I am. I am totally sick. There is no legitimate reason for this app to garner so much interest. It’s an app to send pictures. You all act like this is some revolutionary/game changing feature for a phone. Snapchat as a whole is used by a very small segment of the smartphone population. Typically speaking … Read more
…that casual users will take to Windows 8, like kids take to cookies and candy. It’s not going to happen by itself! I recently read an article quoting someone from Microsoft who worked on the Windows 8 UX. He explained that the Win 8 Start Screen was made for casual users, which represents the vast … Read more
I just saw this and thought I would pass it along. I have not tried it yet but watched the video and it seems pretty entertaining. Often times the weather when it is bad can get you down. Checking weather apps is boring most often and littered with ads. Now, thanks to Weather Chum you … Read more
I read an article in the New York Times today titled, “This Phone Is Great, Till It’s Time to Add Apps”. The phone was writer is referring to is the “released today” Nokia Icon available on Verizon, a Windows Phone. The below paragraph almost got me to stop reading, but I persisted: “While this disadvantage … Read more
It was bound to happen wasn’t it? Where there is way to make a buck you can count on an ad to be placed there in short order. Such is with Pandora that announced today that it will be adding ads to it’s Windows Phone App. Pay or or get sucked into the Black Hole … Read more
In January it was announced that Microsoft would be changing the name to it’s very popular cloud storage service from SkyDrive to OneDrive because of their losing efforts to defend a trademark lawsuit brought forth by Sky Broadcasting. Personally the English courts messed up on this one not only siding with Sky Broadcasting on the … Read more
I am not a huge fan of multiple apps to handle things that should be bundled up within a company’s primary app like Facebook did with Messenger. I guess a lot of that has to do with the fact that I am not a huge “Messenger” type person but I prefer to keep all me … Read more
It’s no secret that I am constantly in search of the “perfect” task application. First it was finding something that would work well with Windows Phone 8, keeping a Live Tile updated with fresh information automatically. After lots of searching and testing, I found that in Clever-To-Do. Then in 2012 Windows 8 came along with … Read more
Xbox Video and Xbox Music Preview are standalone apps that continue Microsoft’s push to bring their ecosystem up to speed. Xbox Video will allow Windows Phone 8 users the chance to buy or rent from a deep catalogue of movies and tv shows. Users can either steam or download directly to your phone. Xbox Music … Read more
This morning Instagram pulled the curtains back to reveal their newest feature aimed at making Instagram a more personal social sharing platform. They call it Instagram Direct, a way of sharing photos and videos with those close to you who will know the value of the moment in time the photo or video captures. Instagram … Read more