Microsoft To Match Apple's Revenue Split On Upcoming Mobile Marketplace
mocoNews — ... ). Microsoft also said that developers can price applications as free, or sell them, starting as low as 99 cents. Developers will have to pay an annual registration fee of $99, which will allow them to submit up to five applications. Microsoft will also provide additional testing and marketing support for that fee. Each additional app will cost $99. For more information, developers can visit http://developer.windowsmobile.com, but more details will be announced this summer once developers can start submitting applications. The store will ...

Windows Mobile Marketplace To Skim 30%, Promises 'Transparency' [Windows Mobile]
Gizmodo — ... app store is inherently different in this regard. It may have rules, but developers can still distribute their apps elsewhere, and a user is free to install them. In other words, unlike in the iTunes App Store, a rejected app isn't necessary a killed app. Full press release is below. [Microsoft] ...

Windows Mobile app devs get same deal as iPhone devs
Betanews — ... | Published March 11, 2009, 9:27 AM The trickle of information about Microsoft's Windows Marketplace for Mobile increased substantially this morning as the company unveiled its developer program for the mobile app store. Microsoft today opened the Windows Mobile 6.5 developer program . Developers will pay an annual registration fee of $99, and will receive 70% of the revenue drawn from sales in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The fees and revenue share are exactly the same as those Apple has laid down with its ...

Microsoft Shares More Mobile Marketplace Details
Phone Scoop - Latest News — ... they wish to submit more applications, they will need to pay $99 for each additional app. Developers will receive feedback from Microsoft during the certification process. Developers will be able to use standard tools for creating applications, including the Windows Mobile 6 SDK and .NET Compact Framework 3.5. Microsoft will share more details with developers when the market opens later this spring. Microsoft expects to begin accepting applications for approval starting this summer. more info at Microsoft ...

Microsoft Unveils Its Developer Strategy for the Next Generation of Windows Phones
SuperSite Blog — ... marketplace available with the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. In its commitment to helping developers create new and exciting applications, Microsoft will provide developers with 70 percent of the sales revenue of their applications from Windows Marketplace for Mobile, transparency throughout the certification process, and guidance and support from the stage of development to the final sale to the consumer. Developers can get the tools to begin developing for Windows phones at http://developer.windowsmobile.com. ...

Microsoft's App Store: Here's the Deal
Today @ PC World — ... that it wants developers to spend more time "writing innovative applications, and less time trying to navigate the approval process." Microsoft isn't saying when the doors open for the development program, but the company expects to start accepting registrations from developers in the spring, and for applications for mobile applications in the summer. In the meantime, developers can access application development tools at the Windows Mobile for Developers Website. WMM is expected to open for business when ...

Microsoft announces Windows Marketplace details
Unwired View — ... If you know your way around Windows Mobile apps, you can go to Microsoft’s website and get the needed tools to start developing. ...

Microsoft's app store: here's the deal
Macworld — ... that it wants developers to spend more time "writing innovative applications, and less time trying to navigate the approval process." Microsoft isn't saying when the doors open for the development program, but the company expects to start accepting registrations from developers in the spring, and for applications for mobile applications in the summer. In the meantime, developers can access application development tools at the Windows Mobile for Developers Web site. WMM is expected to open for business when ...

Windows Marketplace For Mobile Developer Strategy Announced!
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... tools and technologies like Visual Studio and the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 to build great applications. Get the Windows Mobile 6 SDK and everything you need to get started at http://developer.windowsmobile.com Besides these details the team also posted an interview with Marketplace Product Manager Inigo Lopez. You can watch that on their blog post or on YouTube. Windows Mobile Team Blog Windows Mobile Developers ...

Developer registration opens for Windows Mobile Marketplace
Betanews — ... Coinciding with Tech Ed's WM6.5 sessions today, the Windows Mobile team has opened developer registration for the Windows Mobile Marketplace. ...

Developer Registration for Windows Mobile Marketplace opens
Betanews — ... Coinciding with Tech Ed's WM6.5 sessions today, the Windows Mobile team has opened developer registration for the Windows Mobile Marketplace. ...

