May 24, 2011
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 […]
Tags: 4G, Bing Vision, Developer, devs, Groups, IE9, Improved Live Tiles, LinkedIn, Local Scout, Mango, multitasking, Quickcards, Threads, Twitter, Windows Phone, WP7News
May 4, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Apps, Chickens Can Dream, Chicks'n'Vixens, de blob, Developer, fable coin golf, Fruit Ninja, full house poker, Games, ilomilo, Indie, indie games, MonsterUp, Square Off, Xbox LiveApps, Games, News
May 2, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Apps, Developer, devs, Microsoft, Microsoft Research, TouchStudio, windows phone 7, WP7Apps, News
April 29, 2011
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 […]
Tags: API, API Tool, Developer, developers, free, Guide, IOS, iPhone, Microsoft, windows phone 7, WP7Apps, News
April 26, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Android, Appcelerator, Apple, Developer, devs, Google, IDC, IOS, windows phone 7, WP7, xboxNews
April 26, 2011
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 […]
Tags: App Hub, Developer, developers, devs, How To, Information, Microsoft, Resources, Silverlight, windows phone 7, WP7, XNAHow To, News
April 24, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Apps, Developer, developers, Windows Phone, WP7, WP7 App Wall, WP7 Apps, WP7 Apps wall, WP7 Developer, WP7APPWALL.COMApps, News
April 23, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Apps, Developer, Garage Session, Microsoft, Windows Phone, WP7News
April 23, 2011
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. […]
Tags: Battery, Battery Meter, Developer, developer phones, Homebrew, WP7, XDA, XDA-DevelopersApps
April 13, 2011
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 […]
Tags: Developer, Mango, MIX 2011, MIX11, Tools, Visual Basic, WP7News