Windows Phone 7.5 is coming very soon and with it we will enjoy a fast and more beautiful mobile web experience powered by IE9! This is very exciting for us since it represents a huge leap forward not only in new features but also in support for web standards...

Updated 10/7 with link to App Hub for information on how to seek an exception to the new policy. Today I’d like to revisit a topic I raised in June with my post, “ How Marketplace Manages Bulk App Publishing. ” Windows Phone Marketplace is committed to...

This is an exciting week for Windows Phone 7.5 developers. Yesterday, we started rolling out the update to customer handsets and shared lots of developer goodness and started rolling out RTM updates to dev devices ; today, I’m pleased to announce...

Today marks the beginning of the widespread consumer availability of Windows Phone 7.5, as well as the new Web version of Marketplace and My Windows Phone; the FREE online service that lets you find, lock and erase your lost phone from the Web as well...

One of the most common questions that we field from web developers is “what does your browser support?” , or conversely “ does your browser support ‘x’?” . The goal of this post is to answer those questions by outlining...

It’s my great pleasure to announce today a comprehensive package to leverage your development skills while learning to build applications for Windows Phone. The Microsoft & Nokia agreement has been described at length over the past few months...

Windows Phone 7.5 devices are now available in Japan and Russia, and with several new phones announced this month, the rate of apps submitted that take advantage of new Windows Phone features (like fast app switching and multiple live tiles) is steadily...

What an amazing time for Microsoft developers! The buzz down here at the //build conference has been truly inspirational. It also reminds those of us in Windows Phone just how far we’ve come in only 18 months. It was not so long ago at MIX10 that we pulled...

Update (9/20/2011):   I originally incorrectly attributed @south_melta’s project and have fixed below. About two months ago we issued a challenge to student developers:  create an awesome Sketchflow prototype for an app.  The reward: ...

We’re very excited to join Nitobi to announce availability of a PhoneGap beta supporting Windows Phone Mango. This new option to build applications targeting Windows Phone gives more choices to developers. In particular, Web developers will be able...

Update (9/9/2011):  Arjmand Samuel (Microsoft Research) posted about these apps on the Research Connections Blog . Summer is winding down and Mango is right around the corner. We can’t wait to get Mango out broadly and for developers to unleash their...