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Calculator³ updated for Windows 8, temporarily available for free

By Rich Edmonds, Saturday, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:30 am

Calculator³ for Windows Phone has been updated to take full advantage of new functionality on new hardware. The app now supports all screen resolutions, as well as featuring multiple Live Tile sizes. If you're not familiar with the app, Calculator³ is a simple calculator that sports five modes: Basic, Scientific, Programmer, Currency Converter, and Unit Converter.

Gestulator swipes its way to Windows Phone 8

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By George Ponder, Monday, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:39 am

Gestulator is a gesture based calculator app for your Windows Phone. We took a look at the app some time ago and found it to be an interesting, handy calculator app.

Gestulator was recently updated to provide Windows Phone 8 support that also addresses a few stability issues. The Windows Phone 8 support allows the app to be compatible with all screen sizes and overall, the app seems to have a little more zip. If you're looking for a basic calculator with a speedy interface, Gestulator is worth trying.

Calculator Toolbox getting bumped to Windows Phone 8

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By George Ponder, Monday, Dec 17, 2012 at 9:39 am

The popular Windows Phone calculator app, Calculator Toolbox, has been updated to version 2.0 and brings Windows Phone 8 support to the table. The version was submitted to the Windows Phone Store for certification the other day and should start to push out in the next few days.

For those not familiar with Calculator Toolbox, it is a one stop source for your calculating needs. The app offers thirty-five different calculators that span six different categories. You have the traditional styled calculator, a calculator to determine discounts, one to determine Adult BMI (Body Mass Index, six different mortgage calculators, three different financial calculators and many more.

Smartboard Calculator updated, free version now fully functional

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By George Ponder, Friday, Oct 19, 2012 at 9:58 pm

Smartboard Calculator isn't your run of the mill Windows Phone calculator app. Inspired by the old school blackboard where you calculator acts like a blackboard where you can scroll around by touch to review all your calculations.

Smartboard Calculator was recently updated to address a few usability and performance issues and tweak the free version. The free version is now a fully-functional, ad-supported version.

Windows Phone App Review: Gestulator

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By George Ponder, Monday, Oct 1, 2012 at 9:15 am

Gestulator is a calculator app for your Windows Phone that does away with the operations buttons and relies on swipe gestures instead. Gestulator is limited to the primary arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, division and multiplication) but if you need to do some quick calculations, I can see it coming in handy.

Windows Phone Review: Calculator Toolbox

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By George Ponder, Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:38 am

Calculator Toolbox is... well... a calculator app for your Windows Phone. And to call it a calculator app is a mild understatement.

Beyond doing your basic arithmetic Calculator Toolbox throws in six categories that hold thirty four calculators. There are two versions of Calculator Toolbox for you to choose from. A freebie version that has ads and an ad free version that is running $.99. If you need more than your basic calculator, Calculator Toolbox is worth checking out.

Windows Phone App Review: Smartboard Calculator

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By George Ponder, Monday, May 21, 2012 at 5:43 pm

Windows Phone App Review: Money Calc

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By George Ponder, Thursday, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Do you ever have the need for a financial calculator? If so, Money Calc might be the Windows Phone app you're looking for.

All in 1 Toolbox - App Spotlight

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By George Ponder, Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:50 am

Looking for a swiss army styled app for your Windows Phone? No, not one that comes with tweezers and a nail file but one that has a healthy collection of tools? If so, you need to check out All in 1 Toolbox.

All in 1 has nine tools in the box that include:

Flashlight: 4 different themes
Unit Converter: length, area, volume, weight, temperature, angle and time
Secure Notes: protects your notes with a password and encryption. Organizes your notes to categories.
Date Calculator: adds days, time and subtracts dates
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator: calculates BMI and shows BMI category
Tip Calculator: calculates the tip and splits the check
Counter: +/- buttons for counting, with save and load
Password Generator: generates a customizable password and saves it to the secure notes
Product Comparison: compares 2 products with price, quantity and discount.

The tools are launched from a "lazy susan" styled menu and are an interesting assortment of applications. I can see some coming in handy on a daily basis, while others may only be used once in a while.

The All in 1 Toolbox is running $1.99 and there is a free trial version available to let you give a whirl before buying. You can find All in 1 Toolbox here (opens Zune) at the Marketplace.

Oh... there is a free, ad-supported version of All in 1 Toolbox. Toolbox Free has the same nine tools and simply adds an ad banner into the mix. You can find Toolbox Free here at the Marketplace.

Review: Tipper

By George Ponder, Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:50 pm

We’ve all had the experience. You’re out to dinner with friends and splitting the check has become an exercise in futility. Sure you could do the math, either in your head or by using the built in calculator on that cool Windows Mobile device you carry in your pocket; but both of those require thinking, which can be a lot to ask for.

Tipper for Windows Mobile Pocket PC (their name for it, one of these days the developers are going to catch up to the new naming scheme for Windows Mobile), solves this problem. Tipper is designed to assist in calculating tips and split checks between multiple people.

There are some twists to this application, which are detailed for you after the break.