Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

Google Removes YouTube-Like Apps from Marketplace

May 6th, 2012 by Roelof Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

On behalf of Google, Microsoft has removed several apps from the Windows Phone marketplace. The apps removed have been violating Google’s trademarks.

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Microsoft Puts restrictions on Marketplace Apps

May 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Yesterday, Microsoft made clear the new policy for the Windows Phone Marketplace will be quality over quantity. Microsoft has put some more restrictions in place to kick out ‘unwanted’ apps.

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Windows Marketplace Experiences Growing Pains

April 13th, 2012 by Roelof Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Recently, developers have started complaining over turnaround times at the App Hub, Microsoft’s certification team. From January to March, the waiting time has been increased with a full business day.

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Nokia Releases Free Microsoft Office for Symbian

April 10th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Back in 2009, Nokia announced that it, together with Microsoft, would start the development of Microsoft Office for Symbian Devices. Following up on the EOL status for Symbian, Nokia finally released Microsoft Office for the OS.

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€18 Million Available for App Development

March 26th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Nokia and Microsoft have put together a new fund that will assist developers in getting their work onto Nokia phones including Series 40, Symbian and Windows Phone. The new fund is called AppCampus.

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App Hub Soon to Accept Submissions for New Markets

March 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Microsoft has announced the support for a large number of new markets where consumers can download apps to their Windows Phone devices. As so, App Hub will soon allow submissions for these.

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The Nokia Tablet Rumours

March 18th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Though Nokia has been stating it is not developing tablet devices, Marko Ahtisaar (the Nokia design chief) has said in an interview with a Finnish magazine the company is looking at the tablet market.

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Microsoft Serverproblems Delted Xbox Live Achievements

March 14th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Gamers world-wide are complaining as the achievements they earned during their Xbox Live and Xbox Live Arcade (both on console and Windows Phone) games went M.I.A.

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Sony to Launch Windows Phone Devices!?

March 12th, 2012 by Roelof Posted in Platforms: Playstation Vita, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

With the change from Sony Ericsson to Sony, comes not only a name change. The company seems to be interested in exploring opportunities with Microsoft again. Sony Ericsson’s first Xperia device ran Windows Phone.