I’ve mentioned Pictures Lab a few times here because it’s the app I use for photo editing and mods. It’s great, does anything you’d want it to do (and some), is simple to use and it’s been out for a year. So it has a short term price drop to $.99. If you don’t own … Read more
GlowPuff’s latest (free) game for Windows Phones is another hit. Perfectly timed, you’re in a truck trying to defend your candy from hordes of zombies, ghosts, mummies and just about everything else. You fire pumpkins at that to stop them and you can use weapons, like freezing them to stop them in their tracks while … Read more
Justin Angel knows a bit about streaming music services and Windows Phones (as Vertigo was the developer of the Netflix and iHeartRadio apps for WP7). Well he’s gone on to make a proof of concept app for Pandora, effectively demonstrating that it’s a relatively simple task if they wanted to make an app available. Of … Read more
There seem to be some issues with visual voicemail on Windows Phones running 7.5 (Mango) on T-Mobiles network. Odd fix, but the solution: text "Activate:dt=6" to 122 without the quotes. There’s also a way to activate it online but it’s noted that you have to make sure you check ‘start immediately’ and some who have … Read more
This whole ultrabook thing seemed like vaporware for a while but Acer is set to start sales of its S3 this week. What you get is a form factor that’s nearly identical to a Mac Book Air (it’s actually slightly thinner by .15” and the same weight). You also get the same 1.66ghz chip, 4mb … Read more
6 Week Training’s performance speaks for itself. It’s the #1 rated app in the Windows Phone Health & Fitness category and deservedly so. It’s a free training app that helps you get to 100 pushups, 200 situps, 200 squats,150 dips and now 20 pull-ups in six weeks. The program itself is just 3 times a … Read more
Looks like Microsoft is starting to gear up for some actual Windows Phone advertising. It’s unclear if these spots are headed for tv but we all know it’s time for a push. These all show off one aspect of Mango. Here they are: via WPCentral
Neat little (free) game I just noticed pop up in the Marketplace called Colorblast. It’s a real time 2 minute round where you try to clear as many blocks as you can while competing against the world. It reminds me of Wordament which is addictive because of the real time features. Anyway, here’s their description: … Read more
Xbox LIVE will soon be the center of attention when it comes to all our home entertainment. Today’s news that 40 leading global cable providers have signed on to make content available for Microsoft’s Xbox Live TV offering makes this holiday season one that Microsoft can expect to rake in the dough. Xbox’s will be … Read more
Earlier today Microsoft announced that Xbox would now allow you to watch TV directly though your Xbox. So now you can not only game, watch Netflix, but watch TV all form the comforts of your Xbox. What’s also just as cool is that you know can control your Xbox from your Windows Phone device as … Read more