Microsoft trumpets Windows Phone 7 numbers on first birthday

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Happy first birthday, Windows Phone 7! One year on, and the fledgling mobile operating system has 36,000 active developers in its AppHub community, 1.5 million downloads of its Developer Tools, and 11,500 apps in its Marketplace.

Microsoft is quick to take a couple shots at competitors' app stores, beating its chest about not re-counting tanslations of an app or "lite" apps, "increasing tonnage" by supporting apps from other mobile platforms, and not listing wallpapers as a category.

That's all fine and dandy, but we spend a lot of time sifting through WP7 app feeds -- and we're still not seeing a lot of awesome apps on the platform. We think a few marquee apps would've made a pretty nice first birthday present -- along with a much smoother update process for WP7 users.

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Engadget Podcast 248 - 07.15.2011

Don't panic! That's not a herd of horses about to parade through your living room, but it is the noise that only 10 Engadget Podcasters can make as they run through your WiFi and into your speakers for this, the first-ever Engadget Partycast! We'll play Twister all over some new Sony tablets, pin the tail on the red envelope, and we might even fire up the hottest new music-streaming service on the HiFi to get you moving. The party is happening right now down below underneath that play button. We're almost at capacity, but we'll let you in if you hurry the dang heck up!

Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater
Guests: Richard Lawler, Dana Wollman, Darren Murph
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Young Folks


00:02:52 - Sony S1 and S2 hands-on
00:03:40 - Sony's S2 tablet coming to AT&T, price and availability remain a mystery
00:09:53 - Sony's VAIO Z finally arrives in the US, goes up for pre-order starting at $2,000
00:15:23 - Netflix officially separates DVD, streaming pricing; $15.98 and up for both
00:33:50 - Netflix streaming comes to the Nintendo 3DS tomorrow
00:38:26 - The Engadget Interview: HP's Stephen DeWitt
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Fraser Ross’ DIY Pen is a flatpack biro kit. A laser-cut sheet of plywood contains pop-out wooden donuts of various sizes, and these are slotted to fix onto two spars which form the twin scaffold spines of the pen. Once you have assembled this torpedo-shaped skeleton, you pop out the nib and clicky-button from the frame [...]

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3-D Scanning and Reconstruction of Crash Scenes Will Save Cops and Drivers Time and Money [Lasers]

Police in England will soon deploy 3-D laser scanners to the scene of car crashes, saving time and allowing wreckage to be cleared from roadways more quickly. The 3-D accident reconstruction will also be more accurate than human-generated reports. More »


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Android 3.2 SDK now available, new features get detailed

And just like that, it's official. After hearing about the next incremental step in Honeycomb's journey by way of Huawei's MediaPad, we've seen breadcrumbs about its functional differences. Today, we're being given the full shebang -- Google has just made official v3.2, boosting the API level to 13 and releasing the SDK into the wild in one fell swoop. The new build brings along optimizations for a "wider range of tablets," as well as "compatibility zoom for fixed-sized apps," media sync from SD card (huzzah!) and an extended screen support API. Head on down to the links below for a closer look, and expect to see this rolling out to [insert your favorite Android tablet here] in due time.

Android 3.2 SDK now available, new features get detailed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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