David K

WP7 Zune Phone Ad

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Wow- a good add from MS. Now get this on the damn tv already so people know you have a legit product!:) Oh and there’s question on if this is even a real MS ad but I don’t care – if it’s not make it happen like the WP7 tablet I know you’re secretly coming … Read more

Another Method To Get Databases In WP7

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We’ve already spoken about two methods of using databases in WP7 but here’s another one worth noting because it seems pretty powerful. …there is a database available that WP7 Silverlight developers can use: it’s called Perst .NET which is developed by McObject and the source code is pure C# and freely downloadable. As distributed, it … Read more

Gizmodo: Microsoft Is The Best Positioned

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Gizmodo had a really interesting story today on Microsoft arguing that their collective services place them in the best position amongst them, Google and Apple. It’s common for writers to trot out the Google/Apple binary. It’s not entirely invalid: Yes, following spectacular success with the iPhone and the App Store, Apple has let its online … Read more

WP7 Coming To Devs In July – Don’t Get In Line Yet

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So it’s officially official – starting next month developers will be able to get their hands on WP7 devices. It seemed like there were going to be a lot of devices but here’s the real deal: During the Windows Phone session yesterday, Terry Myerson (he runs engineering for Windows Phone 7) stated that we will … Read more

Mobility Digest Review: iPhone 4!

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We’ve been quiet about it until now but we’ve had a mole inside Foxconn for a while now and we have the first review of the iPhone 4 for you! No further intro needed: The screen is the best ever The size is the perfect The camera is unparalleled The speed is flawless The experience … Read more

WP7 – Private Beta App Testing and Corporate Devs

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Thanks to TechEd MS keeps telling us more and more about WP7. Today they’ve told us that private beta testing will be enabled on WP7 out of the gate. So a developer will be able to upload an app to a private cloud and through embedded links beta testers will be able to test the apps without sideloading the app. They also hint that this is the eventual mechanism that corporations will be given permission to use to distribute their private applications. Here’s the blog posting in full from Charlie Kindel – pretty nice read:

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WP7 Imagine Cup Apps Revealed – Rockstar Crowned

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Looks like the judging is over the and the winners have been picked for a Rockstar at Imagine Cup 2010 after 131 entries from students were submitted. Cash and WP7 devices (which I don’t think they get yet) have been awarded. So, what was judged? Some pretty neat apps actually. I’m going to just copy and paste this post for you for ease, but of course if you want to see the images in full size follow the link. Overall it’s more of what we’ve come to expect – great looking apps that (at least on paper) are very interesting. Without further delay:

Beastware – This team of 2 from the Advanced Technology Academy in the United States have built a game using the XNA framework called “Droid”.  This game leveraged the use of the accelerometer on the device unlike any other app we’ve seen. The Beastware team is our “Rockstar”. The team members are invited to Poland where the team will be awarded USD8000 and each team member will receive a Windows Phone. Below, you’ll find a couple of snapshots of the app running on the phone (apologies for the blurriness – these pictures were taken of the app running on an actual device). We hope to get some video and in depth information about how this team went about building their app as they prepare to head to Poland.

It keeps going…

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Silverlight Is Gaining Momentum

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One of the draws of WP7 is that apps can be written in Silverlight, and as they’ve said, any Silverlight developer is a WP7 developer. So, the strength of WP7 is linked to the strength of Silverlight, at least to a degree. Anyway, as of a April Silverlight had a 60% worldwide penetration rate. Not … Read more

WP7 Marketplace Guidelines Updated

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MS released updated Marketplace guidelines for WP7. Here are the new guidelines: Annual registration fee of $99 No limit to the number of paid apps submitted 5 free apps per registration, $19.99 each after that Free registration to DreamSpark students (same unlimited paid and 5 free apps applies) A new optional push notification service to … Read more

Got a WP7 App Idea? Want $5k For It?

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They’ve got a neat contest going on at windowsphone7.com now.If you have an app idea and it’s the winning one you get $5,000 plus a phone and then they’ll release the app for free in Marketplace. Sort of a gimmick but at least the end result should be a good free app:) And to any … Read more