Microsoft revealed a web version of its Windows Phone Marketplace on Wednesday. The web Marketplace will allow Windows Phone users to discover and purchase apps from the browser. Windows Phone users will be able to … read more
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Windows Phone Marketplace returns after 7-hour outage
5th May 11 5:34 pm with 14 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has returned to life after a seven hour long outage. WinRumors readers began reporting issues downloading and updating applications on their Windows Phone 7 devices as early as 9AM GMT on … read more
Windows Phone Marketplace down, apps unavailable for download
5th May 11 12:07 pm with 36 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace is down worldwide, according to reports. WinRumors are currently reporting that they are unable to download new applications or update existing applications. Windows Phone 7 owners attempting to download new applications … read more
Windows Phone 7 hits 15,000 applications on its six month birthday
26th Apr 11 1:09 pm with 20 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has now reached 15,000 applications. Marketplace trackers windowsphoneapplist.com is currently tracking 15,054 apps in the U.S. Marketplace. WP7applist is tracking 14,895 applications and explains 957 of them are inactive, 39% are … read more
A year later, Microsoft reflects on its impressive Windows Phone developer stats
31st Mar 11 3:43 pm with 9 CommentsMicrosoft has provided new statistics for its Windows Phone developer story. Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone, penned a blog post on Thursday to provide an update and overview of Microsoft’s Windows … read more
Microsoft isn’t banning open source from its Windows Phone Marketplace
18th Feb 11 5:19 pm with 2 CommentsA number of misleading stories have surfaced recently claiming that Microsoft has banned open source from its Windows Phone Marketplace. This isn’t the case. Articles such as “Microsoft bans open source from the Marketplace” and … read more