretty technical, and is achieved by running WP7 and Android from a single SD card. It involves installing WP7 onto a small SD card, cloning the … [Read more...]
Windows Phone 7 Needs A Flagship Phone
In early October, Microsoft had a big launch party in NYC. Steve Ballmer was on the Today Show and the coming out party for Windows Phone 7 was underway. This was more announcement party than launch party, since the phones weren’t available initially. That would come a month later or in the case of the Dell Venue, TBD. There were no lines to speak of, unless you count the few … [Read more...]
Sony Ericsson Sticking With Android, Leaves Door Open for Windows Phone 7
Several hardware manufacturers have committed to Windows Phone 7, but it appears Sony Ericcsson isn't ready to build a Windows Phone 7 device. The company appears ready to stick with Android phones for the near future, but leaving the door open for Windows Phone 7. “We've done a lot of work with Microsoft over the years. We’ve launched a number of 6.xx products, but we … [Read more...]
John Gruber, “Windows Phone 7 Real Nice”
If you are not familiar with John Gruber, he's the mind behind the popular Daring Fireball website. Gruber was a former Apple employee and the focus of his site is usually the discussion of Apple products. His "claim chowder" posts often call out fans of other platforms who incorrectly predict a not-so-great outcome for an Apple product. John Gruber had a chance to use a … [Read more...]
