Microsoft recently silently renamed their Mobile Communications Business (MCB) division, which was responsible for the development of all Windows Phone-related products (including Windows Phone 7 as well as Windows Mobile 6.x). As spotted on Andy Lee’s corporate profile page, …
Kinect developer Kit available now
Looks like we missed out on some excitement yesterday (excuse us, we all have a day job too). Microsoft Research launched Kinect for Windows SDK Beta yesterday with a launch event that could be followed live on Channel 9.…
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In-app purchase coming to Windows Phone “Mango”
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Bing tests Amazon Product Reviews, Yahoo! Answers in search results
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Messenger Connect Version 5.0 released
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Windows Phone 7 coming to US Cellular and Cellular South
With Windows Phone 7 now finally available on the four major US carriers – AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon, Microsoft have not been resting in getting their phones onto other cellular networks. Just recently, news came out that the Windows …
Xbox LIVE to be the entertainment service for Windows 8, says Microsoft
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How to port Android apps to Windows Phone 7
Following the help for iPhone developers to port their apps to Windows Phone, Microsoft now also helps out Android developers to port their apps.
They’ve just released the following package containing:
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