Microsoft still won’t tell us anything about Windows Phone 7’s voice recognition support or what kind of TellMe software integration might be going on in there, but we noticed the Bing app now has a little microphone button on the right side of the input field. The Microsoft representative showing us this phone obviously wasn’t allowed to talk about it, but we’re excited to see that there’s being some work done on the voice/audio interface …
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Windows Phone 7 Marketplace in Action
Did you miss out on TechEd 2010 and want to see the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace? Here is the full session about Windows Phone 7’s marketplace at TechED 2010. In this video you can see the Marketplace application on a real LG Panther phone, a beta version of the Trial API and more information about unlocking phones for developers. (via LiveSide.net Originally published on Pocketnow on June 23, 2010. More Software articles from the Pocketnow …
Continue readingFrozen Bubble Game Coming to Windows Phone 7
A Snood-like game called Frozen Bubble is in the process of being ported to Windows Phone 7 via XNA programming. The developer says, “Currently everything works except menu’s and multiplayer. This is planned for one of the coming weeks.” He’s got a few months still before we start seeing Windows Phone 7 devices on the market, so that’s good news. It looks like we’re seeing some decent developer excitement for Windows Phone 7, huh? (via …
Continue readingLive Messenger on iPhone Better Than Windows Mobile
Microsoft has released official Windows Live Messenger software for the iPhone and it includes some features not available even on Windows Mobile. Some of our readers were upset that Microsoft was not supporting Windows Mobile with the new m.bing.com Bing mobile site, and now we see another blow to Microsoft’s own operating system with this. According to Neowin, the new Windows Live for iPhone app supports Messenger Social features that include “friends’ photos and status …
Continue readingBing Mobile Website Sees Major Update
The Bing mobile website, m.bing.com, has seen a major update recently. Unfortunately, the update does not work on Windows Mobile Classic, but it will work great on the Zune HD and KIN phones. The update brings Bing’s mobile website a bit closer to the functionality and design aesthetics of the desktop version. It now shows information cards where possible instead of just a list of links as before. Switching from portrait to landscape orientations even …
Continue readingHow to Make Your Own Shuffleboard Game for Windows Phone 7
Since the developer tools for Windows Phone 7 are very easily accessible, a lot of people are making apps for the unreleased platform. Many are also making tutorials to help you learn how to make apps. Here’s one that teaches you how to make a shuffleboard game with Physics Behaviors, Perspective Transforms, Gestures, and Multitargeting. Check out the article by Andy Beaulieu with video tutorials here. You’ll learn about all the programming techniques using Visual …
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