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We Just Launched WPlockscreen.com For Free WP7 Wallpaper

July 25, 2011 2 Comments

A few weeks ago we were thinking about a way to expand the Windows Phone experience on this site. We automatically thought wallpaper for everyone’s Windows Phone Lockscreen. As much as we tried though there seemed to be no good way to incorporate the idea into our website as is. So we bring you WPlockscreen.com. […]

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USA Today App: Review

July 24, 2011 2 Comments

When you hear of an official app being released to Windows Phone, you already have a preconceived image in your head that it will be an amazing app that delivers a great mobile experience. You especially expect that from big name companies that have the resources to pull it off. I expected this from the […]

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Groupon Get Updated to V1.3 (Live Tile)

July 23, 2011 No Comments

Groupon recieved a pretty good update yesterday that improves their whole app experience. The app now looks completely different which is a good thing because plety of times would the old version I would click on something I didnt waant to click on by mistake. Its also alot nicer to look at and it includes Live Tile! […]

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Fight Game Rivals: Coming to Windows Phone Via Xbox Live (Exclusive)

July 22, 2011 1 Comment

  Fight Game Rivals is a game coming to Windows Phone 7 via Xbox Live. It is a turn based fighting game that was built with mobile in mind. It was shown off on the E3 floor. The game will be available this fall and so far it is looking really good. Just take a […]

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Mango Released to Manufacturers and Carriers for Testing

July 22, 2011 No Comments

Awesome news for anyone waiting for the next generation of Windows Phones. According to the WindowsPhoneDev Podcast, Mango the next big update for Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturers. That’s not even where the good news ends. They have also sent the update to carriers so that they may begin testing it on […]

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LG Fantasy Photos Leaked

July 22, 2011 1 Comment

Pocketnow has released pictures of the LG phones that are expected to be released this Fall. There is unfortunately only one Windows Phone among them. The LG Fantasy is a sleek looking phone with a large screen, sadly there are no specs to go with the picture. Though there’s only one Windows Phone in the […]

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Bad Trip: Neon Lights & Bad Mushrooms (Free WP7 Game)

July 22, 2011 2 Comments

Stupid Team – the developers of Chicken Implosion, have released another game onto the WP7 marketplace called Bad Trip. In this game the main character eats a ‘bad’ mushroom and then has a trippy adventure full of neon lights and dragons. This is one weird game wrapped around a pretty difficult game play. It is […]

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How-To: Revert back to NoDo from Mango Beta

July 22, 2011 36 Comments

Okay so you’ve got your Mango going, sliced the fruit into a few pieces… but you realize the fruit isn’t as ripe as you would have liked. Boy I love analogies. Not satisfied with the pre-release version of Mango 7.5? This post is for you. I took the plunge and loaded the beta version of […]

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Sally’s Salon Luxury Edition to be Next Weeks Xbox Live Game

July 21, 2011 No Comments

Sally’s Salon  Luxurey Edition by Game House is coming to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace as next weeks Xbox Live game release. The basic premise of the game is getting the customer all made up while keeping pace with the amount of customers in the salon. These types of games are addicting and very entertaining. […]

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In App Purchases Not Coming to Windows Phone with Mango

July 21, 2011 No Comments

Knowing that the Mango update would bring lots of changes to Windows Phone many developers sat idly by waiting for the announcement of in-app purchasing. The fact that the recent game release Beards and Beaks featured in app purchasing for downdoadable content it seemed like it may be a sure thing. Apparently that is not […]

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Nokia Lumia 710: Closer Look (images & Specs)

The other half of Nokia’s Windows Phone duo is none other than the Lumia 710. The Nokia Lumia 710...

Nokia Lumia 800: Closer Look (images & Specs)

The Nokia Lumia 800 is just a beautiful device. Everything about it really makes what Stephen Elop said come...