Got a Windows Phone ? Want to get Angry Birds and be just like your fellow Android and iPhone users ? Just click this link and Zune should pop up with the game. If that doesn’t work, fire up Zune [...]
A technical preview of the upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 – aka Mango – has been popping up on a few websites this past week. It’ll bring multitasking, WiFi hotspot capabilities, threaded messaging, linked inboxes and better Exchange support. Overall there’s [...]
Following our news item this morning we can now confirm everything thanks to a full press release on from the company. The figure paid by Microsoft is indeed $8.5 billion (£5.2bn), and was paid in cash. Microsoft state that … [...]
Can it really be ? Yes, an app which lets you transfer raw files onto your Windows Phone. Hann File Transporter pairs up with the freely available Hann Portable Server to let you upload and download files directly from your [...]
How successful is Windows Phnoe 7 ? Well, a lot has been said about app numbers and handsets sold, but until now we’ve only seen the amount of phones sold to suppliers and networks – not to actual customers on [...]
Say what you will about Windows Phone 7, the apps are increasing. 10,000 apps are now available (10,106 as I type) according to WindowsPhoneAppList.com and that’s good news amonst these last few weeks of update problems. Link – WindowsPhoneAppList.com
The number of apps in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace continues to rise. WindowsPhoneAppList.com now reports that over 9000 applications are available – up from 8,200 a couple of weeks back. Nearly a quarter of those apps are games and, [...]
Rumours are rife that NOKIA may be announcing Windows Phone 7 as a partner, having previously partnered could it be that NOKIA are lining up the Windows platform for “a major platform shift” Although these rumours have been around for [...]
Another website is now available for those looking to browse Windows Phone 7 applications and games on their desktop browser. It joins AppsFuze, MarketPlaceBrowser and WP7AppList to name just a few. The new WindowsPhoneAppList.com site lets you filter by price, [...]
Microsoft have started to dispute an Apple application to trademark the words “App Store”. The original submission was filed by Apple back in 2008 but it’s only now that Microsoft have filed a dispute. Windows Phones currently come with an [...]
This is ContaSconto. It’s a Windows Phone 7 app for calculating the percentage discount on items. If you’re ever in a shop and see “25% off” you can calculate the exact saving you’re getting. A free trial is available with [...]
We’re getting tipped on more and more Windows Phone 7 apps at the moment. If you’re an iPhone or Android developer and want some coverage do let us know. This then is Deluxe Moon – an application providing comprehensive moon [...]
Putt In – Golf is a new game for Windows Phone 7. There’s 18 crazy courses to play and you can compare your score with an online leaderboard. Three unique game types are available with realistic physics, easy controls and [...]
A decent application library is usually on the “want” list for smartphone buyers when they’re hunting for a new phone. Today Windows Phone has reached almost 6000 applications according to WP7Applist.com. It’s only a few days since this number was [...]
Amazon have released a Windows Phone 7 version of their e-reader Kindle app. With all the features of their other Kindle apps, you can now read your books on your Windows Phone 7 – it will even synchronise where you [...]
Joshua has given us a nudge about an addictive game for Windows Phone 7 called GeoMind. It’s already proving popular and is sitting within the top 100 games of its category despite being just a week old. It’s really simple [...]
This is the Sky TV application for Windows Phone 7. It’s a pretty popular tool that iPhone and Android users will already be familiar with. You can search through listings, browse programme times or set programmes to “Remote Record” from anywhere with…
If we’re honest, it’s safe to say that almost everyone uses Google. Sure, there’s some people out there who use Bing and Yahoo, but Google search is so widely known that you may feel a little lost in Windows Phone 7 without it. Today Google have annou…
Windows Phone 7 on the HTC HD2 ? Yep, you read that right. It’s ever-so-slightly slower but really, you wouldn’t notice. Everything is here. The sounds, the multi-touch, the whole thing, on an existing Windows Mobile 6.5 device.
Now, after the huge fa…
Windows Phone 7. We’ve spoken a lot about it of late. My personal feelings are that, after a Service Pack, this could shape up to be a rather brilliant OS in a few months time. We’re in the here and now though, and the fact that you can’t upload ringt…