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Microsoft has released a preview of Windows Phone 7 + Cloud Services SDK which aims to bring cloud services to Windows Phones. One portion of this SDK permits phones to communicate directly to each other which gets past the problems with mobile phones not having a fixed IP address. But this is the beginning of … Read more
Sidekick users may recall the app MoneyClip. Well it’s now available for Windows Phones in an update version: MoneyClip – the award-winning full-featured personal finance manager from the Sidekick is now available for your Windows Phone 7 device. Take control of your finances and always know where you stand. MoneyClip is an easy-to-use finance application … Read more
Looks like the payments to developers (slated to begin 4th week of January) are underway. But you don’t know it’s happening. Magically, if you have a verified account it just has more money in it. OK there’s more motivation – keep making apps now please
We know there are tight restrictions on what can pass app certification for WP7 but this feels like a Seinfeld episode to me. Take a look at the icon for Perfect Weight. I know I see nipples everywhere but come on, you see it right? Oh here’s the app description if anyone cares (like buying … Read more
The guru that is Dave Amenta (think Chrome to Phone Send to WP7) has whipped up an Orb app for Windows Phones that’s in testing right now. Wait, you don’t know what Orb is? Place a little piece of software on your PC and voila – you can stream any media that’s on your PC. And getting back … Read more
With Google’s release of information on Android 3.0 we learn more about how the OS multitasks. And it seems like the Playbook is the best multitasker of the tablets. Shocking. Getting to it, here’s how Google describes multitasking on Android 3: Multitasking is a key strength of Android and it is central to the Android … Read more
Well Simmons may not be ready to admit to a fault in his beloved Android ecosystem, but Google’s Android platform manager Eric Chu went on record with Forbes stating that he’s “not happy” with the purchase rate of paid apps in the Android Market. Now it’s pretty clear why they wouldn’t be happy. The Android … Read more
In December we first learned that ScoreMobile was headed to Windows Phone 7 and it’s now live in the Marketplace for free. For some reason their app description in Marketplace doesn’t show all of the app features. Here’s the iPhone description: Live coverage for mobile users includes: – Football (NFL, NCAA, CFL) – Basketball (NBA, … Read more
You probably know I follow the new WP7 apps pretty closely to try to see what’s new and I’ve been noticing lately that there are fewer new apps being released than in the past. I wanted to check if it was real or in my mind so I went over to WP7applist and checked the stats. … Read more
Microsoft has been keeping Windows Phone 7 sales close to their heart but today we learned that the sales through 2010 were 2m licenses, but remember that these were licenses to manufacturers, not end users. While Windows Phone 7 was on sale, sales of Windows Mobile 6.5 continued and that was a necessity as Windows … Read more
Parachute Panic was announced for Windows Phone 7 a while ago and it’s going to be released with Xbox live integration just after midnight tonight. For those of you who are impatient and want to play a clone of it that’s available now and is free try Sky Diver Classic. I’ve been playing it for … Read more
There are so many Twitter apps for WP7 that we tend to ignore new contenders…unless they really do something impressive and Birdsong seems to be pretty damn fancy on paper. Check out this feature list: Configure your home screen timelines – add up to 5 timelines, in any order (including lists and search results). High … Read more