The Sunday Paper - July 24th, 2011

Welcome to The Sunday Paper! If you've been too busy to check out Windows Phone Daily this week, you may have missed out on a lot! The Samsung Focus v1.4 finally got its update groove back, the Nokia Sea Ray teased us in a new video, developers saw a huge update in the App Hub, and we reached our own very special milestone! So here's the lowdown on all of the top stories you may have missed:

Featured
Bing Vision: The Garage Sale Test
We finally came up with the perfect place to put Bing Vision through its paces: a garage sale! What better place to whip out your phone and quickly look up info on some goods? So to see how Bing Vision fared in our garage sale test, check out the article.

We've Posted 500 Articles, Another 500 On the Way!
Wednesday was a proud day for me. That was the day I published my 500th article here on Windows Phone Daily. That's 500 news reports, app reviews, game reviews, and editorials. That's 500 posts since the site began in February, so you know I'm taking my job seriously. I honestly can't believe the site has made it this far and I can only think of one person to thank: you.

Five Things We Love (and Five Things We Hate) about Windows Phone Mango
Microsoft wants to see real feedback from real people about their operating system's next major update so they can get to work. Well we're here to do our part now and after spending a few weeks with the Mango beta on our Samsung Focus, we're ready to tell Microsoft just how we feel about Mango. Here are the five things we love (and the five things we hate) about Windows Phone Mango.

News
New video of Nokia Sea Ray discovered, this time with buttons!
Ever since last week, Mango hardware has been quite the leaky faucet and a new look at the mother lode of all future Windows Phones just leaked onto the web. Yes, there's a new video that shows a quick hands on of the Nokia Sea Ray in action and includes real Windows Phone buttons (no buttonless for you) as well as a nice long look at it running honest-to-god Mango. Awesome.

Fujitsu IS12T set to be unveiled in Japan next week, the first official Windows Phone Mango device
KDDI and Fujitsu are all set to unveil the first second-generation Windows Phone to the public on July 27th...which is next week!

Developers: ChevronWP7 Labs device unlock to cost $9
ChevronWP7 wasn't messing around when they announced their new Labs service last month. Not only does the service promise to offer an affordable device unlocking method, it's also Microsoft-approved! It doesn't get any better than that...until you hear about just how cheap ChevronWP7 is making device unlocking.

Developers: Mango App Submissions start on August 22nd, App Hub changes detailed now
A major App Hub update began to roll out globally a few days ago and we spotted quite a few new features. However, everyone was confused as to why Microsoft hadn't bothered detailing what's new but now Todd Brix has come to give us all the details.

Update for Samsung Focus v1.4 Now Available!
Wow, they weren't kidding about that 'expediting' process. Eric Hautala just took to the Windows Phone Blog less than 24 hours after his last post to announce that Samsung Focus owners can expect their promised updates....now. Or now. Or anytime starting from now actually.

Update-pocalypse: Dell Venue Pro, HTC Mozart, LG Optimus 7 and Samsung Omnia 7 all receive updates
Yeah, you read that right: we have officially dubbed it as Update-pocalypse. Why? Well it's because there's four new hardware-specific updates on their way to users starting this week! 

LG Fantasy Leaked in Product Roadmap, the sole new Windows Phone from LG?
PocketNow landed on a huge pile of information thanks to a leaked product roadmap for LG's smartphones. Within that roadmap contained what is most likely LG's upcoming Mango handset: the LG Fantasy.

HTC Omega & Eternity cases discovered, phones not included
Remember that rumored HTC Eternity? The one with a 4.7" display, 1.5GHz processor and a body exactly like the Desire HD? Well we didn't buy it at first but now evidence is starting to appear in the rumor's favor.

Apps & Games
App Review: easyTube
Who needs Google? The company decided not to bother with an official YouTube app for Windows Phone and was initially met with outrage, but now we don't need them. Windows Phone has already been blessed with incredible 3rd-party YouTube apps and now easyTube is aiming to join that crowd.

Game Review: Word Arena
Z-Games Studios has turned out an impressive new addition to the online word game category that improves upon a successful formula in almost every single way.

Xbox Live Wednesday: Tentacles
This week’s new Xbox Live game is Tentacles by Press Play. For those who don't remember, this game was actually announced at this year's E3 alongside a slew of other games (which included last week's Beards & Beaks). Another thing worth pointing out is that Tentacles is 100% exclusive to Windows Phone!

XBL Deal of the Week: The Sims 3
This week's Deal is The Sims 3 by Electronic Arts. The game is one of the oldest Xbox Live titles for Windows Phone, originally debuting in the Marketplace on October 15th, 2010.

'This or That' is a gameshow in your pocket, digital Bob Barker sadly not included
As corny, irritating, and out-of-touch with the world as they are, game shows still rock. There's just something about them that feels almost like they've preserved a piece of cultural history that time has (thankfully) passed. To anyone who agrees with us, Peter Sarrett's new game This or That lets out your inner gameshow freak in the palm of your hand (and with a lot less public embarrassment).

'Calendar Calculator' Makes Waiting For Your Birthday a LOT Harder
Why is there only one day in the year when you get presents, cake, and unconditional love just for existing? I just don't get it. If birthdays are awesome (which they are) and if everyone loves birthdays (which they do), why can't each person have birthdays more often? But hey, since birthdays are sadly only one day in the year, watching the days wind down to the next one with Gus Perez's Calendar Calculator may help fill the void.