Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8
Pushing deeper into the mobile space, Microsoft on Wednesday took the wraps off the latest version of its smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 8. full story
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Microsoft Says Windows Phone 8 App Downloads Have Doubled And Revenue Up 140%
On Friday Microsoft announced that since Windows Phone 8′s, the company has seen the number of app downloads double and almost a 140% increase in paid app revenue. This is, of course, great news for app developers, and a strong indicator that Windows Phone 8 is doing well (though notably still not nearly as well as Android or iOS.) In fact, in a blog post Microsoft notes...
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'Switch to Windows Phone' App in Google Play Store
Been thinking about giving up your Android phone for a Microsoft Windows Phone? Well, there’s now an app for that. An app called “Switch to Windows Phone” popped up in the Google Play store on Wednesday. The publisher? Microsoft Corporation. Yes. It’s an official Windows Phone...
abcnews.com (16 days ago)
Microsoft Endlessly Disappoints With ‘New’ Windows Phone Apps
Microsoft has breathlessly announced several new game titles for Windows Phone 8. And once again, Redmond continues to disappoint.
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Microsoft stokes Windows app development with cash
Once again, Microsoft has opened its coffers to app developers, offering them up to $2,000 to build new Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps. Microsoft will pay U.S. developers $100 per app published in the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store, with a limit of 10 published apps per store. The company is pitching it as a temporary promotion, running the offer through June 30,...
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Microsoft reveals only 145,000 apps in Windows Phone Store
The lack of applications on the Windows Phone platform is a serious problem Microsoft must fix if it wants to be a viable alternative to Android and the iPhone. The company on Friday revealed that the Windows Phone Store is now home to 145,000 apps and games, significantly less than Google and Apple’s offerings, and only slightly more than BlackBerry. It appears that...
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Facebook to Microsoft: Dump fake Facebook apps from Windows Phone Store
Facebook has asked Microsoft to remove 41 unofficial and clone ‘Facebook’ apps from the Windows Phone store as the social network prepares to introduce its official app for the platform. Windows Phone 7 and 8 launched without a fully featured official Facebook app, but the OS has tight integration with Facebook as contacts and messages are baked in. Yet with the growth of...
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