David K

Get Buzzed More (More Devices Included)

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I’m not into Google Buzz but I know some of you are. So I apologize for the copy and paste from the release: Back in February, we launched Google Buzz for mobile, a tool to start interesting conversations when you are out and about. One of the most popular ways to access Google Buzz for … Read more

Shuffleboard Comes To WP7

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More physics love comes to WP7 from Andy Beaulieu. Like last time you can try this guy out online right now since it’s Silverlight based. You get to see physics, changes in perspective and gestures and he’s provided the source code. Check it out on his website. In an interesting note he talks about how … Read more

WHOAH Where2Go 2.0 Beta WP7 Is Rockin’

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I know I’ve been knee deep in the WP7 Kool-Aid and I wasn’t planning on doing another post about it today but I just saw this and simply can’t resist. This is a really really full featured app. So much so that I’ll give you the video but hit the jump for the details because you have to see what this thing is capable of. The devs description (which are not exaggerated) are “Where2Go (W2G) is the all-in-one travel companion app which is designed by (constant) travelers, developed by travelers who are also developers, for the travelers around the world to help them enjoy their trip better than ever! It’s not because this app is beautiful and full of eye candy – this app is what we have been waiting for since the dawn of smart phone time!” This is about a dozen apps in one.

 

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Web Slice + WP7 = App in 20 Mins

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Take one Web Slice…get one app.These guys took an existing desktop Silverlight web slice and dropped it into an app and voila – a cricket score app. Obviously you can make it something other than cricket:) The devs stated that it took 20 minutes to handle the orientation changes and that was it. A lot … Read more

WP7 Dev Phone Hit With An Ugly Stick…A Lot

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We see all these presentations from MS where they show off WP7 and they never really focus on the phone in their hand. Maybe it’s because it’s hideous… It’s noted as an ‘early developer model’. It looks thick…boxy…may even have a gap between the capacitive screen and the physical screen so it’s inset. All I … Read more

Two Great Silverlight WP7 Games Previewed

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Jimmy Interactive actually won the Mix10 10k coding challenge and won a ticket to MIX10. And now we can see that winning concept in the WP7 emulator. It’s noted that this will be in the Marketplace when WP7 goes live. Take a look – neat concept, smooth play with nice physics and variables: And here’s … Read more

WP7 Tube and Tip Apps

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Man these things are everywhere:) Today we have a tip calculator (with panoramic) and a London Tube app (with push notifications). Let’s go tip app first. This app, from Jason Zander’s, is intentionally a simple metro style tip calculator but it shows how to make panoramic applications.  This comes wit a step by step guide … Read more

WP7 On A Big Ass Screen

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I’m used to seeing the iPhone on a big ass screen, but I like this a lot more:) This is actually from MWC 2010 so it didn’t happen yesterday but the video was just uploaded. This is so big it’s like the maxiPad:)  Here’s more info on the touchscreen if you’re interested.

Ahead WP7 Project App Previewed

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Here’s another app that is going to be released for WP7. It’s an app that tracks projects, clients and tasks. The tasks syncs with Outlook and can be shared. It has a time tracker where you can time multiple projects simultaneously. You can also track your projects and accounts and you clients are linked with … Read more

MS Dev Speaks More on WP7

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On Friday Brandon Watson of MS gave held a one hour live chat. I know some other sites have written up on it but I think there are a few things missed. And I also want to thank MS for this event as I actually had three of my submitted questions answered so it was … Read more

WORMS 2010!

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There is a great new game for Windows Mobile that was recently released.  Worms 2010!  For those that know it you have probably already downloaded it, if you haven’t here is a rundown. It is a strategy game made by EA (who took on the mobile rights from THQ and Team17) that pits teams of … Read more