There’s plenty of speculation about where the Nokia/Microsoft relationship will take Windows Phones but Stephen Elop went on the record with Forbes (and some other press) to discuss where the relationship is headed. Some new details have emerged but he definitely appreciates the problem with fragmentation and wants to avoid it as well and that’s … Read more
Super Search just hit the market. Simply put, you see a grid of objects and you need to find certain objects before the clock runs out. The orientation and even coloration of the objects varies so it has a layer of difficulty that adds to the gameplay. It’s one of those ridiculously simple concepts and … Read more
Boss Launch 2 has finally made its way to Windows Phone 7 and it’s free (ad based). If you don’t know what the game is, it’s one of SpriteHand’s games (which you can try online since they’re Silverlight) and you have to take the boss and control the angle and power to take out all … Read more
The Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit was updated today. They’ve added a bunch of improvements and provided a video with the following updates: The tilt effect in use on the main page The LongListSelector, which has received a number of improvements and bug fixes The performance progress bar, including a quick demonstration where the blue … Read more
Wow, as if OpenFeint wasn’t enough, today Scoreloop is making available an SDK for Windows Phone 7 in private beta. It’s already available on Android, Bada, Airplay and iOS. Scoreloop provides social elements to games, and it includes in game purchases, virtual currency and in-app promotions. They’re currently adding 1m new users a week. Here’s … Read more
If you don’t know what OpenFeint is, it lets you do cross-platform leaderboards/achievements and play with friends. Think of it like the social aspects of Xbox Live (without the real time gameplay). It’s popular for iOS and Android and they’ve now released a private beta for a cross-platform API. OpenFeint Connect gives developers access to … Read more
It looks like the Qualcomm Snapdragon won’t be the only Windows Phone chipset when Mango comes out. One of Nokia’s chip suppliers, ST-Ericcson, has told Reuters that they’re preparing chips for Nokia to use with their Windows Phones. A Chief-Executive stated “We expect this situation will not prevail. Now everything has changed. The environment is … Read more
Pixel Man is now available for WP7 in a free flavor. You don’t know what it is? OK I’ll just quote from myself when the paid version hit the market: Fancy ass 3D graphics are cool and all, but every now and then you just want a simple classic arcade game…First up is Pixel Man, … Read more
Engadget often gets heat for dissing Windows Phones but today they’ve actually gone ahead and released an official app for Windows Phone 7. And yes, this I an official app from AOL. it even lets you choose if you want news from Engadget, Engadget Mobile and Engadget HD to let you filter the news. You … Read more
As we mentioned yesterday, today’s Xbox Live Windows phone title is Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night from Konami. Yesterday I wrote “The iPhone version is $.99 but since it’s an Xbox title I’m still guessing it’s $3 with a free trial on Windows Phone.” Wow was I wrong – $7. For realz? Watch this … Read more