Windows Mobile Marketplace Registration Open!
Bink.nu — ... In the latest update to http://developer.windowsmobile.com, developers can now Register to participate in Windows Marketplace for Mobile. This marks another milestone in providing Windows Mobile Developers a clear path to develop, test, certify and distribute their Windows Mobile applications via the Windows® Marketplace for Mobile. Throughout the registration process, links to key documentation for distributing apps through Windows Marketplace for Mobile are provided. ...

Windows Marketplace for Mobile Registration Open!
Mobility Site — ... …In the latest update to http://developer.windowsmobile.com, developers can now Register to participate in Windows Marketplace for Mobile. This marks another milestone in providing Windows Mobile Developers a clear path to develop, test, certify and distribute their Windows Mobile applications via the Windows® Marketplace for Mobile. Throughout the registration process, links to key documentation for distributing apps through Windows Marketplace for Mobile are provided. ...

Windows Mobile Marketplace Registration Now Open!
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... · REGISTER NOW. Developers can submit their complete profile information and take the first step in registration. ...

Microsoft's Marketplace for Mobile developer portal now open for business
Engadget — Remember the 12 rules of Windows Marketplace for Mobile Microsoft posted a few weeks back? For coders, those were just the beginning. The Windows Mobile Developer portal is now live, serving pages upon pages of PDFs with rules, regulations, and plenty of fees, too. A 10-page license agreement describes the account fee ($99 per year), transaction fees (30 percent of each sale), and, most importantly, the license fee, which is the monthly amount paid out to the developer based on their app sales. A further 32-pages worth of submission guidelines advise on everything a ...

Microsoft's Marketplace for Mobile developer portal now open for business
Engadget Mobile — Filed under: Software, Windows Mobile, MiscRemember the 12 rules of Windows Marketplace for Mobile Microsoft posted a few weeks back? For coders, those were just the beginning. The Windows Mobile Developer portal is now live, serving pages upon pages of PDFs with rules, regulations, and plenty of fees, too. A 10-page license agreement describes the account fee ($99 per year), transaction fees (30 percent of each sale), and, most importantly, the license fee, which is the monthly amount paid out to the developer based on their app sales. A ...

Windows Mobile Marketplace Registration Opens
Ubergizmo — ... Microsoft has allowed developers to register to participate in Windows Marketplace for Mobile from today onwards, chalking up yet another feather in its cap by offering Windows Mobile Developers a direct path to develop, test, certify and distribute their Windows Mobile applications through the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The registration process will help offer links to key documentation for distributing apps through Windows Marketplace for Mobile. It is widely expected that Windows Marketplace for Mobile will be launched alongside the release of Windows Mobile 6.5. ...

Windows Marketplace: Officially open for developer registration
PR News: — ... Developers should head to the official website here for more details. We’ll keep you updated on the release of Windows Mobile 6.5. ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK For Developers Released
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... The Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit adds documentation, sample code, header and library files, emulator images and tools to Visual Studio that let you build applications for Windows Mobile 6.5. This document contains important information about this package. For general information about writing software for Windows Mobile, please see the Windows Mobile Developer Center. The Windows Mobile 6 SDK must also be installed in order to use any of the Windows Mobile 6.5 Gesture API or samples. Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit comes with Emulator Images. ...

Verizon to Mobile Developers: Can You Hear Me Now? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... or Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Marketplace won’t get placement on Verizon handsets unless a consumer downloads them. Hughes also said that Verizon is focusing on aggregating content from four different developer communities: Windows Mobile, Palm, Android and BlackBerry. ...

Verizon Wants Their Piece of the Software Pie
Mobility Site — ... or Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Marketplace won’t get placement on Verizon handsets unless a consumer downloads them. Hughes also said that Verizon is focusing on aggregating content from four different developer communities: Windows Mobile, Palm, Android and BlackBerry. ...

