Red Stripe Deals

No, we’re not talkin’ about some Jamaican beer, mon. The Windows Phone blog just blogged about the Windows Phone Store team’s decision about making a Thursday sale tradition: The Red Stripe Collection. Every Thursday, a new set of 3 apps and games (‘typically one Xbox game, one indie game, and one top-rated app’) will go … Read more

Netflix optimized for WP8

If you’re a Windows Phone 8 user and DON’T have a Lumia 920, you might have noticed Netflix wasn’t utilizing your full screen. Well, an update is being released that should fix that. But, you know, I really haven’t used Netflix on my phone much? Have you? http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/04/04/netflix-is-now-fully-optimized-for-windows-phone-8

It’s here!!

Windows Phone folks, Pandora is finally here! Starting in the US, Australia, & New Zealand you can get it in the Store today. Now, just as with Instagram: after NOT having it for so long, do we really need it? Ah, I’ll be using it today anyway. Whether I continue to use it in the … Read more

Office Depot Deal: Toshiba Satellite L875D

Co-worker pointed this to me: http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/892969/Toshiba-Satellite-L875D-S7332-Laptop-Computer/ Toshiba Satellite L875D, normally $550, selling for $400 ($100 instant rebate, $50 mail-in). I’ve got a Satellite P745, and it’s a good little workhorse. So if you’re looking for a laptop, this might be worth a look. Personally, though, if I were looking at a Win8 laptop, I’d be … Read more

Small share? No Problem!

PC Magazine recently had a Reader’s Choice Award polling, and what mobile operating system ended up on top? Windows Phone.  Apple came in second, but it’s satisfaction ratings were flat from last year’s polling. No change. Android OS came in third, but improved from last year. Read the article – it has a lot of … Read more