Good news Windows Phone 8 users -- the BBC's finally released an iPlayer app for you all. Unfortunately WP7 users are left out in the cold, but those of you rocking Microsoft's latest can grab it now for free, so you'll have something good to shove on your shiny new Lumia 925 when it arrives. Read More >>
After making do with an "app" that was little more than a hyperlink to YouTube's mobile web version, Windows Phone users finally get a fully supported (though still Microsoft-designed) YouTube app to call their very own. Read More >>
iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favourites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"I find that the standard keyboard tends to cut short the path a little bit - the standard keyboard is perhaps a wee bit better at typing, but Swype is..." More »
Keeping track of battery life on your phone can be a major stressor for the obsessive compulsive. Battery Status is the perfect app to put those worries to bed. Read More >>
While the lack of Spotify and Instagram apps has meant I've not changed over to Windows Phone 8 myself, if you're equally as addicted to Skype, then you've got no reason not to switch platforms, as an early preview version of the VoIP app is available from today. Read More >>
If you had a Nokia phone long, long ago—and if you were alive then, you probably did—the best time murdering/happy fun time you could do with it was to play Snake. Those buttons were a joy to push! Read More >>
Like people, most apps are really dumb, but we like them anyway. And that's OK because everything need not be smart all the time. Here's a welcome dose of lovable dumb fun for Windows Phone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Happyal:
"Great, thanks Kat and I'll keep an eye out and send in some tips.
I'm sure there will be some more cool apps soo, because as we all now, it's teh f..." More »
Pop-up ad haters of the world rejoice! Vimeo has finally peeked over the garden wall of iOS and cast its seed far and wide, simultaneously rolling out apps for both Android and Windows Phone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Dan:
"My Samsung TV has a Vimeo app on it. The Tumblr-esque channel layouts are done very well and it's a breeze to use compared to the appalling YouTube ap..." More »
We've known for a while that the iPhone's Siri isn't actually all that unique -- more of a clever combination of existing technology with a bit of Apple-polish. But now a free app for Windows Phone, Ask Ziggy, goes ahead and proves that outright. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"I love the Quantum Leap reference more than anything, If I had a windows phone with this I'd be chewing a cigar and going "Ziggy says..."" More »
Previously, if you weren't on Windows, you couldn't take full advantage of all the awesomeness that was in SkyDrive, Microsoft's neato cloud storage service. Not anymore! They've just released an iOS app that'll let you upload photos, files, documents and manage SkyDrive folders straight from your iPhone. Read More >>
Featured comment by chrisbranson:
"Last time I checked there was a 100Mb file size limit on SkyDrive - not aware of any similar limitation with Dropbox?" More »
In the real world, golf is the game you play between attempts to drift a golf cart. I'm sure dressing like you're going to world's blandest ska show while swinging a stick is fun. But it's funner (that's a word) when you you can level up your balls in a video game based on golf. Read More >>
Featured comment by Wade:
"Internet says it is... I've heard it used as a verb quite a bit, correctly or not (e.g. "I'm going golfing, look after the cat")
http://en.wiktiona..." More »
Nokia's continuing its free-app Windows Phone 7 differentiation plan with the Ministry of Sound streaming radio and news app, which is now free for Lumia owners from the Marketplace. Read More >>
Featured comment by Wade:
"I finally got to try out a Lumia at the weekend (at Westfield Stratford) and you know what? Really impressed. Love the interface, everything seemed qu..." More »
It took a million zillion years, but Spotify is finally on Windows Phone. Our favourite streaming service is looking mighty pretty in its new Metro duds—almost enough to forgive it for being so late to the party. Read More >>
Coupled with the news that the Xbox 360 is getting full-on TV, WP7 Phones will join in with a new Xbox Companion app. Everything you'll want to watch will be controllable right from your smartphone. Read More >>
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