App Review: HabitChamp Makes Starting A Habit Easy

 

Starting a new habit is never easy. Whether you want to start working out every morning or if you want to make sure you drink enough water during the day, forming positive habits is challenging. The great news is that there is now help for those that need it, via your Windows Phone. Meet HabitChamp from Matthias Meilicke.

It couldn’t be easier to use HabitChamp. Simply enter the habit you want to start into the App. Check the boxes for when you want to do it and for how long. Submit the habit and watch your Windows Phone remind you to do it when you asked it to. It is that simple.

Once you’ve entered your habit into HabitChamp, you will see a list of habits on the screen. The habits in red are ones that still need to be completed. Simply tapping the blue circle on the habit will check it off for the day, or hour or whatever time frame you set the activity to.

   

Once the activity is completed for the day and checked off, you will see a checkmark appear in the blue circle and the activity will turn green. Your activity is now on the way to becoming a habit. A few more days or weeks of doing it, and soon enough, you won’t need or Windows Phone to remind you to do it any longer and you can remove it from the list. You can then start a new list of habits in HabitChamp to master all over again.

Another great feature of HabitChamp is the ability to customize the color scheme of the App. Not really a huge necessity here, but what a great personal touch. Want a black background and pink habit building lists? You got it. Want a green background and blue lists? Not a problem. HabitChamp just makes it easy to get the look you want with simple color selection tools.

HabitChamp is the perfect App for anyone that is trying to work on something. Whether it’s making sure to call someone you love every day or making it to the gym twice a week, HabitChamp can help. Take a few minutes and hit the Windows Phone Store and snag HabitChamp for your device. You should be pretty happy with the results and frankly, nobody is going to miss the 1MB that HabitChamp takes up, so go get it today and start building a positive habit.

Yezz Billy 4.7 Ultra Slim Is Coming Soon

If you read blogs, one of the things you probably look forward to the most is seeing what’s in the pipeline for later in the year. The Yezz Billy 4.7 hasn’t quite hit the market yet, but it is due out soon to many retailers, including Amazon.com.

The Yezz Billy has an ultra slim 7.2mm thin body, a 4.7” HD screen and an 8MP primary camera. The device features 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, which you can supplement with a Micro SD card in sizes up to 128GB.

The Yezz Billy will ship with Windows Phone 8.1 installed. This includes Cortana, Office and the usual MS fare, and it is Here Maps and services compatible as well. The Billy also includes three separate battery covers for those days you feel like something different. The red cover is shown in the image above, white and blue are also included in the package.

The street price on the Yezz Billy has not been set yet, but look for it to hit in the $100-150 range later this year. For more information on the Yezz Billy, you can visit the device’s Amazon page.

HTC One (M8) for Windows Not Coming To T-Mobile Soon

In a depressing bit of news, T-Mobile confirmed to me today that the HTC One M8 for Windows will not be coming to their network until the holiday season this year. This lends a bit of credence to the possible 90 day exclusive for Verizon Wireless that so many had guessed at to start with. The device launched in August on Big Red, which would pin that 90 day period ending just before Black Friday and the holiday sales season.

If this is the case, more people might want to consider shelling out the $550 for the HTC One M8 for Windows to Verizon where you can take it to many of the US networks and only lose the MMS capabilities for now. Of course, you also have the option of keeping on the Verizon LTE network at $45 a month for their unlimited talk, text and 1GB of data with AutoPay.

Either way you go, the HTC One M8 for Windows is a great device on a great network. It’s just a shame that consumers won’t have a choice to have it on T-Mobile until so late in the year.

Game Review: PigJump! – Who Says Pigs Can’t Fly?

Anyone that has a Windows Phone should have heard of Ocean68 Studio by now. Their App Info+ and 11,000 Cool Facts Apps are just down right awesomeness for your Windows Phone. Now after a bit of poking, and prodding me on Twitter, I am finally done playing with their newest creation, Pig Jump!.

Pig Jump! isn’t just a game… It’s hours of horribly frustrating action that I have not felt the angst of since Flappy Bat. Pig Jump! seems simple enough on the surface, but as soon as you start actually playing, it becomes a terror of falling in holes, getting rammed by birds and eaten by fish… Of course, that’s because I officially suck at this game. That said, it is some of the most fun I have had in so long, I can’t really say anything to the negative.

