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Xbox Live Game of the Week: Harbor Master

April 13, 2011 No Comments

Harbor Master along with Game Room- Centipede is the Xbox Live game this week. A harbormaster,  is an official responsible for enforcing the regulations of a particular harbour or port, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of the harbour and the correct operation of the port facilities. This definition is basically […]

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Xbox Live Game of the Week: Game Room-Centipede

April 13, 2011 No Comments

This week one of two XBL games of the week is Game Room- Centipede. From the 1980’s video game graphics to the trackball control this game takes you back in time. This game brings the old arcade feeling right to your Windows phone 7.   Game info: Hone your bug-zapping skills anytime, anywhere with Centipede on your Windows Phone 7. The classic Atari […]

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TaxCaster Mobile Available

April 11, 2011 No Comments

With the tax deadline looming we figured we would highlight an app that helps you to estimate what you will receive back from the government or what you will owe. TaxCaster by Intuit (TurboTax) works by letting you enter your income and deductions and it calculates and estimate of what your tax return will look […]

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Microsoft Store Plans Paused

April 11, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft has had big plans for opening Microsoft stores nationwide to compete with Apple stores. Microsoft has only managed to open eight of these stores within the last year and a half. The plan was to either match or surpass the number of Apple stores, sadly that plan is on hold for the time being. […]

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Telstra HD7 Promo

April 11, 2011 No Comments

For those of you in Australia eyeing the HD7 the time may be upon you to go ahead and make the jump. Any person who buys a Telestra HD7  between April 8 and May 31 is eligible to receive either two free xbox games or 3000 Xbox Live points. It is still unknown what games are […]

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Lucky User in Italy Receives Update That’s Newer Than NoDo

April 8, 2011 No Comments

A lucky user over in Italy received a special surprise when he received his NoDo update, he actually received a newer update than the rest of us. The only notable difference in his update is that he was given a search button on his screen. There is no word on the search buttons function but […]

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HTC Update Took Some Users Back to the Sega Genesis Days

April 8, 2011 No Comments

Recently there was a firmware update for HTC phones. For most updates always means something good but there are always an unlucky few that experience issues. As is the case with the HTC update. While some are reporting to see an improvement in their phones performance some are experiencing a change in their picture quality. […]

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Free AppHub Memberships Being Given to 500 BizSpark Members

April 8, 2011 No Comments

Someone over at the XDA forums put up a post saying that the first 500 BizSpark members to request a free AppHub account  ($99 value)  will receive one. As with anything there are some limits, including country limitations although there is no official information regarding that matter. To request your free AppHub membership follow these steps: Signup […]

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ChevronWP7 Updater Tool Taken Offline, Chris Walsh Apologizes

April 8, 2011 No Comments

Last week was a bit difficult for those who awaited their update but didn’t receive it. This week brought promise that most of us would have the update and at the very least if we didn’t get the official update there were different methods floating around online telling you just what to do to update […]

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Bank of America App Almost Ready for WP7

April 7, 2011 No Comments

As users of a brand new OS, we are left waiting for many of the things smartphone users have some to know as something essential. Many are still waiting for NoDo. We still have yet to get a decent IM client. With all the waiting it’s nice to see a little light however small at […]

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AT&T to Roll Out Mango Update Starting September 27

Thanks to a lot of digging by wpcentral, we know have the full details on how this AT&T Mango...

Dell Venue Pro: Dell Officially Announces Mango Update

Dell has jumped on the Mango update wagon and has publicly announced that they will be supporting the Mango...