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Windows Phone 7 OS shoehorned onto HTC HD2
A group of Russian hackers have done something that Microsoft said wouldn't happen - shoehorned a working Windows Phone 7 Series OS ROM onto an HTC HD2 handset.
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A group of Russian hackers have done something that Microsoft said wouldn't happen - shoehorned a working Windows Phone 7 Series OS ROM onto an HTC HD2 handset.
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All the important stuff such as WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth seem to work, although it's claimed that the graphics driver is dodgy and the handset can sometimes be a little laggy.
Remember though that this "upgrade" from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone 7 OS breaks some stuff ... like copy'n'paste and multitasking!
The team claim that they'll release a "beta" version soon, which I'm assuming is an euphemism for a dodgy release. Use at your peril folks!