Windows Phone
Mango Released To Manufacturers!
In the latest WindowsPhoneDev Podcast they dropped a bit of info – Mango has been released to manufacturers and is in carrier testing. This is build 7710 which is a newer build than the beta build distributed to developers. It is now beginning carrier and OEM testing which means we’re not too far away from … Read more
Channel 9 Details Peer-to-Peer Multiplayer Games Over WiFi In Mango
Turn by turn based games are fun and all but playing real time multiplayer games is definitely a better element. Channel 9 (Microsoft effectively) just put together a short post on how devs can add code to their Windows Phone Mango games to provide for peer-to-peer multiplayer over WiFi. They note that “Phones running the … Read more
Is The Trophy (Running WP7) Outselling The Xperia Play?
There was a lot of hype and speculation over the Xperia Play. It seemingly took the best that a PSP and Android phone had to offer and put it in one package that you could always have on you. A PlayStation Phone was one of those things that was supposed to rock the market. But … Read more
In App Purchases Will NOT Be Available In Mango
Developer’s have been asking for in-app commerce and after Beards & Beaks was released there was a lot of hope that in-app commerce was going to be live in Mango. Let’s put the rumors to rest. Todd Brix, of Microsoft, posted earlier on the new Mango app submission schedule (which will officially begin August 22). … Read more
Mango App Submissions Start In A Month–Mango Release May Be Close
“I hope you find this information useful and the resources give you what you need to be Mango-ready in August. It’s time to put the finishing touches on your Mango apps and have them ready to submit in August. “ That’s from Microsoft’s latest blog posting that details the App Hub changes. Microsoft began taking … Read more
Microsoft Has 5 New Mango Videos–Social Notifications, People Hub, Groups, Linked Email and Conversations
Hope you’re about to sit down for lunch and have about ten minutes. Here they are showing off all of their Mango goodness:
Nokia’s Sea Ray Mango device caught on video
It is getting very hard to keep a secret these days and the folks at Nokia are probably not to happy as they seem to have a security breach at one of their factories where the “Sea Ray” Windows Phone running Mango is being built. From the video we can see that the Nokia Sea … Read more
IM+ Now Available In A Free Flavor For Windows Phones
IM+ now has a free (ad supported) version available in Marketplace. Here are the details: First multi-messenger application for Windows Phone is finally here. Chat in Skype, Facebook, AIM, MSN (Windows Live Messenger or WLM), Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpace. Stay connected with your friends, family and business contacts anytime and anywhere. "Genial … Read more
ChevronWP7 Labs To Be Priced At $9 And More Details
The spread of countries to be included in AppHub and the addition of beta testing has led to a few Twitter exchanges with Chris Walsh of the Chevron team and you can learn a bit more about what it is and what it isn’t. First off, it’s $9 (as opposed to $99 for an official … Read more