Posts Tagged ‘Windows Phone 7’

Pyramid: Windows Phone Leading in 2015

May 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Though most researchers are battling it out over Android and iPhone, Pyramid Research says Windows Phone 7 could be the leading mobile operating system by 2015.

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Microsoft Releases Tool and Whitepaper for iOS Developers

May 1st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Developers looking to port their apps over to the Windows Phone 7 platform are getting help from the folks over at Microsoft. The giant has created a set of two items they can use for the job.

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Microsoft Launches New WP7 Development Tool

April 13th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Microsoft has launched the beta version of Touch Studio, a new development sapp for their Windows Phone 7 devices. O yeah, it is an app that you need to run on your WP 7 device.

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IDC: Windows Phone 7 Second Largest Platform by 2015

March 29th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to new research from IDC, Windows Phone 7 seems to have potential to become the second largest mobile operating system by 2015. Android will have the lead in that year.

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AdMob to Support Windows Phone 7

March 16th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Google’s AdMob is ready to spread their new Windows Phone 7 SDK amongst developers. At the same time, AdMob will be updating the SDK’s they released for Android and iOS developers.

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Dutch Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Metrics

March 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Microsoft NL has released some interesting metrics on Dutch Windows Phone 7 developers. Even though the country has not officially launched yet, it seems like the platform is already gaining in popularity.

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MWC: Scoreloop Adds Windows Phone 7 Support

February 17th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Speaking at the International Mobile Game Awards, Scoreloop CEO Marc Gumpinger invited developers to sign up for the beta of Scoreloop’s Windows Phone 7 SDK.

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MWC: Microsoft Details Windows Phone 7 Updates

February 15th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

The first update with cut & paste and CDMA support is set to hit Windows Phone 7 in March. Later this year, Microsoft will also provide a big update that is detailed below.

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Nokia: No QT on Windows Phone 7

February 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: QT | No Comments »

Though Nokia always said QT is their way to bridge development on their mobile platforms, Nokia now confirms the deal with Microsoft will not involve that bit of technology.

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Windows Phone 7 Principal OS for Nokia

February 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

Nokia and Microsoft just announced a strategic partnership in which Windows Phone 7 will become the principal smartphone OS for Nokia. Nokia is the first European device vendor to join Microsoft.

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