Three months ago Windows Phone Marketplace had just over 11k apps. That took over 5 months to accumulate. Windows Phone Marketplace has reached 25k apps and rate at which it grows is steadily increasing. Mango it's on its way and that solidifies the prognosis of app growth sharply increasing. Windows Phone MIX has compiled a series of 20 best windows phone apps. Internet based Windows Phone Marketplace is to be online soon. engadget [...]

Ever since the buzz for the Windows Phone 7, competitions are now up for students and for the rest of the UK. If you are a student, you are lucky since you can participate in both the competitions. On top of that, you can send your entry on both programs so all you got to do is focus on one. For the student contest, all you need to do is publish an application on the WP7 Marketplace. All you have to do is send in the details via email (ukstucom@microsoft.com) which includes the following details: publisher name, app title and a screen shot. That will be all the details that you need to send in. they will manage the other works. If you win, you will bag the Microsoft LifeCam Show and [...]

Windows Mobile 6.5 is the second dot upgrade to the Windows Mobile 6. The OS is still based on Windows CE 5, so do not expect huge changes. Having said that, it does bring some noticeable improvements in design and in some applications. Let me enlist the major changes that the Windows Mobile 6.5 will bring in the hand of its user: Internet Explorer Mobile 6 Windows Marketplace: A central hub where the people can shop for the Windows Mobile application, much like the Apple Appstore for iPhone. New lock screen New start 'menu': Actually, there  is no menu now NEW TODAY SCREEN: sliding panel interface now comes from Windows Mobile standard to Windows Mobile professional The first [...]