David K 
About a week ago Matt ran an article about the lack of porn on WP7. At the time it was all the rage since the content policies seemed to be new and shocking. But for those of you who followed the comments you may have seen Matt and I exchange thoughts and I pointed out that the Windows Mobile 6.5 content restrictions and the Windows Phone 7 content restrictions are pretty damn near identical…pretty near. Let’s take a look at all of the content policies for 6.5 and 7 and you can be the judge.
Figured I’d save you guys from too many WP7 posts today by combining two apps in one. First up is a gym companion app. It’s a WP7 port of MyTrainLog which lets you enter complex workout plans, with sets and supersets and with no restrictions. Here’s a glimpse of it in action which is noted … Read more
Here’s a bus tracking app initially written for the Chicago bus system that tracks buses and bus routes near you. “This app will make sure you never miss a bus, and perhaps more importantly, will make sure you know the best time to leave your house or office so you don’t end up standing and … Read more
Andy Beaulieu is my hero. This guy just keeps producing sweet apps for WP7. Here’s another physics app. You take your boss and fling him to take out the zombies. Brilliant:) Take a look at it in action: As you can see, in this version there are vehicles and the like. It’s just a demo … Read more
The idea of asking devs to show their apps to get a WP7 device was brilliant. It’s like the doors are open and the apps are pouring app. Here’s a grand piano app. The dev notes that it’s written in Silverlight but uses XNA Audio extensions for a smaller app. Just take a look: You … Read more
Brandon Watson just posted about how to get noticed to get a WP7 device as a developer and noted that it’s important to do something big or create some big games. here’s a few examples he pointed out and they’re good. First up is Jeff Weber who has been creating Silverlight based games and is … Read more
CobaltController has been updated and there’s now Wiimote support (in addition to PS3 which was already there) for using a controller over Bluetooth on your WM device. The Wii does not work for the Touch Pro (Fuze) yet. If you want to try this read the instructions carefully. It’s not hard, you just have to … Read more
Man I was getting scared for a while after seeing those photos of WP7 in landscape mode and the screen remained in portrait. But take a look here. It’s from a CNet article on inside MS’s labs where they’re working on WP7: And a close up: So it wasn’t left behind like cut and paste…that … Read more
Ergonomidesign is a Microsoft partner to design WP7 apps. We have quickly sketched up a series of possible concepts, utilizing the crisp and concise Metro design language. The content is presented and consumed in an ‘authentically digital’ manner. Experiences are interwoven with the user’s lifestyle in ways that make the ‘apps’ intuitive, emotionally rich and … Read more
Looks like MS is reaching out to developers who have apps in the WM (6.5) Marketplace already and sending them emails about how to obtain WP7 devices, and yes, they’re loaner devices so they go back to MS in the end. This is an email received by Herm of Herm’s Software (check out his site … Read more
If you had doubts that AT&T was committed to Windows Phone 7 maybe this will help alleviate your concerns. On June 24 AT&T is hosting “An Introduction to Tools & Resources for Windows Phone 7 Application Development”. It’s intended for “Developers and IT managers responsible for developing and deploying communications-based applications who want to better … Read more
Got two games for you today thanks to 1800PocketPC. The first is called Galaxies and is from Ageye who brought us games like Caver in the past and apps like G-Profile, G-Alarm, etc. This time it’s a space shooter that has accelerometer support and multi-player support. There’s a free demo for the first ten levels … Read more