Panoramic Software has released FreeCell into the Marketplace. Play this enormously popular 52 card solitaire game on your Windows Phone! Since all of the cards are dealt face up, it makes the game of Freecell one of strategy and skill rather then luck. Almost all of the 2 million included game variations can be solved … Read more
Man I wish I lived anywhere near a Microsoft store. If you live near one of the locations (in AZ, CA, IL, WA, CO or MN) then this is a great way to get your hands on some goodies. And they note that it’s “this wkend” so it’s not just Black Friday. This sounds like … Read more
When it comes to social networking I am definitely a noob, so I apologize in advance for any comments or observations I make that may seem out of line. But like me, I think there are plenty of others in the same category. You may have had a Facebook account for a while now, … Read more
Flashback: August 17, 2010 and Microsoft announced “the first wave of games announced in the launch portfolio of Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phone 7” which included 50 titles. It even ends “Additional titles in the launch portfolio will be released between now and the Windows Phone 7 launch this holiday season; once the phone … Read more
Yup, we’re on this topic again because I keep hearing people complain that they are unhappy about how to sync Outlook in a non-Exchange environment. But this time Microsoft has provided a tutorial which also covers photo syncing for contacts (uhm or lack thereof). These may not be new to you, but certainly there’s still … Read more
Microsoft is starting to use the power of its ecosystem to promote Windows Phones and encourage more developers to develop. So today they’ve announced that there are 15,000 developers “already signaling their intent to bring exciting content to Windows Phone” with about 3,000 apps available by the end of this week.But they’re using the power … Read more
AT&T and MS announced today that on Black Friday they will have Windows phones on buy-one, get one deals so you get two for $200 (of course with two activations/contracts). This is an in store only deal. And it’s pretty good if you have two lines ready to go. Of course, if you do something … Read more
I love my new HTC Surround and expect (hope) it will be around for many, many months, or at least until the next best thing comes along. But you never know when one of these sophisticated electronic devices are going to take a crap, or you forget the phone is in your shirt pocket … Read more
Wordbook is a comprehensive dictionary/thesaurus with 150,000 entries and more than 230,000 definitions. All of the entries include real human voice audios and most include pronunciation guides. The app has a fast and intuitive interface. Wordbook has “browser-like” content navigation with the ability tap any word and view its definition. The app opens to … Read more
Shockingly, Windows Phone lacks both speed dialing and a real favorite people category (don’t tell me to pin 10 people to my home screen). But what if we could get not just a speed dialer, but something with the ability to tap on a button to call/email/sms your favorite contacts or launch a website? Well … Read more