software

BulletAsylum now in Marketplace

February 8, 2012 | By Surur

The “bullet hell”-type game BulletAsylum is now in Marketplace.

This week’s Xbox Live video game promises over-the-top action, melding classic gameplay with next generation visuals and mechanics, vibrant graphics, and an all-you-can-shoot buffet of alien hordes to destroy.

bulletasylumqr The game features:

Multiple unique game modes, including Arcade, Survival, and Architect.
Dozens of upgrades; because bigger guns are better guns.
Several game modifiers; change the rules
change the game.
Leaderboards; Show your friends just how much better than them you are.
Achievements; 200 Gamerscore up for grabs.

The game costs $2.99 with a free trial and can be found in Marketplace here.

0

Angie: Another Windows Phone Siri competitor

February 8, 2012 | By Surur

At Microsoft Techdays in France xBrainSoft will be showing off their new Siri competitor, Angie.

The app uses natural language input and can give you access to TV programs, read your favourite news, access information related to your social networks (birthday, etc.), translate your words into a foreign language, wake you up in the morning, find a fuel pump, and much more.

xBrainsoft distributes a development kit which allows any developer to create skills for Angie or create their own Personal Assistant.

A demo can be seen in the video above, and if you are a francophone you can find the app in Marketplace here (it does not seem to be in the English Marketplace). The code to unlock the app is “xbrainsoft"

Read more about the app at Monsmartphone.com here.

8

Developer looking for rich Windows Phone 7 users with a 4+ zone Sonos system

February 7, 2012 | By Surur

Screen_Capture_(26) David from the Versagroup have ported their Windows Mobile 6.5 Sonos app to Windows Phone 7, and need beta testers before releasing the app to marketplace.

In our forums he writes:

Some of you may remember my first Sonos controller for a windows phone, VersaZones, developed for the WinMobile 6.5 environment.

I have completed extensive testing of a new Windows Phone 7.5 App that will control Sonos music systems. My testing has been in a two zone system and I am looking for people with 4 to 6 zones (or more) to do some beta testing for me. You will need a Windows Phone – of course – and if it is unlocked that would be great. If not then I will need and email address to add you to the official beta testing program for the Marketplace.

I plan to release to the Marketplace soon so it would be great if you could test relatively quickly.
You can view some screen shots of SonPhon here versagroup.net or by visiting the versagroup.net site and looking at the blog entries.

If you do happen to have 4 to 6 Sonos Zones lying around, volunteer your system in the forum thread here.

1

The Calendar Search app for Window Phone you have been waiting for

February 7, 2012 | By Surur

calendar3

I have not noticed myself, but it seems Windows Phone 7 lacks any way to search the calendar.

calendarsearchqr I am sure there are many others out there for whom this lack of functionality is driving them mad.

Liquid Daffodil has the answer however, and all for only $0.99. With Calendar Search you can search all your calendar, both in the past and future, and dredge up those long forgotten details.

Calendar Search has a free trial and can be found in Marketplace here.

Via WPCentral.com

11

BulletAsylum Xbox Live game coming to Marketplace this week (video)

February 6, 2012 | By Surur

BulletAsylum is an amazing-looking Windows Phone 7 game in the style of ‘bullet hell’ common on arcade console games.

The description reads:

Annihilate invaders with a wall of firepower in this insane arcade shooter. BulletAsylum delivers over-the-top action, melding classic gameplay with next-generation visuals and mechanics. With an insane amount of firepower at your fingertips, vibrant graphics and an all-you-can-shoot buffet of alien hordes to destroy, BulletAsylum will blow you away!

The game looks pretty amazing and will hit Marketplace on the8th February for $2.99. The game has a website here.

Via Bestwp7games.com

2

Early Peek: Splinter Cell: Conviction and Toy Soldiers for Windows Phone 7 Demoed on video

February 5, 2012 | By Surur

Microsoft is soon starting 3 months of must have games by releasing major Windows Phones games very week.

PocketPC.Ch have managed to get their hands on two of the games, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Toy Soldiers, and have demoed them in the videos above and below.

Splinter Cell: Conviction will be $4.99 and released on the 22nd February 2012. Toy Soldiers will be $2.99 and released on the 29th February 2012.

Are you impressed? Let us know below.

Via PocketPC.ch

10

UkSnow–find where it’s snowing via Twitter

February 5, 2012 | By Surur

uksnowqr The snow has finally started falling in UK, and it arrived with a vengeance, causing travel chaos across the country.

If you want to keep an eye on where the snow is falling UKSnow, a Marketplace app, appears to have arrived at just the right time. The app searches twitter for the #uksnow hash tag and applies snowflakes to the map from where the tweet originated.

UkSnow is free and can be found in Marketplace here.

Via AAWP.com

1

Gooroovster Google Music streaming client for Windows Phone looking for beta testers

February 4, 2012 | By Surur

play

Derek Beattie is looking for beta testers for his Google Music streaming client for Windows Phone 7.

