Yesterday was iPhone day, the day where Apple does what they do best. It was the day Apple would widen the lead and put all others to rest. After all, that was what life was like chasing Apple; just when you though you caught up, out comes an announcement date and all of a sudden … Read more
I don’t usually spend time about upcoming announcements but I’m looking forward to what Microsoft has in line for Xbox TV. It’s actually not huge on its face – you can ditch your cable box and instead use your Xbox for all of your media needs. So you can game, Netflix, do all your videos … Read more
Well played Microsoft. Not just getting out the update, but have it go so smoothly that you accelerate it. Microsoft has a short blog post as follows: Hello everyone. Six days ago we started rolling out the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update around the globe. Here’s how it’s going. Within the first hours of making … Read more
Pictures Lab is one of the first apps I bought for my Windows Phone and it’s still my go-to app when I need to do some fast picture editing and apply effects on my phone which it aces with over 300 modifications available from cropping, to framing to applying effects. You probably know it (as … Read more
So, thanks to Doug S. and David K., I am Mango’d! Doug said, “Now write!” so here I am. So for those who haven’t seen me around, I’m more of a slightly-above-average user: I don’t work in tech, I no longer have the passion to do so, but I still have the interest. I’m a … Read more
Gotta love when Indie devs are porting their titles to Windows Phones. Alawishus Pixel is a platform/puzzler where you need to push a block to open the door. Of course, the levels have challenges from bats, ogres, moving platforms, etc that challenge your dexterity. It’s a retro style game and the classics are often the … Read more
I buy more than my fair share of crap from Amazon but I’ve never returned a product. The Nyko Zoom Kinect accessory may be the first. If you don’t know what it is, it’s like a pair of glasses for the Kinect which lets you play in a smaller area than the Kinect was designed … Read more
Woolensheep has hit the Windows Phone Marketplace and it’s another Ximad title so you can expect slick graphics and polished game play. This game is a take on the usual mouse game, where you move once and they move once trying to escape/trap. This version is of course sheep and also has some fancy features, … Read more
the mobile computing space is thought by many to be crowded and over capacitated. That’s something we’ve been told for a long time, now it’s something we all believe to be true. Crowded, yes. Over capacitated, no. But why not, all the "does the industry need another competitor?" articles all say so. Well, lets talk … Read more
So you’ve got your fancy Mango update and you want to give it a go on something neat? How about an app that lets you discretely take pics? So you look at a ‘how to’ screen and you can then tap a button to snap a picture but the viewfinder is either in mini in … Read more