[UPDATE] Those of us with a strong movie and T.V. addiction will find solace in the newest addition to hit the Microsoft App Marketplace. Today, HuluPlus has arrived for Windows Phone 8 devices. The new app will be available for those with a paid subscription to the online service. Those...
Microsoft Favors iOS...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Windows Phone users have had to deal with plenty of apps and games arriving late on the platform so you could understand the awesome feeling we get when we see popular apps arrive on the marketplace(Instagram will come to WP soon!). But when it’s a Microsoft first party studio playing...
Hulu Plus coming to ...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Hulu Plus is one of those apps that is a necessity on any phone platform and so you could understand the outcry by Windows Phone users. One such user took it to himself to persuade Hulu into making said app. Reddit user Link 9454 sent Hulu his argument and got a response from the...
Window Phone 8 will ...
posted by Cristian Reyes
The Verge has learned through close sources of the matter that Windows Phone 8 will support 1080p resolutions. The update will come later this year for new devices with 5 inch, or higher devices. Windows Phone 8 currently supports 720p resolutions WVGA, and WXGA. The title to the update is...
Facebook Home might ...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Facebook Home is the hotly anticipated Facebook launcher for Android handsets. On Thursday April 4th Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg revealed the new Facebook experience which basically turns your phone into a “Facebook Phone”. The launcher puts all of Facebook’s functions front...
Call of Duty Elite n...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Activision, the publisher for the popular franchise Call of Duty, has released a companion app for the console series. Like the Halo 4 Smartglass application, the Call of Duty Elite app holds player multiplayer statistics and other neat in game info. For Black Ops 2 fans this is a must...
Nokia Lumia 920 on F...
posted by Dario Camacho
If you haven’t been paying attention, there has been a considerable amount of talk about Nokia’s Lumia 920 camera. In fact, Gizmodo gave it the top spot in a comparison against other flagship smartphones cameras, including the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III. Now that the phone has...
Skulls of the Shogun...
posted by Dario Camacho
Today, 17-Bit Studios revealed new pricing on their recent strategy game Skulls of the Shogun. The new pricing will affect the Xbox Live Arcade and Windows 8 stores. The new pricing will be 800 Microsoft Points for the Xbox Live version, and $6.99 for the Windows 8 and Windows Surface...
Tweaking the New Twi...
posted by Dario Camacho
Last week, a new update for Twitter was released for the masses on Windows Phone. For many, the new look and functionality of the update cleared up many of the complaints of the official app. It’s a clean interface with much needed improvements in presentation and performance. The new...
Why HTC Needs To Pus...
posted by Dario Camacho
Earlier this week, HTC unveiled its gambit, the HTC One. It’s a showstopper cooked up by HTC’s technicians, designers and software programmers. Ultrapixels, 1080p screens with 468 ppi, Sense 5, dual stereo speakers with dedicated amplifiers, all crammed in a svelte aluminum casing...
Charging Ahead: Read...
posted by Jay Golden
With MWC 2013 (Mobile World Congress) just around the corner starting February 25th – 28th, I find myself patiently waiting for the exciting news about the mobile industry, all sorts of good stuff to be announced I’m sure! I really hope to see lots of great new...
Windows Phone grows ...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Euroset, the go to store for mobile phones and other electronic devices in Russia, has just released some numbers revealing that Windows Phone has once again retained the title of fastest growing OS year over year. Windows Phone OS has grown 313% in terms of shipments, 274% in terms of...
What’s in your...
posted by Jay Golden
I’ll be the first to admit that my experience with the Apple or Android ecosystems is limited as a whole with just some basic time spent with any of their devices individually. This is by choice. I have assisted people with their devices on a number of occasions and made recommendations...
Zune classic Audiosu...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Zune veterans might have some pleasant memories when hearing of the name Audiosurf, it was one of the few games we actually received! Fans of the game will be happy to know that the creator of the game has just announced a sequel to the music/rhythm game with Tron like graphics. The new game...
Microsoft at CES 201...
posted by Darren Holden
Hey Everyone, I’m Darren. Microsoft @ CES 2013 -One Post- Let’s Go. Surface RT gets jail broken and Microsoft seemingly couldn’t be happier. To remind the world they are completely irrelevant, Sprint announced that Windows Phone 8 is finally worth of their...
Things I Wish For in...
posted by Dario Camacho
2012 shaped up to be full of new beginnings, tidings and events for Microsoft and its respective partners. Redmond finally unveiled Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and some cool Xbox additions. A new dawn of powerful Windows Phone hardware from its two most dedicated partners, HTC and Nokia; and a...
Windows Phone is now...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Microsoft’s Uphill Battle It has been a long time coming but Windows Phone has now become the third most popular platform. Forbes reports that Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has surpassed Rim and is now seeing sells of 2.7% of all purchases in the United States, a sign...
Gnomio First Smart W...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Smart watches seem to be the trend lately and the latest entries of these devices is Windows Phone friendly. Meet Gnomio, a smart watch that notifies you through Bluetooth connectivity when you receive calls, emails and messages. Gnomio come in two different models, Gnomio Fresh which is the...
App Showcase: Fontli
posted by Dario Camacho
An indistinguishable trait of Microsoft’s powerful, stylistic OS is its strong use of typography. Intertwined between accent colors, boxes and carefully laid gutters, the use of typography to guide users could be considered an art form in and of itself. Negative space is en mass....
Update: HTC Titan II...
posted by Dario Camacho
[Update: Well all that excitement was for naught. Microsoft has indeed contacted WPCentral.com and admitted an erroneous typo was present on the survey and in no way is HTC creating a third iteration of the Titan series. File that under bummer.] If you happen to be a Xbox Live Rewards member,...
Reaction of the Wind...
posted by Dario Camacho
Today, through the Windows Phone Blog, Microsoft announced the release of the Windows Phone 7.8 update for Windows Phone 7.5 devices. The update will be rolling out in the near future, more specifically early 2013. As stated by Terry Myerson, Corporate Vice President of the Windows Phone...
Alpha Jax Gets the X...
posted by Dario Camacho
If you have been a Windows Phone faithful since its introduction in 2010, you no doubt have seen or played the excellent Scrabble-like game Alpha Jax. The word-making game has been one of the few jewels from that early era. And now, coming this Wednesday as part of Microsoft’s weekly...
Free Purity Headsets...
posted by Cristian Reyes
Nokia is giving away free Purity Headsets by Monster to any recent Lumia buyers. All you need is to do is send in your receipt of your purchase, UPC/barcode, and fill out this form on the Nokia Holiday website. If you have any further questions a number is listed below on the site with...
Rewards for Windows ...
posted by CoryRS
With Windows Phone 8 becoming available to the masses this past Friday, it should be no surprise that Bing Rewards is now offering rewards for those who are upgrading to the new handsets. What are the available rewards? The rewards are prepaid cards for apps and games on the Windows Phone 8...
Chase Bank App Now A...
posted by Dario Camacho
Windows Phone is still a long ways from catching up to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android marketplaces, but in terms of quality, Microsoft’s online app store is nearing parity with the other two. Today the official JP Morgan Chase app has arrived on the Windows Phone Store. As...