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Must Have Games 2012: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit available now

Liam (Editor) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:11:44 +0000

Over the next 5 weeks we’ll be celebrating the release of a new game for Windows Phone every Wednesday with news, reviews and competitions. The first of 2012’s Must Have Games line-up is the Xbox LIVE enabled Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. This big name game will get your adrenaline pumping as you play as either a racer or a cop. You’ll experience the exhilaration of escape or the thrill of the chase during 48 Cop and Racer Career Events over 24 tracks.

If you are unfamiliar with the Must Have Games series, in 2012 it will once again bring you the hottest, biggest and most exciting names in mobile gaming to Xbox LIVE for Windows Phone. We’ll also be doing a great series of competitions and reviews around each of the titles, so stay tuned for some great content and prizes to celebrate each game release.

You can view more screenshots from this and other great Windows Phone games in this gallery.

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is published by Electronic Arts and is now available in the Marketplace for £3.99.

Competition time

And now the best part…in celebration of the release of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit on the Windows Phone Marketplace, we’re giving you a chance to take your action to your TV screen via your Xbox 360 console.

Want in? All you have to do is simply follow and retweet Windows Phone’s latest #musthavegamesuk Twitter post.

Click here to retweet to the post

We’ll choose a winner at random at the end of the competition, next Tuesday, just before we get celebrating the next Must Have Game!

Enter now and don’t forget to check out the game.

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Nokia Lumia 710 Released

Liam (Editor) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:57:01 +0000

Let us introduce you to the Nokia Lumia 710, the fun, funky younger sibling of the Lumia 800. With the Lumia 710, a different day means a different look with easily swapped Xpress covers giving your handset an injection of colour, you can even match them up with your start screen. Speaking of the screen, it’s gorgeous; Nokia’s ClearBlack display lets you see clearly, even in bright sunlight – so you’ll never miss a beat as you tweet, share, like, check in and keep your friends in the loop whilst on the move. With Windows Phone your social networks are so easy to manage you’ll wonder how you had time to do it before. Natasha Lomas of CNET says “it’s well built, runs on easy-to-use Windows Phone, and comes with free music, sat-nav and mapping apps.”

The Nokia Lumia 710 is available to buy now. Plus, the good news is that the fun doesn’t stop with an eye catching new phone either – you can enjoy thousands of different apps from social to gaming, productivity to entertainment in the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Get into amazing prizes, content and offers

Liam (Editor) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:43:02 +0000

A brand new version of the into mobile app for Windows Phone has been released. into is the companion app to ‘into’ Windows Phone, the social rewards programme on Facebook. The new version is full of improvements including a profile tile, access to the exclusive content within into, and a leaderboards section showing who’s at the top of the all-time, monthly and best best leaderboards. You can even see your own ranking. Not forgetting that you can still access amazing offers..

Please note: If you currently have the app, please uninstall it and reinstall the new version to enjoy all the awesome new benefits and don’t forget to pin it to your Start screen to see the Live Tile updates.

With into you can win amazing money can’t buy experiences and hand-picked offers. Recent winners have enjoyed prizes such as a trip to Finland, a break in Florence, Italy and a handful of lucky people nabbed a brand new Nokia Lumia 800. We have also had exclusive content from our into insiders, including Dog At My Wookie who previewed the top films of 2012.

It’s free and it could change your life with an amazing big ticket prize or make your day with some great content or a discount code for something you’ll love. In fact, right now on into – you could win 1 of 4 brand new Nokia Lumia 710’s or a 2 night stay at your choice of Malmaison hotel for some unique downtime. Plus we have an unforgettable trip to New York launching later this week, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

With fresh new competitions, offers and content going live every week, why not head over to the Windows Phone Marketplace to grab the new app now so you don’t miss out.

Must Have Games Release Dates Announced

Liam (Editor) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:32:16 +0000

We recently announced the line-up for Must Have Games 2012 , the series will once again bring you the hottest, biggest and most exciting names in mobile gaming to Xbox LIVE for Windows Phone. We have some new info for all of you including release dates and prices. We’ll also be doing a great series of competitions and reviews around each of the titles as they release each week which you’ll definitely want to get involved in to score some excellent prizes.

Here are the fresh new details about the great titles in this year’s Must Have Games 2012 line-up:

February 1st 2012 – Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts) – £3.99
Get the adrenaline pumping with rush of the escape or the thrill of the chase with the Xbox Live enabled “Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit” on Windows Phone.

February 8th 2012 – BulletAsylum (Microsoft Studios) – £2.49
Would you like to annihilate and destroy the invading alien hordes with the kind of firepower a small army would be proud of? BulletAsylum offers gamers all out carnage and total destruction on an epic scale.

February 15th 2012 – Chickens Can’t Fly (Microsoft Studios) – £2.49
Ever wondered what a Chicken was really capable of? Join the ranks of our scientists and conduct experiments in four different laboratories.

February 22nd 2012 – Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction (Gameloft) – £3.99
For the first time ever, this truly landmark action stealth game is available on Windows Phone.

February 29th 2012 – Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp (Microsoft Studios) – £2.49
“Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp,” introduces the fun shooting gallery mini-games from “Toy Soldiers: Cold War” for Xbox 360 to your Windows Phone.

We spoke to the team behind the Must Have Games series to find out more: “We’ve taken some of the most popular mobile games on the planet and added unique features you’ll only find on Xbox LIVE and Windows Phone. Windows Phone is the only mobile platform where Xbox LIVE is built in. Users can connect and play with friends using their Xbox LIVE Avatar and gamer profile to keep track of scores and wins,” they explained.

Stay tuned for loads more awesome Must Have Games 2012 content and competitions in the coming weeks.

