“Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.” Has Windows Phone 7 got the formula, right? It sounds like Microsoft has gone a little bit Willy Wonka, at least at TechEd Australia 2010. They’re giving away 250 Windows Phone 7 branded blocks of chocolate, but 5 lucky winners may find a Golden Ticket inside those chocolate wrappers. If you do, you’ll win a Windows Mobile 6.5 device today, …
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Over 300,000 Windows Phone 7 Dev Tools Downloaded
August is the 6 month anniversary of Microsoft’s announcement of Windows Phone 7 and since the first beta of the developer tools were released, there have been over 300,000 downloads of the software. How many of those downloads will translate into apps in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace remains to be seen, but considering most of those people probably intended to at least learn how to make apps for Windows Phone 7, I’m thinking you …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Demo Social Golf Scoring App
A lot of these demo apps that keep appearing for Windows Phone 7, which isn’t even available yet, are looking very nice. Here’s a social-network-connected golf scoring app that looks like could be very useful (if you’re a golfer.) The app lets you manage groups, golfer friends, local courses, and of course the score as you play. It also connects with your golfer friends for updated scores and stats. Check out a couple videos taken …
Continue readingChannel 9 Demos Some Windows Phone 7 Apps
Windows Phone 7 Program Manager, Sean Mckenna, recently gave Channel 9 a demo of some Windows Phone 7 applications that Microsoft has created in order to show some of the things developers can do. The source code for these apps will be made available so that you can learn how to implement some of the features in your own programs. The cloud based translation software with on-device caching sounds very useful, and I hope all …
Continue readingmySquare, the 2nd Foursquare Client for Windows Phone
For a long time there were no Foursquare apps for Windows Mobile at all. After much demand, a single client appeared in the form of WinMoSquare. Now we see a new program called mySquare which might suite your needs better if you’re a Foursquare player. MySquare seems a bit more extensive than WinMoSquare, with maps, friend requests and a bit more “snappiness.” Check out Mobility Minded’s review of the mySquare beta here or download the …
Continue readingA First Taste of Samsung’s Cetus Windows Phone 7
A lot of people are waiting to see what Samsung comes up with for a Windows Phone 7 device since they’ve been one of the manufacturers for the prototype developer devices that have been floating around. Well, just the other day the FCC released some info on the Samsung Cetus Windows Phone 7. The phone will have a 4″ screen and AT&T’s 3G bands. It will also have a decent Galaxy-S-like formfactor at 64.2 x …
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