Microsoft Uses Unity3D In Kinectimals For WP7 Yet 3rd Parties Are Prohibited From Using It

Microsoft only allows XNA and Silverlight on Windows Phone apps and use of the gaming engine Unity3D has not been permitted. That’s rubbed a lot of devs the wrong way as they rely on this for their games (including Xbox titles) and the result is that they skip WP7. Well apparently there’s one developer using … Read more

Microsoft Opens Live Messenger to All; Standalone or Built Into Any Device

Wow, they’re really taking this whole “we’re a software company’ thing to the extreme as now Live Messenger is accessible to all. As we know, Windows Phones have Messenger built into the text/messaging client and that’s exclusive to the Windows Phone experience. Or it was at least: Today we’re taking another step, with the public … Read more

Nokia Lumia 710 Available At T-Mobile Starting Jan 11 For $50

Wow it’s real. This is Nokia’s first US Windows Phone an as you know it’s their lower end model, but it’s still a great device. The simple specs: 8gb memory, 5mp camera, 7 hour talk time, 3.7-inch ClearBlack WVGA touchscreen rocking a 1.4ghz chip (requires 2 year plan and $50 rebate). It comes in white … Read more

All Flights-Skyscanner Available for Windows Phones

A top rated site, iOS app and Android app 9with 5 million downloads) is now available for Windows Phones and it comes from the team that built the Cocktail Flow and  Appflow apps (these guys are the real deal). Never used SkyScanner before?  it’s free and has an incredible list of features: Flight search from … Read more

FAA Approves Use of iPads During Flights (if you’re a pilot)

Gotta love the irony here. The FAA has now approved the use if iPads in cockpits to replace paper manuals and charts.  And American Airlines is going to start using them in flight starting Friday. It saves energy (apparently manuals are 35 points of paper – crazy) and they note “By using electronic charts and … Read more

Official SkyDrive App Available For Windows Phones and iOS

Microsoft has just stepped up and furthered SkyDrive’s usefulness. Here’s the details for WP7: Browse your entire SkyDrive—documents, photos, any and all of your files Being able to see all your folders and files (of all types) is important for SkyDrive power users, as it helps facilitate sharing and file management. Share any SkyDrive folder … Read more

Microsoft Releases Kinectimals for iOS

Microsoft has made Kinectimals available for iOS users. This is similar to the version already available for Windows Phones. This irresistible mobile experience gives you the chance to use your phone to visit the island of Lemuria and play with, care for and fall in love with your very own cub. Bring your pet with … Read more