In the smartphone game, apps seem to be the real deciding factor. Or maybe more accurately, the total amount of apps seems to be the factor most people care about most. Me personally, I would say the quality of apps is equally important, but on the flip side of that — if the apps are more »

We recently learned that the Nokia N9 was not going to come available in the US market and while that may have been a disappointment for some — there is a bit more to add to that. And lets just say, those still digging Symbian or those who were hoping to jump on (or try more »

The release may have come a bit after we originally expected it, however the good news has arrived – Angry Birds is now available for Windows Phone 7. And given that we suspect just about everyone reading Gadgetell will already be familiar with (or personally addicted to) Angry Birds, we will leave it at this more »

We have seen countless rumors in terms of the HTC Trophy coming to Verizon, however so far the carrier has remained rather quite. That said, and while we would like to see the official nod coming from Verizon, it does look like a launch date is getting closer. Well, getting closer assuming Best Buy knows more »

We watched Sprint release the HTC 7 Pro as the HTC Arrive and now it looks like another CDMA based US carrier will be releasing the handset. The carrier is Verizon and the phone appears to be coming as the HTC Pro. Of course, naming aside, this will still be the Windows Phone 7 running more »

We knew the day was coming, the day when Angry Birds were going to fly on over to Windows Phone 7 — and well, it looks like that day will soon be upon us. The details come by way of Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore who confirmed during the All Things D conference that Angry Birds more »

In regards to the Nokia Microsoft deal that will bring Windows Phone 7 running Nokia smartphones. The deal is not yet complete, but according to Nokia it is moving along according to schedule. “Negotiations have progressed very well. They will be concluded well on schedule,” Kai Oistamo, head of corporate development at Nokia, said on more »

It seems that it should go without saying that most who follow tech blogs have seen the issues with Windows Phone 7 updates. Needless to say, it seems the update process has not gone as planned and while the end users are likely frustrated — it seems Microsoft is also rather frustrated and that has more »

The last we had heard was that the Windows Phone 7 “NoDo” update was pushed back till late-March and well, it seems like late-March is now upon us and the update has come available. This update is noted as being “Build 7390″ and from the “Windows Phone Update — March 2011″ series. That aside though, more »

In the smartphone game it seems as if it is all about apps these days and people are always wanting more. Well, those with a Windows Phone 7 device can now be happy in that they have 10,000 to choose from. Yup, the latest numbers for the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace have pegged the available more »