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Friday, June 10, 2011

In New Survey Developers Pick Android Over iPhone

Posted by Karey Westfall in "Android News" @ 10:00 AM

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile...prefer-android/

"A new survey from Vision Mobile and Bluevia finds that Android is the most popular mobile platform amongst developers, with 67 percent of mobile developers indicating they're developing for Android in 2011-that's an 8 percent improvement over 2010."

We have a winner, folks! A new survey just released from Vision Mobile and Bluevia found that Android is the most popular platform for developers! But not far behind is development for iPhone. Does this mean that Android is slated to be the market leader in years to come?


Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Windows Phone 7 Sessions List For MIX 11 Announced

Posted by Richard Chao in "Windows Phone News" @ 09:50 PM

http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2011...ions-announced/

"Some of the MIX11 Windows Phone 7 sessions have just been announced a few minutes ago. Keep in mind that this isn't the full list yet and more are going to be announced shortly."

MIX 11 is quickly approaching. For those of you lucky enough to be attending the conference at Mandalay Bay this April 12-14th, the Windows Phone 7 sessions list have just been announced. Hit the read link to see the list of sessions being offered to assist developers and would-be developers get the most out of Windows Phone 7.


Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Flickr Is Now Available For The Photog In Us

Posted by Richard Chao in "Windows Phone Software" @ 01:00 AM

http://blog.flickr.net/en/2011/03/0...indows-phone-7/

"Back in January, we let you know about some exciting mobile developments we had in store for you, and some of you may have already caught a sneak peak of the newest member of our family here at Flickr. Today, we're excited to officially introduce Flickr for Windows 7® and Flickr for Windows Phone 7®!"

Great news for all photographers and those who love to explore Flickr's vast library of images. Yahoo has just made official their recently released Flickr application for Windows Phone 7. The 1.1.0.0 version adds pictures hub integration and tags for uploaded photos.

Flickr for WP7 allows you to upload photos with tags and geo-location, view your contacts' uploads, browse images in their original resolution and share with friends and family via Twitter and Facebook. All while using the slick WP7 panoramic panel interface.

Flickr is free and is available in the Zune Marketplace now.


Thursday, February 24, 2011

Shopping Lists Manager With PC Sync For WP7

Posted by Richard Chao in "Windows Phone Software" @ 02:00 PM

http://wp7applist.com/app/8554/Shop...g+Lists+Manager

"With the free valuephone Shopping Lists Manager shopping is fun! Create and edit shopping lists as you please, clearly organize them and have them available at any time. By simple checking off the items are marked as "Got it" and can just be hidden, if desired. With the free registration with the associated portal www.valuephone.com you even get the opportunity to conveniently create shopping lists at your PC and to synchronize them with two more mobiles."

Valuephone has just released their Shopping Lists Manager application for Windows Phone 7. One of the advantages of Shopping Lists Manager over other competing shopping list applications in the marketplace is the ability to create and edit lists from your PC for sync to multiple cross platform devices. Registration on their website is free as is their application available in the WP7 Marketplace.


Thursday, May 7, 2009

Windows Mobile Facebook Application Released by Microsoft

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Pocket PC Software" @ 02:24 PM

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmob...s/facebook.mspx

"New from Windows Mobile: a Facebook application for your phone! Download the new Facebook application for Windows Mobile and: Send messages to any of the people in your Friends list; Take pictures and videos on your phone, then upload them right to Facebook; Send messages or call people in your Friends list; Manage your profile and post anytime, anywhere. Keep up with the latest news and posts with Facebook on your phone. Now your status updates can be up-to-the moment accounts of what you're doing. Photos and videos are about as close to live-action as you can get. Show your friends what you're up to, while you're out and about. Connecting and sharing on Facebook just got a lot livelier!"

In typical fashion, this had been leaked elsewhere previously, but now it's official: the release version of the software is public and available for immediate download. What I find most interesting about this is that it's a Facebook application developed and released by Microsoft. On the iPhone, Facebook developed their own app for it. On Windows Mobile, Microsoft had to do it. That doesn't say much for what Facebook thinks of the Windows Mobile platform, now does it? Looks like RIM developed their own app for the Blackberry though, so this isn't without precedent. Guess the people at Facebook just love their iPhones.

The app will work on all Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 smartphones, both Professional and Standard - sorry all you Windows Mobile 5 owners. You can grab a mobile download here if you wish. I haven't taken it for a spin yet, but will shortly. Let me know what you think of it!


Friday, March 20, 2009

Microsoft to Charge Developers a Submission Token/Fee Per App Update?

Posted by Darius Wey in "Pocket PC Talk" @ 06:00 AM

"On a related note, the presentation confirmed that the new Windows Marketplace for Mobile will apply application updates directly on the device. However it also appears application updates will require developers to resubmit their application for approval which would then cost a submission token or fee and take time to process."

Allow me to place Long Zheng's words (quoted above) into context. When Microsoft unveiled the Windows Marketplace for Mobile a week ago, it outlined details pertaining to program enrollment and the application submission process. To join the program, developers pay an annual registration fee of $99. That fee includes five application submissions per year. When a developer consumes all five submission tokens in a given year, each additional application submission within the same year costs $99, whether it's a free or paid application.

Now, this probably wouldn't restrict the average developer too much, as he or she is unlikely to release five new applications in a given year. However, a real problem emerges once these submission tokens are applied to application updates as well as new applications, which is actually the case, if Long's words speak the truth. It's not uncommon for developers, especially those who actively respond to customer feedback, to release more than five application updates in a given year. But who can blame a developer for being discouraged when they're being slapped with a $99 fee per update after the fifth update?

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

New FindMe Location Sharing Service Keeps Friends Connected using Smartphones and Facebook

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone Software" @ 01:37 PM

http://electricpocket.com/aboutus/p...s/pr080318.html

"Electric Pocket, developer of mobile media and media applications for Smartphones, today introduces FindMe for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices. FindMe enables users, their friends, family and colleagues to share their current locations automatically and securely through their BlackBerry or Windows Mobile Smartphones without needing GPS. FindMe offers the opportunity to “tag” commonly visited locations, such as home, office, soccer field or favorite bars and restaurants, and post those locations on their Facebook profiles."



This is probably one of the coolest applications I have seen come out in a while. There really isn't much to say on it as the program itself is pretty basic. In a nutshell, what you do is install a tiny application on your Windows Mobile device. This application grabs information about the cell tower that you are connected to and allows you to assign a tag to that location. Then the application uploads your current location to Facebook which in turn allows all of your friends to see where you are. The only downside of this application that I can see is it will make a bit harder to hide from those individuals that you do not want to hang out with.

If you're a Facebook user then I recommend giving FindMe a download to play around with this simple, yet fun, program.


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