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Homebrew: Windows Phone Screen Capture (xap)

October 23, 2011 No Comments

The homebrew community it a homerun with their latest little tool for Windows Phone. The app comes from the WPXAP forums and is called ‘Screen Capturer’. As the name suggest, it is a tool to help you create screen caps from your device without needing to be connected to the PC. What do your device need? […]

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Microsoft Hits 35,000 Apps on Windows Phone Marketplace

October 23, 2011 1 Comment

Late August we were celebrating the Windows Phone marketplace getting to 30,000 apps. Now we are happy to announce that according to wp7applist, we have over 35,000 apps in the marketplace. Thanks to the awesome developers in the Windows Phone community users like you and me can enjoy over 35,000 apps while just a year […]

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Whatsapp Updates to 1.3 – New Feature

October 22, 2011 No Comments

  Whatsapp has just been updated to version 1.3! We do not have a changelog to go by at the moment but the app certainly feels a bit faster and there is a new autosave feature for pictures. Settings > Auto-save incoming pictures No changes have been made yet to give the app a much […]

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Microsoft Research: HoloDesk – Direct 3D Interactions (Holographic Windows Phones)

October 21, 2011 No Comments

Now this is just amazing and it really puts into perspective of what ‘magic’ really is *cough* Apple *cough*. Even though we love Microsoft consumer products, what really sets them apart from other companies are the things that Microsoft actually invents. We aren’t talking nicer screens like what other companies call invention but things that […]

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Steve Ballmer Rips Into Android – Compliments iPhone

October 21, 2011 1 Comment

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 […]

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Comfirmed: Skype Still Scheduled For Fall 2011 Release on Windows Phone

October 21, 2011 1 Comment

There should be no doubt on anyone’s mind if Skype will be coming to Windows Phone. Especially now that Skype is now a division within Microsoft and most new Windows Phone 7.5 devices have had a front facing camera on board. The only question is when is the Skype integration coming to Windows Phone. Well. […]

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Nokia Sabre Leaked Again – Now With Physical Buttons (image)

October 21, 2011 No Comments

Yesterday we got a shot of the Noka Sabre but it was very hard to tell what was going on since it was blurry and the flash made things even worse. Now someone has sent wpcentral a closer , clearer image of the upcoming Nokia Windows Phone. You can clearly see the physical buttons but […]

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Mango Apps: ShopSavvy Gets Updated

October 20, 2011 No Comments

 Shopsavvy has recently received their Mango update and it really aims to please. It includes pinnable in-app live tiles and of course some fast app switching. Shopping around for a few things and want to get the best price? Try ShopSavvy for Windows Phone. It’s a totally new way to ShopSavvy on the Windows Phone! […]

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Mango Disappearing Keyboard Bug Fix?

October 20, 2011 No Comments

Recently, we wrote about how a few Windows Phone users were experiencing some issues while typing. In detail, the keyboard would refuse to open when pressing on a textbox or vanish while typing. For those of you that have experienced this or are dealing with it right now. You may want to try a quick […]

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Details on Microsoft’s Windows Phone Gameplan (LTE 2012)

October 20, 2011 No Comments

I believe that Windows Phones first year on the market can be compared to the original Xbox’s first run at the video game market. They both did not shoot to the number 1 spot after the first try but you can already feel some excitement and the feeling that something special is about to happen. […]

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Leaked: Nokia 800 Marketing Images Surface (pics)

Nokia has been very quiet and secretive as their big conference is only two weeks away. PocketNow however has gotten their...

Hands On: HTC Titan Unboxing Video – Plus a Few More Just For Fun

I imagine that the HTC Titan will be a popular within the Windows Phone community and hopefully it will...