Windows Phone Summary of the Week: September 5-11, 2022

A Summary of the Week

Kick off this calendar week'southward summary is WPCentral's Back to Work/School auction where you lot tin salve x% on all mobile accessories! Our Dave Blake returns with this weeks peak picks from our Windows Phone forum, while Paul Acevedo interviews Ska Studios, makers of Z0MB1ES. Bank check out the summary after the pause.

A strange highlight to begin with is Microsoft'south denyal at claims that the visitor is 'watching' users via the camera. Nokia are holding a competition for the new version of their well known ring tone (ends within 24 hours). While Google is still preventing Microsoft from launching a full-featured YouTube app on their platform, the search engine has added support for Windows Phone with their HTML5 mobile version of YouTube.

Acer has come out from the shadows, commenting on Google's Motorola acquisition that Microsoft is the real winner. Investors accept urged RIM to consider selling itself or patents, could BlackBerry be the next to fall? For our readers however, there is positive thinking at Redmond with Microsoft predicting more marketshare than analysts have guessed. Zune terms and conditions have been altered (for Euope customers information technology seems) that has reduced the limit of devices from six to 4 per Zune Pass.

WP7 Marketplace Screenshot

Justin Angel, onetime Microsoft Silverlight Program Manager, has downloaded a big proportion of the Marketplace and analysed the apps. The software behemothic has carried on operation 'squeeze-revenue-out-of-Android-OEMs' with both Acer and Viewsonic agreeing to patent deals. Research2Guidance has posted some interesting data on the amount of downloads per-app between platforms.

Something that volition be warming to hear for Symbian users, Microsoft is scheduled to share a number of apps including Lync, OneNote and SkyDrive. We take a quick look at some new visual promotion Microsoft is doing on YouTube with their 'Me Series' of short films that shows the life of WP users. Microsoft Taiwan launches interactive site for Mango contest where entrants can win a Mango handset. Nosotros have the opportunity to give Windows Telephone a push with voting for the platform to win the IDEA 2022: People's Option Laurels. Oh, and SkyDrive is prepare to receive an 'unlimited storage' makeover. We've besides caught wind of Mango potentially coming side by side week.

Pocket God is this calendar week's Xbox Live Bargain of the Week, and then experience free to throw them around, feed them to sharks and more at a discounted price. Minesweeper has been updated (not via the Marketplace) to reduce some of the pesky mines that fabricated gameplay too challenging for majority of players. Collapse! is coming to Xbox Alive adjacent week and we accept an exclusive look at the map of chapter 30 in Gravity Guy.

Three Screens

Some speculation has arisen surrounding Windows Phone apps being ran on Windows 8. Samsung releases Mobile Print app for the platform forth with version 2.two of their Now app. An orientation screen lock for Windows Telephone comes to light, possibly a feature in a later build? If yous haven't been keeping up with the AVG state of affairs with Windows Phone, they released an app for the platform that was reported to exist spyware. Microsoft responded past pulling the app from the Market place and began investigation, while AVG dealt with strong criticism.

HTC has released Attentive Phone that integrates into the settings of the OS, which tin be downloaded from the Market. BSkyB has landed on Windows Telephone with releasing a superb SkyNews app that sports live streaming of the Television set channel. Perfect Scan has upped its game by including back up for Google Docs and Dropbox. AppFlow version 2 has been released with some exciting features included.

Moving swiftly onto hardware nosotros have a scary easily-on video with the Acer W4 at IFA 2022. We've had a number of Mango ROM releases this week including for the unbranded HTC Mozart and the Verizon HTC Trophy. A Samsung refresh of the Omnia 7 has passed through FCC with a front-facing camera while the LG E906 receives GCF certification.

Like Pokemon? Of grade you lot practise. We've come across some nice Pokemon wallpapers that can be cropped and set up as your phone lock screen wallpaper - they expect pretty cracking with the minimalistic pattern. Need a laugh? Whenever we need to giggle Japan seems to be the ones who provide the amusement, they truly are an aspiring state and their WP7 advert is no dissimilar.

For developers! Nosotros have two free Britain-based Windows Phone developer camps coming upwards (one in London and the other in Manchester). PCWorld takes a an insightful look at why Indie developers are choosing Microsoft'south platform for evolution. PhoneGap is at present supporting Windows Phone with cross-platform HTML5 app development using web technologies.

Highlights

Microsoft denies they are watching us
Nokia contest for next ring tone
YouTube Mobile in HTML5, supports IE9 in Mango
Acer says Microsoft is the real winner from Google-Moto bargain
Next to fall, RIM? BlackBerry maker urged to sell itself or patents.
Microsoft has high hopes for WP7 marketshare
Zune terms changing Sept xiii, reducing the number of sync devices for music [Updated]
Windows Phone Marketplace statistics
Microsoft squeezes Acer, ViewSonic for Android patent deals
Average app in WP Marketplace downloaded more times than Android and iOS
Microsoft scheduled to share apps with Symbian
Me Series: short films showing life of WP users
Microsoft Taiwan launches interactive Metro site for Mango contest
Vote for Windows Phone for the IDEA 2022: People's Choice Honor
SkyDrive to get unlimited storage
Mango to exist released next week?

Gaming

Xbox Live Developer Interview - Ska Studios, makers of Z0MB1ES (on teh phone)
Play god for less - Pocket God is the Xbox Alive Deal of the Week
Xbox Live: Minesweeper updated, sheds backlog mines
Collapse! coming to Xbox Live adjacent week
Sectional: Gravity Guy chapter 30 map

Software

Running Windows Telephone apps on Windows 8?
Samsung releases Mobile Print app for Windows Phone
Orientation screen lock for Windows Phone?
Samsung Now app goes to v2.2 looks to gear up Live Tile issue? [Mango]
New Samsung High Fidelity Position enhances GPS, modifies Settings [Mango]
Windows Phone AVG antivirus app may be more than dangerous than we thought
AVG antivirus pulled until investigation completed
AVG responds to WP7 app criticism, accusations
New HTC Circumspect Phone that integrates into Settings available [Mango]
Sky News for Windows Telephone at present available
Perfect Scan now supports Google Docs and Dropbox
AppFlow updated to ii.0 with new features

Hardware

Acer W4 Hands-on at IFA 2022
Official HTC Mango ROM for unbranded Mozart leaked
HTC shipped Mango ROMs leak on XDA including Verizon Trophy
Nokia to acquire from HP and webOS
Samsung'due south Omnia 7 refresh (SGH-i708) sails through FCC with FF photographic camera
LG E906 gets GCF certification

Fun

Pokemon Wallpapers for your Windows Phone
All-time Windows Phone commerical ever? Yes. Oh yes.
KDDI People Hub Generator shows the ability of Windows Phone

Developers

Gratuitous United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Microsoft Windows Phone Camps [Developers]
Why are indie developers heading for WP7?
Mango Jump Outset series [Developers]
PhoneGap beta supports Windows Phone Mango
Native development access for developers [Homebrew]

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