Despite the seemingly eternal recession and tough job market currently in the U.S., Microsoft’s Windows Phone team is currently looking for new talent to support the platform. From a quick look at the dedicated Windows Phone 7 job site, 89 positions are currently available and looking to be filled. Most of the jobs are for … Read more
And here it is, the form factor and not so funny any more joke of a platform that just refuses to die. The boys over at BGR landed themselves some play time with this odd touch screen device. So far so good according to them. I am not sure I can share their enthusiasm. Someone … Read more
So I was on XDA this morning cruising the Android forums and noticed a global announcement that XDA’s got an official front-end kind of app through the Windows app store barriers. It struck me as interesting firstly because why am I seeing this in an Android forum, secondly because I thought Windows Phone 7 was … Read more
Looks like we will be getting an alternative to Messenger by Miyowa soon. IM+ All In One Messenger, originally expected for a January-February release, is nearly complete and a beta version (don’t know what that means) is due in April. Although the updated version of Messenger is working pretty well, with a live tile and … 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
I have seen a lot of iPhone cases but I have never seen a case that caught my attention like the iPhone 4 Victorian Filigree Swirl Case by C Westbrook Designs. The aesthetics and design of this case are really cool and eye catching. Everyone I have shown the phone to says “wow that is really cool looking”. … Read more
Just received the email: “Harbor Master” and “Centipede” available in the Games Marketplace for $2.99 each next week” I’m sure when you were thinking of Xbox on your phone that Centipede was the first title to come to mind, right?:) Harbor Master is like Flight Controller but with boats, monsters and storms. Here’s the trailer … Read more
The much anticipated Super Monkey Ball is now available for Windows Phones for $5 with a free trial, as expected. Let’s roll! Guide a cute little monkey encased in a transparent ball to victory by tilting and rolling him through a variety of slopes and turns. You must navigate a large variety of obstacle courses … Read more