As the release date for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview approaches (Feb. 29) more leaks of the new Windows Store are popping up. The most notable discovery today is a screenshot that includes a Bing Maps app in the Windows Store. This should come as no surprise to anyone. Bing Maps is an...
We covered a Sega emulator a while ago by the name Sonic’s Jewels 7, but unfortunately it was removed from the Marketplace due to a copyright claim by Sega themselves. The claim had to do with the unauthorized use of Sonic the Hedgehog in the title and in graphics throughout the...
Yesterday we told you about the changes Microsoft is looking to make to its SkyDrive service, but those changes would encompass the whole service. Today, Microsoft has provided a few more details on how the cloud service will work on Windows 8. According to Microsoft, the next version of...
One of the major criticisms always levied at the Android Marketplace is the prominence of spam app accounts that often mimic legit apps. Angry Birds is often a target since it is so popular, but it looks like Windows Marketplace is falling victim to the same sort of spammer accounts....
In the past we’ve talked about Bazaar, the app trying to be the Cydia of Windows Phone. If you’re unfamiliar with Cydia it’s the App Store for jailbroken iDevices. Bazaar is trying to be the same thing on Windows Phone, a centralized location for all homebrew...
For all you Grooveshark fans this is not the news you want to start the day with. Grooveshark for Windows Phone has been an interesting journey. At first the web app didn’t work because of something with the IE framework. Then just recently a Microsoft employee helped Grooveshark...
The essential app for homebrew aficionados, WP7 Root Tools, is set to get an update soon that adds some great features. Version 0.9 is set to have additional device support, but the main feature is the ability for other developers to mark their applications as “trusted.”...
GasBuddy is without a doubt the best resource for finding gas prices. The app has recently received a Metro overhaul, and now with version 2.2 they are adding even more goodies. Users now have the ability to pin gas stations to the start screen to see the current gas prices at a...
Xbox Live Indie Games have always had a bit of a hard life. While the service started out strong, Microsoft never really gave it the same promotion that it’s Arcade games got. Piled on top of that was the fiasco of the NXE update, which buried the indie games even further under a...
While Microsoft’s Zune service has been around for a while now, first serving as an iTunes alternative for it’s Zune players and then as an update service for Windows Phones, it seems as though Microsoft is looking to transform the service into something more, or rebrand it...
