Apps

55 Songs You Think Suck But Don’t by Slacker

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Engagement. It’s something we talk about constantly here at Mobility Digest. We try to get y’all to comment and get involved. Same goes for Slacker, and I think they do a pretty good job of getting people to engage their music and more specifically their custom channels. I think they do a good job with … Read more

Boom! Halo: Spartan Assault Launches In July

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Just when you thought Microsoft didn’t have anything serious planned for gaming in 2013 other than the Xbox One they drop the boom with the announcement that Halo: Spartan Assault coming in July to both Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8. That means Windows 8 & WinRT tablets have another must have title to boast … Read more

Mass Effect:Infiltrator & Other Games Come To Windows Phone

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A variety of pretty good games have dropped today that hopefully fits your tastes. One thing is certain; Windows Phone app situation is doing pretty darn well and getting better. Mass Effect, Infiltrator YOU’RE A CERBERUS AGENT – GONE ROGUE! As Commander Shepard battles Reapers across the galaxy, veteran Cerberus agent Randall Ezno procures aliens … Read more

Citrix Receiver Announced For Windows Phone 8

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Another week, another shot in the arm for the Windows Phone 8 app story. Reddit user zyphaz just posted that Citrix Receiver was just announced for WP8. The popular and important app allows users to access their enterprise applications, files and desktops on the go. Basically you’ll be able to remote desktop into your office … Read more

Foursquare and YouTube For Windows Phone Gets Major Updates

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Yesterday I wrote in a post about how the app situation on the Windows Phone 8 platform was steadily getting better. Today brings more evidence that the experience is only going to get steadily better. Both Foursquare and YouTube apps have been updated. Foursquare Word had leaked out and WPCentral even provided a brief hands-on … Read more

Windows Phone 8 App Situation Steadily Improving

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Each month users of Windows Phone 8 platform have had new and popular apps show up to be consumed and enjoyed. I’ll borrow ex-Microsoftie Charlie Kindel in describing Experience as stuff/time (stuff over time). Basically a good user experience requires that value added stuff gets added consistently over time. We’ve all bought electronics that improved … Read more

Boldly go where no email has gone before!

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If you’re a Star Trek fan, you’re probably ticking off the days till Star Trek: Into Darkness. I mean, Benedict Cumberbatch! Well, if you haven’t gone and gotten the Official App in the Windows Phone store, the Windows 8 store, Google Play, Amazon’s store, or iTunes (but I can’t get there without logging in, so … Read more

DirecTV Taps Into Your Phone

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You rely on your smartphone for many things. One area that is lacking is integration with your TV watching. At best, the smartphone was used as a simple remote control to change channels. New apps make use of your phone as a search tool and scheduler. Finally, the phone and TV might really work together.

DirecTV Taps Into Your Phone

This summer, DirecTV will release into beta its latest app, DirecTV Voice. They have been working with Nuance, creators of Dragon Naturally Speaking, to create a voice controlled app to search DirecTV channels for your favorite shows. Their goal is to finally get rid of scrolling through the program grid displayed on the TV screen to find programs.

By using voice recognition, they are trying to also get away from pushing buttons or sliding through nested menus. Nuance is the county’s premier voice recognition specialists so they plan this release to have a high rate of success with this voice-driven application. Think of it as Siri with infinite knowledge of TV shows and movies.

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Official Tumblr App Lands in Windows Phone Store

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Yet another branded app makes the jump to Windows Phone 8. The platform continues to see steady progress and support by popular apps. There can be no mistaking that there is positive developer momentum for the platform that has nothing to do with other platforms. It should be noted this version supports Windows Phone 8 … Read more