David K 
Browsing the latest Windows Phone releases and noticed a new game called Crescer from Game Production Studios. What’s striking about it is the level of polish to a unique game. Just check out the trailer: And here’s the official description: Grow, grow, grow! Grow plants, earn money, purchase tools, upgrade your plants, and purchase new … Read more
I’m always a sucker for physics games and Gooo (from Nightin Games) caught my eye when it entered the Marketplace today. The goal is to get the Gooos into the basket and to do that you need to fling them with your finger, tilt the phone, maneuver obstacles into place, etc. It’s a fun little … Read more
Hot off the presses, it turns out the rumors were true. It’s interesting to note how they go about this. You’ll need the app to run in a sandbox in the Playbook for security. Also, you won’t be accessing the Android market. “Developers will simply repackage, code sign and submit their BlackBerry Java and Android … Read more
Qik released their latest offerings for the iPhone today. There are some really nice features here like the ability to share live video with multiple contacts and all sorts of social goodies. There are two versions. A paid and Plus version. Here’s the description for the free version: Qik Video Connect is the highest resolution … Read more
Walt Mossberg reviewed the Verizon Thunderbolt which runs on LTE/4G and putting everything else aside – those are some sick data rates. Here are his own words: I have been trying out the ThunderBolt and I have found it to be a speed demon. Simply put, when used on Verizon’s LTE network—which isn’t yet available … Read more
Pinball sounds pretty mundane but Pinball League: The Juggler is definitely worth downloading the trial. Graphically everything pops, it’s smooth as anything and the 3D effects are top notch. It’s really well put together and shows off XNA really well. Here’s a demo of it from MobileTechWorld: Here’s the official description: Are you a Pinball … Read more
As expected, PES 2011 – Pro Evolution Soccer is available as this week’s Xbox Live title for Windows Phones. Here’s their description: The unrivalled and award-winning football simulation is entering its first season on Windows Phone 7! Immerse yourself in unprecedented football atmosphere and the true PES experience with PES 2011. Features: – Unrivalled realism: … Read more
Chris Walshie (yup of Chevron) has just posted on how to unbrand your HTC phone and get it to push the NoDo update. Here are his instructions: So NoDo was finally released this morning. Well, for the EU people anyway (don’t get me started). Windows Phone 7, by default, stores your operator identifier in a … Read more
Looks like Rafael Rivera (of the Chevron team) got a little anxious and decided to remove his carrier information from the registry and…got an update pushed to his Focus. Although if there was something AT&T specific in the update we’ll have to see how that plays out, if this is even a NoDo update. How … Read more
If Twitter is telling the truth, it looks like the NoDo update is in fact starting to be rolled out. It seems like unbranded phones are the first in line. It also looks like they’ve done a better job at providing a more detailed change log: Copy & paste. You asked for it—now it’s here. … Read more
The TouchXperience project for Windows Phones continues to march forward and here’s the latest video showing off the UI. It utilizes the panoramic views to create subfolders (each being its own page if you wanted) and you can have folders on any page as well. You can even toggle from a list view to an … Read more
If you’ve been reading up on the AT&T-T-Mobile merger you probably heard that at the heart of this merger is AT&T getting lots of cell phone towers (and the bands that go with it). Turns out that between regulatory constraints, time and money it’s not so easy to just blanket a neighborhood with cell coverage … Read more