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With the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900, which really sheds some light on Microsoft’s ever evolving mobile platform, we’re seeing a total of seven gaming titles on Windows Phone that are getting some much-needed permanent price drops to make them oh-so affordable to buy.Out of the entire bunch on the list, Angry Birds probably stands out most prominently, but it’s nice to see it and six other titles dropping down to a mere 99 cents. As for the others, it includes Burn the Rope, De Blob, Doodle God, IonBallEX, Max the Magic Marker, and Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp. As we’ve mentioned already, it seems that these permanent price drops on these titles coincide with the Nokia Lumia 900’s release, Naturally, it’s nice that gamers have some titles to choose from that won’t be too costly out of their pockets, but it’s alleged that the price drops on some of the titles were needed because of the lack of interest in them. With so many positive news … [Read more...] about Angry Birds and many other Xbox Live games for Windows Phone are now permanently reduced to 99 cents

Microsoft continues to make a strong case for its Windows Phone platform, especially to gamers, by adding Xbox Live integration to one of its more popular games. Microsoft Studios’ Wordament was released last year and has received great reviews in the Marketplace. The latest release includes a variety of improvements, but most interestingly, Xbox Live support.First, Xbox players who put great care into racking up achievement points on their profiles will be happy to know that now Wordament offers 17 achievements that total up to a potential 200 points. Wordament also offers a customizable “Frenemies” list that lets you keep a list of the people you enjoy playing against the most. Those with Xbox Live accounts will have their Xbox Live friends automatically added to this list.Beyond Xbox Live, the latest release of Wordament also features:A completely updated visual design with beautiful backgroundsBy Request- ‘Contains’- reveal every word a tile makes up … [Read more...] about Wordament for Windows Phone updated, adds 17 Xbox Live achievements

The newest venture for Windows Phone is with the Tango update , which will add in a lower tier of handsets that only have 256MB of RAM. This will help to make handsets even cheaper than they already are, and may help to push the platform in developing regions. Of course, lower RAM means that the handsets won't be able to run some of the more intensive apps in the Marketplace.  Microsoft promised that this limitation would affect less than 5% of all apps, and according to new numbers from All About Windows Phone , Microsoft has hit that target quite easily, but drilling down into the numbers shows a bit more disconcerting info. AAWP dug through the Marketplace, which according to their numbers has 86,292 apps available right now (in the UK at least). Overall, there were only 1.6% of the apps that were incompatible with Tango, but when you look at the most popular apps, the numbers take a pretty big jump.  Looking at the top 10,000 most popular apps in the UK, 4.6% of … [Read more...] about Just 1.6% of all apps incompatible with Tango, but 25% of Xbox Live games

The idea of switching from Android to Windows Phone may not be one that many people would consider, but it’s an idea that we thought would be good to explore. We’ve already covered our initial impressions of Windows Phone from the perspective of a long time Android user, and the features that may be missing. Then we also covered the stock apps and Bing experience that you’ll come across in a switch to Windows Phone, and now it’s time to get into what many advanced users see as the make or break part of a mobile ecosystem: the 3rd party apps and app store. And, in keeping with the spirit of users possibly switching from Android, we’ll also get into how you can transfer or access certain Google services that you may not want to leave behind. General impressionsAs has been the standard caveat when talking about Windows Phone, the platform was a complete reboot for Microsoft, so the OS is really just about a year and a half old, and only on its second … [Read more...] about Switching from Android to Windows Phone Part 3: apps Marketplace, Xbox Live, and Google services

posted on 31 May 2012, 21:50 0 1. demarmj (Posts: 17; Member since: 03 May 2012) I have mixed feelings about this...You're right that there are quite a bit of apps that are around 3-5 dollars. There are a few apps that I wish were on there like Zynga games (words with friends etc)...most apps I used on android have solid alternatives...again I wish there was a battery shortcut app...what's nice to read is that Microsoft is doing all it can to pay companies to develop solid apps while getting its user's opinions in some countries. Only time will tell, again I remember in the early days of android when the number of apps was a problem, and in just a short period of time, they were surpassing everyone, so i'm excited to see what the future has to offer (can't be worse than BB that's for sure :-P ) posted on 31 May 2012, 21:53 1 2. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008) OK, posted on 31 May 2012, 22:01 0 3. demarmj (Posts: 17; Member since: 03 May 2012) … [Read more...] about Comments for : Switching from Android to Windows Phone Part 3: apps Marketplace, Xbox Live, and Google services