Windows Marketplace for Mobile opening July 27th for potential new developers
D' Technology Weblog — ... that Windows Marketplace is on schedule to open for application submissions in 29 supported countries on July 27th. Windows Marketplace for Mobile will come with every Windows Mobile 6.5 phone. So if you’re a Windows Mobile developer, you can more easily get your apps to all those customers. And before the year is done, all users with Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 phones will get the Marketplace, too. That’s a lot of potential Windows phones for your apps. In the video below, Todd Brix from the Windows Mobile team covers the news ...

Verizon to Mobile Developers: Can You Hear Me Now?
MacBytes.com — ... or Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Marketplace won’t get placement on Verizon handsets unless a consumer downloads them. Hughes also said that Verizon is focusing on aggregating content from four different developer communities: Windows Mobile, Palm, Android and BlackBerry. Here’s how it will work. Hughes says developers can build applications for whatever platform they want. If they want to tie those apps to Verizon’s subscriber data for information about locations or to bill a customer, the developer needs to go through a quick approval process with Verizon and add an API to ...

Microsoft Opening Gates to Marketplace App Registration July 27th.
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... The registration is open to 29 countries - a very impressive number, given the BlackBerry App World’s inaugural three. (Though to be fair, the iPhone started with just the U.S.). Hit up http://developer.windowsmobile.com/ on July 27th. onwards to get your app included early on. If you’re feeling especially ambitious, there’s apparently a competition on the way as well… ...

Microsoft kicks off Windows Mobile app store challenge
Webware.com — ... The backdrop to Microsoft's challenge is its submissions process, which Microsoft estimates will take 10 business days from start to finish. Developers will be able to chart their app's progress on a dashbaord, and access a report if Microsoft denies the submission for breaching content policies, ...

Windows Marketplace for Mobile accepting application from 29 countries
SolSie.com — ... Today represents another significant milestone for Windows Marketplace for Mobile, and more importantly, the first big opportunity for developers. They now accepting application submissions from all 29 supported countries and have launched a Race to Market Challenge to kick things off. From ...

Microsoft Ready To Okay Smartphone Apps For Windows Marketplace
PhoneArea.net — ... Microsoft officially announced today that they are ready to accept applications for their Windows Marketplace smartphone app store. This will go on air as soon as Windows Mobile 6.5 becomes available to the general public. Those among you who are professional developers can click here to know more about the Windows Mobile for Developers website. ...

Microsoft Opens Mobile App Store to Developers
textually.org — Microsoft officially opened its Windows Marketplace for Mobile application store to software developers on Monday as the giant software maker moves to catch up to the success of Apple's iPhone App Store. ...

Windows Marketplace for Mobile opens; Race to Market Challenge contest for Developers
D' Technology Weblog — ... Windows Marketplace for Mobile are now accepting application submissions from all 29 supported countries. Registered developers and ISVs can now upload their application, game or widget to the Windows Marketplace platform and the certifying process according to  ...

Microsoft opens mobile app store to developers
MacBytes.com — Microsoft officially opened its Windows Marketplace for Mobile application store to software developers today as the giant software maker moves to catch up to the success of Apple's iPhone App Store. Microsoft is now accepting submissions of mobile phone software applications from registered developers in 29 countries and is offering ...

Windows Marketplace ya recibe aplicaciones
Celularis — ... Los interesados en conocer más a fondo el tema pueden ir a la página de desarrolladores. El proceso de certificación dura unos 10 días hábiles donde analizan si los softwares alcanzan los estándares de calidad y usabilidad. ...

Microsoft's mobile marketplace now open to submissions
The Microsoft Blog — ... , posted by Microsoft senior marketing manager Todd Brix: Registered developers and ISVs can now upload their application, game or widget to the Windows Marketplace platform and we'll begin certifying those apps according to the process , ...

Widget Anatomy – Touch and D-Pad inputs, oh joy!
Official Windows Magazine | Home — ... Conclusion Writing Windows Mobile applications is now as easy as writing a web page, and, by following some best practices your widget can be as functional and attractive as any other native application on the platform. This is the end of this blog series and since Windows Phones are now available on many countries, you should go get one and write many cool widgets for it.  Don’t forget to share the results with the world by uploading them to the marketplace ! Until next time Jorge Peraza Widget anatomy series at glance ...