If you own an iOS, Android, or WP7 device, then Firemint is a name you should know by now as their games, Flight Control and Real Racing, are some of the most popular titles on each platform. EA has announced today they have purchased Firemint for an undisclosed amount. Firemint will be placed into EA’s…
Microsoft Helps iOS App Devs Do Windows Phone with API Tool
Microsoft is reaching out to iPhone and iPad developers with a new API mapping tool, which should help bridge the language gap between iOS and Windows Phone programming environments. On top of that, they’ve released a white paper over 90 pages long detailing the transition, as well as a series of developer stories in video…
Android Market Now Hosts More Free Apps than iPhone
Distimo has launched their regular report on app store figures, running down the highest-ranked free and premium apps across iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Ovi, GetJar, webOS, and Windows Phone app stores. In March, the Android Market offered more free apps than than the prestigious iPhone App Store, leading by about 12,500 apps in that category. Last…
Microsoft likely to call ‘Mango’ software update ‘Windows Phone 7.5’
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is quite young compared to Apple’s near 4 year old iOS and Google’s 2.5 year old Android. Windows Phone has already had a minor version bump, one that enabled customers using a CDMA operator to enjoy the OS as well as throwing in some copy and paste functionality.…
HTC Surround to receive Windows Phone NoDo update soon
Microsoft confirmed both the February update and the March NoDo update for Windows Phone are ready to roll out to the HTC Surround in the coming weeks. This release is prepped and ready to roll for both the AT&T Surround and the Deutsche Telekom version of the handset. Good news for AT&T fans as the…
Microsoft confirms Windows Phone does not store location history
In a statement released to PC Magazine, Microsoft confirmed it does not store the location history of a handset. The Redmond company confirmed the location service on Windows Phone does use the location of your handset for search and other services such as the web-based Find My Phone. With Find my Phone, Windows Phone owners…
HTC 7 Pro could land on Verizon
The HTC 7 Pro could be coming to Verizon Wireless soon and this would mark the first Windows Phone 7 device to land on Big Red. You may recognize the HTC 7 Pro as the HTC Arrive, which just landed on Sprint. The folks over at PocketNow have unearthed some evidence that the device has…
Which companies are succeeding with Windows Phone 7?
It’s been a few months since we’ve seen the release of the Windows Phone 7 platform and while total sales numbers are still a little vague (at least more than 2 million units since launch, we think), we still want to know how the handset makers are doing with this operating system. We don’t have…
Microsoft pays Nokia billions to use Windows Phone
Although Nokia said it would be hooking up with Microsoft in February to produce smartphones with the Windows Phone platform but the companies finally signed an official agreement today. The Nokia, Microsoft deal revolves around four major points. The first is that there will be a combination of complementary assets, as it won’t just be…
How To: Raise upload speed on AT&T’s Samsung Focus
Now that you finally got the NoDo update, AT&T may be limiting your upload speeds on the Samsung Focus (at least some reports around the Interwebs suggest so). There’s a workaround way to handle this. Here’s how: From the number-dial screen enter ##634# to open the Diagnostics screen Enter *#32489# to start the Test mode…