Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has now reached 40,000 applications. The rate of growth has accelerated since late October, when Microsoft hit 35,000 apps, to push the Marketplace onto 40,000 apps. All About Windows Phone reports … read more
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Nokia giving away 25,000 Lumia 800 Windows Phones to developers
27th Oct 11 12:34 pm with 29 CommentsNokia announced on Thursday that it plans to supply 25,000 developers with Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone devices. Nokia executive Marco Argenti announced on Thursday at Nokia World that 25,000 Nokia Lumia 800 devices will … read more
Microsoft expands Windows Phone Marketplace to India
18th Oct 11 10:55 pm with 6 CommentsMicrosoft announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its Windows Phone Marketplace to India. Windows Phone users in India are now able to purchase apps and games in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Microsoft also announced … read more
Microsoft cracks down on Windows Phone app “spam”, limits devs to 10 apps per day
29th Sep 11 8:39 pm with 27 CommentsMicrosoft revealed on Thursday that it plans to take a tougher stance on bulk publishing of Windows Phone apps. The Windows Phone Marketplace is growing week by week and recently passed 30,000 applications. The software giant’s … read more
Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RTM now available to download
28th Sep 11 5:23 pm with 5 CommentsMicrosoft announced on Wednesday that the final version of the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 is now available to download. The software giant started rolling out its Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update to existing devices on … read more
Kik Messenger encourages devs to pay attention to Windows Phone 7
30th Aug 11 9:20 pm with 10 CommentsKik Messenger CEO, Ted Livingston, has revealed that Windows Phone has helped increase the user base of his application. Livingston revealed some surprising statistics during an exclusive interview with TechCrunch on Tuesday. Kik Messenger is … read more
Microsoft begins accepting Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” apps
23rd Aug 11 7:23 am with 7 CommentsMicrosoft announced on Monday that the company has begun to accept Mango apps. Developers are now able to submit their updated applications ready for the Windows Phone 7.5 launch in the coming months. The updated … read more
Microsoft’s full email message to webOS developers
22nd Aug 11 4:14 pm with 9 CommentsMicrosoft is attempting to round up a number of published webOS developers. Brandon Watson, Senior Director of Windows Phone 7 development, has sent out over 500 emails to webOS developers who answered his offer of … 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