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Zune HD Apps will be Ported to Windows Phone 7

June 20, 2011 No Comments

More apps for Windows Phone 7 is always a great thing. Paul Thurrott of Windows Phone Secrets recently discovered that Microsoft does plan on porting application from the Zune HD to the Windows Phone Marketplace. A transcription that Thurrott took of the Zune Insider podcast gives a little more information: “A question I keep getting […]

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Developers: How to Get Your Hands on WP7 Mango Handsets

June 16, 2011 3 Comments

We recently announced that developers would start getting WP7 mango handset as early as next week. Now we get word from Brian Watson himself on how to better your chances at getting a Windows Phone with Mango handset if you are a developer. Reach out to Microsoft Be a serious developer Get to know your […]

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Microsoft to Supply Developer Phones Running Mango Next Week

June 14, 2011 No Comments

We recently ran an article referring to a tweet by Joe Belfiore in which he states the Microsoft was working on a plan to get the Mango update into the hands of the developers before launch. Winrumors is now saying that they have learned that Microsoft is planning to supply the first set of devices […]

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Developer: Microsoft Makes Coding From Android to WP7 Easier

June 10, 2011 No Comments

In April we covered a story that Microsoft was making a really smart move in trying to convert IOS developers by creating the necessary tools to make it simpler to develop on WP7. Fast forward a few months and they have now made the same tools for Android devs. This tools a very thorough and […]

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Developers Will Not get ‘Mango’ Through Update

June 6, 2011 No Comments

Joe Belfiore tweeted recently that they were “working on a plan for DEVELOPERs to be able to get Mango for phones before launch”. This led many to believe that Mango would be distributed to developers in the form of an update to their current device. AppHub provided a little snippet of information on this matter. […]

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Microsoft Limiting Bulk App Publishing

June 3, 2011 No Comments

There are instances when I am looking through the Marketplace and am overwhelmed by the number of apps that are basically all the same and are grouped together in the new apps category. What happens is that a developer makes a series of apps perhaps based on location and publishes them all simultaneously. This makes […]

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Microsoft Updates App Requirements – Cleaning Up?

May 7, 2011 No Comments

Looks like Microsoft was serious about having a marketplace full of quality apps. They have just updated a few requirements for developing apps on the Windows Phone platform. 2.7 : your application includes or displays advertising, the advertising must comply with the Microsoft Advertising Creative Acceptance Policy Guide and the application must have distinct, substantial […]

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Appsbar: Build Your Own App

May 2, 2011 4 Comments

Appsbar, a service that lets you build your own free app is currently available and in beta testing. If you have ever had interest in app development but weren’t exactly sure if it’s for you, you should check out this free service and see if you enjoy the process. The down side is that you […]

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Developer: Microsoft Makes Coding From IOS To WP7 Easier

April 29, 2011 No Comments

I have heard developers say nothing but good things about how easy it is to develop apps for the Windows Phone. But there are still a lot of IOS developers out there that maybe do not want to go through the trouble of learning a new language and or platform. Well, Microsoft has made the […]

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Windows Azure for Windows Phone 7 Toolkit Updated

April 29, 2011 1 Comment

A new Toolkit for Windows Azure for Windows Phone 7 was recently released. For those of you who don’t know what the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 is well it is basically a way to make it easier for developers to make applications that can utilize the Cloud services. The Toolkit contains: Binaries – These are […]

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Mango Now Rolling Out For Samsung Focus V1.4

The Samsung Focus received the Mango update along with almost every other device back in September but not every...

Samsung Focus S & Flash Now Available on AT&T

The Samsung Focus S and the Samsung Focus Flash are now available on AT&T. Display 480×800 (4.27” WVGA) Super...