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, ...

Focus on Windows growth in Microsoft's fiscal 4Q

msnbc.com - ‎Jul 19, 2011‎
AP REDMOND, Wash. â€" Microsoft Corp, the world's largest computer software maker, will try to shake the perception that it's turning into a technological dinosaur when it releases its latest quarterly results after the stock market closes Thursday. ...

HTC 7 Pro (US Cellular)

PC Magazine - ‎Jul 19, 2011‎
Heavy. Short battery life. No Wi-Fi hotspot mode. No microSD card slot. Small screen isn't particularly colorful. Windows Phone 7 still lacks third-party app support. The HTC 7 Pro pairs Microsoft's vastly improved mobile OS with the company's ...

Microsoft Looks Fully Valued With Earnings Due Thursday

Forbes (blog) - ‎Jul 19, 2011‎
Microsoft is scheduled to announce its fiscal year 2011 Q4 earnings on Thursday, July 21. We currently have a $27 price estimate for Microsoft, which is very close to the current stock price. This quarter, we will focus our attention on developments ...

Microsoft tempts with a Windows phone job ad

Inquirer - Dave Neal - ‎Jul 19, 2011‎
SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft is looking to hire a mobile phone expert as it struggles to build itself up as a serious smartphone operating system software provider. A tie up with Nokia, which six years ago would have been like Justin Bieber ...

Microsoft Staffing Secretive Windows Phone Project

PCWorld - Nancy Gohring - ‎Jul 18, 2011‎
Microsoft is working on a secretive new project in its Windows Phone division, according to a job description it posted over the weekend. "We are a team working on a top secret project inside the Windows Phone division. ...

Windows Phone 7 top secret project -- "build delighting user experiences"

Computerworld (blog) - ‎Jul 18, 2011‎
Microsoft has a Windows Phone secret project on tap, judging from a recently posted job posting on the Microsoft site. The company appears to have dipped into the cliche generator for the job posting, as well as defied the laws of grammar, ...

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Microsoft delivers Live integration for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devs

Engadget - Zachary Lutz - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Can't seem to part from that Hotmail account you established back in '96? Good news, because Microsoft is providing app developers with the necessary tools to hook into your Windows Live account -- and it's ...

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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 ...

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 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. ...

Windows Phone Developers Get More Options, New App Hub with Mango

eWeek - Darryl K. Taft - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
Microsoft announced a series of enhancements to its App Hub developer portal for the “Mango” release of the Windows Phone operating system. Developer submissions of Mango apps to begin in August. Microsoft has released a bunch of new goodness for ...

Microsoft to Begin Taking Windows Phone Mango App Submissions Next Month

Gotta Be Mobile - Chuong Nguyen - ‎Jul 21, 2011‎
It's still unclear when the Mango update for Windows Phone 7 will officially hit for various first-generation Windows Phone hardware, but Microsoft is at least telling developers that they will begin taking app submissions for Windows Marketplace ...

Microsoft Mango Ups Ante Against Apple And Android

SmartHouse - Tony Ibrahim - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
In a bid to better position its struggling phone platform Microsoft have made several improvements to its software ecosystem, improving applications and giving delopers better tools. ...

Microsoft spruiks Twitter, LinkedIn services in Mango update

CNET Australia - Joseph Hanlon - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
You might remember Microsoft's claim of 500 new features in Mango, but you might not have heard that Mango will add Twitter and LinkedIn notifications to the Facebook and Windows Live messages you receive in the People ...

Microsoft Windows Phone Division Develops Ace-in-the-Hole Against Apple, Google

IBTimes - Alastair Stevenson - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
A new job posting by Microsoft's Windows Phone division indicates that the company is beginning development of a new secret project designed to break Apple and Google's hold on the smartphone market. ...

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App Prices Drop For Windows Phone 7

Lifehacker Australia - Angus Kidman - ‎Jul 20, 2011‎
Microsoft appears to have followed Apple's lead in adjusting app prices for Australian Windows Phone 7 users, with 99 cent apps now the “same” price in both countries and reductions in most other categories. ...

 

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