Windows Phone

January 22, 2014

If you want to see some of the best and brightest of Windows Phone’s growing community of indie developers, “The Next Big Thing” collection gathers 36 of their creations in one place. The new games plunge you into worlds of terrifying monsters, a gladiator empire and outrageous bike stunts.

January 22, 2014

Most of us go to crazy lengths to protect our smartphones from the slightest scratch, writes Michael Stroh on the Windows Phone Blog. “Then there’s Martin Hämmerli, who one day last fall drove several hours to a rocky Swiss ravine, strapped his Nokia Lumia 1020 to the body of a radio-controlled model helicopter, and sent the fragile-looking craft soaring 36 stories into the crisp November air.”

January 20, 2014

The latest Apps for Work collection helps keep you productive on the go, with more than 30 apps that can enhance the experience of having Microsoft Office, Outlook and OneNote pre-installed on your Windows Phone device.

January 17, 2014

More than 30 games run the gamut of zombie culture, from “Into the Dead” (set in the middle of a zombie apocalypse where staying alive means moving fast and defending yourself against hordes of the undead), to the alien zombies among us in “Zombie DOOM,” to the more playful “Zombie Ragdoll” and irreverent “Wall Street Zombies.”

January 15, 2014

Now this top Xbox title is available for more Windows Phones and no longer exclusive to Nokia phones. Everyone with a compatible device – including high memory ones – can execute masterful footwork and score heart-stopping goals. You’re bound to play with your favorite stars in a game that has 30 leagues, 500 licensed teams and more than 15,000 players in 32 authentic stadiums.

January 7, 2014

With the Fun Runners collection, you can get your heart rate pumping through nearly two dozen endless-runner games. As an added bonus, more than half of them are free.

January 3, 2014

An intriguing blend of genres (infinity runner, fantasy horror and role-playing combat), “Dark Lands” challenges you from every direction as you beat back goblins, orcs, skeletons, monstrous trolls and ogres.