Author: Clinton

How To Remove A Start Screen Folder In Lumia Denim

One of the great new features of Lumia Denim are Live folders on your Start screen on your Windows Phone.  This feature allows you to group together applications into one folder instead of having them separately scattered on your Start screen. If you are like me and have moved from iOS or Android, you know how powerful these folders can be in your day-to-day organization on your phone.

There may be a time however where you need to eliminate a Live folder on your Start screen to either save space and prevent long scrolls down your Start screen or you simply don’t need that collection of apps on your Start screen anymore.  It is easy to remove a Live folder from your Start screen but it isn’t exactly intuitive.  In this How To I will show you how to do it in just a few steps.

6tag app for Windows Phone Gets Update to Support YEZZ Billy Phones

The popular 6tag app for Windows Phone has received a minor update this morning, bringing support for the new YEZZ Billy budget conscious dual SIM Windows Phone to the popular Instagram app.  This follows up minor update back in mid-December 2014 that brought support to the BLU Win phones. If you aren’t familiar with the 6tag app, it is an alternative app to the official Instagram beta app for Windows Phone and in my opinion is far superior. Functionality wise it is complete and performance is outstanding – two things that cannot be said about the official app. The 6tag app is also one of the higher rated apps in the Windows Phone store with 4-and-a-half stars and over 92,000 reviews.

6tag for Windows Phone – Free – Download Now

Happy New Year!

From me and my family, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!  I hope each of you have had a great end to 2014 and I look forward to having you come along for the ride in what should be an interesting and exciting 2015.

For Windows and Windows Phone users, 2015 could prove to be a pivotal year.  It is shaping up to be the year that Microsoft gets its mojo back with what is expected to be a groundbreaking release of Windows 10 – across all platforms including Windows Phone.  It could also completely usher in the Mobile First, Cloud First strategy in earnest from Redmond, regardless of which mobile platform you chose to use.

As for this site, I will continue to bring reviews, how to’s and news around all things Windows Phone and Windows.  I will also be adding a few writers along the way to add more content each day.

So thanks for a great 2014 as I came back to the Windows Phone community and thanks for reading the site.

All the best,

Clinton

Review of Microsoft Bingo – A Fun Twist On An Old Classic

There are some classic games out there that many of us grew up playing at one time or another.  Bingo is likely one of those games, be it at home with family or in a bingo parlor.  While often associated with seniors, Bingo is a fun game and can be quite competitive.  Microsoft has captured that well in their Microsoft Bingo app.  This universal app for all Windows platforms gives you both that competitive nature of the game along with giving you awards thanks to Xbox Live integration and frankly it has proven to be hours of fun as I’ve prepared this review.  Whether you like the game or not, here is my review of Microsoft Bingo, a fun classic for your Windows devices that even casual players can enjoy for free.

Microsoft Bingo for Windows Phone – Free (In-App Purchase) – Download Now

Microsoft Bingo for Windows PC & Tablets – Free (In-App Purchase) – Download Now

Amazon Has Huge Discounts on SanDisk Storage – Today Only

Today over at Amazon there is a huge sale going on as part of their Deal of the Day on SanDisk media.  Today only you can save up to 73% off various storage solutions from SanDisk.  The deal ranges from USB key storage down to MicroSD storage cards and all are in stock right now.

SanDisk Deals on Amazon – Today Only

Windows Phone Activations Strong for Christmas Holiday

Windows Phone activations for the week of Christmas this year were a strong 5.8% of the total activations for the market according to Yahoo’s Flurry service.  This generally represents 2% over the general market share of Windows Phone globally and certainly is something that should please the folks in Redmond.  Still, when compared to the mammoth 51.3% that Apple iOS devices collected in this research, it is clear that Windows Phone, the Little OS That Could, still has a long way to go.

Flurry is an analytics service from Yahoo and they measured the week of Christmas this year, December 19-25, and collected their data from the over 600,000 apps they track.  They then use this information to extrapolate the number of devices that were activated over the week based on these apps.  It’s not entirely scientific but it is certainly a good indicator of what devices people received as gifts or bought and started using last week.

Amazon App for Windows Phone Updated

This morning the Amazon app for Windows Phone received a minor update that has brought stability and performance improvements to the shopping app.  The update, version 2.6.81.2 for those keeping score, only lists “bug fixes and performance improvements” in the release notes as what is new in this version.  However, I for one, had significant issues using this app prior to this update with it often crashing on me as I was searching for products.  This morning at least those seem to have gone away.

Amazon app for Windows Phone – Free – Download Now

Which Windows Phone Did You Get for Christmas?

Now that Christmas has come for many, it’s time to see which Windows Phone you received this holiday!  Give me your vote!

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