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Windows Phone App Developed by 12 Year Old Kid

March 1, 2011 No Comments

How good are the Windows Phone developer tools? So good that a self-taught 12 year old kid has an App in the Windows Phone marketplace. Check out the clip and be shocked or inspired. Source: CH9

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Microsoft Taking Steps to Expand Marketplace

February 25, 2011 No Comments

  A big issue right now for WP7 is the lack of apps compared to other OS's. Microsoft has taken a step in the right direction to change that. Microsoft had stipulations for developers where they could only submit 5 apps to the Marketplace free of charge. Now devs can submit 100 apps without incurring […]

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MoTweets Coming to Windows Phone 7

February 23, 2011 No Comments

 The Iconic MoTweets from previous versions of Windows Mobile will be coming to Windows Phone 7 very soon. It looks great already and it is coming back with some heavy hitting features. Experience Twitter from your Windows Phone with moTweets, the Premiere Twitter App! With all of the features you would expect from a great […]

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MonsterUp’s First Official Trailer – V.1.5 Available Soon

February 22, 2011 No Comments

  Karios Games, the creators of the popular and very well received Windows Phone 7 game MonsterUp, Have released the first official Trailer. Also with its release they have informed us that V.1.5 has been submitted to the marketplace and should be available any day now. Enjoy the video below plus all the details on […]

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XNA-UK XAP to Give Developers a Way to Test Apps

February 20, 2011 No Comments

The only way so far for developers to test their apps was to hunt down different people with unlocked WP7 devices and share their XAP file. Even after that you would have to hope they would give you sometime of helpful feedback. Now the XNA UK user group has launched their XNA-UK XAP service which […]

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ScoreMobile Gets Update Just in Time

February 20, 2011 No Comments

Just as Major League Baseball players are starting to warm up for the 2011 season. ScoreMobile gets updated with new leagues MLB Baseball MLS Soccer, LIGA Soccer, SERI Soccer, Champions Soccer CFL Football PGA Golf NASCA & Formula One Racing WTA Tennis and ATP Tennis. Also the update adds a few performance improvements  

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XDA Wallpaper App Available

February 19, 2011 No Comments

  A few days ago we wrote about a series of wallpaper that was available on the XDA forums. We really loved the idea over here and I am currently sporting one of the backgrounds on my HD7. Well anheledir.NET took it a step forward and released an app to create your own slide-up wallpaper. […]

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MSN Video Makes it to the Marketplace

February 18, 2011 No Comments

Not to be outdone, Microsoft puts out its own Video app. MSN Video makes great use of the Metro UI and is packed with a lot of content. CNBC Consumer Reports Discovery Fox Sports HealthDay HowCast Kiplinger’s MSNBC Stupid Videos Today Access Hollywood Animal Planet The App is now available for free  in the Marketplace

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Twin Blades: Removed From the Marketplace

February 17, 2011 No Comments

The cartoonish but violent game, Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard has been pulled from the Windows Phone marketplace with very little explanation as to why. Karl Stricker, Business Manager of Mobile Gaming at Xbox LIVE, offered a brief summary of the situation via his personal Twitter account: “We had to remove it due to marketplace […]

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Game Review: Pixel Man Zero

February 17, 2011 No Comments

  When I didn't think games couldn't get anymore additively simple than Dodge. Nick Gravelyn releases another one, Pixel Man Zero makes it to the Windows Phone 7. The title might sound familiar to some of you, especially those with consoles. Pixel man first came out out the Xbox 360 as an indie game and […]

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ZTE Tania: ZTE Officially Shows Off Their First Windows Phone 7.5 Device

At an event in China yesterday, ZTE officially pulled the curtains aside on their first Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” device. The...

Leaked: Samsung Focus S Uncovered in the Wild (pic)

When it rains it pours… Even though we have seen its face before. A close up image of the...