Pic of The Day: Arrested After Drunk Dialing Cops About Your Crappy iPhone
Well it didn’t help that he was drunk and that definitely isn’t going to make it easier to use your phone. Drunk dialing gone bad…. via Cult of Mac
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Zune Doesn’t Show Mango Apps Unless Your Phone Is Connected
Not sure if this is a known fact and I missed it but in any event it’s annoying. If you open Zune and look for a Windows Phone app that’s Mango compatible you get nothing. Searched for Tango…nothing. A few other Mango apps also return nothing. Plug in my phone and bam, they’re there. Unplug … Read more
The Easy Way To Get Internet Sharing and Interop Unlock On Samsung Windows Phones
If you have a dev/Chevron unlocked phone then this is about as easy as it will get to enable internet sharing/tethering and get interop unlocked (so you can play with the good sideloadable apps). It’s this simple: 1.) First install the WP Dev Tools and unlock your Samsung phone. 2.) Use the Application Deployment tool … Read more
Logitech Lost Big on Google TV–Throws Google TV Under The Bus
Call me crazy but I thought Google TV was going to have legs. I mean, not out of the gate but I thought that by now they would have refined the software to the point where it was something crave-worthy. And nope. Logitech was an early manufacturer with their Logitech Revue and as we heard, … Read more
Asus and Acer Scale Back Ultrabook Orders: No Shock–No Marketing = No Sales
I just read BGR/Digitimes reports that Acer and Asus have reduced their expected sales of Ultrabooks. If you haven’t seen them, these are MacBook Air specs and form factors with slightly lower prices. But if you’re a PC person then these devices are pretty hot, super light, super thin, powerful enough and light on batteries … Read more
Kindle Fire’s Curated But Limited Apps Are Its Strength
There’s been some concern that the Kindle Fire would fall short on apps. It will not have the Android Marketplace installed (or installable). Rather it will rely on Amazon’s Appstore and while that initially gave me cause for concern, I think in balance it’s actually a benefit for the Fire. What changed? Amazon has come … Read more
Star Ninja Free Available For Windows Phones: Ninjas Plus Ragdolls Plus Pirates = Awesome
Star Ninja has been available in the Marketplace for a few months now as a paid game and it’s still rocking 5 stars. Next move: Star Ninja Free. This is a Windows Phone version of an Xbox 360 Indie game and to give you a sense as to what it’s like just check out this … Read more
Awesome Physics Flinger ‘Frog Sling’ Available For Windows Phones For Free
DinoGames already has some great Windows Phone titles like Beanstalk Tale. Their latest is a really great looking comic style flinger called Frog Sling. This is easier done in video so let’s get to it: Here’s the complete description: Prepare yourself for some frog action! In this game you do just one thing: Shoot frogs … Read more
Fierce Game Hunting Goes Free For Windows Phones
Fierce Hunting was an early success for Windows Phones and it’s now available for free for a limited time. You probably know the game – see dear, shoot dear. Here’s the description: A bead of sweat forms on your brow, but you resist the urge brush it off. Prone on the forest floor, ensconced by … Read more
Prediction: Adobe Backtracks and Announces Flash Is Alive
Well if HP is doing it and Netflix is doing it then clearly it’s the new in thing for big corporations to do. Undermine your product, then reverse course after you’ve done the damage and pretend like nothing happened after your value is cut in half. Discuss amongst yourselves.
Flash is Dead, Silverlight is Dead: HTML5 To Rule Them All
Ok so proprietary isn’t working out too well. Adobe released a statement to ZDNet that they are ceasing Flash for mobiles. Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer adapt Flash … Read more
Tango VOIP App Available for Windows Phones–Front Facing Camera Required For Video Chat
Good news/bad news. The Tango video chat app is live in the Windows Phone Marketplace and it’s free. Signup takes seconds and it’s super-easy to use. Bad news is that when you hit the video button it goes to black if you’re using a phone that doesn’t have a front facing camera. There’s no option … Read more