Neowin News Feed for: Windows phone apps

Skype for Windows Phone 8/7.5 updated; still no video messaging

John Callaham — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:27:41 +0100

Microsoft has released a new but minor update to its Skype app for Windows Phone 8/7.5, adding some reliability improvements to the app's chat and call notification features but no video messaging. Read more...

Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices get exclusive Man of Steel movie app

John Callaham — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:57:41 +0100

Owners of Nokia Lumia handsets with Windows Phone 8 can now download the exclusive Man of Steel movie app, with challenges that unlock content based on the upcoming Superman movie. Read more...

More Windows Phone Dev Center improvements revealed

John Callaham — Sat, 11 May 2013 22:35:29 +0100

Microsoft has released more details on improvements they have made to the Windows Phone Dev Center for app developers, including a new review page to check a app submissions. Read more...

Microsoft reveals that Windows Phone only has 145,000 apps, growth starts to slow

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:11:53 +0100

Inside the recent announcement for the Lumia 928 is a new piece of information: there are now 145,000 apps in the Windows Phone store, up from 120,000 apps in October 2012, but growth has slowed. Read more...

Third party Facebook Windows Phone apps facing removal

John Callaham — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:59:17 +0100

Facebook has reportedly sent a notice to some third party Windows Phone Facebook apps that claims those apps are violating their trademark, which will likely lead to their removal. Read more...

Microsoft opens the Windows Phone store to more developers

John Callaham — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:20:27 +0100

Microsoft has announced that developers in six more countries can now upload their free and paid Windows Phone apps to be made available in the Windows Store for download. Read more...

LinkedIn Windows Phone app gets major update

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:00:00 +0100

A new version of the LinkedIn app for Windows Phone devices is now available for download, adding new Live Tile and Lock screen functionality, along with other new features. Read more...

Rudy Huyn's Windows Phone Wikipedia app named Next App Star

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:00:04 +0100

Microsoft has announced that Rudy Huyn's Windows Phone Wikipedia app won in the voting for the Next App Star competition and will be featured in an upcoming Windows Phone TV commercial. Read more...

Microsoft adds features to Windows Phone Dev Center

John Callaham — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:00:52 +0100

Microsoft has announced it has added some new features for Windows Phone app developers to use in the Dev Center section of the Windows Phone Store, including a new way to cancel and resubmit an app. Read more...

Windows Phone Next App Star voting down to the final two apps

John Callaham — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:01:08 +0100

Microsoft's Next App Star competition for apps made for Windows Phone is now down to the final two apps, ProShot and Wikipedia, with the winner showcased in an upcoming TV ad. Read more...

Microsoft now paying devs to submit Windows 8/Windows Phone apps

John Callaham — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:37:05 +0000

Microsoft has launched a new promotional program that offers app creators $100 cash for each new Windows 8 app and another $100 for each new Windows Phone app, up to $2,000 for each app maker. Read more...

Nokia's Windows Phone developer relations head departs

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:40:45 +0000

Richard Kerris, who headed up developer relations for the company's Windows Phone applications, has confirmed he is leaving his position but will still be a consultant. Read more...

Windows Phone future app concept contest winners announced

John Callaham — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:34:30 +0000

Microsoft has announced the winners of the App to the Future design challenge, which was launched to give people a chance to create a design concept for future Windows Phone apps. Read more...

Windows Phone predicted to make up 4% of app downloads in 2013

John Callaham — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:28:24 +0000

ABI Research claims that in 2013, the percentage of apps downloaded for Windows Phone will be less than 4 percent of the total number of smartphone app downloads. Read more...

Nokia Lumia phones to get more exclusive Windows Phone apps

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:25:48 +0000

Nokia has announced that its Lumia smartphones will gain a number of Windows Phone-based apps made exclusively for those smartphones, including an official Foursquare app. Read more...

Microsoft: 130,000 Windows Phone apps now available

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:12:02 +0000

Microsoft announced today that there are now over 130,000 Windows Phone apps in the Windows Phone Store and the download rate of those of those apps have increased by 75 percent. Read more...

RBS to release Windows Phone app "soon"

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:56:39 +0000

The Royal Bank of Scotland has just confirmed on Twitter that they are in the process of developing a Windows Phone app for their customers. RBS are just the latest bank to jump on the WP ecosystem. Read more...

Microsoft announces Windows Phone Next App Star contest

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:04:23 +0000

Microsoft has announced a new Windows Phone app developer contest called the Next App Star, which will see the winning app featured in an upcoming Windows Phone TV ad. Read more...

Some Windows Phone apps get price cuts for the holidays

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 22:20:40 +0000

Microsoft has announced that 10 popular Windows Phone apps have received price cuts from now until December 31st, including Cocktail Flow, Markets & Me and a number of games. Read more...

Windows Phone Store app submissions up by 40 percent

John Callaham — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:36:28 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it has seen app submissions for its Windows Phone Store increase by 40 percent since the launch of Windows Phone 8 earlier this fall. Read more...