The Best Apps, Although a Thinner Selection, for Windows 7

Release Date ‎Jul 20, 2011‎ in New York Times

 
   

Microsoft updates its WP7 developer App Hub

Inquirer - Chris Martin - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft has announced updates to its App Hub for Windows Phone 7 (WP7) developers with a bunch of new features. The Microsoft WP7 App Hub is where developers manage their accounts, adjust settings, submit applications ...

Prepping for Mango, Microsoft improves mobile app tools

Reuters - Kevin C. Tofel - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
Microsoft is today equipping third-party developers with more tools in advance of the next update for Windows Phone 7 smartphones. The company more than doubled the number of countries where handset owners can purchase apps ...

The Best Apps, Although a Thinner Selection, for Windows 7

New York Times - Bob Tedeschi - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
Some people make it a big deal that Apple has 425000 apps and Android has, by some counts, 250000. Browse all the mobile app coverage that has appeared in The New York Times by category, and see what Times writers have on their phones ...

Windows Phone 7 Mango's social networking beats iPhone and Android

Computerworld (blog) - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
When Windows Phone 7 Mango hits, it will have an unexpected treat: the best built-in app for working with social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. A recently released video shows some very nifty features that surpass what's ...

Microsoft Windows Phone Marketplace to open to Mango developers in August

ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
Microsoft is allowing developers writing applications targeting the Windows Phone 'Mango' operating system update to submit their applications for approval starting in August. Mary Jo Foley has covered the ...

Windows Phone Wednesday: Tentacles reaches out to WP7 gamers

ZDNet (blog) - Matthew Miller - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
Developers continue to roll out a large number of apps and Microsoft keeps releasing Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phone. Matthew Miller started using a Pilot 1000 in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, ...

LG Fantasy smartphone with Windows Phone 7 Mango revealed

The Mobile Indian - Samir Makwana - 23 Jul, 2011
Amongst the leaked roadmap of LG handsets for 2011, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango carrying LG Fantasy is expected to hit the markets in coming months. At the start of this month, we reported about ...

Mango has better social networking app

Gmtennis - Techno News - 23 Jul, 2011
Mango â€" While still in the incubation period, Windows Phone 7 Mango has already spread its capabilities that are claimed to be more powerful than its competitors. The latest video leak shows that the operating system will provide users with better, ...

Windows Phone 7 Mango Sees RTM Release [Microsoft Releases Mango to ...

TFTS (blog) - 23 Jul, 2011
Windows Phone 7 isn't exactly the most popular smartphone operating system out there. But WP7 smartphone users would be excited to hear that Microsoft has already released the upcoming “Mango” version to manufacturers. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Mango ...

Windows Phone 7 Mango Update Reaches RTM Status, Released To Carriers.

Gadgetsteria - 23 Jul, 2011
In slightly less fruit related news, Microsoft is spending their Friday afternoon celebrating the latest Windows Phone 7 milestone with the release of the WP7 “Mango” update to carriers for testing. The RTM status signals this is a near final build ...

Windows Phone 7 Mango hits RTM, heads to carriers for testing

Mobiputing - 23 Jul, 2011
There's good news for those of you who are waiting for the Windows Phone 7 Mango update to arrive on your smartphones: Mango has been released to manufacturers and is being sent to cellular carriers for certification. That should mean things are right ...

Microsoft has 3 months to make or break Windows Phone

WMPoweruser.com - 23 Jul, 2011
“if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it still make a sound?” That is the dilemma I believe ails the Windows phone in its quest to make a headway in the highly competitive mobile landscape. Even with the great reviews of the huge ...

Windows Phone “Mango” released to manufacturing: podcast

LiveSide - Kip Kniskern - 23 Jul, 2011
According to the Lowdermilks over at Windows Phone Dev Podcast, the latest version of the Windows Phone OS, code named “Mango” has been released to manufacturing, and is being sent out to carriers and OEMs to ...

Windows Phone 'Mango' Hits RTM, Code Complete

Windows 7 News - 23 Jul, 2011
By Jason on July 22, 2011 in Mobile, Smartphones, Windows Phone 7 | Comments { 2 } Update: It seems that the Windows Phone Dev podcast jumped the gun a bit by declaring Windows Phone Mango to be RTM. Sr. Director of Communications for Microsoft, ...

Future LG phones 'leaked':High-resolution screens and Windows Phone 7 Mango

Recombu - Mat Smith - 23 Jul, 2011
These 'leaked' renders are said to be LG's range for the rest of 2011. Ranging from Windows Phone 7, to high and mid-range Android, if they turn out like these renders, LG may not be winning any prizes for ...

