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Microsoft’s TouchStudio App Gets an Update – A lot More Access

May 2, 2011 1 Comment

Microsoft Research has updated their TouchStudio App on the WP7 Marketplace! now we get access to things like the accelerometer, location, maps, translation services, web search, tile customization, charting, and more. This completely free app is a lot of fun and for developers it has been a cool new tool to help the develop for […]

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‘Hypership Out of Control Lite’ Out For WP7 (XBLIG)

May 1, 2011 No Comments

If you like old school classic games like Galaga, you might want to give this completely free game on WP7 a try. Hypership Out of Control Lite is the Windows Phone version of its bigger brother Hypership Out of Control which is an Xbox Live Indie Game. The game does a very good job of […]

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XBLIG to WP7: ‘Enemy at the Gate’ Coming Soon

May 1, 2011 No Comments

When it Rains it Pours! We have word of another Xbox Live Indie Game coming to Windows Phone 7. Enemy at the gate will be arriving on your WP7 in a weeks time. If you are a fan of old school top down shooters, you should keep an eye out for this game when it is available. […]

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Murphid: Another Xbox Live Indie Game to Make the Jump to WP7

April 30, 2011 No Comments

We just announced that Square off should be hitting the WP7 marketplace at any minute. Now we have word that the XBLIG Murphid will be launching on the Windows Phone marketplace in the next few days. This is really exciting to see all these awesome Indie games from xbox making the jump to our WP7 […]

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Orbi7er: If You Need a Challenge – This Game Is It

April 30, 2011 No Comments

I literally wanted to bash my head in when I first played Orbi7er on WP7. The game is tough and it doesn’t mess around. You have to boost or brake your way to get the to the particular orbit that each level asks of you. In the later levels there are even obstacles that get […]

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New Game: ‘Hasta La Muerte’ Coming to Xbox Live

April 29, 2011 No Comments

A new trailer is out on YouTube announcing an upcoming Xbox Live game for our beloved Windows Phone. Hasta La Muerte looks evil and awesome at the same time. No word on when it will be out but it is definitely coming out soon. The game is being developed by Pohlm Studio and it will […]

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Developer: Microsoft Makes Coding From IOS To WP7 Easier

April 29, 2011 No Comments

I have heard developers say nothing but good things about how easy it is to develop apps for the Windows Phone. But there are still a lot of IOS developers out there that maybe do not want to go through the trouble of learning a new language and or platform. Well, Microsoft has made the […]

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Flickr App Gets Update: Black Screen Bug Fixed

April 28, 2011 No Comments

The Flickr app for Windows Phone 7 has just recieved another update. This time is to fix that annoying black screen bug. It also added a few other tweaks to improve the stability of the app. The app itself has gone under fire recently in the shape of bad reviews in the marketplace. Hopefully this […]

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Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Continues to Grow At a Fast Pace

April 28, 2011 No Comments

Research analyst Distimo released their April report. While the report doesn’t show any surprising information, one interesting tidbit did stand out. In the month of March the Windows Phone 7 marketplace saw a growth of 38%. According to Distimo the WP7 marketplace is growing so quickly that “at its current growth rate, the Windows Phone […]

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Official Yellow Pages App Available In Marketplace

April 28, 2011 No Comments

AT&T Interactive has published an official Yellow Pages App. It is pretty nice and it makes really good use of the Metro UI. It is obviously available in the marketplace for a grand total of zero dollars. It has a bunch of features, even gives you local coupons. App Info: Need a cup of coffee, […]

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HTC Omega Joins Nokia 800 (Sea Ray?) – Caught in Game Analytics

Recently the Nokia 800 (Sea Ray?) and Acer M310 were caught in the wild by Elbert Perez’s game analytics....

Price of Fujitsu IS12T Leaked

We have known little bits about the new generation of Windows Phones that are about to be released this...