Skype for Windows Phone now requires a Microsoft account.

Shortly after Microsoft acquired Skype, users were able to login to Skype with their Microsoft account. A Microsoft account is simply your Live/Hotmail or Outlook account. Skype for Windows Phone displayed a login field for both the traditional Skype account and a Microsoft account. I immediately made the switch when this feature became available. I did however keep my Skype account as it was still required to access Skype WiFi, an app available on Android and iOS that lets you access Skype enabled hotspots worldwide. Now that Skype WiFi also supports Microsoft account, I can get rid of my Skype account altogether.

In the latest Skype update published to the store, a Microsoft account is now a requirement to use Skype on Windows Phone. Users will not see the Skype account field anymore after they update the app and link their Skype account to their Microsoft account. The instructions to that can be found on Skype support site.

After you're done with the linking, Skype will take care of carrying your Skye credits and contacts over. It went well for me and did not encounter any issues at all.

The update which brings Skype to version 2.16.0.266, also lets you see when someone is typing. The usual bug fixes and performance improvement are also there.

Skype is available free in the Windows Phone Store.

By: blendrang sayur On 6:58:00 AM

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SkyDrive renamed to OneDrive and gets new features.

Today Microsoft has released the re-branded SkyDrive app which is now known as OneDrive. The change in name was driven by the loss in court of a trademark claim by a British company. Microsoft did not appeal the verdict and decided instead to rename its cloud storage service. After the update is installed, the app will move from the "S" grouping to the "O" grouping in the app list. But that's not all.

Microsoft did not content itself with just a re-branding here. The app has also been updated with new features, including the ability to share multiple files at once. See the full change log below:

New in version 3.5:
• New thumbnail view
• Improved view of shared files 
• Share multiple items at once
• Pin folders to your Start screen
• Open your OneDrive files in other apps
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

Download the free update in the Windows Phone Store.

By: blendrang sayur On 7:29:00 AM

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Fixing your screen guard on "RIGHT"

Here are some solutions that have worked for different people. Hope one of them works for you. I've tried them all. They are all good depending on your level of comfort and expertise. With those that use water, please be careful, as you might damage your device. 

1. I would use a piece a tape and try to stick out all the particles off, but make sure you only tape out the particles and try not to stick it onto the sticky part.
   
2. Our screen protectors are washable. I would try using a mild soap then running the screen protector thru running water. Let the screen protector air dry (sticky face up).
   
3. 1. Wash your protector with warm water and some type of soap.
   
   2. Let it dry for around 5 minutes.
   
   3. Wet it again, and let the water drip off of it, but make sure it still has some water on it.
   
   4. Position it on your iPod/iPhone in the best possible position you can manage to get it in.
   
   5. Squeegee the water out with a credit card and make sure there are no air bubble.
   
   6. Let it set for a minute or so, so that it will be completely dry.
4. before anything, use a WET paper towel or screen cleaning set to clean your screen
   1. pour water on the sticky side
   2. get a wet tissue and while the sheet is still wet, gently scrape it.
   3. then put it on the phone when its not completely dry.
   4. drag the water out until you are satisfy, be patient with this step
   5. be sure to clean the not sticky part after you are done with a WET towel or a screen cleaning set.
   
5. 1) I "cleaned" the sticky side of the protector with alcohol and let dry.
   2) After dry, ran over several times with regular scotch tape.
   3) I cleaned my phone screen with a lint (eyeglass) cloth, but did not wet it.
   4) Applied carefully using toothpicks, and squeegeed out the bubbles with a credit card.
   5) As perfect as can be.
   
6. 1. Pit scotch tape all the way over the screen protector and over the ends on the sticky part
   2. Clean the screen with a TV cleaner or glasses cleaner
   3.then place the sticky part on and slowly remove the tape while placing the screen protector on the screen 

By: blendrang sayur On 10:36:00 AM

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Tube Cast brings ChromeCast support to Windows Phone 8.

Google recently released the ChromeCast API and it did not take long to have an app show up in the Windows Phone store. Tube Cast is an app that lets you cast YouTube videos via ChromeCast to your TV. I tried it and it just works. However, it needs to be perfected and I am sure the developer will bring more features to it. As of now, the app is only capable of casting one video at a time. It is not possible to queue videos. In other words it is pretty basic. I'm happy to see a Windows Phone developer do Google's job and port their technologies to Windows Phone.

Tube Cast is a free download:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/tube-cast/7e5b8d51-28c9-43f9-9370-905b1949513c

By: blendrang sayur On 8:29:00 AM

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6snap updated with group support.

Seems like Rudy Hyun never rests. 6snap, the unofficial SnapChat client for Windows Phone, has been updated with support for groups. In other words, it's a feature that lets you share pictures and videos with select groups instead of everyone in your address book. This feature has recently been added to official SnapChat client on other mobile platforms. It's pretty impressive how fast it got ported to an unofficial client on Windows Phone.

Check out the full change log:

- create group of friends !

Include these snapchat features :
- share pictures and videos with snapchat users
- post snaps on your story
- see stories, best friends and score of your friends
- draw and add text to your pictures
- search snapchat friends on your phone
- save your picture on your phone
- front and back camera
- manage your snapchat privacy
- notifications with custom ringtone

Source: Windows Phone Store

By: blendrang sayur On 4:16:00 AM

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