If the Windows Phone 7 vs Android/IPhone didn’t satisfy your taste for IE9, there is another demo from Mix11 circulating the web. This video obtained by WPCentral features Microsoft’s Joe Marini using the IE9 browser. Source: Youtube
NewsJoe Belfiore highlighted today at Mix 11 the speed of IE9 on Windows Phone 7 by doing a side by side by side comparison of the browser running on Windows Phone 7, Android and an IPhone. I am happy to report that IE9 for WP7 really seems to blow away the competition. Here are some […]
NewsI’ve complained many, many times about the lack of a usable messenger client on Windows Phone 7. It’s nice to finally announce that the official Kik app is set to be released in the next couple of weeks. It’s good to know that I will finally be able to have a real time conversation through IM. It has […]
Apps, NewsLAS VEGAS — April 13, 2011 — On the heels of its recently announced Nokia partnership, and a range of improvements to its Windows Phone platform and developer toolkit, Microsoft rode into Las Vegas for MIX11 this week on a wave of Windows Phone momentum. The company’s corporate vice president of Mobile, Joe Belfiore, took […]
AppsAt the Mix11 conference it was announced that Skype be coming to Windows Phone 7 this Fall. The Mango update also due this Fall will have the necessary API hooks to support a full featured Skype app. We will provide more information as soon as it is available. So far that Mango update is sounding like a […]
Apps, FeaturedWhen the Mango update comes this fall there will be many promising features. One such feature is the capability to create a live tile from certain actions within an app. The example given at Mix11 was to take the (future) feature of the Amazon app that enables barcode scanning to find your item on Amazon. […]
Apps, NewsOne of Microsofts’ main focuses on Windows Phone 7 has been applications. They have worked hard to develop the Marketplace in order to make it a viable competitor with other OS’s. Unfortunately many countries have been unable to access the Marketplace because it was not yet available to certain countries. At Mix11 Joe Belfiore announced […]
Apps, NewsAt the Mix11 conference Microsoft featured an interesting ‘centerpiece’, three connecting walls that feature icon pictures of the apps on Windows Phone 7. While the piece itself is interesting and very exciting for developers the most intriguing part of these walls is the door. Could there be a big surprise behind that door for WP7 […]
AppsIf you have had your eye on the popular jumper game MonsterUp but haven’t bought it, you are in luck. Karios Games is giving MonsterUp a temporary price reduction. This weekend only the price of MonsterUp will be slashed in half. It will go from $1.99 to $0.99. Who knows when the price will be reduced […]
GamesCarneyvale Showtime is the Xbox Live Deal of the Week. In this game you are a death defying acrobatic clown that is swinging his way through each board collecting balloons as he goes along. While the premise seems simple enough this is one of those games that take practice to master, so the replayability is […]
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