A point that Microsoft has always maintained is that the number of apps is useless and what is more important is that the applications you need are available. Now a recent study performed by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project points out Smartphone Apps may be even less significant.
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What might be one of the best games I have ever played on my Samsung Focus mobile device I am happy to say Fight Game Rivals is now in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Fight Game Rivals is not only a fight game but also involves quite a bit of strategy regarding how you attack and how you block. You also can take your fighter through the tournament and increase his fight skills. As you win fights you earn credits to buy better attacks.
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Despite the fact that Windows Phone 7 has a built in Radio we still use TuneIn Radio which users to stream their favorite FM/AM radio stations over the internet. TuneIn Radio not only displays the station but can also show you the current lineup of DJ’s and a profile on each person too. I am a heavy satellite radio listener, which still does not have a Windows Phone 7 app; however, there are local radio stations that I listen to on my Samsung Focus. TuneIn Radio has 50,000 stations so chances are you can find something you like. Version 1.2 features a few bug fixes and enhancements, which are:
- Better support for Windows streams (no pause in playback, when locking the screen, should work over Bluetooth now)
- Fixed error loading low bitrate (< 32 kbit/s) streams (many radio scanners stream at 16 kbps).
- Option to disable screen auto-lock for Now playing screen, which is useful when user wants to see now playing information all the time
The new versions is in the marketplace and has already been notified on my Focus.
{ via windowsphonejunky.com }
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Like a lot of software in the world people find ways to hack it. The difference is some of the people who do it, have the best intentions in mind. In a report done by wpcentral.com, a demo video was done showing how Marketplace Apps could be cracked. Thankfully the information has been turned over to Microsoft so that they can fix the hole. You would think that anyone using a Windows Phone 7 device would be happy about the way the crack was handled. Unfortunately, there are still way to many people who think stealing people’s hard work is OK.
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With the weeks counting down until I get my phone I am trying to get as prepared as possible. As soon as I get my phone, I want to log in and have all the apps, emails, games, and Music blowing down to my phone. So part of this is figuring out which apps I am going to get first. The Marketplace app count has been exploding since it opened a few weeks ago. My count is 902 apps but globally it is being reported as a 1000.
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Microsoft is trying to do everything in their power to make sure Windows Phone 7 get’s off to a good start. I don’t know why but everyone holds the amount of apps a platform has as some sort of merit badge. The more crappy apps you some across the less important this becomes. However having a lot of developers is not a bad thing. According to Microsoft, they want more developers
We’re taking the next step with Marketplace to attract a much wider range of developers, from large software companies down to students and hobbyists.
To achieve this goal Microsoft has revamped the Windows Phone Marketplace rules.
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With the momentum of the Mobile World Congress Microsoft decided to ride the wave and announce the updating of the Windows Mobile Marketplace. There were a lot of enhancements mentioned in the Blog of Todd Brix ( Senior Director of Mobile Services )but the three that stood out to me are
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