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Developer: Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit is now available

August 17, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft gives more ammo to developers as Silverlight for the Windows Phone toolkit is now available. Below are some of the new features added as well as the links to download. I am really pumped to see what amazing new app are created for mango which is set to be released soon.   New features […]

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Developer: Microsoft Details Windows Phone ‘Mango’ application update Process

August 15, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft recently has detailed the process that a developer will go through while submitting their Mango flavored applications. They have gone through great detail of how somethings will change and how the different versions of the apps will work. One interesting tidbit is that After you submit your update you will not be able to […]

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TouchStudio is Now TouchDevelop – Updated to V2.0

August 3, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft Research has updated their TouchStudio App on the WP7 Marketplace! Microsoft has included many new features like sharing your scripts with others and taking screenshots. Aside from all these awesome new add ons is the fact that they changed the name from TouchStudio to TouchDevelop. I kind of like the old name better but […]

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The Windows Phone 7 User Group August Sweepstakes (Event Code Inside) Win an Unlocked Samsung Focus

August 2, 2011 No Comments

The Windows Phone 7 User Group is at it again! They have begun their latest contest which will run all of August. Same prizes as before and it is so simple to enter.  (Developers Only)   Official Info Between August 1, 2011 and August 31, 2011, when you develop and submit a Windows Phone 7 […]

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Upgraded App Hub Gets Detailed… What Changed? (Mango App Submissions in August)

July 21, 2011 No Comments

We went through the main changes in the newly upgraded marketplace early yesterday but the Windows phone team took it one step further and went into great detail on what changed in the app hub. We will be diving into the new app hub soon to get a feel for all of these new upgrades […]

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ChevronWP7 Labs to Cost ONLY $9 (Sideload Apps Only)

July 20, 2011 No Comments

  Are you a developer just starting up on developing for Windows Phone but you aren’t quite ready to spare $99 for the official Microsoft App Hub account? You can simply just be a Windows Phone fan that wants to test apps in beta. Well that ChevronWP7 Labs that we wrote about a few weeks ago […]

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Developer: Study Finds Microsoft Advertising SDK More Profitable Than Admob

July 18, 2011 1 Comment

A study recently done by Microsoft matched up Microsoft’s own Advertising SDK with Google’s AdMob. To determine which would be more profitable to developers they teamed up with Herm Mogilevskiy, developer of the “Paper Toss” app, and Jeff Weber, the developer for the “Krashlander” app. They both implemented AdMob and MS advertising with a 50/50 split […]

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App Hub Offline Monday For Service Upgrades

July 17, 2011 7 Comments

Microsoft has announced the the App Hub site and services will be down for the most of the day on Monday (7/18/11). Reason for service interruption is stated as service upgrades, although it doesn’t mention what kind of upgrades exactly. The App Hub site states the following:   App Hub down July 18 for service upgrades new! Submitted      […]

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BBC News Mobile Mango App in Development [video]

July 15, 2011 No Comments

The Mango version of the BBC News app is currently in development and the developer is generously sharing the progress on his blog. His latest posting tells of features that have been added to the application and also a video demo of the app so far. New features include: Double Sided Live Tiles Pin individual […]

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The Windows Phone 7 User Group July Sweepstakes (Event Code Inside) Win an Unlocked Samsung Focus

July 13, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft holds the best contests for developers and this latest one is no different. The Windows Phone 7 User Group is holding an awesome sweepstakes this month. They are giving out 10 unlocked Samsung Focus devices  so hurry and sign up for your chance to win!   Official Info Between July 1, 2011 and July […]

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Nokia Lumia 900 Launching Early 2012 in the US With Tango (Specs)

  BGR has inside information regarding Nokia’s launch of Windows Phones in the US. With this comes new that...

Early Cyber Monday Deal: HTC Titan at Best Buy For Free

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