local scout

Limited Local Scout now popping up in Netherlands, Belgium

7 years

WP7.nl reports that overnight some limited elements of the Local Scout feature of Windows Phone has started becoming available, with users being able to access the See + Do feature. The full Local Scout, including restaurant listi...

Windows Phone 8 Local Scout adds new filters

by Surur

7 years

Local Scout is one of the little gems of Windows Phone which not a lot of people know about, but which should get a lot more credit. Microsoft did not make huge changes to the feature in Windows Phone 8, except to include WI...

Microsoft giving some Com.Geo students early access to Windows Phone 8

by Surur

7 years

While we are all salivating for a taste of Windows Phone 8 it seems a selection of Geo-Spatial Computer Science students have an opportunity to get early access to the new OS. Microsoft is offering undergraduate or graduate studen...

Local Scout brings the Mango Local Scout feature to unsupported countries

by Robert Varga

8 years

Wondering what’s nearby? If Local Scout feature from Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) isn’t supported in your country, this application will maybe help you find interesting places around your GPS location, all over the world....