Category: Marketplace

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TechEd 2010 WM 6.5 App With a Metro Theme

Not sure if you guys are into the Metro theme that WP7 has but Marketplace now has a TechEd 2010 App that uses the Metro icons and a theme. I’m digging the look. It’s a free app. Here’s the complete description: Download the North America TechEd 2010 Schedule and Twitter widget to build your schedule [...]

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WORMS 2010!

There is a great new game for Windows Mobile that was recently released.  Worms 2010!  For those that know it you have probably already downloaded it, if you haven’t here is a rundown. It is a strategy game made by EA (who took on the mobile rights from THQ and Team17) that pits teams of [...]

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Windows Marketplace Breaks 1,000 App Mark

I just did the math and the current count is 1,011 in the US Marketplace. Not sure if those or tears of joy or shame (oh right, that’s shame). We’re on your heels iPhone – just keep your eye on the rear view mirror before we sneak up on you!:) Actually, if I sign into [...]

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Office Mobile 2010 Available Now For Download (Free)

MS has just set Office Mobile 2010 live for free on Marketplace for those of you with 6.5 provided you already have a license to Office – presumably that’s all of you since almost all phones include it. You should know that if you go to Marketplace it will not appear until you log in [...]

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Keeper – Password App Free in MS Marketplace

Just saw this on Marketplace so I figured I’d share. It’s an app to keep your passwords safe and it’s free. if you want to sync with a desktop you need to buy the desktop version and that’s the paid app but you can make the choice to jut use it mobile or pay to [...]

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Marble Madness Hits Marketplace

Ah the classic is back. For those of you who weren’t with me in ‘84 maybe you should stop reading now but for those of us who were there – it was sweet. Marble Madness is a simple game of getting the marble to the end of the board. This version does not use the [...]

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Google Google Google???

So it looks like Mr. Simmon’s struck again citing a series of crazy stats about how fast the Android marketplace is growing. Wow – they have 50,000 apps, an increase of 250% since January and they may take over Apple and all of that with 60% of the apps free. OMG that sounds awesome. But [...]

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Super Sid Available on WM Marketplace

I never heard of this game before but it looks pretty neat. It’s a g-sensor version of Pacman but it has a little bit of Marble Worlds thrown in there. So it’s a simple arcade type game which uses the accelerometer for control on HTC devices and the Samsung Omnia. It‘s $7 from Marketplace which [...]

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Android Market Explodes

Looks like the Android market got over 9,000 apps last month alone. That’s more apps in one month than Windows Marketplace has in total…I’m taking notes here. Not switching OSes but I see what you’re doing:)

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Devs Can Finally Link Their Apps To Marketplace

See that logo? Expect to start seeing a lot more of it. There’s been a real nuisance to devs for a while. In Marketplace an apps url is not fixed. As an app gets updated the url updates as well. The result is that a developer cannot provide a link to the app (because it [...]

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