Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 haven't yet got all the apps that rival platforms enjoy - but which apps would you most like to see on Microsoft-powered devices? Join in the discussion and let us know. More...
Microsoft looks like its removing its Microsoft Points system as a method of payment in later builds of Windows 8. One can only wonder whether this change will show itself on the Zune and Xbox. More...
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. More...
Today marks the final step in the death of the Marketplace for Windows Mobile 6.x, with the service shutting down two and a half years after it opened in late 2009 More...
The Windows Phone Marketplace now has over 90,000 apps, but if you wanted to see an image of the top 10k selling apps, today is your lucky day. More...
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. More...
Terry Myerson, head of Microsoft's Windows Phone division, admits that the company has not done the best job in "telling the Windows Phone story" to the world. More...
If you think that Windows Phone has a small app store, think again as the Marketplace has now surpassed 80,000 published applications. More...
Microsoft has begun to add ESRB ratings to titles in the Windows Phone Marketplace in an effort to make it more approachable for mobile gamers. More...
The scourge of Microsoft Points - the confusing and inconsistently applied digital currency system - will soon be over, as plans are revealed to replace them with cash payments by the end of 2012. More...
A new milestone has been reached with the Windows Phone Marketplace. A mere 25 days after reaching 50K, the store has now claimed a further 10,000 additions to its portfolio. More...
We take a look at how the major app stores performed in 2011, identifying the store that saw the most growth, the one that generated the most revenue, and the world's most downloaded app of the year. More...
If you're an app developer living in The Netherlands and don't yet own a Windows Phone, this could be your chance to get on board and grab a free HTC Surround, for just three marketplace apps. More...
It was only a couple days ago that it was rumored that Lync was about to land in the Windows Phone Marketplace and now the rumor has come true as the official app is available for download. More...
Google has announced that the Android Market has reached the 10 billion app download mark. To celebrate it has put a number of apps on sale today for 10 cent each, including Minecraft. More...
Windows Phone 7 launched one year ago, with a handful of devices and a pretty slim line-up of apps. Now, one year on, we look at how the app ecosystem has developed, and what's next for the mobile OS. More...
We review the new 2.0 version of Google TV, the software update to Google's TV platform that is currently available on some Sony televisions and will be coming soon to Logitech's Revue set-top box. More...
Microsoft is expanding is Marketplace footprint to China and India. The new update will allow developers in China to register via App Hub and begin submitting new apps. More...
Ahead of the launch of Mango (rumored for later today), Microsoft have launched a web version of their Marketplace so users can browse and discover apps from the comfort of their browser. More...
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has been hit with a c101b00b error when trying to download applications, it appears that app updates are unaffected. More...
Microsoft have hit another milestone - 30,000 apps on the Windows Phone marketplace, twice as fast as Android. More...
Google made a move that many people may not see the importance of at present, but one that represents an exciting new future for Android developers. The APK file format is used by Android devices,... More...
Microsoft has been busy preparing their next release of Windows Phone 7, codenamed "Mango." The update is available to developers in beta form now, and is part of a massive overhaul to the platform. As... More...
At WPC 2011, Microsoft has just announced that there are now over 22k applications in its marketplace and in 8 months, they have overtaken BBOS AppWorld, which has been available for two years. This achievement shows... More...
Just 8 months after the platform’s launch, Windows Phone 7 has hit the 25,000 app milestone – and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down at all. WindowsPhoneApplist is currently sporting 25,018 applications in its... More...
Since the launch of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has been slowly phasing out support for their legacy mobile operating system, Windows Mobile. Earlier today Microsoft sent a message to users of Windows Mobile 6.x devices,... More...
As we saw at the beginning of this week, the number of apps on the Windows Phone 7 marketplace hit 20,000, but a number of them were considered spam apps by developers. An example of... More...
The Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles from Microsoft has been promoted by the company as a game console first and foremost. However, Microsoft has announced that the console is being used more and more for... More...
As any Windows Phone user or developer will know, finding stuff in the Marketplace isn’t always easy. The clumsy Marketplace search system, which bundles apps, artists, songs and albums into one long random list for... More...
There are many new features coming to the Windows Phone platform when the 'Mango' update is deployed later this year. Along with all of the new features, Microsoft has also announced that there will now... More...
Today during the Google IO conference, the company announced Android 3.1. The latest firmware update will be released today for Verizon Xoom 3G customers, and will continue to roll out to other customers in the... More...
When the Windows Phone marketplace went offline, many were wondering what the root cause of the issue was and how long it would take to be fixed. After approximately seven hours of downtime, the service... More...
For users of Windows Phone, it has been a bumpy ride of updates, delays, and now the Marketplace is down. Users from across the globe have been reporting issues with the service and are saying... More...
If reader reviews are anything to go by, the Microsoft produced Facebook application for Windows Phone 7 devices has started to suffer from a number of issues. According to WPCentral, it seems that users started to... More...
Following on from earlier problems, it seems that Android has been hit by another security issue. There are new reports of over 50 Android Marketplace applications containing malicious code. Although the apps have now been... More...
An interesting point has come up regarding the limitations on applications accepted to Microsoft's Marketplace for both Windows Phone and Xbox: no open source code may be used in the application. Jan Wildeboer ran across a... More...
Late last week, the Windows Phone Marketplace surpassed 8000 approved apps, according to a report by Marketplace Browser, and It might have come sooner had it not been for a two day hiatus, claims wpcentral,... More...
Microsoft's Internet movie service grew more than 6% in 2010, thanks to the successful Zune marketplace on the Xbox 360. Since the launch of the Zune Marketplace on the Xbox 360 in November 2009, the... More...
Australian Windows Phone 7 residents will be happy to hear that istartedsomething is reporting that the issue with the Windows Phone Marketplace billing system has been now been fixed. The issue was first noticed when... More...
It's not like we needed any more confirmation that Verizon would be releasing WP7 devices at CES, as Neowin recently reported. But now we have near definitive confirmation that the platform will make its debut... More...
A report by research firm, IDC, yesterday noted that the Windows Phone 7 marketplace grew faster than Android's did at launch. The report noted that Microsoft added 4,000 applications in just two months, a milestone... More...
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace appears to be picking up steam, after the store, today crossed the 3000 app mark. According to tracking site WP7AppList, there are now 3066 apps available for Windows Phone 7 devices, with... More...
Microsoft has just competed its global launch of WP7 and it now appears that you can access the WP7 marketplace from your browser. This unofficial access allows you to browse apps but you can not... More...
Windows Phone 7 has been available in many markets around the world already, and, 4 days ahead of the US launch of the platform, Microsoft has finally opened the gates of the App Submission to... More...
Windows Phone 7, which hasnt even launched in all parts of the world, is off to a quick start. The WP7 marketplace now has over 12,000 developers, a positive sign for Microsoft that their new... More...
In a short but sweet twitter message posted a couple of hours ago, Google announced that the Android Marketplace has now managed to contain over 100,000 apps, something many analysts expected would happen in August.... More...
With the upcoming release of the Xbox 360 dashboard, already available to a select group of beta testers and everyone else later on this year, Xbox.com is also getting a redesign, which is scheduled to... More...
Ready for the release of Windows Phone 7, Zune has been updated to version 4.7. This new version includes the ability for a user to synchronise to and download applications for a WP7. No one... More...
Today Microsoft announced that they will be opening their brand new Marketplace developer portal on October 11, 2010, for developers to submit their applications for approval. The new portal allows for a more streamlined application... More...
Microsoft has released Windows Live Messenger for its Zune HD device. The application, a full year after the Zune HD was released, includes the ability to check out social updates from your friends. Shared items from... More...