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Windows Phone Developer Tools for Mango Available Now

May 24, 2011 No Comments

With all the crazy announcements that we heard today. Threads-Switch between text, Facebook chat, and Windows Live Messenger, within the same conversation. Groups-Group contacts into personalized Live Tiles to see the latest status updates and quickly send a text, email, or IM to the whole group, right from the Start Screen. Multitasking-Quickly switch between apps […]

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Some Indie Games Way Better Than a Few WP7 Xbox Live Titles

May 4, 2011 3 Comments

There are a handful of Xbox Live titles on my Windows Phone that I love and represent what an Xbox Love game should be. Games like…             But some games that have come out for WP7 under the Xbox Live label have been mediocre at best. Don’t even get me started […]

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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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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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WP7 Places 3rd In Developer Interest In Latest Survey

April 26, 2011 No Comments

Appcelerator and IDC just put out their latest quarterly numbers regarding Windows Phone interest in the developer community. WP7 placed 3rd behind IOS and Android but just surpassed Blackberry. They also charted some specifics about what concerns developers have regarding the Windows Phone plaftform. You will see these particular charts all over the internet today […]

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Microsoft Creates a One Stop Shop For Info On Making Apps

April 26, 2011 No Comments

There is already a tremendous amount of information that is available online on how to create Windows Phone 7 applications. Before WP7 even was out we heard the screams coming out of Redmond – developers, developers, developers!!! So if you want to create WP7 apps there is no shortage of the amount of tutorials and […]

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WP7 App Wall Icons Get 70% Bigger – New Features Announced

April 24, 2011 No Comments

Since WP7AppWall.com was launched last week, there has been already a few changes. The grid has dramatically changed for the better and now it boasts a bigger space for the apps to be shown. Also future features were announced like the fact that at random (most likely weekly) an app from WP7 App Wall will […]

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Microsoft Offering Windows Phone Garage Sessions

April 23, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft is offering free learn and build hands on sessions in and around the US. These sessions are free and open to anyone with a Live ID. In the Morning they go through tons of beginner classes on how to build apps. In the afternoons they will be holding an open lab where you can […]

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Homebrew: Battery Meter For WP7

April 23, 2011 No Comments

I personally don’t care about whether or not I know the exact percentage of how much battery power I have left. Just knowing that the battery is either full, half way or low is good enough for me. For those who need to know down to the exact percentage though have no need to fret. […]

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Mango Tools For WP7 Developers – Available Next Month

April 13, 2011 No Comments

Something that seemed like it would be an eternity to actually become a reality, is sneaking up on us faster than expected. The Mango update that will be coming to us this fall will already have the tools ready for developers next month. Even showed off an easy way to mimic a different location for location […]

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Mango Now Rolling Out For Samsung Focus V1.4

The Samsung Focus received the Mango update along with almost every other device back in September but not every...

Samsung Focus S & Flash Now Available on AT&T

The Samsung Focus S and the Samsung Focus Flash are now available on AT&T. Display 480×800 (4.27” WVGA) Super...