July 1, 2011
As my usual routine, I look through the Marketplace quite often, therefore I tend to notice when there is an issue. If you have looked poked around the Marketplace this morning, or even the apps on Zune you may have noticed some issues with the loading. While it takes longer then usual to load the […]
Tags: Marketplace, windows phone 7, WP7, ZuneNews, Zune
June 20, 2011
More apps for Windows Phone 7 is always a great thing. Paul Thurrott of Windows Phone Secrets recently discovered that Microsoft does plan on porting application from the Zune HD to the Windows Phone Marketplace. A transcription that Thurrott took of the Zune Insider podcast gives a little more information: “A question I keep getting […]
Tags: Apps, developers, Marketplace, Microsoft, windows phone 7, WP7, Zune HDApps, Games, News, Zune
June 8, 2011
There has been a lot of information regarding the expansion of Windows Phone 7 and its’ services to different regions. Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Windows Phone Program Management tweeted this message: The Zunepass has been something that we cannot live without in my household so I, for one am happy that others will get […]
Tags: Joe Belfiore, Mango, speech, windows phone 7, WP7, Zune, zunepassNews, Zune
May 26, 2011
The Shazam apps our back in the marketplace!The free app is now in a totally different location so you cannot upgrade the old one. Now that they have their premium app, you are only limited to 5 tags a month on the free version. Previously they promised us that if you were using the Shazam app […]
Tags: discovery, music, Shazam, Shazam Encore, songs, tagging, tracks, youtube, ZuneApps, News, Zune
May 23, 2011
There is a nasty little rumor going around that Zune is going to be split and rebranded into different departments in microsoft. The rumor also suggests that the announcement will also go down at the May 24th Mango event. The rumor has Zune splitting up like this… Xbox mobile Xbox Live Windows Live Zune The […]
Tags: Hulu, iTunes, last.fm, Mango, Netflix, Nokia services, Rumor, Windows Live Zune, Xbox Live, Xbox mobile, ZuneNews, Zune
May 17, 2011
The details just keep on coming concerning the much anticipated Mango update for later this year. One big feature that was outed is the Zune’s Smart DJ feature. This feature on your Windows Phone will play a custom playlist depending on the music you have already on your phone. If you have a Zune pass […]
Tags: Mango, Playlist, Smart DJ, wifi, Windows Phone, WP7, ZuneNews, Zune
May 12, 2011
Shazam Encore just hit the Windows Phone Marketplace. This premium version of Shazam has tons of new features, includes unlimited tagging and will set you back $5.99 (ouch). The app also includes watching music videos from Youtube and music lyrics to add to an already solid application. Those who are not familiar with Shazam. The […]
Tags: discovery, music, Shazam, Shazam Encore, songs, tagging, tracks, youtube, ZuneApps, Featured, Zune
May 2, 2011
We here at WP7 Connect feel that Zune Pass is the greatest thing ever (in relation to music anyway). So we are giving away a 3 Months worth of Zune pass to 1 of our awesome readers. You get 3 months of Zune Pass Unlimited music from Zune (for 3 months) 10 Free Songs to download a […]
Tags: contest, Giveaway, WP7, Zune, Zune PassNews, Zune
April 29, 2011
Microsoft has a very suspicious job listing posted titled ‘Business Manager-IEB-Xbox Live Music Marketplace (754083)’. Now many people are taking this as a strategic rebranding move (especially after Microsoft killed the Zune hardware not too long ago) but I personally don’t. In the listing itself it mentions the Zune services several times. So it is […]
Tags: music, WP7, Xbove Live Music, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, ZuneNews, Zune
April 20, 2011
Believe it or not someone has dedicated their time and patience to develop apps for Android to make it look like Windows Phone 7. WP7Android is the site put up to promote bringing WP7 to Android. There will be 9 apps released: Launcher, Dialer, Contacts, Mail, Message, Browser, Camera, Gallery and Zune-Player. I know this is […]
Tags: Android, Apps, windows phone 7, WP7, ZuneApps, News, Zune