The client has does not seem to pay much attention to the Metro ethos, but hopefully the developer can fix this before release to Marketplace.

The app features:

Sync your entire Google Music library to your phone for browsing and streaming.
Browse by artists, albums, songs, and playlists.
Option of streaming your entire song list or streaming by artist, author, and playlist.
Supports play, pause, stop, skip back, skip forward, and shuffle.
Refresh latest allows you to only refresh the most recent 500 tracks uploaded to Google Music.
Refresh playlist refreshes all of your play lists on Google Music.

Future features:

Creating playlists on the client and potentially syncing them up to GM.
Saving tracks to the phone for off line listening.

Much like SkyDrive, Google Music allows one to store one’s own music in the cloud, in Google Music’s case up to 20,000 tracks. It is unfortunately only open to US residents, something to bear in mind before requesting a beta invite.

If you’re interested in beta testing Gooroovster send your Windows Live ID email address to beta@gooroovster.com.

13

IM + updated, adds own own IM network

February 3, 2012 | By Surur

2 of 8

Share Services have released version 2.1 of IM+, the cross platform, cross protocol IM network that supports all major IM services, including Facebook, Skype, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AIM/iChat, ICQ, MySpace, Jabber, VKontakte, Yandex IM and Mail.Ru Agent.

Version 2.1 brings Shape Services’s very own IM network, which they bill as a replacement for SMS, much like WhatsApp.

BEEP is available in IM+ Pro and on Windows Phone , iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android and BlackBerry. BEEP works via push notification and features delivery confirmation.

Whenever you send and receive text messages or photos, IM+ Beep will make sure that your message was successfully sent and notify you when it is safely delivered. Push will make incoming messages instantly pop up on your device.

implusfreeqr Other new features in version 2.1 include:

Set own avatar" option
Options to group contacts by account and group offline contacts
Search contacts by IM service name
Redesign of IM+ Live Tile

IM+ comes in a free ad supported version and a Pro version which costs €4,99. Find the app in Marketplace here.

Via Plaffo.com

5

If you do not see the number 74, you need Colourful–Free this weekend

February 3, 2012 | By Surur

Ishihara_9 About 8% of men do not perceive colour normally, which can be a bit of a problem which picking out wallpaper.

Colorful is an app to help the color blind to recognize, tag and compare colours.

colorfulqr The app features:

Use advanced filters that will compensate for your specific colour deficiency.
Recognize colours in your surroundings using the new Mango camera capabilities.
Save up to 3 colour tags for future reference and comparison.
Save an image with the additional information given by Colorful algorithms.

Just this weekend the basic version of the app is free in Marketplace.

Find it in Marketplace here.

3

Xappr Gun phone gaming accessory promises Windows Phone 7 compatibility

February 1, 2012 | By Surur

gun2

The creators of the XAPPR Gun are calling it the ultimate gaming accessory for your smartphone.

The device, in conjunction with Augmented Reality games such as AR Wars and AR Invader will allow gamers to take their smartphone gaming outside while still shooting at virtual creatures, or, with the right software, your friends.

Unlike most accessories the whole system is said to be compatible with iPhone, Android and Windows Phone, which hopefully means we will be able to join in with the fun from the start.

The accessory is up for pre-order for $29.99 and will be officially unveiled at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg this week.

See the product page here.

Via Gizmodo.com

1

Instacam unofficial Instragram client can do everything except upload pictures

February 1, 2012 | By Surur

We used to have none, but now it seems we are tripping over Instagram clients.

The latest is by Dmitry Manayev, and unlike the ones before Instacam is pretty full features, allowing you not only to browse Instagram anonymously, but also to sign into your account, comment and like other images and view your old pictures and that of friends.

The one omission is however major – due to Instagram’s terms the app is now allowed to upload pictures to the Instagram network – a limitation of all 3rd party clients. To get around that we will need to wait for the official app. Users can however share pictures on Facebook and Twitter or email.

A list of Instacam’s features include:

Browse anonymously without an Instagram account or login to use more Instagram features
View popular pictures from users around the world
View pictures from your friends or view your own Instagram pictures
Share pictures with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, or via email
Follow and un-follow users and see your own followers (following) (view limit
50)
Add likes and post comments to pictures
See who liked picture (view limit 50) or added comments
Search for photos by tag
User profiles with feeds, likes, followers and more
Make your own photos, use one of 7 filters and save
Two special filters are exceptionally new and you will not find them anywhere else

instacamqr Dmitry promises the next version will include:

Add searching by geolocation,name
Change view limits for likes, followers and following
Add social share for recently created your photos
More Improvements

Instacam is free and can be found in Marketplace here.

1

Need for Speed:Hot Pursuit previewed

February 1, 2012 | By Surur

Pocketnow have had an early preview of the new Xbox Live Must Have Game, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and have posted the demo above.

They note unlike previous games you are now allowed to play as the police also, which which affects how your progress through the 48 career events in the game.

The app should hit Marketplace today at $4.99.