Microsoft has added Pex4Fun to the Marketplace and it’s a game based around writing proper code: Win points by writing code! You earn points when your code computes the right outputs for all inputs. Pex4fun features a code editor with auto-completion, snippets and background compilation to make programming on the phone a reality. If you … Read more
Just over a month ago the Windows Phone Marketplace was treated to an app that has nipples in its image and it’s happened again. It’s called Films and I’m not sure where they’re sourcing their images from…but I presume it’s a selling point for them. Anyway, there was so much noise about how restrictive the … Read more
Pwn2Own had a tremendous start with a MacBook Pro getting exploited in 5 seconds by Charlie Miller who has now walked off with an exploit four years in a row. Just staggering. IE8 and Firefox also fell and Chrome was untouched (the exploit for IE8 is patched in IE9). But moving on to mobility, the … Read more
I just downloaded the trial of Angry At The Birds and I have to say – pretty entertaining stuff. It’s a mix of Ninja Fruit and Duck Hunt except the thing you’re killing are those birds (yup, role reversal from Angry Birds). The game progresses pretty quickly, but if a bird is flying you need … Read more
Microsoft just went on the record about what goes into their updates and when to expect to receive them. It’s actually a good read so here it is in full. I know it’s not chuck full of hard dates but it is reassuring to hear that it’s happening soon and that it won’t impact Mango. … Read more
So it looks like those rumors about March 7th being the release date for the NoDo update may have had some validity. Just check out this response from Microsoft on their forums: Meanwhile, Microsoft’s French windows phone blog stated: We are delighted to share with you that this update will be available for the second … Read more
As expected, Burn it All! has been released for Windows Phone and it’s an Xbox Live puzzle title. it’s $3 with a free trial: Team up with all your cousins in a fiery adventure to get your grandpa Volcano the fresh air he needs to stay blazing. One flame at a time, torch your way … Read more
TuneIn Radio was released in the Marketplace two weeks ago and has a solid 5 star rating with 65 reviews. It lets you stream over 30,000 AM and FM stations and you can sort by a lot of parameters. When you pick a station it gives you the stations lineup and even their Twitter feed … Read more
There’s a new app in the Marketplace from Microsoft and this is one of those fancy cloud apps but it’s for the masses. They put it best when they say “It’s a virtual coffee machine, facilitating chance encounters without any pretext beyond working in the same company or sharing the same interest.”: Lunchbox adds some … Read more
