MS Reminds Us What ‘New’ Features iOS5 Got From WP7
Imitation is the best form of flattery, right? I presume someone from Google is feeling pretty flattered today too…
Windows Phone
That Microsoft and nVidia Deal Is Over Ten Years Old
There have been a number of sites that followed the InformationWeek article and reported that Microsoft has a right of first refusal to acquire shares of nVidia stock on any sale of greater than 30% of nVidia. It’s a pretty interesting concept in general. I mean it would change the landscape pretty dramatically if Microsoft … Read more
Windows Phone Goes From Soft To Hard–I’m Ready To Recommend It
When Windows Phones first went on the market, despite the expensive ad campaign, it was always known to be a ‘soft’ release. In other words, they needed to get in the game and release phones to start to build a platform but they knew that they weren’t going to takeover the market on day one. … Read more
Some Solid Game Titles Hit Windows Phones Recently
There have been a bunch of legit games that hit the Windows Phone Marketplace in the last few days so let’s give you a Friday special and do it up in one post. Let’s start this off with a follow up game to Shiruken Ninja (the #5 app in Marketplace and #2 game overall) called … Read more
Glympse Real Times Location Sharing App Available For WP7
Glympse is a highly acclaimed app that lets you send a link to share your location in real time to a person or group for a limited period of time (for free). It’s already available for Android and iPhone and it’s received some great reviews. Here’s the official description for Windows Phones: Glympse is the … Read more
Microsoft Walks Us Through The Music & Video Hub Mango Changes
Microsoft just provided a blog post about the changes to the video and music hub. Some of these have been known and some of the smaller refinements are new but it’s still an interesting read to see how much attention to detail and user feedback has gone into the Mango update. Here is their text … Read more
Microsoft Denies Popular iPhone App Port To WP7 For Content
So not only is the Marketplace getting filled with garbage left and right but it turns out that Microsoft has denied app certification for a port of a popular iPhone entertainment app called Finger Cut. The iPhone version of the app is simple enough – there’s a spinning blade on the screen and tapping the … Read more
Stephen Elop Speaks Clear At AllThingsD
8:09 pm Walt: Even though Microsoft is taking more control over the look and feel of this mobile OS. They’re taking more of a Apple approach. How do you conclude that you can differentiate really well? Stephen: By entering into a different kind of relationship with Microsoft. Other OEMs are doing their best and first … Read more
Microsoft: Just Stop The Crapware Already
You know, Marketplace was going all fine and dandy and then bam – it’s loaded with tons of shit now. I mean, there’s a real estate app for every city with more than 5 people in it and about 1,000 apps that are in German or something in the Marketplace. I know Microsoft doesn’t want … Read more
British Airways Windows Phone App Now Available
Microsoft was showing off the British Airways app as part of its Mango announcements and while some of the neat features of that app are not available yet (since we’re Mangoless still) you can get the British Airways app that still has most of the features. Here’s their description: The British Airways app guides you … Read more