Windows Phone Marketplace ribbon cut in 19 new countries

Rethink Wireless - Mark Jones - 23 Jul, 2011
As Microsoft's much anticipated Mango update approaches it has been announced that the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace will be available in a further 19 territories. This is good news for users of the OS who already the phone in countries ...

Marketplace reaches 19 new countries, begins countdown for Mango app submission

Engadget - Zachary Lutz - 23 Jul, 2011
Fans of Windows Phone have a reason to celebrate around the globe, as the Marketplace just added 19 additional countries to the fold. Users in Brazil, India, Japan, Russia, and South Korea are among those who ...

Windows Phone Mango won't support in-app purchases

Ubergizmo - Edwin Kee - ‎Jul 22, 2011‎
Some folks had pretty high expectations for the upcoming Windows Phone Mango update that is said to arrive later this fall, with whispers of in-app purchases being enabled making their rounds on the Internet. ...

Twitter, LinkedIn to come integrated with WP7.5

The Mobile Indian - Samir Makwana - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
With the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update, Microsoft has promised to roll out several new features for the platform along with the integration of Twitter and LinkedIn. ...

Microsoft has strong quarter, no thanks to Windows Phone 7

IntoMobile - Marin Perez - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Microsoft just posted some strong numbers for its fourth quarter with $17.37 billion in revenue and $5.87 billion in profit but don't look for Windows Phone 7 to be a major contributor. In its official release, the company only mentions Windows Phone a ...

Microsoft has 3 months to make or break Windows Phone â€" Part 2

WMPoweruser.com - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
The new IOS 5 will include the iCloud service with allows easy syncing of IOS devices. The old Windows Mobile had a great online component called My Phone. With it, you could… synchronize your contacts, calendar appointments, tasks, photos, videos, ...

Windows Phone 7 Will Lack In App Purchasing Capability [Despite Earlier News ...

TFTS (blog) - Steve Andersen - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Sad news for the Windows Phone 7 crowd today, as word begins to emerge that there will be no in-app purchasing capability on Windows Phone 7 devices, and the reasons are about what you might think they'd be. The reports, coming from among others the ...

Microsoft Discounts Windows Phones for Partners

Redmond Channel Partner (blog) - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
In an effort to get more of its best advocates to become walking advertisements for Windows Phones, Microsoft is instituting a discount program for partners. Windows Phone Division President Andy Lees announced the Windows Phone Discount Program for ...

SNEAK-PEAK: Microsoft videos show highlights of the upcoming Windows Phone 7.1 ...

the unwired - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Curious what's new in Windows Phone 7.1 Mango? Microsoft has just released a series of videos where the people behind Windows Phone Mango explain the one or the other new feature they were responsible for. For instance there's an interview with ...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone Market Announced

eMoneyDaily - Kurt Daniels - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that Windows phone market place will be open for Mango developers in August. Starting in August, developers writing applications for the latest mobile operating system of Microsoft Corporation ...

Windows Phone Mango: Indoor mapping and visual voicemail heading for Nokia ...

NokNok.tv - Martin James - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
We've been taking a more detailed look at what Nokia's next-generation of smartphones have to offer in our Windows Phone Mango update in detail series, but two features we weren't aware of before now are indoor maps and ...

Windows Phone 7 Mango: Microsoft Announces The Rollout Of The Updated App Hub ...

TFTS (blog) - Robert Nelson - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Microsoft has been fairly good up until this point in terms of giving us all a good look at what to expect once the Mango update for Windows Phone rolls-out. And while most of the features that they have shown up until this point have been focused ...

Windows Phone, you're a tortoise

PhoneDog - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Someone below me mentioned the perfect OS , and that got me to thinking . If you were to combine WP7's functionality and great appearance with Android's raw power and app support , then you just may have the perfect OS on your hands . ...

Microsoft demos Windows Phone 7 Mango People Hub

Know Your Mobile (blog) - Richard Goodwin - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Microsoft has released an official video that details the People Hub on its Windows Phone 7 Mango platform ahead of its UK rollout, which is scheduled to be happening sometime in September. Looks wise, it's all very much business as usual. ...

Windows Phone 7 Mango Won't Get In App Purchasing

Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
We had heard previously that when Windows Phone 7 Mango was released it would bring in app purchasing to Windows Phone 7, unfortunately it looks like developers may have to wait to a later date for in app purchasing to be available on Windows Phone 7. ...

 

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