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.
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The 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 …
Continue readingWhat Will Apple iOS 6 Copy From Windows Phone and Android?
Apple is expected to announce the next version of iOS on June 10th at the WWDC. Last year with the announcement of iOS 5, many smartphone users who have experience with more than one platform realized that a lot of iOS 5’s new features were copied directly from competing mobile operating systems such as Android and Windows Phone. The drop-down notifications tray is a direct copy from Android’s method of consolidating notifications, and the new …
Continue readingXbox Video Coming to Windows Phone 8
At E3, Microsoft kind of renamed their Zune music service to Xbox Music. It’s pretty safe to assume that support for this new renamed service will come to Windows Phone 8 just with a few minor rebranding changes. However, it looks like Windows Phone 8 will finally get Movies/TV support in the Marketplace. Marc Whitten of Microsoft shared a letter on Major Nelson’s Blog that mentions some of the new Xbox services that will be …
Continue readingWindows 8 Release Preview on a Tablet
There’s a new build of Windows 8 available called the Windows 8 Release Preview. We thought we’d take a look at how it works on our old HP TouchSmart TM2 tablet PC. Take a look at the video below to check it out. Not a whole lot has changed within the primary operating system other than a nicer app launching animation. We still have the customizable live tiles on the start screen, but with the …
Continue readingDon’t Forget About Your Free Lumia 710 Cover
Nokia has been having a promotion where if you buy a Nokia Lumia 710 before today, May 31, 2012, then you can mail in the reciept, proof of purchase, and a printed form and they’ll mail you a new battery cover in the color of your choice. Currently the Lumia 710 is only available in black or white, so with a free color cover, you can change it up to something more interesting like cyan, …
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