Pradeep

Pradeep was a Microsoft Student Partner when he was pursuing his Computer Science & Engineering degree. He now works for a MNC. He is passionate about technology and loves to share his knowledge with people. People used to mention him as “A Geek who is not Nerd”. He was fascinated by the Metro Design language and Windows Phone which made him to follow and develop applications for it. Follow him at twitter.com/pradeepviswav

Official LinkedIn App Hits Windows Phone Marketplace

May 13, 2012 | By Pradeep

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional social network released its app in Windows Phone Marketplace. The app looks beautiful and it works smooth as well. It allows you to read updates from your network, comment on the feeds, manage invitations, etc,.

Get on-the-go access to your professional network with LinkedIn for Windows Phone. Find and connect with more than 150M members worldwide, read the latest industry news, keep up-to-date with your groups, explore jobs you might be interested in, and share content with your network from anywhere.

I will say that this is a solid v1 release and you can download it here from the marketplace.

Thanks to Simon for the heads up.

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SoundHound v1.5 With Live Lyrics Support Now In Windows Phone Marketplace

May 13, 2012 | By Pradeep

SoundHound, the Shazam & Bing Music competitor has updated its app to include a new handy functionality. SoundHound now enables you to find the lyrics of the music you find using this app. Also it now geo-tags the tracks when discovered, which will allow you to know where the song was discovered by you.

Full list of features of this app,

? Fast music recognition – name tunes playing from a speaker in as little as four seconds. Unlimited usage!
? The world’s only viable singing and humming recognition.
? Song Previews
? Licensed Lyrics – Learn the words to your favorite tunes from a large database of legal and high-quality lyrics.
? Share to Facebook and Twitter instantly
? Charts – see the latest Tweets from SoundHound, what’s hot, underplayed, songs found by other users, and more!
? Pin the quick search tile to your home screen for faster identification
? Fast-app switching
? Real time Facebook and Twitter updates from artists – Tap on the artist or band name to instantly see their latest social news!
? Buy tracks directly from the Zune marketplace
? LiveLyrics (in the U.S. and Canada): see Lyrics in time with the music you identify!
? Geo-tagging added so you can keep track of where a song was discovered!
? Improved panorama page load and other minor bug fixes

Unlike its real competitor Shazam, SoundHound is free and it allows unlimited tagging as well. Find the free app here from the marketplace.

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Official Time Magazine App Now In Windows Phone Marketplace

May 13, 2012 | By Pradeep

Another high-profile app just landed in Windows Phone Marketplace recently. Its Time Magazine’s official app. The app allows you to enjoy Time’s journalism anytime, anywhere on your Windows Phone devices. You can get the latest news, read opinion and analysis from TIME influential bloggers, and browse through award-winning photography and TIME’s hugely popular lists.

The app is free as well, you can download it here from the marketplace.

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FastMall For Windows Phone Allows You To Navigate Easily Inside Malls

May 13, 2012 | By Pradeep

FastMall for Windows Phone now allows you to navigate any mall map even without active internet connection. You can choose the mall you visit and once you download any mall map you can get interactive navigation even without an active connection. This app may come handy for people when visiting the Mall for the first time, etc,. Its also a free app, so why not give it a try?

Download it here from the marketplace.

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Nextgen Reader v3 Now Live With Many Improvements And Bug Fixes

May 13, 2012 | By Pradeep

Nextgen Reader is one of the best Google Reader client available from Windows Phone Marketplace. Its beautiful and clean Metro design allows you to enjoy the content without any distractions. The v3 of Nextgen Reader went live on Windows Phone Marketplace with some neat improvements and bug fixes.

v3 Change log:

• Improved startup time and performance.
• New subscriptions view with flat list design.
• Easier to navigate between feeds and folders.
• Collapse/expand folders from appbar menu.
• Support for favicons.
• Articles list with filters on top (unread, all).
• New: Mark items older than a day/week as read and sync.
• Save to Readability (settings -> accounts).
• Pin ‘All Items’ or ‘Starred’ tile to start screen.
• New live tile option (based on phone theme).
• Customize update mode per live tile e.g. images on front.
• Post link to social networks (e.g. share to facebook, etc…).
• Many more improvements and bug fixes.

