XapOptimizer can substantially shrink the size of your Silverlight XAP files, giving your users faster downloads. While the result is almost magical, there are reasons to be wary. Like JavaScript ...

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Windows Mobile users are probably familiar with .cab files. These are the installer files that you can copy to your phone to install new applications. Cab stands for “cabinet” and the installers ...

While conversations that revolve around the topic of piracy tend to focus on the theft of video and music content onto personal computers, a new form of media, mobile applications, is coming to the ...

Tom Codon, a developer on XDA, just released a tool to cut out some of the steps involved when sideloading apps on Windows Phone 7. Although not terribly difficult, more of an annoyance really, users ...

The XAP for Nokia’s flagship Drive navigation app has made it into the wild — and it runs on all Mango Windows Phone devices. The XAP for Nokia’s flagship Drive navigation app has made it into the ...

If you are one of the people out there with an unlocked, non-Nokia built Windows Phone handset, we have good news for you: as of now, you can install and run Nokia Maps on your device. Yes, while it ...