WP7 Connect - Follow us on Twitter WP7 Connect - Become a Fan on Facebook

Author Archive

Popular IOS Apps Turn to Windows Phone at NYC Mobile Acceleration Week

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft held its Mobile Acceleration Week in NYC by hand picking 12 startups to get  hands-on support and training to build compelling apps for the Windows Phone platform. This is a perfect strategy for Microsoft as it not only promote the ecosystem but it gets high profile apps from other mobile OS’s and brings them to Windows Phone users. […]

Tags: , , , , , , Apps, News

XBLIG: Old School Racer Out Now for Windows Phone

November 22, 2011 No Comments

We told you  it was coming soon and now it is here. Xbox Live Indie Game ‘Old School Racer’ is out now for Windows Phone. It is a solid port of the XBLIG Xbox live game and so far so good… 30 Unique levels with alternative roots and hidden tokens. 6 mini games. 200 tokens to […]

Tags: , , , , , , Games

Microsoft Acquires ‘VideoSurf’ (Video Content Discovery Company )

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft has taken another step today in increasing the amount of features and technoloy that is built into Xbox Live. Microsoft has just announced the purchase of VideoSurf, a video content discovery company that has technology that works almost like Shazam but for video. VideoSurf currently has mobile apps for TV and Movie discovery and […]

Tags: , , , , News

Nokia Lumia presents: The Little Amazing Show (Episode 1 – Berlin)

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Nokia continues its angle of an amazing everyday as it launched its new video series called – Lumia presents. This one is labelled “The Little Amazing Show (Episode 1 – Berlin)” Join us for some little ideas to make your day more amazing and see what happens when you leave a piano in middle of the […]

Tags: , , , , , News

Windows Phone App Mania Contest (Sweden Only)

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Yesterday we announced that Microsoft was kicking off its Developer Mania event in Sweden soon and now we get word that there is also a contest running from now till the end of the year that will be giving away 3 Nokia Lumia 800’s. The competition is open to anyone who publish one or more […]

Tags: , , , , , , News

AppMakr: The Popular Do It Yourself App Maker Going Premium ($10 per app)

November 22, 2011 2 Comments

AppMakr is a pretty popular service that allows you to build simple RSS based apps for free without any coding. Now it looks like their service might be making that all important move to becoming a paid service. AppMakr has begun sending emails to users stating that they will be introducing ads to the free […]

Tags: , , , News

New Xbox Metro UI Inspired Dashboard to Launch December 6

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Some have already been enjoying the new Xbox 360 fall update for a month now with it’s biggest draw being its new Metro UI inspired dashboard. Some even might tell you how beautiful it looks and how much easier it is to find things (hint hint). Well, the everyone will finally have a crack at […]

Tags: , , , , , , , Featured, News

IM+ (plus) Gets Updated to V1.9 – Adds Mail.Ru & Other Features

November 21, 2011 1 Comment

IM+ has been updated once again, this time it hits version 1.9 as it adds Mail.Ru and a few more features to its growing list. New to IM+ through Version 1.9 Mail.Ru Agent instant messaging service Option to select font size in conversation window Support for Facebook contacts in ICQ and AIM contact lists Typing […]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Apps

XIMAD: Fox & Geese Lands on Windows Phone

November 21, 2011 9 Comments

XIMAD brings us an old school game of Tafl as a simplified version via Fox and Geese. Its a pretty fun game with timely enjoyable animation. It is a pretty cool game to have available if you only have a few minutes to play. It is available on Windows Phone for free or you can […]

Tags: , , , , , , Games

Microsoft Launching Developer Mania Event in Sweden (Nov. 23rd)

November 21, 2011 1 Comment

In 2 days, Microsoft will be hosting Developer Mania in Sweden to not only attract developers/teach newcomers but to also reach out to the more advanced developers.  “Interest in Windows Phone grows and grows. This autumn the first Swedish version out and soon launches its first Nokia phones for Windows Phone. This is the Conference […]

Tags: , , , , News

Nokia Teasing the Nokia 900 (Ace)?

We loved Nokia’s presentation at Nokia World of their 2 brand new Windows Phones. However, we had hoped to...

HTC Radar Available Now on T-Mobile

T-mobile has launched its HTC Radar today for only $99 with a 2 year contract and the suggested retail price...