The app costs $1.99 with free trial available. Find it here from the marketplace.

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Official ESPN Cricinfo App Now Available From Windows Phone Marketplace

May 13, 2012 | By Pradeep

Finally the official ESPN Cricinfo has landed in Windows Phone Markerplace. The app is fully features with push notifications, Live Tiles support, etc,. This app will be a must have for any cricket fans out there.

App Description:

With the official ESPNcricinfo App you get the most comprehensive cricket coverage from around the world!
Featuring all international matches, ICC tournaments and major domestic leagues including the English county championship, Indian Premier League and Champions League, the ESPNcricinfo App is the ultimate all-rounder.
The customisable app includes in-depth coverage of the game including ball-by-ball commentary, breaking news, fixtures and results, incisive opinion pieces from the World’s best cricket writers and audio and video features.

The new ESPNcricinfo app offers push notifications, a unique Lean Back mode functionality and much more.

Full feature list –

Live game coverage – Commentary, scorecard, match graphics, photographs, reports and player profiles from every international game.
‘Lean back’ mode – A unique feature where you can follow the scores in full screen mode. Place your phone on your table and follow live scores throughout a busy work day.
Live Tiles – deep pin a game from the live game section and get updates delivered to your home screen.
Push notifications – Get instant alerts for wickets, batsman milestones and score updates during live matches.
Personalisation – Customise the app to your favourite team
Video/Audio – Watch and listen to the latest ESPNcricinfo video and audio podcasts.
Magazine – Read from a selection of the best features from ESPNcricinfo Magazine
News, Results, Fixtures, Records and Rankings

Download it here from the marketplace.

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Samsung Announces New Omnia M Windows Phone Device

May 11, 2012 | By Pradeep

Samsung today announced a new Windows Phone device called Omnia M targeting new smartphone owners. The new Omnia M device will act as the successor to original Omnia 7 device. Samsung Omnia M will feature 1GHz processor and a 4” Super AMOLED display. The device will come with 5MP primary camera, a VGA front cam, 1500 mAh battery and 4GB memory.

On software side, it will have Windows Phone 7.5 with two new additions from Samsung. It will have Family Story and ChatOn app pre installed.

Keeping up with your social life is easier, fun, and more interactive than ever with the Omnia M. Family Story, Samsung’s cloud-based family network, can be downloaded to let users share family messages, videos and photo slide-shows on a virtual bulletin-board with other Samsung devices. Samsung’s ChatON communication service connects you and users from any phone platform into a single community, enabling spontaneous group chatting and messaging—whether with text, animations or images—in seconds.

The model number of the device is GT-I8350 and it will be rolled out soon in Europe followed by other regions.

Source: Samsung

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Windows Phone UK Starts Developer Reward Programme

May 10, 2012 | By Pradeep

Windows Phone UK has started a developer reward programme to reward and celebrate UK developers who have developd and published Windows Phone apps into the Windows Phone marketplace. You can start today by registering yourself with the programme and publish your original and unique Windows Phone app on the Windows Phone Marketplace. You will be awarded with one point after the evaluation has been done for your app in the marketplace. Finally, you will be able to redeem your points for rewards offered from Microsoft. Check out the rewards below, there are some interesting things like driving Ferraris, etc,.

Find more details about the programme here.

Thanks Stephen for the heads up.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Now Available For Order From Phones4U In UK

May 10, 2012 | By Pradeep

Its a surprise! The new Nokia Lumia 900 is now available for order from Phones4U UK. Only Black Lumia 900 is available along with Phones4U exclusive Nokia Lumia 900 White. The device is available even for free under contract from Vodafone and starting from £59.00 from Orange UK.