Controls are amazingly accurate on my HTC One (M8) for Windows. Tilt a bit to the right and I move forward slightly. Tilt hard and it moves super quick. A quick tap of the screen and my Pig’s bazooka is blowing away the birds and fish that are trying to destroy my little journey through the pond.

Now, I am more than embarrassed to say that I did not complete any ‘levels’ in this game, so I have no idea if there is more fun to be had later in the game or not. I can say that Pig Jump! will be keeping a solid space on my device. The 16MB download (according to the Windows Phone Store) is well worth the price of admission to this game and any time a free game is offered up without annoying ads covering my screen I am there.

So, when you are ready to jump in, head over to the Windows Phone Store and snag Pig Jump!, you won’t regret it, but your phone battery might.

Protect Your HTC M8 For Windows With The i-Blason TPU Cover

If you feel like the Dot View case is a bit too much for you, or you feel like you want a bit more protection for your HTC One M8 for Windows, I have the accessory for you. The i-Blason SoftGel Flexible TPU Cover offers a great deal of protection, without adding much bulk and excess to your phone.

The ultra-thin design of the i-Blason SoftGel leaves the form factor of your M8 for Windows, or your normal Android powered M8, intact and feeling great. The frosted finish allows the brushed metal beauty of your M8 to shine through as well. Best of all, the i-Blason SoftGel Flexible TPU Cover is currently $7.99 online and is available with free Prime shipping.

Source: Amazon

HTC One M8 For Windows Sold Out At Amazon

If there is one thing that says how well a device is doing, it’s the availability of the handset to the general public. Sure, it’s hard for the carrier stores to sell out of the device, but when a third party reseller like Amazon sells out, you know your phone is doing well. This is currently the case with the HTC One M8 for Windows at the online giant. The $49.99 contract price was half the cost of Verizon’s own website and they are reaping the benefits of it.

Currently the HTC One M8 for Windows is showing as an, “Order now and we’ll deliver when available,” status. Of course, if you have to have one today, Verizon Wireless locations would be happy to take the additional money from you for the instant gratification of having your phone sooner. Either way, the HTC One M8 for Windows is a remarkable device and worth the price of admission. Remember also, the M8 ships unlocked for use on AT&T and T-Mobile or their MVNO’s with the proper APN editing being done. The only issue so far is that there is no option to edit the MMS APN.

Source: Amazon

Game Review: Hunter 2014 Brings Big Game Hunts Without A Big Price

As I drift back from Android and the HTC One M7 and rejoin the full time Windows Phone crowd, I have noticed a few of my favorite games missing from the Store. Games like MLB Perfect Inning and Deer Hunter 2014 allowed me to pass the time in an entertaining fashion. Coming back to Windows Phone, that pesky App gap started to become very evident, very quickly. While there are definitely some great titles in the store, there are some gaps. Fortunately, there are developers like TTX Studio that take some classic games like Deer Hunter and create a freebie version of it and do so quite successfully. Hunter 2014 isn’t a perfect game, but if you are looking for some hunting action on your Windows Phone, it gives the paid hunting games a serious run for their money.

The game runs on a simple premise, control your weapon by dragging your finger across the screen. Press the bullets in the lower right corner to shoot. Hit targets, or animals, and get points. Points and experience bump you up levels to where the game gets harder and harder. Game play is quick and challenging. The weapon controls are almost a bit too sensitive, but if you have ever tried to shoot targets with a pistol at any sort of distance, you will appreciate how realistic the sway is. Hunter 2014 is just fun to play.

As you increase your experience, you will unlock additional levels, weapons and hours of time killing enjoyment. Hunter 2014 includes various levels of hunting right now ranging from targets (pictured) to chickens, rabbits, deer and foxes. TTX Studio has stated online that they will continue development of the game and add additional levels that may feature bears, birds, tigers and maybe even dinosaurs.

Overall, Hunter 2014 is an extremely solid effort from TTX Studio. If you have an inkling to shoot some critters on your Windows Phone, you owe it to yourself to check out this game. If not, and you just want to play with the target practice level, you can do that also. Either way, check out Hunter 2014 and take it for a spin.

Download: Hunter 2014