Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

Apps Will Come for Zune

August 18th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

According to a blog called Daring Fireball, Microsoft has started to contact iPhone developers in the hope to get them to port their apps to Microsoft's Zune HD device.

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Microsoft to Launch Zune HD, Without Gaming!?

August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

Microsoft has announced the launch date of the Zone HD in the US market. With it's specs it was expected to bring fierce competition to the iPod Touch, yet there is no sign of mobile gaming yet…

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WinMoDevCamp Kicks Off in Seattle

August 13th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences | No Comments »

If you are not heading over to GamesCom or the GC next week, Seattle might be the place to be for you if you are into Windows Mobile. On the 19th, there will be a developer booth camp you can join for free!

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Nokia and Microsoft Confirm Collaboration – UPDATED

August 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

If today's rumours are true, the guys behind QuickOffice might be making a lot less money in the future as Nokia and Microsoft are rumoured install Microsoft Office on it's handsets.

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MS Publishes iPhone Porting Study

August 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

In the hope to transfer the App Store success to Windows Mobile, Microsoft released a case study about how an iPhone app can be ported to a suite of various Windows Mobile 6.5 devices.

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Windows Marketplace Race to Market Started

July 28th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Microsoft has started their 'race to market' competition for their new Windows Marketplace. This means developers can start submitting their games to the marketplace and try to win prizes at the same time.

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OneApp, Another MS App Store?

July 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Weblog iStartedSomething stumbled upon a trademark application from Microsoft for the name OneApp. The filing suggests MS is working on a second App Store for mobile devices.

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The Portable X-Box: Not IF but When

July 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

In an interview with Kikizo, an executive from Microsoft outlined that the company is very interested in mobile gaming. The company will enter, but has no set timeline.

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Windows Marketplace on Schedule

July 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

Good news for Windows Mobile developers. The new Windows Marketplace is on schedule which means that it will be opening up for developers on July 27th of 2009.

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Windows Marketplace Opens With 600 Apps

June 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

In an interview with the French Windows Mobile Product Manager Audrey Zolghadr, she explained that the Windows Mobile Marketplace will start off with only 600 applications and mobile games.