As a promotional offer, you will get the following items,

Free Nokia Play 360 Wireless Speaker
FREE 12 Months Unlimited WiFi
Free Monster headphones worth £199

The device will be shipped on standard delivery timescale except orders on the O2 Network where delivery is set to 14/05. And delivery is always free of charge from Phones4U. Its a great deal altogether, order your device now!

Find the white Lumia 900 listing here and black one here.

Update:

Both the colors of Nokia Lumia 900 devices are exclusive to Phones4U in UK until May-27th. And we are not sure about the 1st free item Nokia Play Speaker as listed above because there are discrepancy in the info on Phones4U’s website.

Thanks Lawrence for the heads up.

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Twabbit, Another Great Twitter Client For Windows Phone

May 10, 2012 | By Pradeep

Twabbit is a new twitter client for Windows Phone users which got released recently. It features all the stuff you expect from a regular twitter clients such as multi-account support, support for various photo uploading services, Live Tile support, background updates, etc,.

In addition to all those stuff, Twabbit supports many user customizable gestures in it. For example, you can choose what happens when you make a single tap on an item like tweets, twitter handles, hashtag, etc,. It supports two finger tap also.

Features:

1. Fetch tweets at lightning speed, even with just an EDGE connection
2. Persistently present new tweet button that enables you to compose from anywhere inside the app
3. Quick reply bar for replying swiftly to conversations while viewing the tweet you are replying to, at the same time
4. Support for multiple twitter accounts
5. Support for user customizable single touch as well as multi touch gestures
6. Tired of nagging hastags or other social apps invading your timeline? Just mute them using Twabbit’s “under the hood” mute feature!
7. Upload pictures swiftly without having to worry about the network and just downscale them automatically

The app costs $0.99 with free trial available. Find it here from the marketplace.

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Nokia Releases A Musical Parody Called “Dev City” To Promote Windows Phone Development

May 10, 2012 | By Pradeep

Today Nokia Developer channel released a new musical parody of Tyga’s Rack City called “Dev City” to promote app development in Windows Phone platform.

Video Description:

Bringing cool to coding. Mobile devices are cool. Mobile apps are cool. Mobile Developers are about to get cooler. Nokia Developer is turning towns into Dev Cities with its Ready.Set () {Code} Challenge. We are hitting 13-cities looking for developers who want to build an experience not just another app. Developers who build the coolest, baddest apps for the Windows Phone platform and Nokia Lumia devices earn devices & prizes. Sign up for a Challenge near you: http://www.nokiadeveloper.eventbrite.com/

via: Justin Angel

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Official The Daily Beast App Now In Windows Phone Marketplace

May 10, 2012 | By Pradeep

The Newsweek has released an official The Daily Beast app in Windows Phone Marketplace. The Daily Beast app allows you to enjoy breaking news from across the Web on your phone. The Daily Beast app also offers instant summaries of the Web’s must-read stories, plus original news reporting, opinion, and photos.

Features:

• The Daily Beast’s “Cheat Sheet” of the best stories from around the Web — the latest summaries of breaking news on your phone.

• Original news reporting and features on politics, entertainment, culture, and books.

• Share stories via email, Twitter and Facebook.

Download the free app here from the marketplace.

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Windows Phone Devices Outselling iPhones In Russia

May 9, 2012 | By Pradeep

MTS, Russia’s leading mobile operator released its mobile phone sales report in Russia. We have got some interesting stats regarding Windows Phone platform from their sales estimate report. In the data on sales of smartphones by operating systems in Q1 2012 (in terms of units sold), Windows Phone devices outsold iPhone in Russia. Windows Phone had 8.2% of the smartphone market share whereas iOS had only 7.3%.

And in the list of top 5 selling smartphones in the price range of greater than 10000 RUB, there are three Windows Phone devices. Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710 and HTC Mozart. It seems that the earlier reports about HTC Mozart selling out in Russia seems to be true.

Source: MTS

Thanks to Arun for the heads up.

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