A beta for Xbox Live Extras made its way into the Marketplace on June 10th but was subsequently removed. This beta was intended for users who are testing out Mango. Had you spotted the app and downloaded it, it unfortunately wouldn’t have been functional on a phone that does not carry the Mango software. […]
NewsDo you have an Android app that you wish were on Windows Phone 7? Well Microsoft is really doing whatever they can to get developers for other OS’s to bring their apps to Windows Phone 7.The latest thing that Microsoft has done is to release the Android to Windows Phone API Mapping tool. What this […]
NewsThe Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has grown at a fast pace and having seen the newest VisionMobile research report I can assume that it will continue to do so. VisionMobile published a report based entirely on the developers mindset. There is a lot of interesting information included in this report but the main point of […]
Apps, Games, NewsDecapod Studios announces big update to their Photo Search app Press Release: Today we released version 3.1 of our Photo Search application for WindowsPhone 7 devices. This update brings major application redesign and UI face-lift. Photo Search now uses Bing instead of Google search. This (major) change will allow much faster searches and better phone […]
AppsThere are instances when I am looking through the Marketplace and am overwhelmed by the number of apps that are basically all the same and are grouped together in the new apps category. What happens is that a developer makes a series of apps perhaps based on location and publishes them all simultaneously. This makes […]
Apps, NewsBing Image Search is a new app to hit the marketplace by developer Johnny Westlake. The application works well to bridge one of the gaps of the Bing search on Windows Phone 7. The app loads quickly and produces search results in matter of seconds. The delevoper did a great job in giving the application the […]
NewsI have been very vocal about how I feel about Windows Phone 7 lacking a decent messenger service. Today, I received some news that brought me some relief. A very reliable source has let us know that Kik messenger should be available in the Marketplace by the end of June. There will be no beta […]
NewsThere are times when I play a game that I really enjoy on your Windows Phone 7 and think “this should be an Xbox Live game”. MonsterUp, an extremely popular game on WP7 is constantly receiving that kind of feedback from users. Why then is it not an Xbox Live game? Marios Karagiannis, the developer of […]
NewsDevelopers who decide to charge more for their apps have the support of Microsoft. Microsoft believes that supporting higher app prices will lead to better quality apps for the Marketplace. “If we can support a higher price point that’s good for developers.” said Brandon Watson, director of an apps developer program for Microsoft. While the […]
NewsWe have kept you updated on the Paramount movies hitting the Marketplace, more Rock of Ages and most recently Mean Girls. I am guessing the movies in the Marketplace are doing well because Paramount added a new movie to the lineup, The Last Airbender. Not only are they seemilngly coming out with a new movie […]
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