ClintonFitch.com

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

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

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.

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