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Microsoft’s Alternative way to close the App Gap? + Rudy Huyn’s ideas for Android on WP

Microsoft’s Alternative way to close the App Gap? + Rudy Huyn’s ideas for Android on WP

| December 31, 2014 | 14 Replies

Advertisements   A couple of related stories based on the last one where Tom Warren discussed Android apps on WP still being in the works. First off, reader Ben A linked shared an article from ZDNet where Mary Jo Foley indicated that Microsoft could help close the app gap in a different way. Plan A: […]

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WindowsPhone exclusive Perfect Shift for Lumia

WindowsPhone exclusive Perfect Shift for Lumia

| December 10, 2014 | 2 Replies

We were asked by the team behind Perfect Shift to share some news about their new app. Here’s the press release below. It looks like a stunning game (and only 140MB? Is there more do download after?). It’s free and it seems to be a 5 star hit after 500 reviews at the store. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/perfect-shift/a6e30499-a0c9-4183-ac5a-de377088e8ba?& […]

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Minecraft Pocket Edition available for $6.99 in WindowsPhone Store

Minecraft Pocket Edition available for $6.99 in WindowsPhone Store

| December 10, 2014 | 3 Replies

Microsoft owned Minecraft is available on WindowsPhone. Same price as Google Play Store and iTunes app store http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/minecraft-pocket-edition/1a625b44-b542-401b-bdff-52b4357c0573?signin=true International Store Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/minecraft-pocket-edition/1a625b44-b542-401b-bdff-52b4357c0573 No reviews yet but if it’s anything like the Android one, that’s highly rated at 4.5 stars out of 5 with almost 700,000 ratings. iTunes also rates this highly at 4.5 stars over 51,000 […]

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Weekend Watch: Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter Unboxing and Lumia 1520 and 635 Demonstration

Weekend Watch: Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter Unboxing and Lumia 1520 and 635 Demonstration

| December 7, 2014 | 10 Replies

Good Day MNB Readers! We have managed to secure a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter (WDA) that allows you to wirelessly mirror or cast what is on your device’s screen to a larger display such as a HDMI equipped TV or monitor. Here is a quick run down of the features: See it all on your big screen Share […]

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Weekend Watch: VLC Beta for WP – Sneaky Peeky

Weekend Watch: VLC Beta for WP – Sneaky Peeky

| November 29, 2014 | 2 Replies

Here’s a sneak peek at VLC for Windows Phone (on an emulator). It has a well thought out, consistent Metro/Modern UI layout. Even if you don't have the beta on your phone, there's a video for you: VLC for Windows Phone Sneak Peak : http://t.co/8GYmBNdMEL — Thomas Nigro (@ThomasNigro) November 28, 2014 Video below: Via: Reddit

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From low-end to high-end: Customizable Graphics Settings

From low-end to high-end: Customizable Graphics Settings

| November 24, 2014 | 14 Replies

  Dear MNB Readers! 512MB RAM!!! That combination of numbers and letters is usually enough to turn away the most die-hard Windows Phone supporter as that is usually the death sentence to any hope of a high quality gaming experience or even 100% app compatibility. The end result of having a 512MB device is that you […]

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VLC release for WP next week *hopefully*

VLC release for WP next week *hopefully*

| November 14, 2014 | Reply

We saw a screenshot of VLC on the 1520 earlier today and it seemed that it might be finally coming soon to WP Store. Now there’s confirmation that the VLC release for WP should be next week. There’s a “hopefully” attached to that, but it looks likely that we’ll see it sooner rather than later. […]

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VLC On Nokia Lumia 1520 (WP8)

VLC On Nokia Lumia 1520 (WP8)

| November 14, 2014 | Reply

VLC’s been working on their WP8 app for a long time. We’ve seen screenshots but no direct image/video possibly of it working on those devices. Here’s one. Fingers crossed it appears soon! Imagine if this developer felt the same way as Microsoft that they should just not bother and work on the W10 stuff instead […]

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Create polished movies with Movie Creator BETA for WindowsPhone

Create polished movies with Movie Creator BETA for WindowsPhone

| November 13, 2014 | 1 Reply

LumCov says you can make polished movies on their latest app, Movie Creator BETA. You can use up to 25 videos/photos/cinemagraphs/living images. App Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/movie-creator-beta/db71b2c6-a486-4b80-b37f-5e94feae8d27?signin=true Features: edit the length of your footage freely move the various clips to different places on your video timeline add text cards, captions and various filters pan and zoom, and rotate. […]

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