Microsoft Launches msnNOW–A Facebook, Twitter, Bing and BreakingNews Real Time Trend Aggregator

Anyone who uses social media knows that news breaks first on social media and then on the ‘news’. The recent death of Whitney Houston, for example, was circulating on Twitter for nearly an hour before CNN reported on it and that’s inline with the timing of lots of news stories (I remember reading about the … Read more

Palringo Public beta Available in WP Marketplace

Palringo, the cross platform IM app, is now available as a public beta in Marketplace for free: We would like to invite you to try out our new public Beta for Palringo on Windows Phone 7. You can utilize all of Palringo’s core functionality including sending text, voice and photo messages to groups and friends. … Read more

“Clear” For iPhone is Out–A ToDo App With A UI That’s Worth Taking Note Of

The Clear app is out for iPhone. It’s a todo app but what sets it apart is a somewhat untraditional user interface, particularly for the iPhone. It’s build on gestures but seems entirely intuitive at the same time. Just check this out: Clear for iPhone (Coming Soon!) from Realmac Software on Vimeo. Here’s their description … Read more

About That Major WP Facebook App Overhaul–Does It Live Up To The Hype?

The blogosphere was ablaze today, even before the Facebook refresh was live in Marketplace. So I was fired up to try it out and…uhm what’s the hype all about? Here’s the official change log: • News feed performance improvements • New panorama design. • New profile design. • Banner Images. • Improved navigation. • Pages … Read more

Official NYC Condom Finder App Available–Novel Timing

So on Christmas you release Santa games and on Valentine’s day the NYC Department of health and mental Hygiene released the NYC Condom finder…that seems fitting. NYC Condom Finder by NYC Health helps you find FREE condoms no matter where you are in New York City. Find Condoms NYC uses your iPhone’s GPS to locate … Read more

Is It Wrong To Love a Ringtone?

Figured I’d start off Valentine’s Day with a real love story. Ever since I’ve had my HTC 8525 I’ve had the same ringtone. You may think it’s generic but I’ve known her for years. And when I got my Focus I loaded it up and it was like being home. Then I got my Titan … Read more

Inked and Other Monthly Magazines Find Their Way Into the Windows Phone Marketplace

There are plenty of ebooks in the Windows phone Marketplace but I hadn’t noticed any monthly magazines in the Marketplace until now. Developer SmartPhoneProject has a number of ebooks and related apps in the marketplace (with a lot of then centering around pics of chicks) but now they have Inked Magazine Jan 2012 and Inked … Read more