You get the chance to do dirty deeds for dirt cheap. The anticipated game Contract Killer releases on the Windows market place today.
Contract Killer pulls you into the life of an assassin who takes bounties or contracts for cash, experience and a good time. You can play 17 story missions, unlimited random missions and against friends on Xbox Live.
You can grab the game here or by scanning the tag below, however it appears to not be working on some phones as of the moment.
Is the Lumia 900 really selling that badly?
After all the endless praise the Nokia Lumia 900 has received, Nokia’s flagship device just got another price cut from $99.99 to $49.99 (included in a 2 year contract). This might be good news for all those potential Lumia fans waiting for that final nudge to invest in the device, but Nokia’s investors are not too fond of the move, reports Reuters. The cut precedes Nokia’s announcement of its second quarter figures, which many assume are below expectations. Depending on how much the average consumer actually knows about software updates, this presumed lack of interest in the device might be caused by the Lumia series not receiving the full Windows 8 OS upgrade later in October this year. The alternative Windows Phone 7.8 update will instead be made available.
Analysts have estimated Nokia to have sold around 10 million smartphone devices during this quarter, Apple getting around 30 million and Samsung bringing home the bacon with 50 million smartphones. Nokia’s shares have also gone down 3 percent yesterday.
We’re very curious if you consider the Lumia 900 to be worth the investment. Would you still go for it, regardless of the lack of a future Windows Phone 8 OS?
Source: Reuters
As the Windows Phone continues to gain traction in the mobile phone market, the Windows marketplace appears to making the process for adding apps easy for developers. The marketplace passed the 100,000 app mark last month, and one indie developer’s statements help explain why the phone may see increased success.
Brian Calder of Tiny’s Fury Studios, which recently released Monster Katz on the Windows market, was pleasantly surprised by the process. Calder, who has experience working with iPhone, Android and Windows Phone, said Tiny’s Fury was planning on launching its premiere title on the Xbox Live Indie Games (XBLIG) marketplace, and wanted to have the game on multiple platforms. Since, Calder did not have a lot of time to code multiple versions of the game, he decided to try just one first, and “we realized we could port our code to Windows a lot easier than we could port it to Android or iPhone.”
"The main purpose of smartphones should not be to launch apps."
What is the one thing that immediately makes Windows Phone stand out from its competition? Even people with little experience on smartphones will notice how Windows Phone’s interface looks and feels a whole lot different than the more conservative solutions employed by iOS and Android.
A design blog, Cooper Journal has posted an interesting look into the Metro user interface. The article praises Windows Phone for trying to push the envelope on what a smartphone interface can be. All the information immediately available on the start screen keeps things simple and user friendly, something other interfaces should also strive for.
Check out the article for a quick, in-depth look at Metro, it’s importance, competitors and history. It’s an interesting read for any smartphone or design enthusiast.
Best known for their handsets, Nokia also produces a number of complimenting accessories. On the entry level of their bluetooth headset product line is the Nokia BH-111 Stereo Headset. This headset brings style, but does it bring the quality and functionality needed to set it apart? Here’s our verdict.
Every week, the Windows Phone marketplace puts a new title on sale. Don’t miss your chance!
This week’s deal is Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap Games. You can now get the game for $2.99, discounted from $4.99.
Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense game where your aim is to use different, strange plants to keep zombies away from your front door. Each plant has its own offensive and defensive capabilities, but so do the zombies. Planting the right kind of seeds in strategic places makes all the difference.
Not sick of zombies yet? Then check out this game here, for $2.99 or scan the tag below.
Every week, the Windows Phone marketplace puts a new title on sale. Don’t miss your chance!
This week’s deal is Bejeweled Live by PopCap Games. You can now get the game for $2.99, discounted from $4.99.
Bejeweled is one of the most popular tile-matching puzzle games in the world. The odds are you’ve already played some version of it. The objective is basically to swap adjacent gems with each other, forming chains of three or more vertical or horizontal gems. The affected gems disappear, give you points and may start a chain reaction.
Get instantly addicted by checking out the game here, for $2.99 or scanning the tag below.
The ridiculously adorable, BAFTA award-winning game, Mush, is set to release on Windows Phone on July 4th. Not only does the game look very beautiful, but it also takes full advantage of the control features offered by a mobile device and uses them creatively.
You control Mush by changing his moods. Mush moves around when you tilt the phone, but the way he moves depends on how he feels. You can, for example, draw a smile on the screen and he floats happily in the air or draw a frown and he drops down to the ground, depressed. Each emotion gives Mush new abilities and helps him solve puzzles and avoid beasties.
- Touch, tilt and shake the phone to change your character’s emotions!
- Each emotion unlocks a brand new ability!
- Stunningly textured artwork, cute characters and physics based puzzles!
- 20 Xbox LIVE Achievements!
- Trophies to earn!
- Leaderboards!
Check out the official site for screenshots and more, to whet your appetite.
There’s been a wild debate going on about whether or not the new start screen is the only new feature in Windows Phone 7.8 update. It’s certainly the only thing Microsoft has announced, but they’re being suspiciously non-specific about this.
Windows Phone team member and Senior Product Manager, Larry Lieberman recently talked about Windows Phone development at TechEd2012. He gave an interesting statement to an audience question about 7.8 features:
“Will Windows Phone 7.8 get new features as well that you can access as a developer? Maybe. We haven’t announced it yet.
All we’ve announced is the new Start screen at this point. Sorry, nothing new to announce. You’re asking me stuff I can’t answer.”
It feels like Microsoft is still considering its options at this point. Another Senior Product Manager, Ben Lower seemed much more certain of the additional features in a tweet some time ago.
The update will be available in late 2012, after the actual Windows Phone 8 launch. There’s still a lot of time for them to decide what to actually include in there. We’ll just have to wait and see what Microsoft is cooking up. Which features would you like to see in Windows Phone 7.8?
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