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New Change.org Petition Launched To Get Microsoft To Move Faster On Apps

New Change.org Petition Launched To Get Microsoft To Move Faster On Apps

February 10, 2013 No Comments

A new petition has sprung up on Change.org for those that are seeking Microsoft specifically to put greater effort in getting the ”major apps” It just so happens that after 2 years, while there are 150000 apps to download from the Windows Phone store, there a still quite a few missing that many need desperately. Below is a few that ...

Google Maps Site Now Unavailable to Windows Phone Users

Google Maps Site Now Unavailable to Windows Phone Users

January 4, 2013 4 Comments

Somehow, in someway this petty behavior demonstrated by Google has to stop. Recently, Google not only stopped support for ActiveSync Exchange support for Windows Phone Users, they also blocked YouTube from being accessed for use in the Windows Phone OS. Which now brings us to the latest ploy by Google. This one involves redirecting Windows Phone users to the Google ...

SoundGecko is All Fixed and Ready to Download for Free on the Windows Phone Store

SoundGecko is All Fixed and Ready to Download for Free on the Windows Phone Store

January 4, 2013 1 Comment

We featured the app SoundGecko back in September and enjoyed what the app was able to do. You can grab articles online and it actually plays them to you via audio. Pretty much like Audible but for online articles. Shortly after its launch, the app was broken because of  “a bug in the store pipeline“. ...

New Petition To Bring Google Apps To Windows Phone

New Petition To Bring Google Apps To Windows Phone

December 29, 2012 2 Comments

With worse than poor offerings from Google when it comes to the Windows Phone OS, its getting harder and harder for the head honchos at Google to keep their hatred of all Windows products publicly at a minimum. There are certain workarounds to enable the use of things like multiple calendars, but with the recent announcement that Google will be dropping Exchange ActiveSync support ...

Popular ‘Instant Heart Rate’ App Now at Your Fingertips (Available Now)

Popular ‘Instant Heart Rate’ App Now at Your Fingertips (Available Now)

December 26, 2012 1 Comment

The popular Instant Heart Rate app is now available on Windows Phone 8. You can now use the camera on your Windows Phone to get your heart rate measured instantly. Features: Heart rate measurement Real-time PPG graph Continuous or Auto-Stop mode Heart Rate Zones Data storage and tags Data export for registered users Sharing to ...

Windows Phone Store Online Expands and Adds New Features

Windows Phone Store Online Expands and Adds New Features

December 14, 2012 No Comments

  Microsoft has announced that their online Windows Phone Store has expanded to 37 new locations. The new markets are: Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo (DRC), Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Paraguay, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tajikistan, ...

Generation Apps: Microsoft Touts New Video to Inspire Devs

Generation Apps: Microsoft Touts New Video to Inspire Devs

December 10, 2012 No Comments

Microsoft has published a new video on Youtube touting Windows 8 apps and the store. There’s never been a better time to build apps. From start to finish, Generation App provides what you need to make coding Windows 8 apps or games a snap. Find the tools, help, and support you need to make sure ...

Nokia Creates Site for ex Android and iPhone Users to Round Up Favorite Apps on Windows Phone

Nokia Creates Site for ex Android and iPhone Users to Round Up Favorite Apps on Windows Phone

December 4, 2012 No Comments

Nokia has teamed up with Xyo to create a pretty cool new way to find your favorite apps on Windows Phone (If you are coming from Android or iPhone). Nokia: of the top 50 apps available for iPhone and Android, 46 of them are available for your Nokia Lumia If you’re considering a switch to ...

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How To: Install Apps on SD Card (New Feature via WP Store Update)

How To: Install Apps on SD Card (New Feature via WP Store Update)

December 4, 2012 No Comments

The Windows Phone Store was updated recently to expand the countries that developers can publish apps from. From that however came a feature that no one expected. Now you are able to install apps from an SD card (Windows Phone 8). The feature was even featured on Microsoft’s How to page. Neowin notes the following: ...

Windows Phone developer revenue up 100%+ since November’s WP8 launch

Windows Phone developer revenue up 100%+ since November’s WP8 launch

December 2, 2012 No Comments

Windows Phone Apps Team Senior Director, Todd Brix has recently taken to Twitter to announce that Windows Phone app downloads and developer revenue has more than doubled since the November launch of the Windows Phone 8 platform. Not only has this more than exceeded what was expected but it has given new hope to those that (for ...

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New Commercial Featuring Kids Corner On Windows Phone Shows Parents How To Silence Children The Right Way(Video)

Windows Phone UK has just published on YouTube what might be the most genuine use of Kids Corner on...

Voice-Controlled Camera for Windows Phone Patented By Microsoft

Nearly two years ago, Microsoft filed a patented that gives them the exclusive rights and ability to use the Windows Phone...

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