Windows 9 and Windows Phone 9: Security
Thanks to the cloud and Internet Explorer 11.
Here is an interesting piece of information for you, call it a rumor all you want, I’ll do little to no explanation; just show you what I have received.
With the use of Kinect or fingerprint reader, we take a unique ID from the user (if using Kinect, it will not work like “Face unlock”, which is bad for security as you can use photo. Instead, an action is required, such as smile (move face to confirm your identity)). So we have unique ID.
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Windows Phone Reaches 80,000 Applications, Again
About a month ago, AAWP reported that Windows Phone marketplace has now over 80k apps and while that’s true, only today did it cross the 80,000 mark for the US market.
How so? Well, previous report also includes the apps that are unique to specific countries and are not available anywhere else.
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Apple Co-Founder: Steve Jobs Might Have Been Reincarnated At MS
It looks like Microsoft is doing something right, after picking the brand new Nokia Lumia 900 running Windows Phone, Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, said that he was blown away by the beauty of the Windows Phone and that he very much prefers the way it looks and feels over Android and even iOS apps.
“Compared to Android, there’s no comparison”
“Intuitive and beautiful”
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Wordament Xbox Live Edition Is Here!
Good news! Wordament, a highly successful and everyones bellowed Windows Phone game has just been updated and can already be downloaded from the marketplace.
Wordament Xbox Live includes achievements, updated user interface and more!
Grab it now for free.
DrawSomething: Windows 8 Apps To Run On Windows Phone 7?
Does DrawSomething know something we don’t?
As Microsoft is yet to make the official announcement about the Windows Phone 8 (rumored for early June reveal during their E3 2012 conference), there are all kinds of different rumors and speculations.
Interestingly, everyone expects to see Windows 8 Metro apps running on a Windows Phone 7 / 8 devices, and as shown here, WP apps can already utilize up to 90% of the Windows 8 code.
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FAQ: Why Skype For Windows Phone Is Such A Mess?
With the recent Skype 1.0 release for the Windows Phone, there have been a lot of complains, some fair and some not so much. Hopefully, this post will address most (if not all of them).
- Microsoft bought Skype 1 year ago, why it took them so long to release a Beta?
While Microsoft acquired Skype on May, 2011, they could not work on the actual app for quite some time? In fact, they weren’t allowed to do anything with the Skype up until October 7, 2011, when Europe approved the purchase.
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HTC One X vs. Nokia Lumia 900 vs. Apple iPhone 4S (Screen Comparison)
As every OS has its flagship phone, it’s time to see, which one is a winner when it comes to the actual screen quality and real life performance.
Android 4.0
HTC One X
Display Type: Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~312 ppi pixel density)
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Windows Phone 8 Features, VPN Uncertain
I am sure many of you are excited and can’t wait for the Windows Phone 8 (Apollo) to land but in the meantime, we have a leaked list of confirmed WP8 features and changes.
So where did we get it from? Two places, there is a Chinese Windows Phone community, which has a pretty interesting thread. However, translation is extremely rough and makes no sense at all. Therefore, we have contacted our Chinese friends for help and guess what? They translated everything to a perfect English.
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Microsoft Is Furious About The Windows Phone 8 Leak
Back in February, there was a report about the upcoming Windows Phone 8 features that, thanks to employee from Nokia, were leaked to the web.
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Samsung Stops Copying Apple
Good news for all the Samsung lawyers out there, after numerous tries, it looks like Sammy’s copy and paste department has finally found some creativity and been able to fart out something of their own.
Instead of ripping the design from a 5 year old iPhone, which already looks dull and boring, here is what Samsung has come up with:
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2
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