December 1, 2011
Calling all Windows Phone developers in the NYC area! Need help starting or finishing your Windows Phone app? Haven’t started and need some inspiration? Well then the NYC Windows Phone Hackathon at the Microsoft offices is where you should be on December 10th at 10am. Join the Windows Phone User Group and then RSVP for […]
Tags: Apps, developers, NYC Windows Phone Hackathon, Windows Phone, Windows Phone User Group, WP7News
November 30, 2011
Even though Microsoft’s relativly new Windows Phone platform is trailing mobile giants like Apple’s iPhone and Google Android in sales. Windows Phone has already gained a top spot in a pretty important category, which is ad click through rate. This shows that even thuogh the Windows Phone platform is new and still growing, developers […]
Tags: Ads, Android, Apple, Click Through, developers, Google, iPhone, Nokia, Windows PhoneNews
November 23, 2011
Microsoft took a chance with Windows Phone when they first launched it only a year ago. Starting completely from scratch, not even Windows Mobile apps were allowed into their new app store which they dubbed the Marketplace. Fast forward a year later and Windows Phone is already at 40,000 apps which is a record for […]
Tags: Apps, Charts, developers, distimo, Marketplace, Microsoft, stats, Windows PhoneNews
November 22, 2011
Yesterday we announced that Microsoft was kicking off its Developer Mania event in Sweden soon and now we get word that there is also a contest running from now till the end of the year that will be giving away 3 Nokia Lumia 800’s. The competition is open to anyone who publish one or more […]
Tags: App Mania, dev, developers, Lumia 800, Nokia, Sweden, Windows PhoneNews
November 21, 2011
In 2 days, Microsoft will be hosting Developer Mania in Sweden to not only attract developers/teach newcomers but to also reach out to the more advanced developers. “Interest in Windows Phone grows and grows. This autumn the first Swedish version out and soon launches its first Nokia phones for Windows Phone. This is the Conference […]
Tags: Developer Mania, developers, Microsoft, Nokia, SwedenNews
November 14, 2011
Tons of people expect great things from Windows Phone, especially now that Nokia is running full steam ahead with Windows Phone devices. That looks to be translating into numbers, at-least on a developer standpoint as Appcelerator/IDC just put their numbers from a report that surveyed 2,160 Appcelerator Titanium developers from November 2-3, 2011 on perceptions surrounding mobile OS […]
Tags: Appcelerator, dev, developers, IDC, rim, Windows Phone, WP7News
November 11, 2011
The Microsoft Research team always comes up with the greatest projects and ideas. Their new project ‘Code Space’ doesn’t disappoint as it looks to connect devices by using Kinects and hand gestures. We present Code Space, a system that contributes touch + air gesture hybrid interactions to support co-located, small group developer meetings by democratizing […]
Tags: Code, Code Space, cross-device interaction, depth camera, developers, development teams, Displays, Laptops, Microsoft Research, mobile devices, Sharing, smartphones, Tablets, TouchNews
November 9, 2011
Microsoft has started sending out a letter of invitation to indie developers who are in need or want of some free advertising. The advertising in question comes as featured ad placement on the MSN network which will garner you about a cool 1 MILLION impressions! — Below is the email from Microsoft… The Windows Phone […]
Tags: Ads, advertising, Apps, developers, devs, Microsoft, MSN, US Only, Windows PhoneNews
October 18, 2011
Developers rejoice! Microsoft has just announced that starting today, you can now maintain your Windows Phone 7.0 & new Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) app simultaneously. Developers can now submit their Mango updates without any fear since now you can always go back to your Windows Phone 7.0 version and update it as well. Microsoft: Maintaining […]
Tags: developers, Mango, Marketplace, Windows Phone, windows phone 7.5Apps, Games, News