Look at this! I can search for fart and get “Jack the Ripper”. That’s like freaking revolutionary. Anyway, MS must have updated what’s going on on the server side to finally give good results for searches. So go get your search on! via Justin Angel
Two wildly popular games just hit the Windows Phone Marketplace and they’re part of the Xbox Live games. In Pocket God you control life on an island and you have powers to let them live or die. People love it. It’s $3 and has a trial. Here’s what it looks like in action (on an … Read more
There’s a lot of pushback on Marketplace availability for Windows Phones. Microsoft initially stated that “The Windows Phone Marketplace will support the buying and selling of applications in 17 countries; Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK and United States.” That didn’t stop them … Read more
Windows Mobile users probably know Resco Radio already and it’s now available for Windows Phone. And to make it even better, they’ve used a wallpaper of a nippily chick in a bikini – interesting sales tactic. Here’s the app description: The panorama based interface provides an easy way to listen to your favorite internet radio … Read more
“We are pleased that phone manufacturers sold over 1.5 million phones in the first six weeks, which helps build customer momentum and retail presence.” Those words are from Microsoft on their press center touting Windows Phone 7. Let’s note that this is manufacturers sales. I’m not sure if this math means that, for example, HTC … Read more
I tried RealTube on Saturday morning and immediately posted about it because it was enabling me to play Flash content on my Windows Phone. Since then I’ve had an exchange of emails with the developers to get a better picture as to what their app does and now I really get how brilliant it is … Read more
If you have an unlocked HTC Windows Phone then you can get TouchXplorer here. Turns out that HTC has some special access granted to file systems (an HTC COM API with full access) that non-HTC systems lack. There is a file explorer that does work for Samsung so this isn’t the end of it, but … Read more
OK so the iPhone has iKamasutra and now Windows Phone has it. Why care? Cause there were so many concerns about how limiting MS would be about app submissions regarding these types of things. So nothing suggestions it’s more lenient than iOS but at least it’s (to a degree) as liberal…or should I say flexible? … Read more
Why must you toy with me Microsoft? Today, Microsoft, through Bing, announced that they are giving away free iOS and Android titles. Here’s the deal: Over the past year, we’ve been working with a number of companies to sponsor mobile apps. As we continue to roll out advancements to Bing for mobile , we’re pleased … Read more
The current file explorer that I’ve used for Windows Phones leaves a bit to be desired. It’s slow, doesn’t access large portions of the phone and overall it’s nothing fancy. But we’re about to get treated with TouchXplorer which appears to be the shit. Heavy word of caution – if you’re phone is not unlocked … Read more