Confirmed–Third Party Developers CAN Use In App Purchasing In Windows Phones

Did you read the Bug Village press release Kris just posted on carefully? “Bug Village is the first third party freemium title on WP7 to leverage in-app purchasing.”  Bam and there you have it. OK we still don’t know what developers (or if all developers) will be able to do in-app purchases or if we’re … Read more

webOS (The Operating System) Is NOT Dead

Just to clarify, we noted that the hardware will not be made but lots of sites are taking this as the death of webOS. Not the case. Here’s a tweet from HP: Richard is the HP VP Worldwide Developer Relations webOS and this is consistent with their earlier statements. HP is leaving the hardware business … Read more

HP Ends WebOS Devices–No More TouchPads or webOS Phones

We’ve long surmised that WebOS’s days were limited but little did we realize how limited they were. From the press release: HP reported that it plans to announce that it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones. HP will continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software … Read more

Bing’s “We’re In” App For Windows Phones Shares Your Location With Friends In Real Time–Privately and Limited

Microsoft is rolling out a Google Latitude-type competitor and the first app is for Windows Phones (for once). We’re In let’s you share your location with a set group of friends and for a short period of time. So instead of blasting your location for the world 24/7 this is really geared towards meeting up … Read more

Steambirds Available For Windows Phones – With Local Multiplayer Mode

Steambirds is a “turn-based aerial combat game that over twelve million people have played”. It’s already available for Android and iPhone and now, Windows Phone. In both Android and iPhone markets it has a solid 4.5 stars. I’m curious to see how the Windows Phone multiplayer mode works, so if anyone tries it share with … Read more