David K 
IM+ now has a free (ad supported) version available in Marketplace. Here are the details: First multi-messenger application for Windows Phone is finally here. Chat in Skype, Facebook, AIM, MSN (Windows Live Messenger or WLM), Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpace. Stay connected with your friends, family and business contacts anytime and anywhere. "Genial … Read more
The spread of countries to be included in AppHub and the addition of beta testing has led to a few Twitter exchanges with Chris Walsh of the Chevron team and you can learn a bit more about what it is and what it isn’t. First off, it’s $9 (as opposed to $99 for an official … Read more
AppHub went down today and now that it’s back up there are new features. You now see crash counts front and center, you can see reviews (sorted by location), there are more pricing options in some countries (like Australia) and they added an option for beta testing, except the FAQ associated with it doesn’t link … Read more
We’ve followed Arcane’s Tower Defense for Windows Phones for almost a year now, first posting on it on August 5, 2010. It’s a ridiculously good looing 3D (XNA) tower defense game. How good is it? 112 reviews (and counting) and a solid 4.5 stars. And although it was initially released without a trial mode, that’s … Read more
Unless you’ve been living under a roc you probably heard the news that Spotify is available on this side of the pond. And from all of the noise on the interwebs it sounds like something revolutionary has just been unleashed. But why? Let’s recap what Spotify offers: Spotify Free – the unsurpassed free music service. … Read more
If you don’t know the game Paper Boy then you’re too young to know what the really good games were all about. Paper Boy is a classic and thanks to Jake Poznanski (you now, Mars Runner – #68 in the Marketplace overall) there’s now an absolutely excellent clone of it for Windows Phones. It’s not … Read more
OK so Microsoft apparently picked up two new domains – Microsoft-Sony.com and Sony-Microsoft.com so that means they’re merging or doing something Nokia like, right? Well first off Microsoft doesn’t hold the domains Skype-Microsoft.com or Nokia-Microsoft.com. And you know what – DellMicrosoft.com and MicrosoftDell.com are owned by Dell (and redirects to Dell.com). Yeah they have clear … Read more
When we saw Microsoft running Windows 8 on an ARM chip we speculated that we were looking at the future of Windows Phones. And by that, I mean that if you can get Windows light enough to fit run effectively on a $25 system on a chip then you can really start to think about … Read more
RealTube isn’t just another YouTube player for Windows Phones. It’s actually a flash video player and because of that you can watch content from CNN, DailyMotion, Funny Or Die and MSN Video as well as YouTube. And on top of that you get to watch the original 480p resolution which matches Windows Phones’ resolution. All … Read more
Not only do ImagineCup finalists get a Windows Phone but it’s running Mango…in September. So there you have it. In September Mango will be on devices. And that’s ‘by September’ so there’s a chance it’s even earlier. Sweet sweet Mango goodness.
Microsoft Games Studios made live Beards & Beaks for Windows Phones. This is their first official in-house game for the platform. And so far it’s off to great reviews. Here are the details: Gnome Town, an idyllic place of gnome mellow … suddenly overrun with murders of crows so audacious that even Hitchcock would take … Read more
Dell may have had its ups and downs with the Dell Venue Pro but if you’ve ever held one you know how solid it feels. Well the Dell store on Ebay has them going for $299.99 for both AT&T and T-Mobile and that’s an off contract price for an unlocked phone. Shipping is even included. … Read more