Birdsong is actually my default Twitter app so I’m happy to hear that it’s just received a nice update: v1.1 of Birdsong has just released. This delivers major performance and stability as well as a few new features such as run under lock screen, multi-language support and landscape mode. Along with greater speed and stability … Read more
It’s so big I can’t even put it all together. We’ll have more on why this is so big later today but I wanted to give you all a sound board to shout out your thoughts. I’ve already heard one developer tell me he was considering porting his game to Android and has already decided … Read more
The game Peg Jump (Free) from Herm’s Software just got an upgrade and it makes it a lot more appealing to people that are peg jump pros and noobs alike. There are now 25 board layouts so if you’re learning how to plan moves you can play easier levels and if you’ve mastered the game … Read more
Pretty ballsy statement, right? Well Traffic Cop is Elbert Perez’s latest game and his games all fly to the top of the Windows Phone charts (Impossible Shoota,Quadra, etc) and that’s why he’s going to bank off of ad based Windows Phone games. So, what is Traffic Cop? You’re the traffic cop and you need to … Read more
This Microsoft Nokia thing finally makes sense to me. Nokia needs to compete on three levels – low end, medium and high end phones. Windows Phone 7 is the high end solution. Nokia has some inroads to foreign countries and had their market (Ovi) set up their. Presumably they would assist MS in getting Zune … Read more
Today the official Amazon app went live. Here’s the description: The Amazon Shopping Application for Windows Phone 7 allows you to quickly search, shop, compare prices, read reviews, and make purchases on Amazon.com using a simple, intuitive interface. Amazon customers have full access to their existing cart, wish lists, payment and shipping options, order history, … Read more
Looks like an official Daily Motion app just hit Marketplace (for free). I didn’t know this, but after YouTube, DailyMotion is the largest video sharing site in the world. Anyway, you can do the typical things like search, browse and watch videos.
NeoWin is stating that they have several sources all confirming a March 8 date for the first Windows Phone update. You know, the one that finally gives us copy and paste, makes Marketplace searches better and gives overall performance enhancement. According to the sources – including someone well placed inside a European carrier – the … Read more
There’s been speculation if Windows Phone 7 would essentially eat Zune hardware. If Microsoft releases a new Zune then they are making hardware to compete with their phones and Microsoft has tried to avoid doing this in the past. Anyway, looks like a new iteration of Zune is in fact coming. Here’s the Mix website: … Read more
ShopGlider is a free shopping list manager for Windows Phones and it’s just received an upgrade that includes syncing with their website. Pretty neat because by doing that you really do make it cross-platform and make the app easier to use. Here’s the press release: A new version of ShopGlider Grocery Shopping List WP7 app … Read more