After only a week, the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace reveals another milestone after reaching the 10,000 app plateau. After a slow start, it has showed a vast improvement on available apps via its site, thanks to the efforts of app developers.
Compared to the iTunes App Store and the Android Market, the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace is indeed a rookie in the mix. However, expect them to grow as we progress and basing it on the vast increase in app
Many are still awaiting the Sony Ericsson WP7 phone but it seems that this device will never come out officially. This was after learning that the said device was actually a cancelled prototype phone.
Officially, Sony Ericsson has been clearly identified as an Android OS loyalist. Hence it does seem weird to find the company leaning towards the Windows Phone 7 tech, probably justifying why that tweet from Eldar Murtazin made sens
With devs joining the mix, the Windows Phone Marketplace is expected to swell. After initially showing an app count of 6,500, the numbers have ballooned to 9,000. And at the rate it is going, you can bet the numbers to swell all the more.
Under their arrangement, Microsoft has recently allowed devs to submit 100 free apps, up from 5 initially. While the Windows Phone Marketplace may have a lot of track work to cover, at least they are sta
Sprint has announced its first Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the HTC Arrive and it looks like a decent device. Equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard and drawing its juice from a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the Arrive also syncs with the Zune music store and includes Xbox LIVE integration. Other features include; 3.6-inch 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display, on board storage of 16GB, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity,a 3.5mm h
In relation to the reported partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop bared that they intend to produce inexpensive Windows Phone 7 units quickly. With the official agreement expected to be out in the coming months, this seems to be the new direction of the Finnish company.
The Finnish company’s stock dropped more than 20% and many Finnish employees unhappy with the decision took a voluntary day off when the deal
While many cheer the reported deal between Nokia and Microsoft, it seems the Finnish company’s employees are taking it the wrong way. With mixed reactions, Nokia employees reportedly stages a walkout of sorts during their lunch break in protest for the said deal, fear that they may lose their job/s due to the partnership.
It may be recalled the Nokia was pretty vocal on reducing their manpower needs around the world
Rather than join a now-congested Android-powered smartphone market, Nokia through a potential partnership with Google will focus on the development of Windows Phone 7 handsets. No other than Nokia CEO Stephen Elop revealed these developments, saying that there were “too many players” in Android, and that Nokia’s concern was that it “couldn’t differentiate products.
The deal has yet to be finalized and if so, the Fin
With the new batch of devices expected to come one by one, previous phones are set to offer some tempting price offs. Among them include three AT&T Windows 7 Phones which will come free with a 2 year contract hooked on to it.
Among the phones said to be offered include the Samsung Focus, LG Quantum and the HTC Surround.
For its part, Telus is offering the LG Optimus 7 for $49.99 but with a 3 year contract. Alternatively, cus
It looks like Amazon is starting the year right, reportedly offering various Windows 7 phones for a cent with a contract. Amazon is offering phones like the Samsung Focus, the LG Quantum and the HTC Surround which is valid up to January 17.
The availability of these Windows 7 phones seems to be attributed to the fact that the Kindle app is already available for Windows Phone 7. Regardless, if you want to get hold of a Windows 7 Phone
Everyone is pretty much looking forward to the Windows Phone 7 release but the problem is when. Apparently some people have become pretty observant and if their analysis is accurate, the Windows Phone 7 may actually come out this January.
Folks noticed that the URL that Microsoft was using to tell consumers about the benefits of the update points to a release that will be arriving this month, since the URL mentions “January-update”. The URL
