The one reason I like keeping Ballmer around for his sound bites. Take today for example. In one speech he said: Between WP7 and Kinect, Kinect was the device he was “most keen on” “Unlike Google, if you write an app for Windows Phone 7, it will work on all Windows phones. We got ourselves … Read more
Yap converts voicemails into text which is a trick I’ve always loved because I find it easier to read than listen to voicemails (especially during meetings). The app itself is free and boasts the following features: Quickly Read Voicemail Messages: Listening to long and tedious voice messages is a common gripe. Now, Yap Voicemail lets … Read more
So Google’s numbers reveal that it’s starting to push out more and more 2.x phones. of course, a lot of that is new phones which tend to be using those builds (but not always). Of course, there are over a quarter of all users still on 1.5 or 1.6 which means you have some compatibility … Read more
Alright, now that Windows Phone 7 is getting closer and closer to launch we’re really starting to see a ton of apps being demoed, and just think how many people are keeping their apps close to their chest. Anyway, let’s do this: Let’s start with Sky War, a classic shoot ‘em up. Game play looks … Read more
In the United State’s largest mall, The Mall of America, Microsoft is moving in and it’s not just in some hidden corner. Their new store is going to open directly across the hall from the Apple store and it appears to be about 4 times larger. Jut take a look at it and you can … Read more
There’s been some noise about how MS should waive the $99 Marketplace fee. OK, done. If you’re a developer and you sign up for Microsoft Platform Ready program (MPR) then you’ll get a $99 rebate after 2 applications are accepted into Marketplace. It looks like they’re still ironing out the details, but here’s the steps: … Read more
I don’t think I need to justify why Krashlander gets me so excited. It’s got everything that makes Angry Birds addictive with more of an arcade/hands on feel that works perfectly and I’m really looking forward to playing it. And every time I watch the demoes I want to play it more. Well Farseer Games … Read more
Nasdaq is reporting “ T-Mobile USA will sell a device made by Taiwan-based HTC Corp., a person familiar with the plans said. T-Mobile USA may sell a more business-oriented Windows Phone 7 device later.” Further, AT&T remains the marquee partner in pushing Windows Phone 7 and will launch with the devices initially…The timing of [T-Mobile’s]phone … Read more
CNet was given access to more war rooms and interviews regarding Windows Phone 7 and have some interesting new details that are here. Here are some quotes to highlight the highs and lows of WP7 from a developer perspective: For the top handful of "must-have" apps, Microsoft has been pulling out all the stops, offering … Read more
Developers have been asking when they can submit apps to the Marketplace for WP7. MS is taking a unique approach here and setting up triages. Oct 4: All registered developers have been contacted and invited to request early submission to the Marketplace certification process. Oct 6: Deadline for registered developers to respond to the invitation … Read more
The streaming music app Spotify is not available for Windows Mobile 6.x (in the past there were third party clients but nothing official) and it’s also been announced for Windows Phone 7. The features are: · Search, browse and play millions of tracks · Stream over WiFi or 2.5/3G – All your existing playlists are … Read more
If you’re a news site and want to create a custom Windows Phone 7 app it’s just gotten a lot lot easier offline news reading news by category text size adjustment save for later share through email or sms rotation support search with the news theme support (so if the WP7 theme colors are changed … Read more