Darren Humphries

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From Oshawa, ON Canada

Darren is a long time, grizzled mobile tech enthusiast from Canada. He is a Microsoft MVP for Windows Phone, an Editor with MobileJaw.com and co-host of TheLoveOfTech Podcast.

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Windows Phone, you're a tortoise

Windows Phone 7 Is anyone else feeling like watching Windows Phone 7’s growth is like watching grass grow? When it launched we all stood at the sidelines and gave a huge cheer only to watch it waddle off the start line like..a tortoise....

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Are you guilty of Android ROM addictions?

Android If you are an Android user, raise your hand. Now put it down before anyone wonders what your problem is. Ah, Android . What a great mobile OS. We love that it comes in all shapes and sizes and that there are so...

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Is that an iPhone?

Android If you have been using a large screened, slate-styled phone you have almost certainly been asked this question. Heck, even if it isn’t even close in design you may have been asked if it’s an iPhone. The reaction to the answer is what’s...

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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc Review by Darren

Android The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is a slim and sleek Android phone with one of the best cameras you are going to find on any smartphone. I had already figured that the camera was going to be decent, but I wanted to know if the rest of the...

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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc First Impressions by Darren

Android For the last few days I’ve been playing around with the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc from Rogers Wireless. This is one slick phone with a super slim profile, 4.2-inch screen, 8-megapixel camera, and lots of other goodness....

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We need more power!

Lifestyle We need more POWER ! Battery power, that is! Most days I carry at least two phones with me, sometimes more. You would think that with juggling my tasks between these phones I would have more than enough juice to make it...

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We don't need no stinking tablets!

Lifestyle Tablets, tablets, everywhere! You just can’t avoid the barrage of announcements about tablets these days. From the iPad, iPad 2, XOOM, Galaxy Tab, Playbook and TouchPad there is no hiding from the marketing machine telling us we NEED a...

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Windows Phone for photog fun

Lifestyle I’ve been bitten by the shutterbug! After a trip to South Korea last year to visit LG’s headquarters I got the urge to take a LOT more pictures than I had been. There was so much to see in South Korea that I snapped and snapped the whole...

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The NoDo update is coming!

Windows Phone 7 The "NoDo" update is the one including cut and paste along with faster load times for apps, improvements to Marketplace searches, improved WiFi and new Facebook syncing capabilities. Certainly nothing earth shattering about this update...

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Microsoft giving Nokia a billion dollar gift basket

Business And Money In case you hadn’t read this; Microsoft will reportedly be paying Nokia one billion dollars over 5 years to use the Windows Phone OS on its hardware. How does this kind of deal work?! My simple mind doesn’t quite get...

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Is Windows Phone ready for business?

Windows Phone 7 RIM has a stranglehold on corporate users and iPhone has made impressive strides into businesses. Is Windows Phone suitable and ready to get down to business? RIM just keeps on chugging along despite constant predictions of...

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After its first OTA rollout, Windows Phone 7 is all grown up

Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone Update works! Well...sort of. Microsoft’s first update for Windows Phone 7 is now being pushed out but it doesn’t appear to be the smoothest rollout. Some users have experienced freezing devices while...

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Windows Phone is throwing a party! Will you be there?

Windows Phone 7 By now you know the grilling that Microsoft has had over adding features to Windows Phone 7. Users have been asking for multitasking, cut and paste, and multitasking. Did I say multitasking twice? Well, users have been asking for it A...

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Nokia, Microsoft; I now pronounce you partners!

Windows Phone 7 Have you ever met a couple that seems like there is no way they could be together but are somehow defying the odds? Welcome to the Nokia/Microsoft partnering! While there has been a lot written recently (including my article...

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Hey Nokia, is that a Windows Phone in your pocket?

Windows Phone 7 Perhaps you've heard the rumour by now of Nokia putting Windows Phone on their smartphones; if not, you're welcome. But is this really a good strategy for Nokia at this point? What are their alternatives and which is the...

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Get your tweet on with Windows Phone

Social Networking While we all sit and wait for the next OS update, what do you do on your Windows Phone? Personally I waste a ton of time on Twitter . So, what are your options for twitter on Windows Phone ? Let's take a look at a few: ...

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Is interest in Windows Phone waning?

Windows Phone 7 Its been an interesting ride for Windows Phone so far but the ride is slowing down. When Microsoft first introduced the platform most liked the UI. Even some of Microsoft's harshest critics were surprised at how good this mobile OS is. ...

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Why Microsoft should make Windows Phone tablets

Windows Phone 7 Ok, it probably won’t happen but I would love to see a tablet based on Windows Phone. Microsoft seems to be committed to shoehorning the full version of Windows onto small and thin tablets - not the massive keyboardless notebooks from the...

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Should Microsoft have made their own Windows Phone?

Windows Phone 7 Which business model is the right one: Apple’s or Microsoft’s? Microsoft’s Windows Phone models are manufactured by many different companies and give us a variety of choice that I personally love. Certainly, not every form factor will...

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Windows Phone takes on your New Year's resolution!

Windows Phone 7 Resolutions can take on many different life-challenges and if you search the Marketplace you are bound to find something that can help. There are a few apps that can help you in setting and tracking goals but for this article I am going...

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Palm Pre 2 Review by Darren

Cell Phone Reviews My initial reaction to the leaks of the Pre 2 were along the lines of a famous Albert Einstein quote: “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Fairly fitting since Palm first released the Pre,...

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Got your new Windows Phone? Now what?

Windows Phone 7 There really is nothing quite so fun as digging into an all new and very different mobile OS (ya, I need to get out more). All that “newness” is very refreshing but can also leave you with the feeling of being in a new city without a map....

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Windows Phone 7: Social or not?

Windows Phone 7 It’s highly likely you are using social networks in some way to connect to family and friends or to chat with like-minded people. Every smartphone has some way to interact with social networks but let’s take a look at how Windows Phone...

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How will Microsoft wrangle the reluctant?

Windows Phone 7 It’s hard to know how Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is doing so far. Certainly, there are already a lot of users that love the platform but how has that translated to sales? Is the channel being stuffed with product, is there respectable...

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Will Windows Phone 7 survive?

Windows Phone 7 Will Windows Phone survive? I suppose that's too simple a question. How about this - will Windows Phone 7 survive long-term? Will it compete toe-to-toe with iOS, Android and RIM? Will it overtake any of these and even...

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Take it to "the cloud" with Windows Phone 7

Lifestyle Do I have to switch the online services I use now? Should I switch the online services I use now? Oh, the sleepless nights! You just got or are thinking of getting a Windows Phone and are not sure what online services you will...

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Should you get a Windows Phone 7 device?

Lifestyle By now you probably all know about Microsoft’s reboot into the mobile market with Windows Phone 7 , officially available since the beginning of the month. What you may not know is if it’s the phone for you. ...

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