December 2, 2011
Google is almost none existent on Windows Phone, official apps or lack there of (since there is just 1) is completely horrible. Google Inc. might be starting to come around though as their homepage as been transformed for Windows Phone. If you go to google.com on your Windows Phone, you get a customized experience just for Windows […]
Tags: Google, Pin to Start, Search, Windows PhoneNews
November 30, 2011
Even though Microsoft’s relativly new Windows Phone platform is trailing mobile giants like Apple’s iPhone and Google Android in sales. Windows Phone has already gained a top spot in a pretty important category, which is ad click through rate. This shows that even thuogh the Windows Phone platform is new and still growing, developers […]
Tags: Ads, Android, Apple, Click Through, developers, Google, iPhone, Nokia, Windows PhoneNews
November 23, 2011
Say it Ain’t So Joe!? It has been only about 2 months since Joe Marini was a Windows Phone manager at Microsoft and was under fire when he tweeted about the Nokia 800, a future unofficial device at the time. The rumor was that he left the company before Microsoft could fire him. He is […]
Tags: Google, joe marini, Microsoft, Twitter, Windows PhoneNews
November 14, 2011
The popular mapping app gMaps on Windows Phone by Alexey Strakh has gone Mango. Yes it has your regular fast app switching which we have grown to love on all Mango infused apps but it also packs a huge list of new features. New features: Compass Latitude background agent New bicycle layer Ability to hide […]
Tags: gMaps, Google, Mango, Map, Maps, Navigation, Trips, Windows PhoneApps
November 11, 2011
Google has yet to make their app for Google+ available on Windows Phone so publisher jacob.bearce.me had to take matters into his own hands. The app works as a wrap around for the web version. Im usually not a fan of these types of apps but this one has been done pretty well. This should […]
Tags: App, Google, Google Plus, social, Windows PhoneApps
October 31, 2011
OctroTalk is a Google Talk client that recently hit the Windows Phone marketplace at a price of $4.99. I said that the price would probbaly fall shortly since $4.99 is a bit much for a standalone Gtalk client, eventhough it seems as though it may be a very good one. One of our readers (Mukatd) […]
Tags: Google, google talk, gtalk, Mango, Octrotalk, Windows PhoneApps
October 24, 2011
OctroTalk is a Google Talk client that has recently hit the Windows Phone marketplace. Its a standalone app and from my brief handling of Octrotalk it seems to work really well. For those of you that really need a great Google Talk client on Windows Phone, this may be it. Remember though that it only […]
Tags: Google, google talk, gtalk, Mango, Octrotalk, Windows PhoneApps, News
October 21, 2011
Recently, Google’s User Experience Director for Android, Matias Duarte lashed out at Windows Phones user interface. “There’s this thing that’s happening right now in user interface design that I find kind of shackling. The faux wood paneling trend, and the airport lavatory signage trend.” He laughs when he says this and pulls up a slide […]
Tags: Android, Google, Matias Duarte, Steve Ballmer, Windows Phone, WP7News
September 29, 2011
Now who could of even dreamt something like this up. Microsoft, who is battling to grab one of the top spot in the mobile industry is making tons of cash off of the one holding 1st place (for now). Recently Microsoft announced that they had cut a deal with Samsung, the largest supplier of Android devices. […]
Tags: AAndroid, Google, HTC, Microsoft, Patent, Patent Wars, samsung, Windows PhoneNews
September 28, 2011
Microsoft announced today that Samsung has finalized a patent deal with the tech giant. They both join the ranks of HTC, Acer, Viewsonic and many others in licensing the proper patents from Microsoft in order to avoid lawsuits from them in the future. It is being reported that Samsung will have to pay Microsoft $10 […]
Tags: Android, Google, Microsoft, Patent, Patent Deal, samsungNews