Bored of the iPhone user interface? How about Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 UI on your iPhone. Ithinkdifferent reports that a beta Windows Phone 7 theme is now available for the iPhone. The theme requires a … read more
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Microsoft hands out ASUS Windows Phone 7 developer devices to jailbreakers
24th Jan 11 2:22 pm with 1 CommentMicrosoft has handed out ASUS Windows Phone 7 developer devices to a number of “jailbreakers” recently. Microsoft is currently working with the ChevronWP7 team of Windows Phone 7 jailbreakers to support homebrew applications on the … 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
Second Windows Phone 7 jailbreak on the way
21st Jan 11 2:51 pm with 4 CommentsJulien Schapman, a Windows Phone developer, is planning to release a Windows Phone 7 Device Manager that includes a new way to jailbreak Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Schapman, previously known for his work on the … read more
Microsoft interested as Geohot jokes over Windows Phone 7 jailbreak
19th Jan 11 12:48 am with 5 CommentsGeohot joked on his personal blog that he will be purchasing a Windows Phone 7 device soon and has caught Microsoft’s attention. George Hotz (Geohot) is known for his ability to jailbreak both the iPhone … read more
ChevronWP7 unlock tool removed at Microsoft’s request
1st Dec 10 9:19 am with 6 CommentsMicrosoft has reached out to the developers of the ChevronWP7 Windows Phone 7 unlock tool to seek its removal. The tool, released less than a week ago, was the first “unlock” for Windows Phone 7 … read more
Microsoft: Using ChevronWP7 unlock could render Windows Phone 7 permanently unusable
26th Nov 10 2:44 pm with 15 CommentsMicrosoft has responded to the recent news of an unlock tool for Windows Phone 7. A Windows Phone 7 “unlock” tool was released on Thursday that allows owners to side load home-brew applications. The tool, … read more
Windows Phone 7 ‘Genuine Software’ check revealed, custom ROMs could be blocked
22nd Nov 10 3:00 pm with 4 CommentsHackers are hard at work attempting to port Windows Phone 7 over to other non WP7 HTC devices such as the HD2. However, reports suggest that there could be a “Genuine Software” check built into … read more
Developers working on Windows Phone 7 jailbreak to run native un-managed applications
12th Nov 10 3:04 pm with 1 CommentAustralian developer Chris Walshie has managed to perfect a method to run native un-managed code on a Windows Phone 7 device. Long Zheng reports that Walshie was able to create the method after assistance from … read more