Win yourself a Nokia Lumia 710

Liam (Editor) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:33:57 +0000

The funky, fun and highly customisable Nokia Lumia 710 is hitting the UK in February and you could win yourself one of these little beauties. The 3.7-inch display and interchangeable back covers make your handset stand out from the crowd whether you’re adding apps, setting custom Live tiles or simply changing the cover to one that reflects who you are: something many of you will miss from the good old days of Nokia mobiles.

You can unlock yourself the chance to win 1 of 4 Nokia Lumia 710s and be one of the first to own one in the UK. For your chance to win yourself a one head to into by Windows Phone and upload a photo of yourself wearing your brightest, most colourful clothes.

Win a two night break at Malmaison

Liam (Editor) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:33:54 +0000

Sometimes you just need to unwind, forget the to-do list and just recharge the batteries. That’s where into by Windows Phone and Malmaison come in. We are offering you the chance to enjoy two nights at one of 12 boutique Malmaison hotels across the UK. This is the Hotelier that dares to be different and you’ll experience a very special brand of luxury and relaxation no matter which of their unique hotels you choose.

As they say at Malmaison; “It’s not where you choose to stay, it’s how you choose to live.” Wise words, given how unique their hotels are, whether it’s the gloriously converted Episcopal church in Glasgow or the world-renowned and impressively atmospheric conversion of an Oxford prison, Malmaisonhas always dared to be different. With twelve individually stunning buildings across the UK all spectacularly made over to offer a combination of chic style and rock ‘n roll opulence to chose from – how will you choose to live?

For your chance to win head to into by Windows Phone now and grab yourself an amazing break with Malmaison.

Win exclusive into insider film event tickets

Liam (Editor) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:08:38 +0000

We’re passionate about many things here at my kind of phone towers. And one of those is film. Which is why into by Windows Phone is hosting an exclusive film event. After the huge success of our debut into insider social in London, we are heading to Manchester for an evening of cinematic discovery.

We’re giving away 10 pairs of tickets for you to enjoy a surprising evening of immersive live performances, as well as the Northwest’s first private preview screening of Carnage a major new film release – by none other than Roman Polanski, starring Kate Winslet – and, of course; delicious cocktails and nibbles.

Fancy winning tickets to the event on Thursday 2nd February at 7pm? All you have to do is head over to into by Windows Phone here and unlock the competition by sharing it to Facebook or Twitter. Good luck!

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inside into

Liam (Editor) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:24:17 +0000

Are you into Windows Phone? We are, but I’m sure you’re into plenty of other things too. That’s why we have into by Windows Phone – a mobile and online app for you to receive great offers and enter competitions to help you get into whatever you are into.

Join into by Windows Phone here

into film?

We are heading to Manchester for the next into insider social and you and a friend could be on the guest list. We’ve got 10 pairs of tickets up for grabs evening of cinematic discovery, where you’ll enjoy an evening of immersive live performances, as well as the Northwest’s first private preview screening of a major new film release – by none other than Roman Polanski – and, of course, delicious cocktails and nibbles.

Our film expert into insider, Dog Ate My Wookie, has also been sharing his top films of 2012, which include Batman: Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers. Read each preview inside the into app on Facebook or the mobile app.

into food?

Check out Alex James’ winter warming recipes for some great ideas for dinner. Not only can you impress your friends with your cooking skills, but you’ll also earn points to go towards the monthly and all-time leader boards.

into dining out?

If you are into food, but not so much the cooking part, then check out our offer with Gourmet Society where you can get a 3 month membership for free and a discounted annual rate after if you decide you can’t live without.

into Italy?

Win a trip to Florence with our latest photo competition. If you want to win this fabulous weekend away for two then simply upload a photo of something iconic and Italian. Buona fortuna.

To join into by Windows Phone head over to our Facebook Page here or download the mobile app from the Marketplace here.

ZTE Tania Windows Phone now available in the UK

Liam (Editor) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:50 +0000

Yesterday evening (January 18th) saw the launch of the ZTE Tania Smartphone with Windows Phone in the UK.

The event took place at the SupperClub in London and introduced the handset to the guests through demos and presentations. These were followed by a party and DJ set from Professor Green; who has collaborated with the likes of Lily Allen, Example and The Streets.

Members of the Windows Phone UK teams were in attendance and had a great time: snapping photos of some of the events and demos that went on during the evening of gadgetry and entertainment.

The ZTE Tania is an impressive entry level Windows Phone handset with 4GB internal storage and a bright, clear 4.3 inch touchscreen making it great for both business and personal use, and makes it easier than ever to connect and share with friends, family and colleagues.

The ZTE’s have come to the UK and will be available soon, with only pre-orders currently available. We’ll keep you up to date on further release dates and availability.

Become an air travel genius with Skyscanner

Liam (Editor) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:17:28 +0000

Is 2012 the year you’ll hone your skills as an international jetsetter? ‘Travelhacking’ is all the rage recently and getting perfect flights at great value is all part of the challenge. Skyscanner is a fully independent flight search and booking app, helping you find the very best deal for your trip. You can search over 1000 airlines for the best prices, book tickets and e-mail yourself your flight details for later.

What makes it special to Windows Phone is the ability to pin your flight searches to your start screen – with prices updating every hour directly in the Live Tile – so you’ll never again kick yourself for missing the perfect moment to book. Whether you’re booking an Easter ski trip, a romantic get-away or a round-the-world gap year adventure your life just got much simpler, leaving you more time to buy sunscreen and organize farewell drinks.

The Guardian calls it “Flexible, fair and fearsomely indispensable,” whilst it’s described as “Lightning-fast; it’s easy to use, and has some brilliant gizmos,” by The Sunday Times.

Skyscanner is available in 25 different languages and perhaps best of all, It’s free. Download it now here or via the Marketplace on your Windows Phone.