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Plants vs Zombies Gets Updated

September 20, 2011 4 Comments

PopCap has finally released an update for Plants vs Zombies. This update fixes the Zen garden bug where you fertilize a certain plant and the phone takes you back to your home screen. So now, you are able to fertilize your plants to your hearts content. Unfortunately, none of our WP7Connect comrades have experienced the other […]

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Vodafone Getting Mango the Last Week of September?

September 20, 2011 No Comments

German site Windows Smartphones is reporting that a credible source has confirmed that Vodafone users will be receiving the Mango update by the last week of September.  I am sure most of us are trying not to get too excited at every little Mango rumor that comes our way, but at least this one will be […]

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Could a Windows Tablet Also be Used as a Cell Phone?

September 18, 2011 2 Comments

  The burning question…Is Microsoft setting up Windows 8 to have cell phone capabilities? Things seem to be leaning toward yes on this one. istartedsomething noticed a really interesting thing, on one of Microsoft’s slides from Build 2011. The slide shows the Windows 8 tiles and one of the tiles shows missed calls and another […]

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Windows Phone Mango Video Chat Demo

September 15, 2011 No Comments

As we all know, the new generation of Windows Phone will be sporting front-facing cameras which will be used for video chat. The Windows Phone YouTube channel posted a video demonstrating the video chat feature in Windows Phone 7.5. If it works as fluidly as it does in this demo it is going to be […]

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Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Zombie Attack! 2

September 14, 2011 No Comments

It took long enough but finally Microsoft named Zombie Attack! 2 as the Xbox Live deal of the week. The price has dropped from $2.99 to $1.99. Zombie Attack! 2 is a tower defense game where you are a human survivor that must protect yourself by building towers.   Game description: Just when you thought […]

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WhatsApp Hints at Windows Phone Mango Release

September 14, 2011 No Comments

WhatsApp, a cross-platform messaging application is sending hints that they will be releasing their app for Windows Phone Mango. The official WhatsApp Twitter account tweeted: To further add to the proof that WhatsApp plans to release an app for Windows Phone, Microsoft’s Sr. Director of Communications, Bill Cox and Joe Belfiore retweeted the WhatsApp tweet. […]

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HTC Considering Purchasing Their Own OS

September 12, 2011 No Comments

Even though HTC has continually been supportive of Google’s acquisition of Motorola, they are still considering purchasing their own operating system. Cher Wang, of HTC has gone on record to say: “We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not do it on impulse.” Wang went on to say […]

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AppFlow Updated, Version 2.0 Now Available

September 10, 2011 1 Comment

Our favorite Marketplace search engine has just received a major update. For detailed information check out the press release below. Press Release Only three weeks after launching the first version of AppFlow, already a major revamp is out. The developers listened to feedback and implemented some missing functionality making the app a potential substitute for […]

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HTC Integrates Attentive Phone to Settings in Mango

September 10, 2011 No Comments

When I discovered the Attentive Phone app in the HTC Marketplace, I honestly wondered why something like this would come as an app and not built into the phone. For those of you who have never used Attentive Phone it’s an app that responds to certain things that you do with your phone. For instance […]

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Bobble Biker Available in the Marketplace Now

September 10, 2011 No Comments

Bobble Biker the newest addition to the Windows Phone Marketplace by HapaFive Games is now available. In this game you navigate obstacle courses on a motor bike while utilizing the phones tilt controls and also touch controls. Bobble Biker is the type of game that can appeal to anyone and it is completely free.   […]

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AT&T HTC TITAN Now Available!

The HTC TITAN , the largest of the Windows Phones is now available. AT&T’s newest addition to the Windows...

Leaked: Images of Nokia Lumia 601? (EDoF Camera?)

Is this Nokia’s newest Windows Phone? pocketnow has just uncovered these leaked images of what appears to be the...