Neowin News Feed for: Windows phone marketplace

Windows Phone 7.5 users will also get Marketplace improvements

John Callaham — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:19:35 +0000

Microsoft has announced that owners of older Windows Phone 7.5 devices will still see "Marketplace" as the name for downloading apps, but there have been improvements made under the hood. Read more...

Goodbye Marketplace, hello Windows Phone Store

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:01:17 +0100

Microsoft has confirmed it will change the name of the Windows Phone Marketplace app download service to simply Windows Phone Store, along with improvements to the Windows Phone website. Read more...

New Windows Phone apps are being published again

John Callaham — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:36:45 +0100

Microsoft has now resumed publishing new Windows Phone apps, after halting their launches earlier this week due to a problem with the digital certificates used to sign the apps. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace changed to Windows Phone Store?

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:47:03 +0100

Microsoft may have changed the branding of the Windows Phone download store, Windows Phone Marketplace, to simply the Windows Phone Store as part of its new Windows Phone Dev Center launch. Read more...

Microsoft offers money making tips for Windows Phone apps

John Callaham — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:40:40 +0100

Microsoft has offered up some new tips for Windows Phone app developers designed to help their apps earn more money than others, including using dynamic Live Tiles and more. Read more...

Windows Phone App Hub maintanence planned for August 6th

John Callaham — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:53:45 +0100

Microsoft has announced that its Windows Phone App Hub will be unavailable for Windows Phone app developers on Monday, August 6th for less than 24 hours as part of a planned back end upgrade. Read more...

Microsoft: 100,000 apps in Windows Phone Marketplace

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:45:35 +0100

Microsoft has announced that its Windows Phone Marketplace officially has 100,000 apps available to download for Windows Phone users at its developer summit today. Read more...

Windows Phone app publishing times decline

John Callaham — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:56:29 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it has taken steps to cut down the publishing times for Windows Phone apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace along with fixing some issues with the App Hub. Read more...

Wall Street Journal Live app released for Windows Phone

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:22:04 +0100

Windows Phone users can now download the new and free Wall Street Journal Live app with videos and other content from the well known business newspaper and website outlet Read more...

Windows Phone 7.5 now required for marketplace content

Anthony Tosie — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:56:45 +0100

Today Microsoft has begun disallowing Windows Phone handsets that are not Mango or higher from using any action in the Windows Phone marketplace. The change will be rolling out over the next few days. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace exceeds 90,000 apps

John Callaham — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:42:42 +0100

The Windows Phone Marketplace has now exceeded the 90,000 app mark with an average of about 250 apps being added to the Windows Phone downloadable app store every day. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace update deadline looming

John Callaham — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:44:14 +0100

Microsoft has sent another reminder to Windows Phone users, saying that the company still plans at some point to force people to update to Windows Phone 7.5 for access to the phone's app Marketplace. Read more...

Viber beta for Windows Phone released; no voice calls yet

John Callaham — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:58:00 +0100

The popular iOS and Android voice and texting app Viber has been released for Windows Phone users in a beta version; however, the first public version does not allow for voice calls. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace launches in 22 more countries

John Callaham — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:49:44 +0100

Microsoft has announced that its Windows Phone Marketplace downloadable app store for Windows Phone devices has now gone live in 22 more countries around the world. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace improvements planned

John Callaham — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:41:39 +0100

Microsoft has announced a number of ways it plans to improve its Windows Phone Marketplace downloadable app store, including monitoring keyword usage, checking for trademark violations and more. Read more...

Windows Phone app store to be removed from Zune software

John Callaham — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:37:32 +0100

Microsoft has announced it will soon remove the option to purchase Windows Phone apps from the Zune software. Windows Phone users will also have to upgrade to Windows Phone 7.5 to access apps. Read more...

7digital releases Windows Phone app

John Callaham — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:37:55 +0100

The popular music download service 7digital has finally released a version of its app for Windows Phone, allowing those device users access to the service's 18 million music tracks. Read more...

Microsoft to address Windows Phone App Hub issues

John Callaham — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:54:19 +0100

Microsoft has announced it plans to address some issues with submitting apps to the Windows Phone Marketplace due to the larger amount of apps that are being submitted. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace app submissions hit by delays

Andy Weir — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:15:10 +0100

Days after the Windows Phone Marketplace reached 80,000 apps worldwide, Microsoft tells developers to expect delays in its app certification process, and warns that longer delays are possible. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace hits 80,000 published apps

Brad Sams — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:05:44 +0100

If you think that Windows Phone has a small app store, think again as the Marketplace has now surpassed 80,000 published applications. Read more...