Archive for February, 2010

Ready Set and Go Buy Reaction Time

Some times the easiest ideas are the best and Reaction Time from Herm’s Software is no exception. There’s hardly a simpler concept. You have a traffic light that goes from red to green and as soon as it hits green you want to press the pedal to the metal as fast as [...]




Mini Golf Wacky Worlds 3D

PocketNow did a video review of Mini golf Wacky Worlds 3D and I have to say – it’s pretty impressive. It’s a minigolf game but when you start each hole you get a video preview of the hole (which you can go back or forward through), you can move your player side to side [...]


Satski Skiing App Hits Marketplace

Just noticed that there’s a new app in Marketplace called Satski that is geared towards the skiers out there. It seems feature packed with 2D/3D contoured trail maps to get a better view of the slpes. You can also do live (gps) tracking, including seed, distance and altitude Here’s a portion of their description:
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LG Shows Off Its WP7 Slider

Engadget got a  bit of a surprise when they were shown a prototype LG slider with a full QWERTY keyboard. This is the first branded device the world has seen for WP7. The total package size is noted to be a hair thicker than an iPhone. obviously this is pre-production but it was rocking [...]


Customize Your Vibrator

I know there’s no way to post this without a sophomoric exchange ensuing but the spreading the word about this software is just too important not to. Years ago someone figured out how to get phones to vibrate irregularly when receiving a call which made it much easier for people to feel the vibes and [...]




Review: HTC Tilt 2 USB Sync and 2nd Battery Charge Cradle

When you think of must have accessories for your brand new device, probably the most popular that comes to mind is a case to protect your device. Maybe the second is a travel charger, and then third might be screen protector. For me, one of the most important accessories I purchase is a cradle. [...]


MSFT Tweet: Existing Devices May Be Upgradable to WP7 After All.

In spite of what one of their suits said in a CNET interview, you just may be able, maybe, to upgrade to WM7 after all without having to buy a new device according to this tweet by WindowsphoneUK who, noting that they’re a good ways away from releasing anything to manufacturers, said that it’s “really [...]


XDA Adds LG eXpo Forums

XDA has added an LG eXpo section to their forums. AT&T lists the device as out of stock  but don’t let that deter you. Other sites, like LetsTalk have them on sale…for free. We’re talking about a 1ghz Snapdragon, 5mp camera with flash, slide out keyboard and a possible pico projector. Too bad AT&T marketed [...]


Devs: New Reporting Utility for Marketplace Users

The Auri Group has released a great utility for developers. Many developers are annoyed that Microsoft doesn’t have an easy report viewing utility for their Windows Mobile Marketplace fulfillment reports. So they wrote one. It is now on the Web for all to use – simply upload your report (XML) and it will show it [...]


Skype Sort Of Pulled From WM

Skype has sort of pulled the WM app from its site. Well, here’s the deal. WMPowerUser reported that they announced on their site that it was being pulled citing performance issues with it but stating if you have it then you can continue to use it. But here’s the thing. They didn’t actually remove [...]