Best WP7 Websites

[OGCF]

Was just wondering which websites people follow for their fix of WP7 news. I myself have found a couple of good ones, but none of them are big enough to be my only source of news.

Anyway, here's my list:

WMPowerUser - Great site that does a couple of app and game reviews daily and usually has the best coverage about WP7 news. Only negative is that sometimes they seem just a tad biased, but I guess that's a given with a dedicated site.

WP Central - Good site that also does at least one review daily. But also lacks in comparison to the amount of news found on WMPU.

PocketNow - One of the only mobile sites that does an equal amount of coverage for WP7 as the other platforms. Plus there's a filter above their article previews which means you can choose to only read about WP7 news if you want.

Best WP7 Games - Bad name, but a truly excellent site. I just found it a couple of days ago and it's my new favorite for game reviews and news. I have discovered a lot of great games I literally had no idea about.

So, what are yours?

 

[nrfitchett4]

nice find. knew about a couple of them, but best wp7 games looks cool.

 

[loopyeyes]

wp7applist.com

great for statistics and it has an awesome rss feed.

 

[OGCF]

wp7applist.com

great for statistics and it has an awesome rss feed.

Wow, I completely forgot about all of the Marketplace alternatives!

WP7 App List
AppsFuze
Marketplace Browser

I myself prefer AppsFuze, but that's just me.

 

[loopyeyes]

I haven't heard of the other two until now. I'll be sure to check them out!

 

[the0ne]

Glad you guys like BestWP7Games.com , its my second site for Windows Phone. The first one is 1800PocketPC

 

[LifewareSolutions]

Marketplace browser sites

Wow, I completely forgot about all of the Marketplace alternatives!

WP7 App List
AppsFuze
Marketplace Browser

I myself prefer AppsFuze, but that's just me.

WP7 App List looks great. It gives a very nice statistics:
http://wp7applist.com/stats/

AppsFuze gives you direct links to an application page + shows app rating.

Marketplace Browser is easiest to be found in Google It allows posting comments/answers.

 

[CyKin]

Nice topic !

Personnaly, mine are MonSmartphone.net with it's nice design (it reminds me of my smartphone WP7). It covers main news about Windows Phone 7 (and WP7 enabled smartphones) and some games/apps weekly.
It has everything about WP7, even a marketplace. The bad : only in French :'(

I also like Engadget, really awesome, a reference ! Covers nearly everything about gizmos and technologies.

Finally, MobileTechWorld for his nice articles, reviews and news about Windows Phone 7

 

[The Gate Keeper]

there is also mobilitydigest.com and wpcentral.com

 

[arturobandini]

Obviously these 3 websites:

- www.pocketnow.com
- www.wmpoweruser.com
- www.1800pocketpc.com/

 

[yourlife]

Glad you guys like BestWP7Games.com , its my second site for Windows Phone. The first one is 1800PocketPC

Haha, I visit both sites daily. They are really nice.

 

[ebadger]

news+forums:
xda-developers.com

www.wpcentral.com
www.1800pocketpc.com
www.windowsphonethoughts.com
www.wmpoweruser.com

news only:
www.pocketnow.com
www.bestwp7games.com


for looking at apps:
www.appsfuze.com
www.bing.com/visualsearch
www.wp7applist.com
www.marketplacebrowser.com
wp7.apphab.com

for aggregating reviews:
http://wp7reviews.tomverhoeff.com/

 

[kennyken747]

Yes yes I use all of these sites and they are great for now, but I have a vision for something a lot greater

That's why I am actually releasing a new site: Windowsphonespot.com

Can't spill all the details right now, but I've already registered the domain and am hard at work on the design. Just know that when the site does open (Around January) it will be THE site to visit daily for all WP7 owners.

 

[djca]

WMPowerUser - Great site that does a couple of app and game reviews daily and usually has the best coverage about WP7 news. Only negative is that sometimes they seem just a tad biased, but I guess that's a given with a dedicated site.

WMPoweruser.com has to tone down their ads though. I particularly hate that big block of ads separating the blog post and the comments section. Not to mention the irrelevant Goodyear tire ads (which Pocketnow also displays).

I know the ads support the site, but there's a point where too many ads make the ads themselves ineffective/irrelevant.

 

[The Gate Keeper]

i agree. best thing to do is to have an adblocker installed. though it might be hard to find a good one for IE, but they're out there.

 

[ebadger]

http://www.everythingwm.com/

 

[SoonStudios]

I like to add two apps

1. app finder http://sorokoletov.com/ztop/
2. review reader http://wp7reviews.tomverhoeff.com

 

[kainy]

I personally check daily:

For news:

www.wpcentral.ccom
www.wmpoweruser.com
www.pocketnow.com
www.engadget.com (rarely)

For apps and stats:

www.windowsphoneapplist.com

 

[nickdog670]

OP should add in all/some of the links in to the first post and mods should sticky this! Could be useful to people new to WP7 and dont know where to find more info about WP7 news. This thread certainly did help me!

 

[tiny17]

I'm working on making my website the premier site for WP7 game news and reviews. http://www.m-arcade.com/ - I haven't officially launched it yet. I plan to do that sometime next week, but from that point forward I hope to provide frequent game reviews (with video) and also relevant news.

One thing I did with my site was made it incredibly easy for people to log in and comment, both in the blog and the forums, which I hope encourages discussion that will lead to better game updates, and also more informed game purchases.