Just like iOS; Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform is a well monitored and closed system. All apps that are submitted for Marketplace goes through a strict screening process. If an app is found to be violating guidelines set by Microsoft, then well, it is rejected and sent back to the drawing board.
Microsoft has made some significant changes and announcements this year, most of which have been met by favorable public opinion.
Facebook can be pretty slow with updating their native apps for different smartphone platforms. Their Android app was left ignored for quite some time before it was finally brought in line with their iOS app (which is considered the best out of all of them) and their iPad app, which reportedly had been ready since May, was only released earlier this month. Facebook has been especially not giving their Windows Phone app due attention as it has been updated today after what seems like months. It brings support for Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, which was released just a few weeks ago.
While Android had support for folders since the very start, iOS only got them in 2010 with iOS 4. The third OS in the so called “three-horse race” - Windows Phone 7 - still doesn’t have any folder functionality but a homebrew solution has emerged today and it is what we’ll be talking about in this post.
iOS users take screenshots for granted. The feature, as far I can remember, was included in iOS 1.0 (back then known as iPhone OS) and allowed users to capture whatever was going on on their screen. These screenshots could then be used for a variety of purposes, one of the most popular uses being for reviewing apps on blogs. Google’s Android OS will get this feature with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich when it releases next month while Windows Phone 7 users have to resort to taking photographs of their screens with a separate camera.
It's all go right now in the world of Windows Phone and Xbox 360, and Microsoft's announcements just keep on coming.
Having quick access to connectivity settings like WiFi, Bluetooth, Data and GPS isn’t available on mobile operating systems like iOS (unless you jailbreak) or Windows Phone 7, but we came across an interesting app today - for Windows Phone - that allows users to place different network toggles on their homescreen in the form of tiles.
The famous cross-platform messaging app WhatsApp is now officially available for all users running the latest and greatest mobile OS from Microsoft, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
Rumors of WhatsApp, which is a popular cross-messaging app for the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Symbian stirred up some news just a day or two ago that it would be ported to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform, but now a couple of screenies have emerged showing WhatsApp through Windows Phone’s Metro lens.
Since late last year, Windows Phone 7 has captured the minds of many users, both for its attractive looks and deep integration with Microsoft's services. Yet, many might still be using services outside Microsoft's umbrella, such as Google Talk. If you've been struggling for a way to use Google's instant messaging service on your new Windows Phone 7.5 Mango device, Gchat is the perfect app for you.
