It’s been a while since I have been burned by a “Buy Only” (no free version or trial offering) app. But being someone with principals (and often, a very hard head), it’s time I put my foot down. No more Buy Only apps for me from the Windows Phone or Windows 8 Stores. Instead of … Read more
If you have any interest in Windows Phone then you should download the Zune 4.7 software for your PC since it lets you browse the Windows Phone app Marketplace now. I’ve been playing around with it since it’s been released and there are some phenomenal aspects to it and some things that need to be … Read more
We’ve mentioned that MS is triaging WP7 Marketplace. So they sent out a round of emails to some developers giving them firm dates that they could submit apps into the Marketplace before it was open to the masses. Well it seems like a second round of emails went around today as a lot of developers … Read more
Droplets is a logic game for WM but really excels aesthetically while being a great challenge. You need to slide the bubbles into the other bubbles so that there’s only one left but with each hit you have to hit a bubble (you can’t just move them). It’s a nice game of skill that keeps … Read more
We hear the question all the time – can I use my phone as a compass. In the US the only WM phone that has a digital compass is the HD2. Of course, the alternative to a compass is GPS but that requires you to move around and typically you would fire up Bing or … Read more
So the other day we discussed that the Android market is filled with apps that have vulnerabilities – things like the ability to make calls without your knowledge, get cozy with your personal info…the fun stuff. And earlier today Simmons praised Google for remotely wiping apps from end users devices (which were junk but not … Read more
Not sure if you guys are into the Metro theme that WP7 has but Marketplace now has a TechEd 2010 App that uses the Metro icons and a theme. I’m digging the look. It’s a free app. Here’s the complete description: Download the North America TechEd 2010 Schedule and Twitter widget to build your schedule … Read more
I saw WiFi Automator & Battery Saver in Marketplace the other day and the dev was nice enough to provide me with a demo to test. The results? Big smiles. The app automatically turns on your wifi when you’re in a known wifi area, turns it off when you’re out of the area and it … Read more
I never heard of this game before but it looks pretty neat. It’s a g-sensor version of Pacman but it has a little bit of Marble Worlds thrown in there. So it’s a simple arcade type game which uses the accelerometer for control on HTC devices and the Samsung Omnia. It‘s $7 from Marketplace which … Read more
Looks like the Android market got over 9,000 apps last month alone. That’s more apps in one month than Windows Marketplace has in total…I’m taking notes here. Not switching OSes but I see what you’re doing:)