Windows Phone Summary of the Week: July 11-17, 2022

Today marks the end of what has been a monster of a calendar week (maybe the most populated summary nosotros've had yet?) but we shall remain vigilant, grab a potent drinkable and battle through this summary together. We tin rejoice that Mr Rubino shares his wonderful voice with the public in another WPCentral Podcast. Aye, they're still going and this isn't a joke!

Head on past the break for our weekly breakdown.

To kicking us off, Microsoft has revealed their vision of the future; 3 screens and Metro. AT&T accept jumped into our highlight list with their international data plan updates, while Nokia are planning to spend £eighty million on advertising in the United kingdom to compete with Android and iOS. IE9 in Mango still puts Safari in iOS5 beta iii to shame in HTML5 speed tests. Possibly this is due to Apple funding ventures into suing as many competitors as possible?

Has Microsoft revealed the release calendar month for Mango when announcing the Imagine Loving cup winners? Whenever the update arrives, nosotros have witnessed some Twitter integration. Microsoft do have big plans though, they've recently made bets that include to sell 100 millions devices a twelvemonth. If you're not as well interested in the bookies and then perhaps the software giant can tempt you with the release of Windows Dwelling house Server 2022 Connector?

Have you got a marker pen handy? No worries if y'all don't as Max and his Magic Marker is this week'southward bargain of the week. Beards and Beaks has ever seemed like an odd combination, just they've finally been re-united in the Marketplace and is the beginning Xbox Live game to feature DLC (Downloadable Content) - make mode for Farmville. Sonic the Hedgehog has finally traded in his Nokia 3210 for a WP7, nigh time likewise!

Beware of the ocean at night, Tentacles is reportedly crawling around and will exist in the Market place on July 20th. 3D Paperball sets to print while former school archetype Paper Dash is being delivered to your device. Noticed the lovely array of levels in Angry Birds? Well, have you noticed 105 of them are missing? Arcane's Tower Defence is now finally bachelor in the Marketplace while Crackdown 2 has mysteriously vanished. Damn those mutants.

Moving on software, an American team of students in the Imagine Cup '11 take adult an Asthma app for WP7. Have a Samsung Focus? Ever desired to reset the handset to factory settings? At present you tin can with the newly released factory ROM. I'm a WP7! gets a major bump to version 2.five and brings with information technology a range of new features and the Weight Watchers app receives a redesign. Microsoft signs a licensing agreement with Geovector for mobile augmented reality patents that will hopefully bring more integration to the platform.

GroupMe is available for WP7 with being the second about requested platform by users. We take a look at not only a demo of the upcoming BBC News Mobile mango app, merely the integration with Function 365 between the PC, web and WP7.

Hardware time. We have had a few deals open upward this calendar week, including an unlocked Samsung Omnia 7 for $280 at T-Mobile, Federal republic of germany. Expansys is offering the HTC 7 Pro for £229 and Dell are giving away their Venue Pro for simply $299, both unlocked. Apple has been after HTC to ban their imports into America (this is Apple's 'innovation') while Microsoft focuses on of import matters such every bit revealing a new Samsung device running Mango. The Toshiba Fujitsu device shown in the same case as the above Samsung handset is looking to be released in August to Japanese enthusiasts.

It's now everyones favorite part of the summary - Fun! A approximate has denied Apple's "App Shop injunction against Amazon (and other companies). Sahas Katta has completely re-designed his portfolio website to expect simply like WP7. Inspiration has been taken by Google as well with their Marketplace revamp, which features more text, squares, pivots and the famous "more-text-off-screen-ways-more than-content-available" plant in the Metro UI. Our readers notwithstanding gave them 0/x even though they only had to copy, seems Google still desperately needs proper designers.

Microsoft is existence sued over the "Really?" commercials. No, actually. Captain America can now throw his shield at you when you lot ready one of these awesome wallpapers. Microsoft nevertheless plans for WP7 to utilize their mobile devices less, with potentially adding in Kinect-like motility sensors and gestures, this will go more than of a scary future-based reality.

