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.
Twitter has just updated their app for Windows Phone which now makes it compatible with Mango’s task switching (multitasking) functionality. Unfortunately… that’s about it. There is still no Live Tile support or Push update support which is a bit of a letdown honestly. Still, the new version seems a good bit faster than the previous build but beyond that, not much has changed.
You can update Twitter on your Windows Phone by going to Marketplace on your device or by clicking this link.
Over the course of the last two years I have on a non-stop path to health. I’ve lost nearly 70 lbs through watching my diet, regular exercise and just generally taking better care of myself. Part of that exercise plan has been walking. I try to walk at least 10 miles per week along with other with other types of exercise (Dance Central on XBox anyone?).
The app I have been using to help me keep track of my walking has been RunKeeper. I started using it when I was using an iPhone as my daily phone and now that I’ve moved back to Windows Phone, it was one of the first apps that I downloaded from Marketplace. The app, which ties into the RunKeeper website, uses my phone’s GPS to track my walking while I’m on the go then stores the information on the RunKeeper site so I have a historical record of my walks and overall progress. Frankly I loved this app on my iPhone and after using the app on my Windows Phone, I have to say that I like it even better.
The app, like the RunKeeper service itself, is free and provides you real time information as you walk, run, bike, hike, ski, skate, mountain bike or allows you to enter information as you work on an elliptical amongst other activities. It is both accurate in the calorie count and distances measured, something that is a must have in this type of app. Add that to an impressive Live Tile function and you have a winning app that will help you track your exercise and keep you motivated.
As you might know, the circle of bloggers who write about Windows Phone – or any mobile platform for that matter – is a small and generally tight knit group. We often have discussions behind the scenes about rumors, products, apps and other things related to the Windows Phone platform.
One of the topics of discussion over the past couple of days has been around what we want/expect/need/desire in our next Phone. Most of us are using first generation devices such as the Samsung Focus or LG Quantum and most of us are looking at the new devices (Samsung Focus S & Focus Flash, HTC Radar & Titan and the Nokia Lumia’s) trying to determine which one we will get next. While a consensus if far from determined, I thought I would open the question up to you and see what is important to you as you look at your next Windows Phone.
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So the headline probably says it all. There is a huge sale going on at the Microsoft Store. There are a wide range of PCs available at up to $700 off in some cases. All of the PCs come to you via free shipping and all are Microsoft Certified meaning they don’t come loaded down with a bunch of trialware. Yep, good enough for me.
How good are the discounts? The Lenovo G560 and G570 laptops are only $299. Yes. Big. Savings.
To get the promotions you must use the link below.
PC Clearance is now live at the Microsoft Store! Deep discounts on top PCs! Act Fast! 
[Update] – Microsoft has informed me that the quantity of laptops for sale has been reached so the offers are no longer valid. If you didn’t get in on this one, don’t worry. With Black Friday coming next week I’m confident there will be more sales.