Author: The enConnected Team

I went to update Thing 2′s (that’s how I refer to my male child online – his female twin is Thing 1, and the youngest is The Kidlet) Nokia Lumia 900 to Windows Phone 7.8 today, and the Zune Software told me there were no updates available. After a quick search online, I found a few articles indicating that Microsoft pulled the update sometime within the last day or two, after being available for just under a month.

I haven’t seen any official word from Microsoft, yet, explaining why the update was pulled.

Unfortunately, if you haven’t already updated your Windows Phone 7 device to the new version, you seem to have missed the boat (temporarily, at least). Hopefully, Microsoft will get this straightened out quickly, and the carriers won’t hold things up too much when MS gives it the go-ahead again.

Xbox LIVE’s march to entertainment app domination continues this week with the debut of a branded destination for latin content and Slacker on Xbox LIVE.

Announced today by MajorNelson, Zona Latina is a new new hub available to all Xbox LIVE users that will deep link into music, movies, and television shows focused at the Hispanic community from other content providers already available to users. These partners included Telemundo, Univision, HBO Go, Hulu Plus, and VEVO.

Also launch today is Slacker on Xbox LIVE. As with it’s iterations of the service on other platforms downloading the app allows you to stream the Slacker’s catalog of songs and stations directly to your Xbox though, only Xbox LIVE Gold users will have access to the application.

Zona Latina and Slacker now available to Xbox LIVE Users in the U.S.

For a limited time you can find out why Hollywood writers with careers, that they’d presumable like to keep, built an entire show around the premise of international terrorists kidnapping someone’s wife after she purchased, an antique clock in the pilot episode of Zero Hour, for free.

The show, which began airing a few weeks ago, follows a magazine writer as he becomes entangled in the aforementioned plost twist to save his wife from a neverending list of the bad guys. We almost forgot to clarify -the show is avalable in HD right now in the Xbox Video Store for those inclined to give it a test run. Don’t be worried, we’re sure Nicholas Cage would approve.

Pilot of Zero Hour now free in the Xbox Video Store

Microsoft has your favorite modern Nickelodeon classics on sale this week in the Xbox Video Store.

Until this Friday you can pick up entire seasons of family-friendly shows on the cheap in the Xbox Video Store including iCarly Season One and Season Two for $17.99, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season One for $24.99, Victorious Season One and Season Two for $17.99, Bubble GuppiesSeason Two for $24.99, Big Time Rush Season and Season Two for $15.99, Dora the ExplorerSeason Five for $25.99, Yo Gabba Gabba Season Two and Season Three for $15.99, SpongeBob SquarePants Season Five and Season Six for $11.99, and Team Umizoomi  Season One for $25.99.

Unforuntuately, there no word on any discounts for that new Power Rangers: Mega Force series tht began airing a few weeks ago, but we’ll keep a look out for you.

Your Nick favorites now on sale in the Xbox Video Store

Most of Team enConnected will be on the road or otherwise engaged for the next week, but we’ll still be here, kicking butt and getting the latest news to you as it happens. That last bit shouldn’t be too much of a problem as our temporary operating time zone will match Microsoft’s. Speaking of Microsoft -That’s actually where we’re headed.

During the next five days we’ll be running around from Downtown Bellevue, Washington with our ears open, listening for any and all insight on Microsoft’s entertainment products that we think you might find useful. We’ve got a few sessions at Microsoft’s Redmond campus scheduled as well as hangout sessions with names you might recognize, including WindowsObserver’s Richard Hay, ConsumerCamp’s Marques Lyons, Pocketables’ William Devereux, The Married Gamer’s Chris Brown and Microsoft’s Eric Doty, Larry Herb.

Instead of following our personal Twitter feeds, which you are perfectly welcome to do, we thought it would be better to test our new LivePost technology for the week. At enConnected.com/MVPSummit2013 you can follow us along the journey and possibly get a few shout outs from personalities you’ve come to know. From now until Friday you can visit this page for the latest updates. At no time will we be posting information covered under non-disclosure agreement however, anything we’re allowed to share with you, we will. This includes Travis’ taking pictures and making funny faces for the entire world to see.

Anyway, the attendant is calling our flight. We’ll see you on the other side of this eight-hour travel bonanza. For the latest updates, just keep checking back here.

Join us as we journey to Microsoft’s 2013 MVP Summit

Most of Team enConnected will be on the road or otherwise engaged for the next week, but we’ll still be here, kicking butt and getting the latest news to you as it happens. That last bit shouldn’t be too much of a problem as our temporary operating time zone will match Microsoft’s. Speaking of Microsoft -That’s actually where we’re headed.

