June 17, 2014
Book your next room with Hotel Tonight, now in the Windows Store

Already available on Windows Phone, the Hotel Tonight app has now checked into the Windows Store so you can use your PC or tablet to book last-minute hotel rooms – up to five nights at more than 150 destinations across the globe. And now, you can get $40 off your first booking using Windows devices.

June 16, 2014
Spell W-I-N-N-E-R with rebuilt ‘Words With Friends’ on Windows Phone

The game is deceptively simple: Choose from your randomly selected tiles to create words and build more words connected to those words, or those made by your opponent. While you can certainly flex your massive vocab, I’ve also found you can earn even more points through savvy placement, especially over triple word and triple letter spots.

June 16, 2014
Forza Football among favorite new Windows Phone apps

Every Sunday, the Conversations blog lists its five favorite new Windows Phone apps and the latest set includes Forza Football, which supplies live score updates and video highlights from more than 400 international leagues and cups – including the current soccer extravaganza in progress in Brazil.

June 16, 2014
Indian smartphone manufacturer Micromax reveals its first Windows Phone devices

The Canvas Win W121 is a 5-inch device with an HD IPS display, which comes with an 8 megapixel rear camera (with LED flash) and a 2 megapixel front-facing camera. The Canvas Win W092 is a 4-inch device with an IPS WVGA display, which comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera (with LED flash¬) and a 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera.