Location-based service Loopt launched its app for Windows Phone 7 on Monday.
"The Windows Phone 7 Loopt app is distinctly different from any version we've ever made," Sam Altman, Loopt co-founder and chief executive, said in a statement. "Microsoft has created a smartphone experience that lets people get out of their phones and back to their lives. Loopt is all about using your phone as a tool to get out, find friends, and socialize, and with this phone, Microsoft has opened up a new window into that valuable, social information."
The app includes Loopt's social map, a tool that lets users see where their friends are in relation to their own current location. Users can share their location and photos and see where their friends have been, with the option to include photos in friend updates.
Similar to a text message, the Loopt app allows users to "Ping" a specific user in order to connect, rather than sending out a message to all their Loopt friends at once. Privacy controls enable location-sharers to determine who gets to see where they are.
The app is available for free in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace.
Also on Tuesday, Sling Media released its SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Phone 7 app, which will sell for $2.99. When connected to a Slingbox Solo or Slingbox PRO-HD via the Internet, the SlingPlayer Mobile software lets users watch their home TV on a variety of handsets. Other Windows Phone 7 apps that have been made their debuts recently include Google's search app, an official Twitter app, and one for Amazon's Kindle.
The first three phones on the Windows Phone 7 platform hit U.S. stores on Monday. Two phones, including the Samsung Focus and the HTC Surround, are supported on AT&T, while the HTC HD7 is supported on T-Mobile. Each phone is $199 with a two-year contract.
The Windows Phone 7 Marketplace already has more than 1,000 apps, including games, utilities, and other social-networking applications.
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