Angry Birds Roost

First look: Words with Friends, UrbanSpoon, Cut the Rope and more for Windows Phone 8

Apps

By Daniel Rubino, Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:31 pm

Although Windows Phone 8 is just starting to roll out for Microsoft and some folks even have new HTC 8X or Lumia 920's in their hands, those new Apollo-specific apps are still few and far between. Luckily we got our hands on a few new titles and we'll give you a brief video walkthrough on our AT&T Lumia 920...

Angry Birds Roost now available for Lumia devices

By robert brand, Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:00 am

Today sees the release of the Nokia exclusive app Angry Birds Roost. Bird and Pig lovers everywhere can now rejoice! We first saw signs of this back in Sept which we wrote about.

Before you get too excited, this isn’t a game, merely a one stop shop for all things Rovio and Angry Birds.

Nokia details Windows Phone 8 exclusive apps coming to Lumia 820 and 920

By Daniel Rubino, Monday, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:52 am

During last week’s Nokia presser, the company unveiled a new list of exclusive apps coming to the Lumia line. While some details were given, today the company has taken to the blogs to go into even more information.

Most of the apps seem to feature NFC--the ability to wirelessly share information and data with other NFC-enabled devices. NFC for many is the future as there is no pairing and it's relatively low-power to use. Although it is still growing for commerce transactions, the ability to tap someone else's phone and instantly send them over info is tempting...