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Connected Devices app aims to improve sharing between Phones and PCs
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Connected Devices lets you send text between PC and Windows phone clipboards. Unfortunately, it's far from perfect.
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Flight Factory gains a number of new features in new update
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Flight Factory, a great app for frequent fliers, has been updated with several new features, including smart airport and airlines search, single sign-on, a redesigned settings page and more. You can grab the latest update now.
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ESPN now offering real-time notifications on Windows Phone
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ESPN has pushed an update to its Windows Phone app, bringing along with it real-time notifications, blog post optimizations and much more. You can grab the latest update from the Windows Phone Store now.
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myTube asks for feedback on its Windows 10 beta
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Popular YouTube solution 'myTube' lands on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile as a public beta test!
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Blackboard for Windows in the works?
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If you've ever been to university there's a strong chance in many parts of the world you'll be familiar with Blackboard. A software platform used by institutions to communicate with its students on a whole host of things, as yet there aren't any official Windows 8.1 or Windows Phone applications for it. But that could be changing in the near future as the company is looking for "a...
VLC making its way to Windows Phone very soon
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It looks like highly-anticipated media player VLC will be making its way to Windows Phone next month. Developer Thomas Nigro is planning to first release the app as a beta, just as he did with the recent Windows 8 app. Nigro is planning an August release for the first version of VLC for Windows Phone. Part of the work on VLC is the new music player as an alternative to Xbox Music....
The best exclusive Windows Phone apps
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Last week we looked at how the iOS App Store compared to the Windows Phone Store in 2014. It was a sobering look at how much work Windows Phone still has to close the app gap between the two platforms. That's especially apparent when you look at 'fad apps' like popular games or apps from a new startups or company. It's not all doom and gloom for Windows Phone. Over the past two months...
One Love to rule all your social networks on Windows Phone
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Windows Phone 8.1 removed the ability to natively share a status update to multiple networks at once through the Me tile. We’ve seen apps like UniShare and MultiShare rise up to address the missing functionality. One Love is an app that’s been out for quite some time that shares to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn like those other apps, but it does a little bit more too. Let’s check it...
Official Alaska Airlines app now available for Windows Phone
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It’s been a long time coming, but Alaska Airlines officially has an app out for Windows Phone. It was this past December that the company took to Twitter to tease a Windows Phone app for some time in early 2014. While we wouldn’t consider May ‘early’, we’re very happy to see Alaska Airlines join the fray. Alaska Airlines (alaskaair.com) is basically the unofficial airlines of...
Bing Apps for Windows Phone receive account sync, sharing in latest round of updates
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Microsoft has updated its Bing suite of apps for Windows Phone 8 with further integration with its Account platform. Smartphone owners who utilise any of the Bing apps on their Windows Phone will be able to connect to their Microsoft Account and have data and personalisations synchronised across the board. Users can finally share news articles in Bing News What this means is users...
Yellow Bridge Software releases Kids Artwork and Gameplay Clips for Windows Phone
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Yellow Bridge Software, an established Windows Phone developer, has released two new apps to the platform store. Kids Artwork and Gameplay Clips join the thousands of apps and games available for Windows Phones. The former enables you to capture and store your children's artwork, while Game Clips itself is rather self-explanatory. Slip past the break for details and store links....
Want to see new features in Endomondo? Voice your requests to shape future updates
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It has been what seems like an eternity since the Endomondo (www.endomondo.com) team updated the official app for Windows Phone – the last update was back in April 2013. The company has published a new entry on its official blog to ensure consumers don't feel left out, teasing an upcoming release to hit the Windows Phone Store this coming April. The best part is you will be able to...
App update roundup: MoWeather gets new tiles, Readit upvotes bug fixes and Minion Rush goes faster
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Updates, updates, updates! Get your updates here! Kicking off the new week, we have three apps that have been bumped to new versions on the Windows Phone Store. MoWeather is joined by Readit and Minion Rush. Head on past the break to learn what's new in each of the covered apps. MoWeather 1.2.5.0 So this is a rather large update. The developer of MoWeather has released version 1.2...
Beats Music to launch online streaming service, bringing a personalised music experience to the US on January 21
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Beats has announced a new music service (www.beatsmusic.com) that will be available on Windows Phones on January 21st. Not only that, but should you be with the US mobile operator AT&T, you (and every member of your family, up to five people and ten devices) will be able to take full advantage of a sweet deal to get you all started. Rock on past the break for details and more....
British Gas working on official app for Windows Phone
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UK energy supplier, British Gas, has confirmed in a response to a customer that Windows Phone support is in the works. The company has acknowledged the demand for a Windows Phone app with more and more requests coming through from customers. This has led to the development of said solution to join both iOS and Android. Unfortunately, there's no stated release date but you can look to...
Official apps for several NFL teams hit Windows Phone just in time for playoffs
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Even though the NFL season is wrapping up, we’re happy to see more official apps for NFL teams join the Windows Phone Store. Mosey on over to the Store and you’ll see new official apps for the St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens. That’s in addition to a handful of teams that are already there. Let’s check out what these apps are about and what we can...
Podcast Lounge for Windows Phone receives large update with a ton of fixes
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Podcast Lounge is a highly popular Windows Phone app, which has been available for some time. Igneous Software has released numerous updates for the podcast player in the past, but recently 1.9.5.1 was pushed to the store. While this release is considered a maintenance update, there's a lot included. Here's what's new in version 1.9.5.1: Updated the routine for the image proxy to...
ICQ for Windows Phone updated with new Live tile and faster launch
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It’s hard to keep up with the number of instant messaging services out there. Windows Phone is home to many of the most popular services, but today we’re going to look at one of the oldest and most resilient platforms out there – ICQ. The official ICQ app for Windows Phone has just had an update, let’s check out what’s new for Windows Phone users. ICQ was first announced for Windows...
NORAD teams up with Microsoft and the North Pole to help you track Santa
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Are you eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa? The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is too, and you can team up with Microsoft to see exactly where Santa is. Previously available, 'NORAD Tracks Santa' received large amounts of traffic back in 2012 and the website is once again available for 2013. What's more is there are apps for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone....
Indigo learns some new translation tricks in latest Windows Phone update
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Indigo (www.hello-indigo.com) is a personal assistant for Windows Phone and has been available for some time. We've covered the app in the past numerous times, but we're back once again with an update. If you're looking for something that offers slightly more functionality than the built-in voice command technology, you'll definitely want to head on past the break and see what Indigo is...