The ChevronWP7 team announced on Friday the immediately availability of a Windows Phone unlock tool. The ChevronWP7 labs tool allows Windows Phone users to unlock their device to install, run and debug unsigned applications on … read more
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Low-cost Windows Phone 7 developer unlock tool due shortly
15th Oct 11 8:45 am with 33 CommentsA low-cost solution for loading homebrew Windows Phone 7 apps will be made available in the coming weeks. Microsoft and the ChevronWP7 unlock team announced in June that they are teaming up to produce a low-cost developer … read more
Microsoft and ChevronWP7 team up for new Windows Phone 7 developer unlock tool
17th Jun 11 7:44 pm with 23 CommentsMicrosoft and the ChevronWP7 unlock team are teaming up to produce a low-cost developer unlock tool. The tool will make Windows Phone development more accessible and allow developers to avoid the typical $99 per year cost … read more
Microsoft explains unofficial NoDo update issues, works with ChevronWP7 on a fix
4th May 11 8:27 pm with 8 CommentsMicrosoft has approved a fix for its Windows Phone devices after some owners used the ChervonWP7 updater. The ChevronWP7 updater, created by Chris Walsh, allowed phone owners to receive the March 2011 “NoDo” Windows Phone … read more
Microsoft posts weekly Windows Phone status update, warns against workarounds
6th Apr 11 9:03 pm with 13 CommentsMicrosoft posted its weekly Windows Phone update status blog post on Wednesday. The software giant has started to deliver the March “NoDo” copy and paste update to customers of O2 and SFR in Europe. Telstra customers … read more
Windows Phone 7 ‘jailbreakers’ working with Microsoft on homebrew support
23rd Jan 11 2:04 pm with 8 CommentsMicrosoft is currently working with a group of Windows Phone 7 jailbreakers to support homebrew applications after the first Windows Phone update. Microsoft confirmed earlier this month that the company plans to block the ChevronWP7 … read more
Microsoft meets with Windows Phone 7 “unlocker” team
17th Jan 11 5:40 pm with 10 CommentsMicrosoft has begun discussions with the ChevronWP7 team today. Microsoft representatives met with Rafael Rivera and Long Zheng of the ChevronWP7 team on Monday to discuss the tool and Microsoft’s plans to support homebrew applications … read more
Microsoft will block ChevronWP7 unlock with first Windows Phone 7 update
12th Jan 11 8:14 am with 1 CommentMicrosoft is planning to block the ChevronWP7 unlocker with its first Windows Phone 7 update due shortly. Members of the ChevronWP7 confirmed the block in a blog posting on Wednesday. “Although this has been subtly … read more
Windows Phone 7 ‘calls home’ to re-lock ChevronWP7 unlocked devices
8th Dec 10 8:19 am with 1 CommentWindows Phone 7 ‘calls home’ to re-lock devices that aren’t authorized to be unlocked. Devices that have taken advantage of the ChevronWP7 unlock will be re-locked periodically, thwarting attempts by homebrew developers. Microsoft has a … read more
Google Maps homebrew Windows Phone 7 application released
6th Dec 10 8:43 am with Comments OffGoogle maps has landed on Windows Phone 7 thanks to a homebrew application. Spotted by the folks at Pocketnow, TechAutos Maps is a basic Google Maps client for Windows Phone 7. The homebrew application, which … read more