David K 
Boom goes the cannon. Another RTM milestone for Microsoft and this one (Office) was a month ahead of schedule. For WinRT (like the Surface RT) you’ll get a preview (Which was always expected). For Pro, if you buy Office 2010 after October 19 you can get a free upgrade when it’s available. General availability is … Read more
I try, but this hurts. The other day Microsoft announced new pop-up stores for the holidays. This includes a Times Square store. The address on their website for the store is 1540 Broadway , New York, NY 10036. Try that in Bing Maps, even with the zip code, and you end up in Brooklyn (it’s … Read more
Let’s be realistic here. The Windows 8 Marketplace has about 4,000 apps as of today. There are already financial incentives at play, like MS offering better returns than other markets (30% of the app price, until the app reaches $25,000 or equivalent of lifetime sales and then they change to 20% of the app price). … Read more
Yes, more places to buy Surfaces and Lumias! Today, Microsoft announced two new holiday stores scheduled to open on Oct. 26 in New York City’s Times Square and at the Shops at North Bridge in Chicago. These stores will carry a variety of Microsoft-enabled products and offerings, in addition to Answer Desk services. Customers can … Read more
Why is there so much talk about the Lumia 920? Well quite frankly it is special. As the battery on my buddies iPhone 5 died the other day I let him use my Lumia 900 for turn by turn driving directions (via Nokia Drive) and he was blown away within minutes and salivating when I … Read more
For those of us who have been Windows Phone fans for a long time, we know what it’s like to watch a major release go awry. Well, quite frankly, it’s pretty much all we’ve seen. We’ve grown used to a total lack of noise from its inception and even simple mistakes like launching the flagship … Read more
So is the Lumia 810 for TMobile a Lumia 820 with a different name? It doesn’t appear that way. Here’s Nokia’s site. The size and weight differ as does the battery. The screen may be different too but it’s pretty clear that Nokia needs to update the info on the 810 as some ‘features’ that … Read more
See, the 820 may be an exclusive to AT&T but the 810 is a whole different story. Wait what? Here are the details from T-Mobile. We’ll have to get a spec sheet side by side to figure out what changed from the 820 to the 810: Sleek Unibody Design and State-of-the-Art Wireless Charging Featuring a … Read more
Ximad had previously released Throw the Knife for iOS and Android and now it’s available for Windows phones for free. As usual, it’s sharp looking and I haven’t tried it yet but their games are always smooth. Neat concept: Greatest hit of all times! Hate flies? We do too! That’s why we spend millions of … Read more
If you use an iPhone (4s or newer), iPod Touch or iPad (or have an extra ever since you’re new upgrade to an iPhone 5) then why not turn it into a remote control? The L5 Universal Remote is an infrared attachment (it’s 30 pin – no iPhone 5) that works with a free app … Read more
If you missed the original Pumpkin Smash then you’re really missing out but it has over 100 reviews and 4 stars. Well it’s back and it’s grown up. The original version had increasing levels of attacks as ghosts and zombies came in swarms. Well this version doubles down on that hit and then adds 3D … Read more
The banking side of thing have been picking up in the Windows Phone world, what seems like minutes after chase finally released their app, here comes mastercard with this treat. MasterCard Easy Savings available for Windows Phone and I know a few of you have been waiting for this, so run… not walk over to the … Read more