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Microsoft’s Craig Mundie on Kinect (Siri vs Tellme) video

November 23, 2011 1 Comment

Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie is not impressed with Apple’s Siri. Last week at the Techonomy conference, he spoke to Forbes about Siri, Windows Phone, Tellme, Kinect and how he feels that Apple pushed Siri because it had no other new features on the new iPhone. He also spoke about hoe Windows Phone has […]

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Microsoft Lync Mobile Coming to Windows Phone Next Month (Android, BlackBerry and iOS Too)

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Gary Holden, a tech enthusiast out of Australia tweeted recently that Microsoft Lync Mobile would be coming to Windows Phone in the next 4 weeks. He also stated that it would also be available for Android, Blackberry and IOS devices like the iPhone. We wouldn’t consider that too much to go on but then Microsoft […]

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Mango Apps: SlingPlayer Finally Goes Mango

November 23, 2011 No Comments

SlingPlayer has finally gone Mango! It took awhile but its finally here, being what SlingPlayer does, I am sure many of you wish it would of come alot sooner. Not only does the SlingPlayer Mango update fix bugs like Bug its gray screen issue and Remote latency but it also brings that all important fast […]

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Windows Phone Marketplace: Breakdown of First Year

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft took a chance with Windows Phone when they first launched it only a year ago. Starting completely from scratch, not even Windows Mobile apps were allowed into their new app store which they dubbed the Marketplace. Fast forward a year later and Windows Phone is already at 40,000 apps which is a record for […]

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WP7 Xbox Live Game of the Week: Farm Frenzy 2

November 23, 2011 No Comments

Ever want to experience running your own personal farm? Well if you ever did or just enjoy frantic games where you can take care of a specific business and make it grow and succeed – Farm Frenzy is the game for you. Free Trial/ $2.99 to purchase full game Game Info: If you think life […]

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Tango: Windows Phone Build 8713 Turns Up Out in the Open

November 22, 2011 No Comments

WP Bench, a popular bench marking application for Windows Phone has turned up build 8713 in the wild. A few days ago build 7.10.8711 showed up running on a Nokia device codenamed Champagne, this new discovery just features a small bump on the build number but it does show that there is work being done. There […]

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Popular IOS Apps Turn to Windows Phone at NYC Mobile Acceleration Week

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft held its Mobile Acceleration Week in NYC by hand picking 12 startups to get  hands-on support and training to build compelling apps for the Windows Phone platform. This is a perfect strategy for Microsoft as it not only promote the ecosystem but it gets high profile apps from other mobile OS’s and brings them to Windows Phone users. […]

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XBLIG: Old School Racer Out Now for Windows Phone

November 22, 2011 No Comments

We told you  it was coming soon and now it is here. Xbox Live Indie Game ‘Old School Racer’ is out now for Windows Phone. It is a solid port of the XBLIG Xbox live game and so far so good… 30 Unique levels with alternative roots and hidden tokens. 6 mini games. 200 tokens to […]

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Windows Phone App Mania Contest (Sweden Only)

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Yesterday we announced that Microsoft was kicking off its Developer Mania event in Sweden soon and now we get word that there is also a contest running from now till the end of the year that will be giving away 3 Nokia Lumia 800’s. The competition is open to anyone who publish one or more […]

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IM+ (plus) Gets Updated to V1.9 – Adds Mail.Ru & Other Features

November 21, 2011 1 Comment

IM+ has been updated once again, this time it hits version 1.9 as it adds Mail.Ru and a few more features to its growing list. New to IM+ through Version 1.9 Mail.Ru Agent instant messaging service Option to select font size in conversation window Support for Facebook contacts in ICQ and AIM contact lists Typing […]

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Samsung Focus S vs Samsung Focus Flash Video Comparison

Samsung Focus S and the Samsung Focus Flash are the two new Windows Phone devices by Samsung. Though they...

Nokia Lumia 710 Coming to T-Mobile US in January? Sword?

It looks like the Nokia Lumia 710 will be making its way to T-mobile US early next year. Tmonews...