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by RogueCode
Apr 24, 2012
In September of last year we wrote about the startup created by two ex-Microsofties called Buddy.
Buddy is a cloud platform that has support for all the major mobile Operating Systems (and HTML5),...
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by RogueCode
Apr 18, 2012
Last time we touched on Taptitude they had just hit 100'000 download, and were doing pretty well for themselves. And it's only gotten better from there.
Taptitude is a game made by four...
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by RogueCode
Apr 10, 2012
The guys (and gals) over at XDA regularly provide the Windows Phone community with homebrew apps that fill some gap that non-native apps cannot.
One of these gaps is screenshots. The Windows Phone...
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by RogueCode
Apr 05, 2012
Virgin Mobile in South Africa is typically a bit behind the rest of the crowd. In-fact, it's only recently that they have realized that smart-phones should probably be on their offerings. And...
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by RogueCode
Apr 05, 2012
Over this past weekend Nokia hosted a hackathon in Durban, South Africa. Previously they have held similar events at other cities across the country, and are...
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by RogueCode
Mar 07, 2012
Every so often we cover tools that help out developers, but this is in another league. A company called SyncFusion has created a product called Metro Studio 1 which looks to be...
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by RogueCode
Feb 29, 2012
Being a developer is tough, and every developer will agree. If they don't, they're in denial. We have long hours, we get no sleep, we spend hours tweaking things that 90% of users will...
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by RogueCode
Feb 27, 2012
Joe Belfiore has just announced via the Windows Phone Developer Blog that the Windows Phone Marketplace is being enabled in 23 new regions. This won't be effective immediately, but in the coming...
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by RogueCode
Feb 25, 2012
It feels like it was just yesterday that we ran the story about Nokia stealing the top-spot with regards to Windows Phone market-share.
Analytic firms often throw around numbers, and for the most...
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by RogueCode
Feb 13, 2012
Every now and then we feature apps whose prices are going down for a small promotional period. Obviously, in general people seem to like free stuff. But how much?
Well, I have an app called...
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by RogueCode
Feb 02, 2012
Update:
Sam Williams, GM or Luma Arcade, has posted the following comment clarifying the situation:
I'm General Manager and co-owner of Luma Arcade.
We have indeed begun the process of...
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by RogueCode
Jan 27, 2012
Yesterday we detailed Vodacom's launch deal for the Nokia Lumia 800 which was announced at the launch event. This is a short follow-up post with some pictures from the event, so you can see what...
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by RogueCode
Jan 25, 2012
Vodacom just held a really amazing launch party to welcome the Nokia Lumia 800 (and the 710 at a later stage) Windows Phone to...
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by RogueCode
Jan 24, 2012
The official date for the Lumia 800 release in South Africa was set for the 7th of February, but Simon Dingle has just tweeted out the image above.
If you struggle to read white on red, then here...
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by RogueCode
Jan 18, 2012
I spend a lot of my day designing Metro stuff for Windows Phone. And the majority of that time is spent creating mockups of each area of whatever app I am doing, along with testing it with each...
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by RogueCode
Jan 18, 2012
If you haven't checked it out already, then you should head over to our developer forum. It is one of the newer sections in the growth of the forums. And it's not just for developers...
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by RogueCode
Jan 17, 2012
This is a small update for those of you from South Africa that have been following the previous Nokia Lumia posts.
Previously we received a tip that the Nokia Lumia 800 would be available in South...
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by RogueCode
Jan 17, 2012
As a developer I value feedback very highly. Every morning I habitually check for new reviews on my apps to see if there are any suggestions or complaints. I have a big whiteboard with a list of to-...
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by RogueCode
Jan 17, 2012
The Fast Track to the Mobile App contest was recently held by Core77 allowing aspiring mobile app designers to create mockups of their ideas and submit them. In December of last year the winners...
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by RogueCode
Jan 13, 2012
If you needed anymore proof that South Africa isn't just being tossed aside when it comes to the Nokia Lumia/future devices, then we have great news for you. We have just received word from an...
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by RogueCode
Jan 11, 2012
Many people are of the opinion that Nokia is Microsoft's trump card. The game changer. And it really is looking more and more likely that Nokia is going to give Windows Phone 7 the momentum it...
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by RogueCode
Jan 09, 2012
An analogy of the relation between Principles and Language could be an abstract concept like “Love” (… a Principle) which could be expressed by a concrete symbol like ♥...
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by RogueCode
Jan 05, 2012
Over at the Windows Phone Developer Blog Todd Brix just announced that with the new year comes new markets for Windows Phone. Since the initial release of Windows Phone the geographic availability...
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by RogueCode
Jan 05, 2012
If you needed any more convincing that Microsoft is serious about pushing development on their mobile platform, then here's the next episode in our series on Microsoft-giving-stuff-to-devs-for-...
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by RogueCode
Jan 03, 2012
Those of you who follow the Microsoftie world will probably know of the Samsung Series 7 Slate. Microsoft gave these out for free to every attendee of the BUILD developer conference in Anaheim this...
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by RogueCode
Dec 27, 2011
Yesterday we covered The Developer Movement where Microsoft Canada was giving away goodies to developers for publishing apps.
Apologies for this being rather delayed but we have good news for those...
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by RogueCode
Dec 26, 2011
Did you get a shiny lump of coal for Christmas? Not planning on keeping it until the world's reserves run low? Don't worry, Microsoft has your back! The good people over at Microsoft Canada...
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by RogueCode
Dec 24, 2011
In case you didn't get the memo, the world now runs on achievements. I would say that it's rather superficial, but honestly that magic little sound my XBOX makes when it thinks I'm...
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by RogueCode
Dec 23, 2011
Over on XDA, Jaxbot has just detailed a project that he has been working on.
Basically he has managed to unlock his out-the-box Focus with nothing more than a pair of pliers (yes, I'm...
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by RogueCode
Dec 23, 2011
Most people like starting things off on a positive note, but I’m of the belief that you should get the horrid stuff out of the way first, and go uphill from there.
Since I got my Windows Phone...
