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Leveraging the Xbox One and Windows Phone

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I’ve been doing some idle speculating over on All About Windows Phone: Almost everyone expects Microsoft to talk more about the integration between Windows Phone’s gaming features and the new Xbox One console at the upcoming E3 trade show in June. There is also a long-standing rumour that Microsoft are working on their own smartphone, the so-called Surface Phone. So what could these handset theoretically be used for? How about giving every new Xbox One owner a Windows Phone handset? Read more on AAWP.

America and Windows Phone will never be BFF

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Some thoughts on AAWP: What is clear is that the US cellular market is not suited to the strengths of Windows Phone. Much like Symbian, Windows Phone is tightly coded and does not require cutting edge hardware to run a compelling experience. A slight step back does not diminish the OS because of a lower processor speed or RAM, as Steve found out this week when reviewing the Lumia 520… This is where it goes wrong in America. Thanks to a reliance on large subsidies and expensive monthly plans (when compared to the rest of the world),  the commercial advantage

Podcast clients for Windows Phone

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Steve takes a look at the choices open to WP users on All About Windows Phone: However, for podcast fans from other platforms (perhaps refugees from Symbian or Android), run, don’t walk, and get Podcatcher. It’s supremely flexible in terms of getting your feeds in, everything can be automated, your playback position in each programme is remembered and you can clean up your GB of podcasts when needed. Podcatcher isn’t the prettiest solution here, but it’s the one I keep coming back to and it’s the one that most closely matches the best podcatchers on other platforms