Keep your eyes on the www.xda-downloads.com as it looks like something interesting may be brewing. While XDA developers is home to some of the questionably legal software for our devices (and outright thefts of OEM’s proprietary software), it is also the home to many nifty little utilities that you may want for your phone. So an app store of hacks might prove valuable.

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“The company just announced a Silverlight-based plug-in platform and SDK at MIX, too, and Seesmic (Seesmic) for Windows Phone will support that. So, as you can see below, Bing Maps integration is included, and more creative ideas from third-parties will be possible, too. Seesmic has already released apps for BlackBerry (BlackBerry Rocks!) and Google (Google) Android (Android) smartphones, but not for Apple’s iPhone (iPhone). The Windows Phone version appears basic in terms of features, with the exception of the Silverlight plug-in support. However, it does look gorgeous, and it fits in well with Windows Phone 7′s style and aesthetics.”

So here’s a weird one. The Mashable post that I got the above shots from went live March 15, during the MiX madness. We posted that Seesmic had put a few things out there at that time, but never explicitly covered this client – and apparently no one else did either. Now that it’s a slow news day, some have dug up Mashable’s post and are treating it as if it’s new. Maybe I’m missing something, but it looks like old (albeit interesting & cool) news just now surfacing. Better late than never!

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My 8 year old SIM Card, which has been swapped in/out of around 20 phones, died this morning on the train. Guess I’m visiting t-mo today.

“Windows Mobile Game Development will tell you everything you need to know to write your own games, using the powerful Microsoft Visual Studio development environment and either C# or VB.NET. In Windows Mobile Game Development I give you everything you need to allow yourself to maximize your own creativity and bring both yourself and the world some fantastic mobile gaming opportunities. Just think about how a gaming device is always in your pocket, as a phone always is… it’s too good an opportunity to miss, so I’ll show you how to create the games you want to make.”

Adam Dawes dropped us a line to tell us about his new book on Windows Mobile Game Development. It’s out now, but covers WinMo 6.5, so it may not be as timely as some developers would want. Of course if you’re into developing games for the excellent HD2 or similar premium hardware, then this may be the book for you.

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“Samsung has released a software upgrade for the SCH-I910, which is recommended to be installed. This upgrade includes numerous software additions/enhancements/corrections. The update may take up to 10 minutes to complete if the system is already set up.”

If you have an Omnia lying around (sipping data and service from Verizon), you may be interested in this update from Samsung which updates a few things, fixes a few bugs, and takes approximately 10 minutes to do.

This was originally posted at Windows Phone Thoughts, check out the the source for discussion.

Moto Backflip called worst Android on the market; can’t install apks directly; crapware filled. When will you finally “get it” AT&T?

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