David K 
T-Mobile has a web deal for a few 4G phones and the Nokia Lumia 710 (with 126 reviews and 5/5 stars) can be your for free with a 2 year contract or you can get a Sideick4G for free as well. These deals end midnight PDT on 2/7 and there are a few other free … Read more
Android has been mostly ignored by Microsoft when they’ve been releasing their apps (favoring Windows Phone and iOS) which is mostly due to fragmentation but it looks like SkyDrive is getting some support from Microsoft with an official OneNote application now available. It requires Android 2.3 or higher and can be found here. And while … Read more
I’ve been reflecting upon his departure and that’s what it comes down to. Just pause for a second and understand who Brandon is and who he isn’t. From his own About: I am a retread at Microsoft, having left the company in 1999 to head out to Wall Street and a couple of startups. Having … Read more
every game he does goes gold and looking at the ratings on Paradox Exit, it’s no exception with a solid 5 star rating. Let’s just hit the video: Here’s the official description: A uneventful afternoon opened up the adventure of a lifetime for Toby. After curiously pressing the big RED button, Toby found himself transported … Read more
“My name is Brandon Watson, and I am currently responsible for the Developer Experience team for Windows Phone 7. That means I work on developer marketing, our developer platform products, and have a real focus/passion on new opportunities, specifically around developer enablement and mobile” That was his role and he was great at it. A … Read more
Out of all of the things that came out of the leaked Joe Belfiore was this tidbit: Windows Phone 8 won’t just share a UI with the next-generation desktop and tablet OS, apparently: it will use many of the same components as Windows 8, allowing developers to "reuse — by far — most of their … Read more
Ed Bott from ZDNet put together pie charts that show where each Microsoft, Apple and Google make their money based on their latest filings. This is amazing stuff: Microsoft: Apple: Google: So Microsoft actually has a somewhat balance offering with business, server, Windows and Entertainment each taking large chunks of the company. Apple is iPhone … Read more
What do you do after a video starring you talking about Windows Phones becomes the talk of the blogosphere? Laugh it off: No denials or backtracking…I like it.
Holy crap. What a score! PocketNow got their hands on a video intended for Nokia partners where Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore talks about Windows phone 8. Let’s just break it down for you: Multicore processors are supported 4 screen resolutions will be supported removable SD cards NFC support and a “wallet experience’” so Microsoft is coming … Read more
A video is worth a billion words: Nice right? It seems to have all of the elements you’d expect from a full studio game. And before I go further, here’s the link in iTunes and here’s the Windows Phone link. It’s $2 for iPhone and $3 for Windows Phones and sadly there’s no trial (and … Read more
Balloon Gunner is an awesome game for Windows Phones. Almost a year ago I bought it after trying the trial and needing more. Let me just be lazy and quote myself: The game itself is a 3D plane (ok fine balloon) shooter where you tilt the phone to control your balloon and have to complete … Read more
I recently splurged and bought myself a Kindle, in part because on Craigslist you can nab one for about $65 NIB and at that price I was able to justify it and hopefully motivate myself to read a little more. After spending a little time with it I’m shocked at how great a device it … Read more