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 Going by Microsoft’s Greater China COO Michel van der Bel, the launch of Windows Phone in China is off to an auspicious start — enough to give Apple the shakes. He claims that devices like the Nokia Lumia 800c have helped Windows Phone reach seven percent of the Chinese market, or just enough to get past the six points of the iPhone . . . → Read More: Microsoft exec says Windows Phone outselling iPhone in China  More new Windows Phones, this time for the old continent. . . . → Read More: Samsung Omnia M revealed for Europe: 4-inch Super AMOLED and some software extras  As the poet once said, “Mo’ apps, mo’ problems”, or something like that. The Windows Phone Marketplace continues to grow and with more eyeballs on it, Microsoft is making sure devs know the rules that will keep their apps in the store instead of on the sideline. . . . → Read More: Microsoft puts Windows Phone 7 app developers on notice of four new Marketplace policies  Microsoft’s Windows Phone team is making a few changes to how users are able to acquire apps on their devices but luckily, they probably won’t affect most of you. Starting today, users can no longer get apps from the Zune desktop software (the app store will remain for the Zune HD , as shown above), so they’ll need to browse via the website or directly on their phones, which Microsoft says the majority of users were already doing . . . → Read More: Microsoft cuts pre-Mango holdouts, Zune desktop software off from WP7 app purchases Remember the unfortunate news that Skype’s new Windows Phone app wasn’t compatible with low-memory devices? Well, the app is now working fine with the incoming Nokia Lumia 610 . . . → Read More: Skype for Windows Phone working on Nokia Lumia 610, scoffs at memory restrictions  The Lumia 610 is a colorful thing, going on sale, in the Firery Ring. Bound by tepid desire, it’s about to launch in the Ring of Fire . . . → Read More: Nokia Lumia 610 headed to the (Pacific) ‘Ring of Fire’ in coming months for €189  There’s no shortage of apps that let you use your mobile phone as a touchpad for your computer, but Touchpad Free is the first we’ve heard of that adds explicit support for Windows 8 gestures. The remote pointer app should allow your Mango-powered device to play nice with that preview copy of Win 8 you’ve been running since it hit the web, complete with the multitouch gestures that are key to navigating the metro interface. To get it up and running you’ll have to install a small server app on your PC which you can find at the source . . . → Read More: Touchpad Free adds Windows 8 gestures to its WP7 app  We were a tad disappointed when ChevronWP7 stopped handing out unlock token for Windows Phones in early January, only two months after launching . But, we held out hope that one day the shop might reopen its doors and once again offer a cheap option to those of us that wish to free our WP7 devices from Microsoft’s shackles . . . → Read More: ChevronWP7 officially closes up shop for good, hands out App Hub memberships  If your smartphone Sunday lacks the holiday flair you were hoping for, Microsoft is serving up a basket full of economically priced Easter eggs. Seven Xbox Live Windows Phone games have shed their premium pricing for the weekend, letting patient gamers pick up titles like Angry Birds and Max and the Magic Marker for the standard 99 cents. Other titles in the hitherto unannounced sale include Burn the Rope, Doodle God, Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp, IonBallEX and De Blob . . . . → Read More: Microsoft discounts Xbox Live for Windows Phone games for Easter, offers iOS / Android prices Did our thorough Lumia 900 review convince you that a mix of polycarbonate hardware and Metro UI is where your smartphone future lies? Well, it’s time to head to your nearest AT&T vendor because Nokia’s latest effort to break America is here. . . . → Read More: PSA: Nokia Lumia 900 available today |
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