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Mix is going on now but the Windows Phone sessions had been labeled TBD. They’ve now been propagated and it gives a hint as to what to expect from tomorrow’s Keynote speech (that should discuss Windows Phones). Of note, here are some sessions and you’ll see the sensor access is likely a reference to the … Read more
Ads are all the rage (thanks Google) and the latest device to get ads is the Kindle. Honestly, I didn’t see that coming since it doesn’t strike me as the right model but they’re being cautious in how the ads are displayed. Essentially the ads will only come at two times – as full screen … Read more
Cocktail Flow is the premier drinks app for Windows Phone and in fact, the aesthetics of the app make it something everyone should take a look at. if you haven’t tried it, when you select drinks (and there’s plenty of ways to filter out drinks which are all really well executed) the ingredients glide across … Read more
Weave is the top selling paid RSS reader in the Windows Phone Marketplace and it’s on sale now (through the weekend) for just $.99. The trial mode is ad based and has almost all of the features so in any event you should consider giving it a try. It has a solid 4 stars and … Read more
Silver Navigator was just released in the market and it promises turn by turn directions using Bing maps. Here’s their description: Silver Navigator is the very first navigation software for the Windows Phone 7. It´s a full navigation device, with turn by turn indications, that extends the functionalities found on the Bing Maps system. Features: … Read more
Microsoft has just released a new Windows Phone app that lets you do some programming on your phone. Just some. Here’s their description. TouchStudio is radically new software development environment that runs on the Windows Phone itself, bringing the excitement of the first programmable personal computers to the phone. The new programming experience makes the … Read more
If you’ve been watching the WP7 updates you are probably well aware that Chris Walsh took an MS tool designed to fix a bug in Samsung phones and was able to push NoDo onto any Windows Phone regardless of carrier. Microsoft warned that there could be consequences to this and Chris pulled the tool after … Read more
I read the press release that Bing was now available for the iPad and figured it was merely the search engine on a bigger screen, but I was wrong. It looks like they’ve actually put together a decent offering here with search, weather, movies, voice search, maps, pop culture, etc. Really makes you wish they … Read more
Microsoft has just released an app called Conference Helper with Mix11 information. Of course, that makes them the third Mix11 app in the Marketplace, but if you were expecting them to be the first to the market you haven’t been paying attention. Here are the details: Conference Helper is a handy app for attendees of … Read more
In a rare move for Google, they’ve remove the official Grooveshark app from the Android Market stating that it violates their policies. Apparently, Grooveshark is in a bit of a legal mess with the music industry going after them for copyright infringement. This follows a move from Apple to remove the app from the App … Read more
There are lots of ways to get NoDo on Windows Phones. Wait for your carrier, the Chris Walsh method, the Hungarian proxy method or the Canadian method. Wait, you didn’t know you could go Canadian? I thought you followed us on Twitter. The other day we Tweeted: If you have a Focus change the carrier … Read more
Jaxbot, who first uncovered the fast switching hack (which disables dehydration on all apps) has now put together a program that takes advantage of that by allowing you to multitask and switch apps faster through his app, which is triggered by a half press of the camera button. The ability to modify a hardware button … Read more