Angry Birds. The name is known across the tech universe as an extremely popular game for many of the top gaming platforms. Developed and released by Rovio on December 10, 2009; it was an immediate hit. So far there have been over half a billion downloads across all gaming platforms, over 400 billion “birds” shot by users and 300 million minutes played daily across all platforms.
Earlier today, we talked about Bazaar for Windows Phone 7 - an alternative apps distribution platform that lets in apps that are rejected from the official Windows Phone Marketplace based on violation of some of the guidelines put in place by Microsoft. In this post, we’ll be guiding our readers on how to install Bazaar on their Windows Phone 7 device. Check it out after the jump!
Prevent Facebook From Tracking Browser And Location History With Tinfoil For Facebook [Android Only]
Facebook has earned bad rep for the way it tracks user-data. Just recently, reports were published regarding Facebook’s use of active cookies that track which websites users visit even if they are logged out of the actual website! For privacy-conscious folks, plugins for browsers like Chrome and Firefox do exist which aim to stop Facebook from this on the desktop and we recently came across an app on Android which aims to do the same. Details after the jump!
Although there are thousands, even tens of thousands of free apps on Apple’s App Store, how many of them are worth your ever so precious time? With so many to choose from, it becomes hard to see which ones are worth your valuable storage space on your beloved iOS device. When it comes to finding the right free application on the App Store, there is a place to start. Luckily for you, we at Redmond Pie, have found a few for you.
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.
Facebook might get something of a bad rap sometimes. Let's face it, if you're spending all day poking your friends - yes, that sounds as bad in text as it did in my head - then chances are you won't be pulling up any trees in school. At least, that's what we and half the planet probably thought.
Facebook is no stranger to controversy, but it usually find itself in hot water thanks to its less than clear privacy policies. In fact, even when their policies are clear people are usually pretty unhappy about what they are being told. Rightly or wrongly, Facebook has something of a reputation for being less than transparent.
The iPhone 4S is selling like hotcakes worldwide, and new iPhone owners are picking up their first entry into the iOS ecosystem all the time. We get plenty of requests for app recommendations here at Redmond Pie, and with Christmas around the corner I thought I would put together a short list showcasing my favorite, or must-have apps for the iPhone.
After seeing its biggest sales week in history during Black Friday, Microsoft has announced that they sold over 1.7 million Xbox 360 units in USA in November. Details after the jump!
The scramble to make Siri-like apps, tweaks and plugins for not just the iOS devices, but anything with a speaker and an internet connection, has seen quite a few possible solutions pop up across both the App Store and the jailbreak store, Cydia. So far, none have really come close to either replicating the functionality of Siri, or offering something different but actually works.
