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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 15, 2012
Reinstaller is a free little app available for Windows Phone that aids consumers in starting fresh on a new handset, or when reseting a Windows Phone. The app essentially does exactly what the name...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 27, 2012
As Bruce Forsyth would say - higher or lower?
Bernardo Zamora has published an insightful blog post on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, which goes into detail on how developers should configure...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 25, 2012
Now you see it, now you may not.
Viber has been pulled from the Marketplace, according to multiple sources which include reports from Windows Phone Central readers. The app, which is currently a...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 19, 2012
It's another cryptic Microsoft error code...
Developers have been experiencing issues when submitting .XAP files to the Marketplace for approval. Whether it be new apps or updates for already-...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 13, 2012
Say hello to semi-Live Tiles
Yesterday we covered new changes being applied to the Windows Phone web Marketplace Store, which started rolling out in Australia and New Zealand. Microsoft has dived...
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by George Ponder
Sep 12, 2012
Windows Phone Marketplace is now the Windows Phone Store
We've heard rumblings that the Windows Phone website and Marketplace had been redesigned to give things a more friendlier approach....
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by George Ponder
Sep 01, 2012
If you've launched your Zune Desktop lately, you've probably seen the pop-up message alerting you that features have changed. When you re-launch Zune you will find that there is no longer a...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 30, 2012
We're back again with more spam (or useless app deployment) rants, folks. Apologies in advance but it really tickles the annoyed spot when we come across developers who either believe it's...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 29, 2012
We've lost count of just how many developer giveaways Microsoft and Nokia have held in the past, which isn't a bad thing. The developer support has been pretty solid on the platform (though...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 19, 2012
Back at the end of May, Microsoft surprisingly turned off the Windows Phone Marketplace from Zune Desktop. The “update” wasn’t software based but instead just altered a...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 16, 2012
Marketplace fix has been applied but it may take a day or two deploy
As expected, Microsoft has begun deploying the digital certificate fix for the Marketplace that has resulted in some Windows...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 14, 2012
Explained: A familiar error message for some Windows Phone users
Ever since WhatsApp was pulled and then re-released this past weekend, we have had a small deluge in complaints from users that they...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 12, 2012
Lo and behold, WhatsApp for Windows Phone has returned. The popular messenger app vanished from view just over a week ago and has remained "private" since. We got in touch with the...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 10, 2012
Nokia Netherlands has confirmed with WhatsAppen, a dedicated WhatsApp website, that an update for the Windows Phone app is well on its way. This is to follow the mysterious disappearance of WhatsApp...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 09, 2012
Update from Pulse: "We have been prioritizing web and updating iOS and Android platforms and will look at the Windows phone in the near future. In the meantime, can we persuade you to...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 07, 2012
You'll soon be purchasing apps from the Store
In the recent announcement of Microsoft launching the new Developer Center for the Windows Phone community, the company has also revealed a...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 03, 2012
With the launch of Microsoft's new Outlook.com, which is set to replace its current Live (formerly Hotmail) email service, a number of Windows Phone owners quickly acted to save their desired @...
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by Rich Edmonds
Aug 03, 2012
Many Windows Phone owners noticed this morning they could no longer see WhatsApp, the popular messaging service, in the Marketplace. WhatsApp was bumped to version 2.0 back in May earlier this year...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jul 18, 2012
UK newspaper The Guardian has taken five Windows Phone to the side to query them as to how they view the development process on Windows Phone and why they view the platform worthy of both time and...
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by Robert Brand
Jul 12, 2012
Microsoft in a surprising move has updated the Windows 8 Marketplace so that there is now another SkyDrive app available. This is not the WinRT version but instead a shortcut to the full-blown...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jul 09, 2012
The overwhelming majority of Lumia 900 users are loving their phone
We know from personal experience that owners of the Lumia 900 (review) have a lot of pride in their device and that feeling has...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jul 06, 2012
According to some of our readers, the Windows Phone Marketplace appears to experiencing some issues. We've confirmed ourselves that the UK and US Marketplaces are down, throwing a "c101a249...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 29, 2012
Todd Brix has announced on the Windows Phone Developer Blog that Windows Phone 8 will support 180 countries at launch. The platform currently covers 63 markets, making this a fairly sizeable...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 28, 2012
The folks over at Windows Phone Geek have finally made their Developer Marketplace open to all. We last looked at the Marketplace when it was released in beta to a select few. The Marketplace...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jun 23, 2012
Earlier yesterday we reported that in Italy you can get a free Windows Phone prop for your Xbox Avatar. The prop was specifically a Nokia Windows Phone and it was "locked" to those in...
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by George Ponder
Jun 15, 2012
Microsoft is constantly working to improve the Windows Phone Marketplace experience. A few months ago we saw a commitment to the quality of apps appearing on the Marketplace. Now Microsoft is...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 05, 2012
According to data published by AllAboutWindowsPhone, using their in-house Marketplace tracking system, the Windows Phone Marketplace now boasts a healthy catalogue of apps / games. 100,000 to be...
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by George Ponder
Jun 04, 2012
A few weeks ago, at Google's request, gMaps Pro was pulled from the Windows Phone Marketplace due to a copyright infringement request.
According to the developer Alexey Strakh, gMaps Pro was...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jun 02, 2012
We're getting a few reports, including one over at tech site cnBeta.com that the Windows Phone Marketplace is undergoing a lengthy blackout. Specifically when users try to download an app, the...
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by George Ponder
May 30, 2012
It's been a busy month for the Windows Phone Marketplace and it's nice to see the momentum building. In May we've seen new apps such as AboutOne, LinkedIn, Photosynth, Baseball Live and...
