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China & India Get Windows Phone Marketplace (kinda)

October 18, 2011 No Comments

Today, Microsoft has announced that they have activated a China and India on the Windows Phone marketplace. Developers in China can now submit Windows Phone Apps – though they can not purchase them yet. Windows Phone user in India can now purchase apps and games from the Windows Phone marketplace Microsoft: Expansion in China & […]

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Microsoft Cracking Down on Marketplace Spam – (Bulk Apps)

September 29, 2011 1 Comment

Everyone likes to put a big emphasis on how many apps a certain store or marketplace has. I believe numbers are good and its great to have tons of apps in a certain marketplace but its more important to have quality apps. Even though one of the biggest gripes some reviewers may have with Windows Phone is […]

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Developer: Microsoft & Nokia Make Coding From Symbian to Windows Phone Easier

September 21, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft & Nokia are working hard to get Symbian developers up and running on Windows Phone. Just like the iPhone and Android developer tools Microsoft handed out months ago, these tools are packed with information on helping you move over and develop on Windows Phone. below is the information provided by Microsoft’s Windows Phone Blog […]

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Smaato: Windows Phone Comes in First Place in OS Click Through Rate

September 20, 2011 No Comments

When you are a relatively new OS and your battling your way to the top, you have to take your wins wherever you can get them. Smaato has released their Q2 mobile ad metric reports, Windows Phone has come out #1 US and worldwide in ad click throughs. Apple’s iPhone is a close 2nd in […]

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Microsoft Puts Out New Mango Windows Phone Ad Aimed at Devs (video)

September 16, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft is serious about – developers developers developers!!! Microsoft has released a new advertisement but this time geared towards developers. I honestly think that if they can edit this a bit it also make for a good commercial for consumers…  Check out how Windows Phone 7.5 offers a truly smarter way to app. Metro Design […]

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Windows Developer Preview and Developer Tools Available Now

September 13, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft has kept their word – the Windows Developer Preview and the developer tools are available right now. You can get all the Windows 8 goodness for free without registering here. Have fun! Install on: Windows 7 and Windows Vista   |   Clean install only    |   You can keep accounts, files & settings Windows 7 and Windows […]

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Developers Rally Against Microsoft’s Mango App Submission Rule

August 24, 2011 2 Comments

Microsoft ignited a flame in some developers when they released a blog post on what will happen when a Mango app gets published. Turns out that once you publish a Mango app, there is no turning back. Your app will stay available to devices running NoDo but the app will no longer be allowed updates […]

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Microsoft Now Accepting Windows Phone Mango Submissions

August 22, 2011 1 Comment

Developers rejoice! The moment when you can submit your apps for Windows Phone Mango has finally arrived. We noted last month that App Hub would begin accepting Mango apps in late August. The infrastructure for accepting your Mango apps is coming online as we speak! Some of you may already be seeing new content as […]

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Brandon Watson’s Full Email to WebOS Developers – Closing in on 1K WebOS Devs

August 22, 2011 No Comments

 With Brandon Watson closing in on 1K emails from WebOS developers, we get a full copy of the reply he is now sending out to the soon to be Windows Phone developers. Check out the full email below: Full Email Below: “First things first. Thank you so much for reaching out to the Windows Phone […]

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Brandon Watson Offers WebOS Devs Free WP7 Dev Kits – Gets Over 500 Replies

August 22, 2011 No Comments

It feels like a full time job following all of Brandon Watson’s promotions of Windows Phone. Not only does he challenge any celebrity having issues with Android or iPhone but recently after the whole HP mess about dropping WebOS  – he continues his attack on the mobile world. He tweeted: Soon after that tweet he […]

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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

Trying to get your hands on an HTC Titan? Best buy has it right now for $0 – thats...