Windows Mobile Marketplace, Now Available for WM 6.0/6.1, PC

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

After being released with the Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, Windows Marketplace is now available for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 phones, but also desktop PCs. This is probably just another effort from Microsoft to try and surpass the popularity of the Apple App Store. Microsoft launched its Marketplace portal last week, ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrade Available Now for AT&T’s Jack

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Samsung has just released an update for AT&T's Jack, the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade from the 6.1 version. This official update includes an enhanced Internet Explorer Mobile, access to Windows Marketplace, automated free connection to AT&T WiFi hotspots and more. Samsung's site offers the update right now, but you should check ...

Marketplace Leaves Great Ageye Apps Out… Find Out Why!

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Ageye Apps is a great maker of software for Windows Mobile devices, but strangely enough their apps haven't made it to the Marketplace. In order to figure this mystery out, the folks of 1800pocketpc.com interviewed Jörg Michel, a member of Ageye. Jörg claims that the company didn't want to make its ...

Windows Marketplace Debuts on Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones

Monday, October 5th, 2009

The lucky folks who picked up an AT&T Pure handset during this weekend are now able to mess with Windows Marketplace on their handset. In case you didn't know, HTC Pure runs Windows Mobile 6.5, even before the slew of handsets coming tomorrow. WM 6.5 marks the beginning of the ...

Windows Marketplace Submissions Start on July 27, Marketplace Also Available on WM 6.0 and 6.1

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Starting July 27th, Microsoft will be taking app submissions for Windows Marketplace, as they announced at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference this week. The service gets ready for its release on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices later in 2009 and it'll come with a neat core of corporate apps, known as Business ...

Microsoft Pink, the iPhone Rival That Will Be Launched by Verizon?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

While the web's filled with rumours regarding the iPhone's switch to Verizon, Microsoft also wants its 15 minutes of online fame, which they get thanks to a Wall Street Journal report, claiming that the Redmond company is in talks with Verizon as well. Could it be that those talks regard a ...

Windows Marketplace Won’t be Available on Windows Mobile 6.1

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Bad news for Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone users: turns out that Microsoft has announced that Marketplace won't be supported on these devices. However, you should know that WM 6.1 can be upgraded to version 6.5, the minimum required specs being a 400 MHz CPU and 128 MB RAM on the ...

Microsoft Further Details Windows Marketplace and Windows Mobile 6.5

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Microsoft recently announced that they have partnered with Design Museum London and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, that will provide cool Windows Mobile 6.5 designer themes (colors, wallpaper etc). The first designs were created by fashion guru Isaac Mizrahi and the Redmond giant also announced that it'll release a ...

Microsoft Announces Windows Marketplace; Fees Get Detailed

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Since Apple is cashing in big time on its App Store, Microsoft couldn't miss the opportunity of launching a similar service, aimed at Windows Mobile developers and software downloaders. Known as Windows Marketplace, this "App Store" will require the devs to pay $99 for every year of cooperation with Microsoft. Here's ...