Microsoft was recently spotted registering the domains http://sony-microsoft.com and microsoft-sony.com, question being: what are they for? Our Daniel Rubino looks into how ane can activate Facebook chat and create custom ringtones in Mango. London-based WP7 app helps the public combat graffiti etc. and continue streets clean.

It's been a skillful calendar week for developers with the Applications Development Workshop and the newly formed App Exchange WP7 Marketplace submission service. We look at a tutorial that runs through how to add Live ID integration into WP7 applications and shed light on the new Windows Phone Developer certification. Finally, what practise yous practise one time you've submitted your apps?

Still awake? Well done! We've made it through this week's highlights, see yous once again next weekend! Caput on past this concluding goodbye for the list of links.

Highlight

• WPCentral Podcast 117
• The future of Microsoft: iii screens and Metro
• New international information plans from AT&T
• Nokia to spend £80m reinstating its superiority
• Mango'south IE9 browser withal trounces iOS5 beta 3 in HTML5 speed exam
• Mango coming in September? Imagine Loving cup winners announced.
• Microsoft testing out new build of Mango with Twitter enabled?
• Microsoft looking to sell 100 one thousand thousand devices a year
• Spotify coming to the U.S. tomorrow, sign up now. Windows Phone app presently?
• Microsoft releases the Windows Phone Dwelling house Server 2022 Connector

Games

• Ooh, Max and the Magic Mark is the Xbox Live Deal of the Calendar week
• Beards and Beaks - together at concluding on the Marketplace!
• Beards & Beaks first Xbox Live for Windows Phone game to feature DLC
• Windows Phone Cameo: Sonic the Hedgehog --> --> -->
• Watch out - Tentacles is itch to Xbox Live on July xx
• '3D Paperball' is pretty impressive
• Paper Nuance beingness delivered to your Windows Phone
• Angry Birds is missing a few levels. Similar a 105 of 'em.
• Arcane'south Tower Defense force now wowing people in the Marketplace
• Sorry, Agents. Crackdown two: Project Sunburst has vanished from the Marketplace

Software

• American student team develops asthma app for WP7 [Imagine Loving cup '11]
• Factory ROM (7004) bachelor for Samsung Focus
• 'I'm a WP7!' gets major crash-land to v2.5 with new features
• Microsoft signs licensing agreement with GeoVector for mobile augmented reality patents
• Weight Watchers app redesigned and "must-have"
• GroupMe now available for WP7
• BBC News Mobile Mango beta --> --> -->
• Office 365 demo with WP7 --> --> -->

Hardware

• Deal Alert: Unlocked Samsung Omnia seven for 199.95 € ($280)
• Samsung GT-i8350 in evolution, running Mango
• Apple seeking to ban HTC Android imports
• HTC seven Pro at Expansys for £229
• Microsoft reveals new Samsung Mango device --> --> -->
• Deal Alert: Unlocked Venue Pro now $299 on Dell's site besides
• Toshiba Fujitsu "Mango" phone slated for August release in Japan

Fun

• Judge denies Apple's "App Store" injunction against Amazon
• Windows Phone inspired website
• Google lifting more than UI stylings from Windows Phone?
• Microsoft sued over Windows Phone "Really" ads, actually
• Captain America wallpaper pack for Windows Phone
• Bringing Kinect and gesture control to Windows Telephone
• Microsoft registers domains using Sony brand
• Activate Facebook Chat in Windows Phone "Mango" [How To]
• Custom ringtones in Windows Phone Mango [How to]
• London Windows Phone app helps keep the streets make clean

Developers

• WP7 Applications Development Workshop [Developers]
• App Substitution WP7 Marketplace submission service [Developers]
• Alive ID WP7 app integration [Developers]
• Windows Telephone Programmer Certification [Developers]
• What to practice afterward submission? [Developers]

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