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All posts tagged "hack"


Monday, April 4, 2011

How To Get NoDo Right Now

Posted by Richard Chao in "Windows Phone Software" @ 05:33 PM

http://blog.walshie.me/2011/04/04/s...like-right-now/

"Well, first, thanks go out for Microsoft for releasing a support tool for Windows Phone yesterday. Inside that tool, were unreal hidden gems.

Basically they've created a managed wrapper over the whole update process for us, rather nice of them."

It looks like the Windows Phone Support Tool recently released by Microsoft contained an easter egg. NoDo. Click the read link for detailed instructions and files required to install the update on your device.

A trusted source has informed me that he has tried the process detailed within and it does in fact work. However, as with all hacks, do this at you own risk.

Tags: software, hack, nodo

Monday, March 28, 2011

NoDo Available For Samsung Focus or HTC Phones By Unbranding

Posted by Richard Chao in "Windows Phone Software" @ 10:30 PM

http://www.neowin.net/news/how-to-g...ows-phone-7-now

"One user on xda-developers has nailed it down for HTC devices. In addition to this, another user, as reported by WPcentral, has managed to get NoDo onto the Samsung Focus early."

Image courtesy of silicon.com

If you are tired of waiting for your carrier to finish testing the NoDo update, the developers over at XDA-Developers have got you covered. They've discovered how to unbrand HTC phones and the Samsung Focus in order to bypass the carrier and get the update pushed to them directly from Microsoft. The process does require the phone to be either a developer or Chevron unlocked device. If you are interested, the instructions for HTC phones can be found here and Samsung Focus here along with the required Samsung registry app here.


Saturday, March 19, 2011

WP7 Instant Resume Via a Registry Hack

Posted by Richard Chao in "Windows Phone Software" @ 08:42 AM

http://windowsphonehacker.com/artic...7_hack-03-19-11

"When exploring around in the Windows Phone 7 registry, our main developer Jaxbot found something interesting. After playing around, the results were instantly evident: Instant Resuming on Windows Phone 7...Quite simply, this hack disables the "Resuming..." phase when returning to an application, and instead will take you right back to where you were, instantly."

Windows Phone Hacker has posted instructions on how to edit the WP7 registry to enable instant resuming of applications. When applied, the "resuming..." phase is disabled and thus you will be able to immediately return to your application when switching between apps. According to the developer, this edit "disables the dehydration function of the task host" and brings some "undesirable but not crippling" effects.

If you are of the daring type and want some of the instant resuming action, take a look at the instructions and give it a try. The video posted above is a demonstration of the results.

As with any hacks, your mileage may vary and do so at your own risk. Let us know if you do give it a try and what your experiences were.


Friday, March 11, 2011

WP7 Survives Pwn2OWn Event Unscathed

Posted by Nelson Ocampo in "Windows Phone News" @ 08:00 PM

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...82&pageNumber=1

"Apple's iPhone 4 and RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 both succumbed to hackers today at Pwn2Own, but two other smartphones running Android and Windows Phone 7 were unchallenged, the contest's sponsor said."

Yes, we're aware that having nobody trying to hack a Windows Phone 7 device sure helped.

What we can take from this is that Windows Phone 7 devices aren't exactly easy to exploit. That's not to say that it can't be done. I'm sure it can. But it wasn't easy enough for someone to figure out in the few short months that the operating system has been released.

It's only a matter of time before hackers do figure out an exploit. But hopefully Microsoft will have updates to close exploits as soon as they are discovered.

One advantage I will say that may be in Microsoft's favor is that they have been very open to working with home brew developers. These developers often are the ones discovering exploits.

Imagine that. Embracing hackers to increase security.


Monday, March 29, 2010

Area Code Lookup On HTC Devices

Posted by Ed Hansberry in "Windows Phone Software" @ 11:00 PM

http://www.wmexperts.com/area-code-...rts+(WMExperts)

Many HTC devices apparently have a database that crossreferences area codes to states for numbers that aren't in your contact list. It can be handy to know the general area a call is coming from to see if it is worth picking up or just letting it go to voice mail. Head to the WMExperts site to read the details and pick up the .CAB file that may enable it to not only get the state but likely the metropolitan area on your HTC device.

Only tangentially related, but it will be sad to see these useful hacks vanish when WinPho 7 ships. For all intents and purposes, it seems the new phone platform will be about has hackable as a Zune.

Tags: hack, htc, area code

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