David K 
WordlLink Free is available for Windows Phones in the Marketplace. This comes from GlowPuff who is one of my favorite developers (Zombie Circus and Gridrunner Girl to name a few). In their latest game, you are given letters that are linked by chains. You need to figure out the word that is formed using those … Read more
I’m getting ready to take a trip and that means it’s time to SIM unlock my phone so I can drop in a local SIM if I can get my hands on one. After reading this article on WMExperts I was concerned that I was going to be screwed (even though it is May now) … Read more
OMG it’s a good Windows Phone Xbox Live title and it’s available now! Wait, you don’t think this is a good title? You must have missed the insanely good reviews the Xbox version of this game has recovered. Check out the video to see what it’s all about: PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX, which is a … Read more
The start screen on Windows Phones is great aesthetically, but I’m sure we all wish we could organize it a bit better. Microsoft hasn’t let us make folders yet, but David McCanless and Roger Peters thought up an extremely simple way to organize your start screen. They created a website that you can pin to … Read more
I’m just dying to get Lunar Lander, this week’s joke of an Xbox Live title, but it’s not out yet (ok I want to know when it goes live because that’s around when we learn what next week’s title is). It typically hits right after midnight on Tuesday but nope. And no new apps have … Read more
So you create one of those new fangled ‘free’ apps that relies on advertising and you sit back and wait for the money to pour in. And despite releasing an app for Android, the current king of phones, the ad revenue doesn’t roll in. Why? Turns out not only are Android users stingy at paying … Read more
We knew it was coming but now it’s official. Here’s the press release with the few important points highlighted for you and yes, they will continue to support Android and iOS: REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG – May 10, 2011 – Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: “MSFT”) and Skype Global S.à r.l today announced that they have entered … Read more
Microsoft Research just dropped a new app called Engkoo. Here’s how they describe it: Free dictionary and translation based on new technology from Microsoft Research. Currently supporting English-English and English-Chinese (Simplified). Define/translate a word, phrase or sentence. Features include: fresh definitions and sample sentences mined from the web, pronunciation (audio), autocomplete with built-in support for … Read more
All Things Digital (of The Wall Street Journal) is now reporting the Microsoft and Skype is a done deal and they will officially make an acquisition announcement tomorrow morning at 5am PT (8am EST) for a price of $8.5b after considering their long term debt. Apparently Ballmer has been personally heavily involved in the negotiations. … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has a pretty solid record of having inside information on the tech industry and they’re now reporting that Microsoft is close to sealing a deal with Skype for $7b. This deal has plenty of critics already because Microsoft already has Messenger and Lync which are essentially their versions of Skype but … Read more
Gold’n Rock is a remake of the classic gold miner game for Windows Phones. It’s previously been available in a paid version for $1 and it has a solid 4.5 stars with plenty of reviews. If you don’t know, in its simplest, you need to time when a claw goes out to try to remove … Read more
