At today’s Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco, as you know, Microsoft gave us our first glimpse of what is to come in Windows Phone 8 mainly from a developer perspective. There were a few features announced that many could consider ground breaking, while there were a few others that can certainly be considered catching up to the competition. First up, probably the most ground breaking part of Windows Phone 8 is its shared core …
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Sharp’s New Feel UX Android Skin
We haven’t really seen much of Sharp’s current Android skin, but they’ve just announced that they will be teaming up with a design firm called frog in order to create a new Android based user experience called “Feel UX”. You’ll find it on Sharp’s AQUOS smartphones later this summer. Some of the main UI improvements include lock screen widget functionality and real-time weather animation. Using different gestures on the lock screen you can swipe through …
Continue readingWhich Looks Better? A Comparison Between Popular Apps on iOS and Windows Phone
A while back, Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak said about Windows Phone that “I’m kinda shocked how every screen is much more beautiful.” So we thought it would be fun to look at a few popular iOS apps and how their Windows Phone counterparts compare in the looks department. The difference in which is more beautiful has a lot to do with the design philosophies of each platform and most of the apps tend to conform to …
Continue readingWhat Are You Hoping for in Windows Phone 8?
This week, we just heard about what new features will be coming to Apple’s iOS 6 this year. Some of the things like Facebook integration are catching up to Windows Phone, while other features like Apple’s speech UI are extending their lead. So what are you expecting Microsoft’s response to this to be come June 20th in San Francisco when Microsoft is expected to announce Windows Phone 8? WPCentral suggests that there will be a …
Continue readingA Look at a Few iPhone Games on a Windows 8 Tablet
Since the Windows 8 Release Preview came out, the gaming scene on Windows 8 tablets has changed a bit. We see a few more iPhone style touch-screen games appearing in the Windows 8 Marketplace.
Continue readingThe Dark Knight Rises App
You may have heard that Nokia will be releasing about 900 custom made Nokia Lumia 900 phones with an etched Batman logo on the back, special packaging, and some special Batman-related software. It looks like some Batman branded Lumia 710 battery covers are making the rounds too. It turns out the Batman-related software is now available for all Nokia branded Windows Phones, and it actually includes some very fun features. At first you’d probably think …
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