Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has now reached 30,000 applications. The software giant’s Marketplace of mobile apps is on fire. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has taken nearly 10 months to reach 30,000 apps since launch. … read more
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Microsoft offers webOS developers free Windows Phones and dev tools
19th Aug 11 10:55 pm with 73 CommentsMicrosoft is offering webOS developers free Windows Phone devices and dev tools. Brandon Watson, Senior Director of Windows Phone 7 development at Microsoft made the offer in a twitter message on Friday. “Any Published WebOS … read more
Microsoft promises updated Windows Phone Mango build for developers soon
26th Jul 11 11:36 pm with 20 CommentsMicrosoft is planning to release an updated Windows Phone Mango build to developers. The company is currently working on releasing a new build according to Cliff Simpkins, a Windows Phone 7 Product Manager at Microsoft. ”We’re … read more
Windows Phone game developers locked out of German, South African & NZ markets
20th Jul 11 12:31 pm with 8 CommentsMicrosoft’s recent App Hub upgrade has locked Windows Phone game developers out of some regional markets. The software giant updated its developer App Hub earlier this week to include a number of improvements. One side … read more
ChevronWP7 Windows Phone 7 developer unlock tool to cost $9
19th Jul 11 5:50 pm with 12 CommentsThe ChevronWP7 developer unlock tool will cost $9 according to one of its developers. Microsoft and the ChevronWP7 unlock team announced last month that they are teaming up to produce a low-cost developer unlock tool. … read more
Windows Phone App Hub updated to include private marketplace for beta apps
19th Jul 11 6:42 am with 6 CommentsMicrosoft has updated its Windows Phone developer app hub to include a number of new changes. The new App Hub includes an updated layout, developer crash reports and a private beta marketplace. The private marketplace … read more
Microsoft announces early access to Mango for Windows Phone developers
29th Jun 11 3:09 pm with 27 CommentsMicrosoft announced on Wednesday an early preview program to Windows Phone Mango. The software giant announced the preview program in a blog post on Wednesday. Registered developers will get invites to a Microsoft Connect site … read more
Microsoft woos Android developers with new Windows Phone API mapping tool
9th Jun 11 5:48 pm with 11 CommentsMicrosoft is attempting to woo Android developers to Windows Phone. The software giant shipped an Android to Windows Phone API mapping tool on Thursday. The tool helps developers find their way around the Windows Phone … read more
Microsoft planning special Windows Phone Mango developer devices
7th Jun 11 1:37 pm with 13 CommentsMicrosoft is planning to make a new Windows Phone developer device available. The software giant currently supplies ASUS E600 devices to some third-party developers. Microsoft previously distributed Samsung Taylor Windows Phone 7 devices during the … read more
Microsoft cuts down on Windows Phone Marketplace bulk publishing
3rd Jun 11 7:20 am with 23 CommentsMicrosoft revealed on Friday that it plans to limit the number of apps a developer can get certified to 20 a day. The move follows criticism that Microsoft is simply bumping up its Marketplace numbers … read more