During the next five days we’ll be running around from Downtown Bellevue, Washington with our ears open, listening for any and all insight on Microsoft’s entertainment products that we think you might find useful. We’ve got a few sessions at Microsoft’s Redmond campus scheduled as well as hangout sessions with names you might recognize, including WindowsObserver’s Richard Hay, ConsumerCamp’s Marques Lyons, Pocketables’ William Devereux, The Married Gamer’s Chris Brown and Microsoft’s Eric Doty, Larry Herb.

Instead of following our personal Twitter feeds, which you are perfectly welcome to do, we thought it would be better to test our new LivePost technology for the week. At enConnected.com/MVPSummit2013 you can follow us along the journey and possibly get a few shout outs from personalities you’ve come to know. From now until Friday you can visit this page for the latest updates. At no time will we be posting information covered under non-disclosure agreement however, anything we’re allowed to share with you, we will. This includes Travis’ taking pictures and making funny faces for the entire world to see.

Anyway, the attendant is calling our flight. We’ll see you on the other side of this eight-hour travel bonanza. For the latest updates, just keep checking back here.

Starting today, Xbox LIVE Gold users now even more reasons to not get off their couch, Telemundo and Neon Alley are now available on Xbox LIVE.

Neon Alley, a service dedicated to the exclusive debut of Anime titles including shows like Lagrange, Tiger & Bunny, Blue Exorist, InuYasha: The Final Act, and Nura. Though you can watch these shows at any time, the service does also offer a live stream of new and old shows as they premiere. The service will set you back $6.99 a month or $83.88, though it is only available for Xbox LIVE users in the United States and Canada.

Spanish network Telemundo is also debuting today. The channel’s Xbox LIVE lineup will include clips from Telemundo’s most infamous shows including Caso-Cerrago, La Patrona, Fandango Cine, and more. The application is currently only available in the United States and requires no subscription.

Finally, Anime service, Crunchroll, which debuted just this past fall, will make it’s debut in a few new countries where Xbox LIVE is available. Those countries include Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Of course, as with all applications on Xbox, these will only be available for those users who have Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE Gold subscription. If you don’t have one, it’ll set you back $10 a month or $56 a year.

Telemundo and Neon Alley debut on Xbox LIVE

Are you single and looking to watch attractive movie stars mingle with other attractive movie stars? Are you looking for a nice movie to wind-down with, or make fun of this upcoming Valentine’s Day? Until Thursday, you can save big on love stories in the Xbox Video Store.

From now until dawn on Friday, you can purchase or rent all of your favorite romantic tales including The Vow, Titanic (1997), Dear John, Charlie St. Cloud, Brokeback Mountain, Valentine’s Day, Romeo + Juliet, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Waiting for Forever, Failure to Launch, Gone With the Wind, (500) days of Summer, The Wedding Singer, Music and Lyrics, 27 Dresses, Ghost, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and the original Twilight for 50 percent off their usual rental or purchase price.

So what movie are we looking to hit the play button on for our own celebration? You can’t go wrong with a classic like Casablanca, particularly since it’s also on sale. That it’s possibly the most well written and often quoted movie the opposite side of Terminator also helps. Shocked, shocked we are to find that there’s gambling going on in this establishment!

So you’ve been excited about all things zombie related ever sense that Walking Dead marathon? Would you be all giddy at the prospect of battling the undead on your Xbox all real and life like?
Until February 19th, Xbox LIVE Gold users can bring the zombie fest home to play just in time for President’s Day weekend. The pricing slaughter-fest includesZombie Driver HD, Zombie Apocalypse, and Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone for 400 Microsoft Points ($5). Additionally you can pick up a few add-ons for games you already own including the Zombie Apocalypse 2 Pure Pwnage Pack for 200 Microsoft Points ($2.50), the Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombie Pic Pack, the Call of Duty: Black Ops – Avatar Zombie Hat, and Skills Pack Ninja for Dead Rising 2 for 80 Microsoft Points ($1).

Happy, killing -or rekilling rather.

Got those little No Decent New Games in Winter Blues? Well, buck there Sammy for this week we celebrate not one but two new retail titles for the Xbox 360 including Aliens: Colonial Marines.

 

Xbox 36o Retail Titles

 

Aliens: Colonial Marines, Releasing February 12

What’s that? The United States Armed Forces kicking some alien rear end in an effort to save the planet? We’re in.

 

Omerta: City of Gangsters, Releasing February 12

You’ve just immigrated to America and you’re ready to take Atlantic City by storm and show made men how the game is really played.

 

 

Unfortunately, there’s not much in the way of new Xbox LIVE Arcade, Xbox on Windows, Xbox on Windows Phone titles coming your way for the foreseeable future. For those looking, we’d suggest keeping it locked to enConnected’s home page. The moment we’ve heard about any new titles appearing on these platforms, we’ll let you know.