Well, I’m still alive :), I was just not active for a while – but I’m ready with several cool stuff and concepts for Windows Phone.
Today’s concepts is for the famous photo sharing application – Instagram – A beautiful way to share your world. A long time Instagram was available only for iPhone, but recently was released and for Android Phones. All filters and community features are the same across iOS and Android but with more metro and clean interface. And this is and it is difficult to achieve – to make one big colorful program to something light and metro-like.
After we ran a Soccer Wallpaper post for Windows Phone we got the request for a similar NFL Wallpaper post for windows phone. If you are outside the US here is short blurb on the sport : National Football League (NFL) is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, it is divided into two : the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC), and each division has four geographical group ( North , South, East and West ) and each of those has four teams each, so if my maths is right that makes 32 teams. The winners of NFC and AFC battle it out in Super Bowl for the ultimate glory.
We have seen multiple Windows Phone Tips on our Tip and tricks video ( part 1 ) ( part 2 ). But every now and then you might come across something new. I always knew you can give voice commands to place outgoing calls on Windows Phone but what I did not know was that you can also ask Windows Phone to place that call on speaker. The credits for this goes to black-lion_213 on reddit.
The command you use is ” Call <> on speaker “ after clicking and holding the Windows Button. So did you know this feature existed ? Got any other handy tips let us know via the comments below.
Rumors of the Lumia 900 and Titan 2 heading to Australia has been going on for a while , we recently saw AllPhones stocking the Lumia 900 soon and now the GPRS Internet Configuration page on Optus is showing the Lumia 900 and Titan 2. This does not necessarily mean the carrier will be stocking these devices but is a fairly good indicator that these devices will be hitting our shores soon.
Here is something you might not have expected to see when you hear “ Windows Phone Fan ” .. welovewp.hk came across some Windows Phone gear Microsoft was handing out in Hong Kong, it was an handheld electric fan that displays some Windows Phone promo text. It’s not something you will find me walking around with but any Marketing Windows Phone gets receives a thumbs up from me. Check out the video of the fan in action below
FOX Sports Australia Pty Ltd has now released its client for Fox Sports Local on Windows Phone. Fropm the looks of it, the app will guide sports fans to the local pubs that are airing a particular game the user might be interested in. Press release below
Introducing FOX SPORTS Local, the must-have app to help you discover the perfect venue to watch your team! Best of all, it will let you connect and engage with other fans while giving you the opportunity to access live scores and news while on the go. Enhance your sports viewing experience with FOX SPORTS Local.
The much anticipated geoDefense Swarm has been released as the the XBox live game on windows phone , we have taken an early preview of the game so you get an idea of what the gameplay is like. You can grab this game for $2.99. If you are looking for something cheaper try the deal of the week section to grab Bullet Asylum for $1.99 instead of the usual 2.99, we gave the game a 5/5 star rating in our review.
We are planning to include windows 8 in to our coverage along with the usual Windows phone stuff. Now with the release inching closer I think its time we started taking a look at some Tips and Tricks that will help users who are new to the OS adjust to the new UI changes and features in Windows 8. So here it comes 5 Handy Tips for Windows 8 ( there are basic stuff so if you are a expert user you might not really find anything new in here )
1) Quick App Search
When you are in the Windows 8 Metro UI and want to quickly find or launch an app what do you do ? Just start typing , no keyboard shortcuts or Windows Key + F or anything … Just Start Typing the name of the app and let Windows 8 find it as you type.
MPP34: Anaheim Ducks would be awesome and also LA Kings because they are playing conference finals. [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Limerboy1: Tap and hold the back button to see all open apps appear as separate pages, 1 next to the other. You can then swipe left or right to quickly select an app. Useful for jumping quickly...
schlubadub: I have a hard enough time getting it to understand “call mum” :P [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
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