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After the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released this week, it took me a few hours to decide wether or not I wanted to install it on my old HP TouchSmart tm2 that I use daily and bought a while before the original iPad came out. Needless to say I took the plunge after the setup program told me just about everything I had already installed would be compatible. It turns out Windows 8 is …

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“Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp” is the last Windows Phone Xbox LIVE “Must Have Game” of February and we’ve been waiting for this one for a long time, too. The game is essentially a port of 3 mini-games that you’ll also find in the full Xbox 360 game called “Toy Soldiers: Cold War”. The graphics look quite good and are very close to being the same as what you’ll see on Xbox. The “Cardboard Theater” mini-game …

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Nokia’s GPS Navigation software on Windows Phone 7 didn’t really impress me much at version 1.5, however The Verge has gotten a look at Nokia Drive version 3.0 which will definitely include some new useful features. Version 2.0 of Nokia Drive should be coming even sooner with support for full offline destination searching (previously you had to be online just to set a destination even if you had downloaded maps for offline use.) Version 3 …

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This week’s Xbox LIVE game comes out tomorrow, and again we’ve got an early preview for you. Kinectimals for Windows Phone is a portable version of the innovative Kinectimals game for Xbox 360 with Kinect. You can choose a virtual pet from a number of wild animal cubs, name it, train it, and take care of it. As you teach it tricks, you’ll get points and money that you can use to buy food, beverages, …

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Tomorrow’s new Xbox LIVE game for Windows Phone is called “Bug Village”. It’s a free game and there are no advertisements, but there’s still a catch. First off let me tell you about the game. The object is to attract ants and bees to your village by building houses for them, feeding them, and giving them things to do. On one side of the river is your village, while on the other side is your …

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This week’s “Must Have Game” for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone is Bullet Asylum. It comes out February 8th for $2.99 in the Windows Phone Marketplace, so be sure to check it out then. Of course a free trial will be available, but in the meantime, check out our video preview below. The game’s graphic style is similar to that of “Our Manic Game” and “Orbital”… all of the elements seem to be made of …

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