Flappy Bird Will Be Available In Windows Phone

Flappy Bird, a game which has recently become the most downloaded game in the App Store and Google Play, makes its position on top since several weeks. The good news is that this game is coming to Windows platform too. The release date is not fixed but likely to land on Windows App Store some time this month.

WMPowerUser, in a blog post mentioned that "Flappy Bird is a fun and addictive game which has become quite popular now about mobile gamers. Even though the game play looks incredibly simple, it is super tough. Your goal is to reach the end of the stage, without touching the obstacles that are presented to you. Break your own highscores or that of a friend. Compete with each other to see who has the best flapping skills! The graphics of the game give it a kind of nostalgic arcade feeling, though the game itself is designed according to our modern standards. It may be a game in a small package, but addictive!"

Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen who developed the game has confirmed on Twitter that he is working on it to develop for Windows version  too.

Lets hope for the best. It will also rock on Windows platform too engaging huge number of  mobile game lovers.

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Sometimes we do find difficulties while accessing menus in Windows 8. to find an app or option you have to search them. What if you get a complete list which let you know the shortcut keys.

Find a quick list of the shortcut keys in Windows 8 :

Windows Key + D                                      Show Desktop 
Windows Key + C                                       Open Charms Menu 
Windows Key + F                                       Charms Menu – Search 
Windows Key + H                                      Charms Menu – Share 
Windows Key + K                                       Charms Menu – Devices 
Windows Key + I                                         Charms Menu – Settings 
Windows Key + Q                                       Search For Installed Apps 
Windows Key + W                                     Search Settings 
Windows Key + Tab                                   Cycle through open Modern UI Apps 
Windows Key + Shift + Tab                         Cycle through open Modern UI Apps in reverse order 
Windows Key + .                                         Snaps app to the right (split screen multitasking) 
Windows Key + Shift + .                                               Snaps app to the left (split screen multitasking) 
Windows Key + ,                                                Temporarily view desktop 
Alt + F4                                                  Quit Modern UI Apps 
Windows Key + E                                              Launch Windows Explorer Window 
Windows Key + L                                              Lock PC and go to lock screen 
Windows Key + T                                             Cycle through icons on taskbar (press Enter to launch app) 
Windows Key + X                                             Show Advanced Windows Settings Menu 
Windows Key + E                                             Launch Windows Explorer 
Window Windows Key + Page Down                     Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor on the right
Windows Key + M                                           Minimize all Windows 
Windows Key + Shift + M                                           Restore all minimized Windows 
Windows Key + R                                            Open Run dialog box 
Windows Key + Up Arrow                                         Maximize current window 
Windows Key + Down Arrow                                   Minimize current window 
Windows Key + Left Arrow                                       Maximize current window to left side of the screen 
Windows Key + Right Arrow                                    Maximize current window to right side of the screen 
Ctrl + Shift + Escape                                        Open Task Manager 
Windows Key + Print Screen                                   Takes a Print Screen and saves it to your Pictures folder 
Windows Key + Page Up                                             Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor on the left 
Windows Key + Pause Break                                    Display System Properties 
Shift + Delete                                            Permanently delete files without sending it to Recycle Bin 
Windows Key + F1                                          Open Windows Help and Support 
Windows Key + V                                            Cycle through notifications 
Windows Key + Shift + V                                           Cycle through notifications in reverse order 
Windows Key + 0 to 9                                    Launch/show app pinned to taskbar at indicated number 
Windows Key + Shift + 0 to 9                                  Launch new instance of app pinned to taskbar at indicated number 
Alt + Enter                                                  Display Properties of selected item in File Explorer 
Alt + Up Arrow                                          View upper level folder of current folder in File Explorer 
Alt + Right Arrow                                              View next folder in File Explorer 
Alt + Left Arrow                                                View previous folder in File Explorer 
Windows Key + P                                            Choose secondary display modes 
Windows Key + U                                            Open Ease of Access Center 
Alt + Print Screen                                            Print Screen focused Window only 
Windows Key + Spacebar                                    Switch input language and keyboard layout 
Windows Key + Shift + Spacebar                           Switch to previous input language and keyboard layout 
Windows Key + Enter                                    Open Narrator 
Windows Key + +                                            Zoom in using Magnifier 
Windows Key + -                                              Zoom out using Magnifier Windows Key + Escape  Exit Magnifier

Find a very useful guide on Windows 8 For Dummies

Paytm App Launched On Windows Phone

Paytm, one of India's leading prepaid recharge and payment solutions for mobile, DTH, 3G data and utility services, has launched its app on Windows Phones.

In march of this year, Paytm had launched Bus ticket bookings to go with mobile recharge and mobile payments on their web platform. This new feature was added to Paytm Android and iOS apps in May so that consumers could book bus tickets on their mobile apps as well.

With this launch, Paytm App is now available on nearly all the smartphone platform stores including Android play store, iOS app store, Blackberry app world, Windows phone as well Nokia store.

Paytm is already one of the most downloaded utility mobile apps in India notching up over 1 million downloads on Android. According to their website, 6.5 million people have used Paytm over 70 million times via various channels including web, sms, IVR, mobile site and mobile apps.

The Windows Phone app has a similar interface to its iOS counterpart. The home panel has mobile, DTH, toll card and data card recharge options. Other features available on Paytm's website and mobile apps like coupons are present in the newly launched app as well

Currently, bus tickets are not enabled on Windows apps.

One of the reason why Paytm has been quite successful is due to mobile apps’ intuitive user experience. Paytm has been getting rave reviews for their easy-to-use UI of the apps, that mobile app users love.

Paytm aims to get a bigger share of the recharge and bill payments market with the roll out of its new apps. The company claims to have over 6 million subscribers that use its services over Web, SMS, IVR, mobile Web and mobile apps.

Commenting on the launch Harinder Takhar, CEO, Paytm, said "At Paytm we have always strived to create a smooth experience for our users irrespective of their choice of device and this initiative is yet another effort to extend the world-class experience Paytm is known for to Windows Phone devices.".