Windows Overload: “Tomorrow is a big day” Edition

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Tomorrow we are kicking off something VERY exciting for the entire month of June. We’ve been working really hard the last couple days, so our news coverage has dipped a bit. Never fear, we’ve got you covered with the Windows Overload. The big news today was the Windows 8...

Windows 8 Release Preview now available to download

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It’s been a while since the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released, and it recieved a very nice welcome. Reports said that downloads of the Windows 8 CP doubled the Windows 7 Beta. Microsoft is now on to the next step in the journey to official release with the Windows 8 Release...

MonstaFish is this weeks new Xbox Live game

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The makers of IonBallEX are back with a new game called MonstaFish. This is the newest Xbox Live games to come to the Windows Phone Marketplace. In MonstaFish the ocean has been contaminated with toxic waste, the result is mutant fish known as “MonstaFish.” It’s your...

Facebook could purchase Nokia to create their Facebook phone

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Let’s mark this one “scary and unlikely.” The rumors of Facebook creating their own phone are back again in full force, and this time around they are even crazier. The managing director of Mobile Network Group says that Facebook could buy Nokia to be the manufacturer...

Chickens Can’t Fly is the Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week

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It’s always great when one of the best Xbox LIVE games goes on sale for a week, which is exactly what we have this week with Chickens Can’t Fly. For a measly $1.99 you toss chickens through 60 massive obstacle courses with plenty of challenges to overcome along the way. The...

Apple CEO critical of Windows 8 notebook/tablet interface, must not have seen OS X recently

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Yesterday at The Wall Street Journals D10 conference Apple CEO, Tim Cook, had some words to say about the Windows 8 model. When asked about what’s wrong with the notebook/tablet approach Cook had this to say: “In my view, the tablet and the PC are different. You can do...

Microsoft Releases Photosynth for Windows Phone

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The Windows Phone app marketplace continues to grow, this time with a new addition from Microsoft itself. Yesterday evening the company launched Photosynth, a new app for the marketplace which allows for the creation of 3D panoramas from several individual 2D shots. This is an...

25% of Xbox LIVE Games are not Compatible with 256MB Devices

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  After reporting that Nokia pulled Skype from the Lumia 610 for its low memory, we’ve got some more bad news for those Tango 256MB devices. AAWP scoured the marketplace to discover which apps were incompatible with 256MB devices. Of the apps tested, they found 1,387 apps were...

Windows 8 Release Preview Leaked Ahead of Time

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Despite the Windows 8 Release Preview scheduled to be released sometime in the first week of June, a leaked Chinese version has been making its rounds in forums and BitTorrent websites for those who want it early. The updated build contains many new Windows 8 metro style apps, including...

TalkBox gets an early update, shows Windows 8 desktop version

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Just a week after launch TalkBox, the mobile messaging service, already has a nice update. That update should be coming later this week with some much needed improvements, none of which they told us. The other interesting news from TalkBox is Windows 8. WPCentral was lucky enough to get...