Windows Phone 7 Integrates Xbox Live, AT&T U-verse, and Netflix
Windows Phone 7 has a number of features not currently matched on any other platform. These make it a target for customers interested in gaming and entertainment, areas where Android is somewhat lacking and iPhone is just getting started. Netflix on Phone 7 gives you much more than simple queue management. As we found out [...]
Read MoreWindows Phone 7 Has a Few Tricks Up Its Sleeve
Windows Phone 7 is finally here. At an event this morning in New York, NY, Microsoft went into details about the Windows Phone 7 interface and features. As an Android fan to the heart, I must admit it’s pretty slick. As Ballmer puts it: “Microsoft and its partners are delivering a different kind of mobile [...]
Read MoreMicrosoft’s XBOX Live Update Adds ESPN, Netflix Search
Xbox Live has an update coming to their platform on November 4th that is packing a punch. Included in the update is Netflix Search, ESPN and Zune Music. Click inside to find out the exciting details of this update.
Read MoreIs an Android Gaming Center on the Horizon?
Speculation is increasing that Android is secretly at work building a formidable gaming center to compete with both the iPhone gaming center and the Windows 7 partnership with Xbox Live. A substantial investment in Zynga and recent purchases of companies like Slide and Jambool has the mobile online gaming world anticipating something great from the Android camp. Developers with access to the Android App Inventor beta have also noticed certain programs that are in development to assist apps in communicating with online gaming servers. Find out more details inside.
Read MoreTech Week in Review 8-20-2010
Shopkick Invades Foursquare Territory Shopkick is like a more focused version of Foursquare. While Foursquare lets you check-in to places and share your location, Shopkick is all about going shopping. The iPhone application detects that you’ve entered a supported shop. As you browse through the store, you get alerts for potential rewards or Kickbucks. Scanning [...]
Read MoreXbox Milks the Virtual Goods Cash Cow
When it comes to gaming and micro-transactions, thoughts usually turn to Zynga and it’s wildly popular and highly successful stable of social games including “Farmville” and “Mafia Wars.” Social gamers can spend hours online tending their fields, raising livestock, and most importantly, spending cold hard cash to do so. (In case you’re new to social [...]
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