An alternative to Dropbox, Box is another form of online file storage system. It has been available as a web based solution and has for quite some time been available on Android, iOS and BlackBerry but now it is available for Windows Phone users.
July 24, 2012 By
July 18, 2012 By
‘Smartest Eraser’ Application for Windows Phone 7
Have you ever wanted to erase something completely from a photo? Whether it be to dispose of the not so photogenic looking thing in the background or to erase that random object that is spoiling your glamorous shot on the mountain tops! Smartest Eraser is an application that allows you to do this.
Smartest Eraser will give you the ability to remove an unwanted objects from your photos. The application does this in such a way that it is hard to distinguish a difference in the picture at all.
Smartest Eraser boasts a very user friendly interface. You simply mark the object you wish to delete from the picture and objects you wish to protect. Smartest Eraser will then generate a variety of photos and you have the option to pick the best one.
Erases objects from a photo smartly, so no one will notice
Smartest Eraser features
- Erase unwanted objects from a photo
- Hide evidence. No one will know.
- Easy to use. You don’t need to be a Photoshop guru
- Launch right from the Picture Viewer
- Share a result on Facebook
- Supports English, Russian, German, Dutch, Italian, French
May 25, 2012 By
Nokia Lumia 610 black & cyan now in stock
Joins the 800, 900 and 710 in Nokia’s Windows Phone roster
We now have the Nokia Lumia 610 in stock in black and cyan, priced at £150 (£180 inc. VAT). The black variant arrived at the beginning of the week and is now joined by its cyan sibling in SIM-free availability.
May 21, 2012 By
Nokia 610–In Black–Now In Stock
The Nokia 610 Windows Phone is now in stock.
Black in colour (Cyan will be available on the 25th), this Lumia does not offer the higher end features of the 800 and 900 but does still have a 3.7” display, 8GB internal storage, a 5 megapixel camera and much more!
For more information or to order one, CLICK HERE.
May 18, 2012 By
Top Windows Phone Photography Apps
As Photographer Chase Jarvis once said “The best camera is the one you have with you” and if you happen to be carrying around a Windows Phone 7 device the team at WP Central have compiled some of their favourite photography apps to add some creative flair to your snaps.
Thumba Photo Editor
Price: Free (trial) or $0.99 for Full Version
Link: Get it here
Thumba allows you to apply 20 different effects to your photos as well as the usual image editing functions such as cropping, resizing, colour adjustments as well as coming with a handy before/after view to see exactly how your image changes when you make an adjustment.
Sketch Camera
Price: $1.49 for Full Version
Link: Get it here
Sketch Camera gives users the option of applying one of 12 different “hand-drawn” effects to existing photos or firing up the camera and applying the effect straight away. It does seem quite a high price for some limited functionality, though, and there’s not even a free version to try out first.
Fhotoroom
Price: Free
Link: Get it here
Fhotoroom is the closest thing Windows Phone users can get to Instagram at the moment. It features the usual dazzling array of filters and effects, photo sharing to the usual social media suspects such as Facebook and Twitter as well as being able to see the photos of other Fhotoroom users. All for the bargain price of… err… nothing.
AutoPanorama
Price: Free
Link: Get it here
If you don’t have access to the panorama modes provided in HTC and Nokia phones then this app can help you stitch together some breathtaking scenery shots of your own. Just point, shoot and slowly sweep the camera along the landscape to automatically capture and stitch together photos to capture the scene.
Pictures Lab
Price: Free (trial) or $2.99 for Full Version
Link: Get it here
Again we have another photo editor here, again with its own in-app camera, again with more filters, adjustments, borders and effects than you can shake a stick at. Like Fhotoroom this one allows sharing to other services although it comes with a hefty $2.99 (well, not that hefty in the grand scheme of things) price tag. It does however have a free version for you to give it a whirl before parting with your money.
Apict
Price: Free (trial) or $0.99 for Full Version
Link: Get it here
It makes your photos look like old school polaroids complete with a handwritten description. It also has the added bonus of making the sound of a polaroid snapping and printing your photo, which more than justifies the $0.99 price tag!
May 18, 2012 By
Get LinkedIn on your Windows Phone 7
The folks over at WMPoweruser report that the official LinkedIn app is now available for download on the Windows Phone marketplace.
First impressions amongst the technology press seem to be good with almost all the features from the desktop version implemented and many kind words being uttered about the interface.
If you’re a WP7 user who wants to keep up with their business circles make sure to pick the app up here
May 2, 2012 By
Top 10 Windows Phone Apps
This is a guest post written by Jubbin Grewal on behalf of Techin5.
If you’ve recently purchased a Windows Phone, you’ll obviously be wondering which apps you should download first. Well we’re here to help you with that, with our ‘Top 10 Apps’ Guide, The Windows Phone Edition. Personally I’ve been using Windows Phones for a year now, so I know the inside and outsides of the App Marketplace, and I’ve scoured low and high to bring you the the best 10 apps, courtesy of Techin5.
This is your one stop guide for the best 10 apps straight from the get go! So go on then, get downloading!
