Mark Guim is Video Editor at Windows Central. He switched to Windows because the MacBook Pro isn't Pro enough. You can follow him on Twitter at @markguim.
If you have a Slingbox at home, we have good news. The SlingPlayer app is now available for Windows 8 tablets or PC. It lets you watch and control your cable or satellite TV from anywhere in the world. You can try it for free for 24 hours. The SlingPlayer features a Program Guide that makes it easy to browse content choices while watching TV. The Gallery view also helps you find your...
Yeti on Furry, a popular tower defense game on Android, has just been released simultaneously on Windows, Windows Phone, and iOS! You tap and swipe on the screen to defend the Yeti from invaders climbing up the mountain. These evil climbers will work their way up the mountain from either left, right or bottom of the screen in waves and with different skill sets. You have to get rid of...
Know a friend or family member that needs an affordable smartphone on T-Mobile? You could recommend a Nokia Lumia 521. Better yet, you can buy it for them for the Holidays. Target is having Nokia’s best-selling Windows Phone 8 device in their stores next week for just $59.99. Let us remind you that’s the price without signing a two-year contract. The deal is available from Sunday,...
Spotify has recently made its free service include mobile devices. It’s free on iOS and it’s free on Android. How about Windows Phone? Nope. Not yet. If you try logging in to the Windows Phone app without a premium account, you get an error that says you need a Spotify Premium account. Fortunately, there is something you can do about it. Spotify is a digital music service that gives...
GroupMe, a popular group-messaging app from Microsoft, has just received an update for Windows Phone. In addition to bug fixes and improvements, version 4.7 brings a new group design. It’s now easier to explore the photos and videos shared in your groups in the gallery. The group avatars have also been made larger. Read on for the full change log. What’s new in GroupMe 4.7.0: New...
A few people complain whenever we talk about apps that aren’t free or apps that don’t include free trials. One of those apps is Diptic, a collage creator that has been available on Android and iOS devices, and just made its way to the Windows Phone Store. If you haven't already downloaded it, now is a good time to check it out because it just turned free! Normally available for 99...
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is Rockstar Games’ biggest release to mobile yet with a vast open-world covering the state of San Andreas and its three major cities – Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas. While it has just released for iOS devices, Windows Phone users don’t have to wait long. According to Engadget: Rockstar Games tells us that the promised Android and Windows Phone...
If you have been waiting for Amazon to sell the Nokia Lumia 2520, the wait stops now. You can now pick it up from the online retailer. They have it in black or red for Verizon and the black one for AT&T. There are no discounts available, so the price is $399 with a new contract or $499 outright. Stock appears to be limited for the Verizon variants, but Amazon states more are on the...
We love the live tile for Today’s Word on Windows Phone 8. It lets us increase our vocabulary by displaying a new word with its definition every day. Today, the app has received an update to version 1.1. The new features appear to be in direct response to your feedbacks! Let’s take a look at the change log after the break. We also have video. What’s new in Today’s Word v1.1 Fix...
Doodle Kingdom, a fantasy brain-teaser where you can create your own kingdom with castles, knights, warlocks and dragons, has just made its way to the Windows Store. From the makers of the award winning puzzle games Doodle God & Doodle Devil, this game has also launched for Windows Phone 8 a couple of weeks ago. People of all ages can play this game since it is fairly simple....
Do you want a Nokia device running Android? According to The Verge, Nokia has been building it under the code name, Normandy. It runs a forked version of Android on some really low-end hardware similar to what Amazon does with the Kindle Fire. The Verge’s sources say: Normandy is designed as an Asha equivalent to push low-cost devices with access to more traditional smartphone apps...
We reported an update on Phototastic for Windows Phone the other day, but there’s one new feature worth another look. The free mode option is really cool and we think collage makers are going to love it. Instead of the usual grid-based collages, free mode gives you freedom to resize, rotate, and reframe each photo however you want. Head past the break to watch our hands-on video and...
In conjunction with Microsoft’s 12 days of deals, they are also running the Holiday Gift Exchange until December 20th. Starting from December 9th, you can complete the entry form to “open” the gift you’re presented, or click on one of the alternative gifts shown on the site to see if you’re an instant winner. You could win a $500 gift code to microsoftstore.com. The game is open to...
Looking to renew your Xbox Live Gold membership? There’s a good deal right now at NewEgg. You can purchase a 12-month Gold membership for only $39.99. Most stores usually sell this subscription for about $60. Free shipping is also available. If you are a Masterpass user from MasterCard, you can save an additional $4, bringing the total down to $35.99. Just enter the promo code...
We love games with great soundtrack and cool graphics. Picnic Rumble from Tree Men Games has both of those features. You control four strange characters and help them find a perfect picnic spot in a surreal world filled with food. It’s really fun and we think you should check it out. Head past the break to watch some gameplay footage with the Nokia Lumia 1020. The basic mechanic is...
Recently winning the $30,000 First Prize from the 2013 Unity3D game contest in the Windows Store category, Freddy from MobiTouch is now available for Windows Phone 8. Freddy is a physics-based arcade game with great graphics and fun gameplay. Head past the break to watch our gameplay footage with the Nokia Lumia 1520. The goal is to keep the poisonous balls from falling down to the...
An awesome puzzle game from iOS and Android has just made its way to the Windows Phone Store. We previously covered a similar title, but it was not the official version. This is the real deal. Let’s check out Move by Nitako. The game is simple. The goal is to move the dots onto the target squares. They all move together in the same direction unless they are blocked. Here’s the...
The Chase Mobile app for Windows has just received a minor update. According to the change log, version 1.48 gives you access to their revised online policy, redeem credit card reward points, and edit recurring payments and transfers. Nothing earth-shattering, but we love seeing updates for apps we use. Chase customers can use this app to view balances, transactions, pay bills,...
We are having a hard time putting our phones down after the latest version of Rail Rush became available this morning. It’s another endless-runner game, but we like that the latest update gets you in the Holiday mood. We put it in front of our camera to show you how it looks on our Nokia Lumia 1520. Head past the break to watch the video. What’s new in version 1.5: New world "...
Heard of Coursera? It’s an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. They have over 5 million students from 190 countries taking free online courses in Humanities, Medicine, Biology, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Business, Computer Science, and more. Feel like taking a free class or two...