Author: Clinton

It looks like HTC has pushed out an update for some of their Windows Phone chassis – the HD7 and Mozart.  The update appears to be a small one but does add one big feature – Tethering.  At least that is what Todd Osagawara (who got a tip from Daron Brewood at Smartphone Gurus) found on his HD7.

There are several other MVPs that I’m chatting with on this and some have seen the update and others haven’t so there is no clear indication on when you will receive it if you have these devices or if it is carrier specific.

Yep, it’s starting to get to be that time of the year.  GameStop has offered ClintonFitch.com readers two discounts for their online use.  If you spend $99.99 or more, you get $15 off or $149.99 or more you get $20 off.  See the links below.

$15 off in-stock purchases of $99.99 or more. Excludes consoles and gift cards. Expires 11/23/11. Use code: NOV15

$20 off in-stock purchases of $149.99 or more. Excludes consoles and gift cards. Expires 11/23/11. Use code: NOV20

One of the anticipated games for Windows Phone has finally come to Marketplace.  Lets Golf 2, the popular & dare I say fun golf game from Gameloft, was released earlier this morning.  The game is one that is truly cross platform as it is already available for both the iPhone and iPad as well as Android (Lets Golf 3 for Android was released a couple of days ago).

Lets Golf 2 should not be considered a serious golf game in the vein of the Tiger Woods franchise from EA Mobile.  Rather it is a fun take on the ancient game, with anime characters doing the golfing, each with their own skills and talents.  It is very much a casual golf game but a fun one to be sure.

This is a nice surprise for Windows Phone users in the UK!

According to Smartphone Gurus the Nokia Lumia 800 is now available on Three, Vodaphone, Orange and T-Mobile in the UK, an event that was not expected until January of next year.  The top-of-the-line offering from Nokia has been one of the most anticipated Windows Phone releases worldwide and Nokia is doing all they can through marketing to make sure people know about the Lumia 800.

It’s the end of the day and you notice that your Windows Phone has just a sliver of battery life left according to the battery indicator.  How can you conserve that precious battery power until you get into your car or home to charge it again?  Easy, just remove some Live Tiles.

Like applications that are running in the background, Live Tiles use up power by regularly using your 3G antenna or WiFi connection to keep information in them up-to-date.  Logically this makes perfect sense as they are after all “live” tiles.  So removing some of them can help cut down on the battery consumption your phone is using in a pinch.

One of the new features of Mango, the latest update for Windows Phone, is the ability to link inboxes together from your various mail accounts.  It is a feature that has been on other platforms for a while now, most notably Apple’s iOS, and for many was a welcome new feature with the update.  Setting up your Windows Phone to link inboxes is easy to do if you know where to look.  That’s the purpose of this How To.