Rowi
Category: Social Networking
Price: Free (trial) or $2.99 for Full Version
Link: Rowi Free, Rowi Paid
Easily the best twitter client on the Windows Phone marketplace, and it absolutely demolishes the Official Twitter app, which hasn’t updated very much. Rowi also has the fastest push notifications from any twitter app on the marketplace and it features a fully featured app. There’s a Free Trial if you want to test it out, but you won’t get all the features unless you pay for it and when you think about it – $2.99 isn’t much for an app that you’ll use every day.
Furthermore, you can pin almost anything as a tile in order to quickly return to it, making this our favourite Twitter app on the Windows Phone marketplace. (Note: This app is not available in some regions due to marketplace restrictions).
March 10, 2012 By
Nokia Lumia 710 v ZTE Tania
You have made the decision that Windows Phone is the operating system of choice for you.
But you haven’t settled on the handset. Well assuming you are not wishing to spend over £300 (including VAT) or £250 (excluding VAT) then the Nokia 710 and ZTE Tania should be considered, But there are a few differences.
What are they? The key, influential differences in making your decision are as follows:
March 2, 2012 By
Ten Windows Phone apps you ‘must’ try
Windows Phone has a smaller selection of apps available to users than Android or iOS, but the average quality is exceptionally high. As the platform becomes more popular, the range of apps will increase and hopefully the quality will remain as high, or even higher, than it is now. Here are 10 apps that prove the worth of the platform.
Mobile news reading has become a boom area with solutions like Flipboard and Pulse taking many of the headlines, but Weave is up there with the very best. Lots of example content is built in to the app and you could in theory enjoy your news every day with just the sites that are pre-loaded. You can, however, add your own content and make the solution truly personal to your interests and it works as you would like it to. What sets it apart though is the presentation and the way the app works. I have not personally seen a news app that looks and feels as intuitive to use as Weave, and that is extremely impressive in a genre that includes the wonderful Flipboard. This app and the UI are breathtaking.
The tile system employed by Windows Phone has started lots of debates over its usefulness. Some say that it hides too much, others believe it to be too simplistic, but the majority seem to enjoy the zen-like nature of the interface. AppoinTile cleverly uses the tile system to offer immediate information to the user as soon as they turn on their phone. Your appointments are sensitively displayed using the tiles to their full effect and it manages to create a practical solution that does not make the home screen look too busy. This app is ideal for anyone who needs to be organised.
Like AppoinTile, Tile Memo also uses the tile format to full effect. It is, however, very easy to describe what it does- you can write a memo immediately in a tile and it will be displayed on the front screen. That’s it, but that is all you want a memo app to do right? It is all about the speed.
There are many free navigation solutions available for Windows Phone, some built in and some third party, and there are also solutions that are available at commercial prices. Navigation sits somewhere in the middle, or to be fair closer to the free titles, in that it is extremely cheap. For under £5, you get onboard maps, driving and walking directions, routes calculated using time, distance and traffic data, and an interface that fits the operating system perfectly. There are a lot of features built into this app and many are what you would only expect to see in a commercial offering so it really does represent excellent value for money.
Managing your money when mobile offers many advantages; you can enter transactions as soon as they are made and you will always have an up to date view of your current financial situation so that you can be sure that the purchases you make are viable. A good financial app will actually save you money and Bank Account Manager leverages the simplicity of the Windows Phone interface well to make money management feel much less complex than previously. It has some unusual quirks and is one of many, but as a personal preference this is the one I would go for.
Twitter and smartphones go together well and mobile tweeting is fast catching up with texting for how much it is used. rowi marries a simplistic interface with all of the Twitter functions you will need and ends up providing the kind of experience that makes Twitter feel even easier than it already is. I can’t say much about rowi because it just does everything it needs to well and is a perfectly put together solution.
Yes, including the Kindle app is incredibly obvious, but if you are serious about eReading this is a great place to start. The number of eBooks available, the pricing and the efficiency of Whispersync make it a great solution anyway, but the presentation on Windows Phone is stunning. It is as good, if not better, on Windows Phone than any other mobile platform.
Photo Crop may not sound as exciting as other photography apps that can add special effects and let you manipulate your creations in a variety of ways, but it performs a task that is often needed. The simplicity of the solution, the lack of a price and the way it works make it a solution that every Windows Phone owner should have installed for when they need it.
Podcasts are best played when you are doing something else such as driving and for this to work you need an app that can build playlists, play in the background and let you easily capture new content when you want it. BringCast does all of that and much more, within a presentation that is as easy to use as any other solution in this genre.
If you dare to let your children use your smartphone, they can keep them quiet during a long drive or even educate them in their early years. Shapes Colouring Book is not designed for education, but will most certainly keep any toddler happy thanks to the bright colours and ease of use. Just make sure your phone is in a case with a screen protector installed!
February 25, 2012 By
Nokia Lumia 710 v Samsung Omnia W
Which Windows Phone to go for, there are a few choices but they are all so similar?!!
Microsoft have to date limited the amount of customisation that a manufacturer can apply and too limited the hardware support so if you have decided on the OS, but need to now choose the phone, which one will you go for?