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Windows Phone App Of The Week: Instagram, no Itsdagram for Windows Phone 8.

Sasha Winston — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:49 +0000

It takes pride as being the only fully featured Instagram client on the market. Register, upload, comment, like, follow, find your facebook friends. Windows Phone 8 users finally have a way to view and upload photos to Instagram via the new Itsdagram app. This is not an official instagram app and It’s not clear if Instagram will ever pull the app’s ability to upload photos to the service, but for now the app seems to work well. Itsdagram goes for $1.49 though you have the option of trying it out first. For now Itsdagram only supports Windows Phone 8

Download Itsdagram for Windows Phone 8

Windows 8.1 will be a free update to Windows 8 through the Windows Store

Sasha Winston — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:48:36 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming update for Windows 8 codenamed Blue will be branded as Windows 8.1 for public release. At a recent conference, Tami Reller shared that Windows 8.1 will be a free update to Windows 8 for consumers through the Windows Store. She also reiterated the goal of delivering continual updates to create a richer experience for Windows customers. Windows 8.1 is part of that and continues the journey.

Windows 8 App Of The Week: Learn how to make African recipes with the AfriRecipesWiki app

Sasha Winston — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:21:43 +0000

AfriRecipesWiki is a cooking app which includes African top rated recipes. It also allows users to include their own recipes and gain points as well as options to save your favorite recipes for easy access. Recipes cover the ingredients, step by step directions, and nutritional value. AfriRecipesWiki is a very nice cooking app for Windows 8. AfriRecipesWiki is my third Windows 8 app and one i had really had fun working on as i got to learn how to prepare a lot of local African dishes. Much of the information of the recipes showcase was gotten from some external sources and i do not claim ownership of the recipes content. AfriRecipesWiki goes for $3.49 but has a free trial period.

Download AfriRecipesWiki from the Windows Store

Latest Windows 8.1 Build Reveals Name Changes, ‘Computer’ Is Now ‘This PC’, ‘Libraries’ Is Now ‘Folder’

Sasha Winston — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:37:09 +0000

Latest Windows 8.1 build has revealed some changes Microsoft is making to its Explorer window. The traditional ‘Computer’ name has been renamed as ‘This PC’, but the icon remains the same. Also the ‘libraries’ has now become ‘folders’. Also the new ‘Folders’ is now available for access right inside the ‘This PC’ explorer windows as opposed to the past where you will have shortcuts in the sidebar.

It is good to see that Microsoft is improving the classic Explorer Windows experience along with the Modern UI experience. We should know about it more when Microsoft releases public preview of Windows 8.1 in June.

via: neowin via: winbeta

Vote in the Windows Phone Next App Star competition, win a Lumia 920

Sasha Winston — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:13:24 +0000

64 finalists have been selected for the public voting phase of the Windows Phone Next App Star Competition. The competition is a contest for Windows Phone apps to be voted on by the public for $60,000 worth of prizes. Through head-to-head style voting, the grand winner will pocket the opportunity to have his (or her) app featured in a Windows Phone prime-time TV advertisement spot in the US. 9,000 entries were looked through, from more than 79 markets. Judging to select the 64 finalists was based 50% on total app ratings on the Windows Phone Store, with the other 50% on app quality. Of the 64 apps, 32 are free and the remaining apps are commercially available.

Now we’re in the public voting phase, Microsoft is offering Lumia 920s as an incentive for consumers (as well as developers) to vote. Be sure to get involved and vote for your favorite app. It’s Facebook orientated so head on over to the Windows Phone Next App Star page for more information.

Windows 8 App Of The Week: Twitter

Sasha Winston — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:17:06 +0000

Twitter released a native Windows Store app for Windows 8 and as usual with Twitter, simplicity was the key factor. The app features Twitter’s Home, Connect, Discover, and Me tabs, and all the familiar features of Twitter, but is also designed with Windows 8 in mind, which means it can take great advantage of tools like the sharing charm and Live Tiles. You can also use Windows 8 gestures to do things like swipe photos back and forth.

Download Twitter for Windows 8

Outlook, Gmail And Yahoo Mail Comparison Chart

Sasha Winston — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:32 +0000

Microsoft has updated their comparison page for the web mail service. Earlier it was Hotmail, now it is Outlook.com. The new comparison chart compares Outlook.com with Gmail and Yahoo Mail on the following front.

Security & Privacy
Organizational Tools
Modern Inbox
Mobile Access
People

Check out the full list here. Also check out the new video showing off Outlook.com features.

Windows Phone App of the Week: E! Red Carpet

Sasha Winston — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:57:34 +0000

Well the award season is here with the Oscars coming up and the Golden Globes in the recent past, so it is only fitting that you might want to catch up with all the Red Carpet Drama, Well E! has got you covered with the E! Red Carpet app for Windows Phone. E! will use the app to give you a backstage look at all the major award shows, from the Oscars to the Grammys. That’ll include exclusive news, photos, videos, and interviews from the red carpet and beyond. Download the E! Red Carpet app now from the Windows Phone Store for free.

Windows 8 App Of The Week: Ask questions, Create polls and share ideas with TwinkleMap

Sasha Winston — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:44:24 +0000

TwinkleMap is a is a discussion platform where users discover, debate, and discuss the hottest issues. Users can view the questions and answers as well as votes but to vote, comment or rate a question, they will need to sign in after which they will be assigned a “ZekeId” that will enable them to continue. Its really fun and the best deserving app for App Of the Week…And did I mention its FREE?

Download TwinkleMap for Windows 8

App Review: Learn about the Africa Nations Cup with AFCON 2013 Guide

Sasha Winston — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:26:01 +0000

So here i was the other day doing a search on the Windows Store, and since we were in the AFCON Spirit, i decided to download any suitable AFCON app, so i searched for AFCON 2013 and no results came up. That came with mixed feelings for me. Firstly if it was an Euro tournament, there would be tons of apps for the tournament but now not even one came up. It wasn’t even used as keyword for an app, No result at all. Perhaps developers didn’t feel People with Windows 8 would actually be interested in AFCON 2013 or they felt Websites were enough for such information. Well people would need a Windows 8 app, so i decided to come up with one. Its not perfect but its my second Windows 8 app. It took me a day to finish(I wanted it to be out before Nations Cup officially started so i rushed it). So please be mild on the app.

Download AFCON 2013 Guide