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MySpace for Windows Mobile set for Summer release

, Mar 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

MySpace and Microsoft have announced that they will collaborate to produce a MySpace for Windows Mobile application, based on Silverlight.  Set to launch this summer, the app will not only offer access to MySpace's main social features, but apparently integrate some of that functionality into the smartphone OS.   Read The Full Story

Microsoft Marketplace counts bug-fixes as new submissions

, Mar 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Back when the first developer details for the Windows Marketplace for Mobile app-store emerged, Microsoft made no bones about their $99 yearly fee for developers.  That charge, they told us, included up to five submissions per year; what has now become clear is what exactly counts as a submission, and it looks as though that inclusive five will be all to easy to burn through.  For a start, application updates will count as a new submission. Read The Full Story

Windows Marketplace for Mobile dev details released

, Mar 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

Microsoft have released operational details of the Windows Marketplace for Mobile, including fees for developers hoping to distribute their applications via the system.  Both paid and free software will be available, with a $99 yearly registration fee for developers; 70-percent of app revenue will go to the developer themselves. The yearly registration fee includes up to five submissions to the Marketplace; subsequent submissions are charged at $99 per app.  Student developers can bypass the fees by signing up to the Microsoft DreamSpark program.  As for the price of each individual app, that can be set by the developer themselves. Read The Full Story

Windows Marketplace for Mobile ‘coming soon’ says portal

, Mar 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

A website for the Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft's answer to the Apple App Store, has gone live, complete with a mobile-formatted layout and the promise that downloads will be "coming soon".  Announced at Mobile World Congress last month, the Marketplace will offer developers a straightforward way to reach would-be users, with on-device downloads and increased publicity. What's currently unclear, though, is what format the new Windows Mobile Marketplace will take.  Although Microsoft played their cards close to their chest at MWC, the assumption had been that the store would be a standalone application.  This new website could be a sign that Microsoft have instead gone for an internet portal. Read The Full Story
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