Kitron software has already shown us a few apps for Windows Phone 7 and this time they’ve shown a demo of colorize which lets you turn a picture to black and white and then add the color back into the photo in areas you choose to make it pop. It’s a neat effect and it … Read more
Microsoft gets it. Put a dev device in the hands of a developer and voila – they’re sold. Retain Release, the developers behind the iPhone apps 100Pushups, Two Hundred Situps, Twenty Chinups, Sleepmaker (relaxation apps) and Cook Well just tweeted that they are going to develop for Windows Phone 7 instead of Android, as a … Read more
David is apparently doing some real work this morning but he shot me a heads up on a new DIY Application Maker for Windows Phone 7 that looks pretty cool for anyone that ever wanted to make an app, but has no idea about such things as XNA or Silverlight. This DIY AppMakr, which is … Read more
Here’s a remix on the typical word search/scrabble type games but you can change the order of contiguous tiles, even wrapping them to the other side of the board. And it’s coming from a developer that already has versions for the iPhone and is bringing it to ZuneHD as well (so it’s written in XNA). … Read more
Another day, another developer confirmed for Windows Phone 7. The latest is Iconsys who already has Mighty SMS available for Windows Mobile and have now confirmed that they will be bringing their software to WP7. Mighty SMS™ has now evolved into a text message scheduling system that allows professionals to setup reminders for their clients … Read more
With Google unveiling additional, beefed up “Voice Actions” today Microsoft needed to step up to the plate during its Backstage video chat. Sadly it didn’t end up that way and the gap between what you can do through Google Voice Actions and Windows Phone 7 voice recognition is a huge one. We kept hearing the … Read more
Gaming is a HUGE industry, and it looks like gaming on Android will get a nice little boost from Sony and its PlayStation Division. According to Engadget, Sony Ericsson has finally started work on what amounts to be a PSP Phone. Sony Ericsson is developing a “brand new gaming platform, ecosystem, and device”. On the … Read more
iMap is a project by Duncan McGregor for the University of Otago in New Zealand where he’s taken Bing maps and added a layer of 3D buildings to create an interactive map. Selecting the buildings even provides information about them, like the name, the courses taught there, etc. Well he’s started to test it out … Read more
Thanks to our buddies over at 1800PocketPC we get an update on how strong the push for Xbox Live and mobile gaming will be on Windows Phone 7. With rival platforms Android and Apple ratcheting up their gaming prowess (cough, Apples Game Center, cough) immediately after Microsoft announced that Xbox Live integration was one of … Read more
This is a pretty neat demonstration of an assembly instruction manual to put together a piece of furniture for WP7. It has a 3D interactive guide as well as a 2D guide. You can manipulate the images in 3D as well so you can see whatever angle is best for you as well as zoom … Read more