Windows phone apps

May’s Essential Apps for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone

April seems to have flown by, but a decent amount of stuff has happened. We saw more glimpses of plenty of upcoming films including Star Wars, Jurassic World, andMad Max: Fury Road. Super hero sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron came out, and it was awesome, LG announced the G4 smartphone at long last, we found…

Windows Phone Folks Can Finally Get In on the Looping Vine Fun

This goes out to the Windows Phone users who’ve been envious of their iPhone- and Android-using peer’s ability to snap six-second video loops. Today, Vine comes to the Windows Phone. Yay. This flavor of the video-looping app comes with a few Windows Phone-specific features. Vine is integrated with your Live Tiles, meaning you can pin…

After beefing with Google over YouTube ads, Microsoft just re-released an official YouTube app for Windows Phone. Get it here. [Windows Phone]

The New Essential Apps February 2013

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: iPhone | Android | iPad The…

Windows Phone finally has a legitimate official Twitter app. You can download it here; it’s about freakin time.

Battery Status: Always Know How Much Juice You’ve Got

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. What does it do? Gathers reports on your battery life and average charge times. Graphs battery drain speeds and gives you a detailed log of your…

NORAD Tracks Santa: Follow the Big Guy on Any Smartphone

Santa is already in action in Asia and Europe. Where is he exactly? NORAD will tell you on this lovely Christmas Eve. What does it do? Shows you where on the annual gift delivering quest ol’ St. Nick and his eight reindeer are. Why do we like it? Because it’s totally fun, kids love it,…

Here’s the Best Way to Play Old School Snake on Your Fancy Smartphone

If you had a Nokia cell 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! But even in the crowded sea of smartphone games now, nothing is quite as addictive as…

Sketch Camera: Because Windows Phone Deserves Stupid Fun too

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. What does it do? Sketch Camera slaps Take On Me-esque sketch filters on your photos. And that’s pretty much it!…

Official Vimeo App Brings Mobile Uploads to Your Windows Phone

Windows Phone just got an official Vimeo app. Like its Android and iOS counterparts, the app gives you streamlined access to all of Vimeo’s content. More importantly, it brings mobile uploads to Windows Phone so you can get that instant viral video up faster than ever. Vimeo has long been YouTube’s professional-quality cousin, but the…

All the Apps Your New Phone or Tablet Needs Right Now

Congratulations on your new iPhone/iPad/Android/Windows Phone! You must have a been a good boy or girl. In fact, you’ve been so good that you may as well treat yourself to some of the very best apps that’ll make your shiny new gadget sing. For Gizmodo’s constantly updates list of the best apps on a specific…

Microsoft’s Awesome SkyDrive Is on the iPhone Now (and Windows Phone)

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. No longer trapped to Skydrive.com’s HTML5 website, Skydrive…

The Xbox Companion App for Windows Phone Drops Tomorrow, Giving You Mythical Remote Control Powers

The new Xbox dashboard design isn’t the only thing arriving tomorrow. Also scheduled for release is the Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone, which, among other things, will endow Xbox owners with remote control capabilities. Using the gaming controller for entertainment purposes on the Xbox is kind of clunky and awkward. Dropping money on the…

Spotify for Windows Phone: This Is How Every Windows Phone App Should Look

It took a million zillion years, but Spotify is finally on Windows Phone. Our favorite streaming service is looking mighty pretty in its new Metro duds—almost enough to forgive it for being so late to the party. https://gizmodo.com/spotify-for-windows-phone-7-hits-today-and-is-gorgeous-5857051 What’s it do? Spotify lets you stream music from its massive library of available songs and albums,…

Spotify for Windows Phone 7 Hits Today (And Is Gorgeous)

Windows Phone is no longer the lonely nerd in the streaming music cafeteria—Spotify has arrived, and it looks beautiful. Spotify for Mango will hit every device across every carrier “sometime today,” and they apologize for the delay—they just wanted to make it look deliciously Metro. And it does. The app looks as seamlessly a part…

Rdio Streams in the Background on Windows Phone Now

The Windows Phone 7.5 update finally let third party apps work in the background. Rdio, now in 3.0 and our favorite music player app on Windows Phone not named Zune, has taken full advantage: it can stream music in the background now. WOOHOO. In other news, this post totally feels like it was written 2…

Your Windows Phone Will Soon Get Xbox Live TV-Controlling Powers

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. According to the Windows Phone blog, your phone will have built-in access to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, allowing you to…

Woah, How Did Windows Phone 7 Jump To 25,000 Apps?

It seems like only yesterday that they had about 14 apps—where does time go?! *sniffles* Like Android app downloads, the rate at which apps are being developed is churning faster and faster—good work, devs. [WindowsPhoneAppList via WinRumors via Gadgetsteria via Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/android-app-downloads-now-total-4-5-billion-5816605

AmazonFresh Lets You Order Groceries From Your Windows Phone

If you live in Seattle and use a Windows Phone 7 handset, you’re one of about 40,000 people that can take advantage of Amazon’s new AmazonFresh mobile application [Windows Marketplace]. AmazonFresh is the retailer’s grocery delivery service. It’s only available in Seattle and only available on the Windows Phone platform as a native app. iPhone…

App of the Day: Crackdown 2 for Windows Phone 7

New platforms mean cool new games! Crackdown 2, an extension of the popular Crackdown franchise for Xbox, is a WP7 tower defense game with a twist: you defend real locations using Bing Maps. It’s Microsoft synergy at its finest! What is it? Crackdown 2, Windows Phone 7, $3. Says Jason: Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst is,…