Two weird things about the Nexus S. The first is that it doesn’t shoot video in HD. Most cell phones shoot in 720 – that’s a resolution of 1280×720 (921,600 pixels). The Nexus S takes video in 720 x 480 (345,600 pixels). That’s just above VGA (640×480 = 307,200). That’s just weak sauce man. The … Read more
An update to the Android Market is starting to roll out. They’ve improved the promoted apps interface, it’s easier to find apps and widgets and live wallpapers just got their own categories. Related content has also been added. One other nice feature is increased app size to 50mb. But one oddity is that they’ve limited … Read more
Every time I looked at the Marketplace I just kept seeing more and more new apps I had to try. Let’s get some updates out of the way: Beezz (the Twitter app with live tiles and notifications) finally got their update live and Fotochop (the free photo editor that lets you put stickers/words on photos) … Read more
Even though I have an unlimited data plan I have always kept track of how much data I transferred to my device each month. Guess it’s just the hidden researcher in me. On my Tilt2 I used SPB Wireless Monitor to track data by service and app. While I don’t have that capability with my … Read more
Yeah, the title says it all. You agree? Here’s what they had to say: The Microsoft Windows Phone commercial seems cartoonish, but most of it is true. We live in a world where people diddle on their phones while playing with their kids, at the urinal, and before extracurricular activity in the bedroom. And here’s … Read more
The guy is an insider with a sold track record and he’s hearing that the HTC 7 Trophy is headed to Verizon in January. I’m betting he’s right because of who he is. This is phone has both CDMA and GSM bands so it’s global. It’s a 3.8” screen and otherwise typical for WP7: it … Read more
If you’re a fan of Krashlander for Windows Phone and have some ideas for more levels you can submit them now. The game currently has 15 levels and more are in the works but if you have a great idea, why not contribute to the cause? It’s a great way to help a developer to … Read more
There seems to be a theme I’m hearing – Windows Phone users love their phones. I mean they love them to the extent that they are talking advertisements for Microsoft. I have a few friends who own them (mostly non-techies) and they all keep telling me that they can’t put them down and love to … Read more
Microsoft is finally talking about Xbox on your phone and I think this is a pretty effective commercial which ties their gaming platform to their mobile platform. What do you think?
Looks like MS is sending around a newsletter to developers with the latest Windows Phone dev news. They state that the first round of payouts will be in January (not February as previously mentioned). Also, they are pushing apps through quickly “Today, our average certification time is less than two days. This means, that on … Read more
Spy Bot Chronicles is now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace. If you don’t know, it’s a side scrolling action game that’s been available on iOS. This is from IUGO Mobile which is a professional shop so it should be well polished. Here are the features: + Innovative hack ability allows Spy Bot to change … Read more
TFunPhoto XMas is a free version of TFun Photo (which isn’t out yet it seems) but it lets you take a photo and add all sort of Christmas goodness to it. Pretty funny stuff actually. Here’s how they describe it: Want to show your girlfriend that she´s an angel ? Your brother looks like Santa … Read more