Windows Phone 7 Apps Hit 9000InformationWeek - Paul McDougall - Mar 9, 2011Microsoft said the number of applications available for its Windows Phone 7 OS now number more than 9000â€"a sign that the mobile platform may be slowly gaining traction with developers. Iceland wants to become the No. ... |
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Microsoft's First Windows Phone Update Has Been A Total Disaster (MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - Mar 9, 2011Microsoft is totally blowing the first update for Windows Phone 7, and angering some of its most loyal customers in the process. On February 21, the company released its first update for its new smartphone platform, which began shipping in November. ... |
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Who Wins in the Microsoft-Nokia $1 Billion Deal?PCWorld - Woody Leonhard - Mar 9, 2011A recent report in Bloomberg quotes two company insiders as saying that Microsoft and Nokia have reached a financial arrangement to go along with their highly publicized announcement that Nokia will rely on Windows Phone as ... |
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Nokia shares up after Symbian sales commitmentReuters - Tarmo Virki - Mar 9, 2011HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj reinforced its commitment to its legacy Symbian platform on Wednesday, easing concerns it could face an awkward gap until the launch of new products under its planned ... |
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Nokia N9 and N8-01 Symbian Smartphones Could Come SooninfoSync World - Sindre Lia - Mar 9, 2011Potential Nokia N9 and N8-01 Symbian smartphones, along with a bunch of mid-range models will be sold for years to come. Nokia is promising to ship new high-end Symbian smartphones in 2011, and Reuters reports that ... |
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Microsoft's mobile fortunes tied to app developersCNET (blog) - Marguerite Reardon - Mar 9, 2011PopCap Games doesn't usually race to be among the first to develop for a new platform of any sort, be it a console or a mobile operating system. But the company is breaking from its tradition and working hard on porting its ... |
Microsoft launches WP7 Global Publisher ProgrammeInquirer - Dean Wilson - Mar 9, 2011MOBILE SOFTWARE LAGGARD Microsoft announced its Global Publisher Programme today, which will allow developers worldwide to submit apps to publishers for the Windows Phone Marketplace. The programme works by using publishers as ... |
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Google Android cements smartphone lead over Apple and WindowsTelegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - Mar 8, 2011The latest figures for American smartphone usage reveal that the new Windows Phone 7 platform has not halted Microsoft's decline in the category. Data from comScore MobiLens shows a 1.7 ... |
Windows Phone Marketplace Hits 9K Apps, Global Publisher Program UnveiledPC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - Mar 8, 2011Microsoft on Tuesday talked up its Windows Phone 7 developer platform, touting the trial approach to apps purchases and unveiling a new global publisher program. The first round of developer payouts started in January, and Microsoft ... |
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Why Microsoft's $1 billion payment to Nokia is money well spentComputerworld (blog) - Mar 8, 2011Many people seem appalled that Microsoft will be paying Nokia more than $1 billion as part of a deal to put Windows Phone 7 on Nokia devices. That payment may sound like profligacy, but in fact, it's a good bet --- and the only way that Microsoft can ... |
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Microsoft says Windows Phone apps growingComputerworld - Matt Hamblen - Mar 8, 2011Computerworld - While it sounds miniscule next to Apple's App Store and its more than 350000 apps, the Windows Phone Marketplace now offers 9000 apps and games and is growing by an average of 100 apps a day. ... |
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Microsoft tweaks Windows Phone policy, touts trialsCNET (blog) - Josh Lowensohn - Mar 8, 2011Microsoft announced this morning a handful of tweaks and changes to its Windows Phone Marketplace, many of which promise to make it easier for developers to publish in the now five-month-old digital storefront. ... |
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Microsoft's $US1bn mobile phone bill from NokiaThe Australian - Murad Ahmed - Mar 8, 2011MICROSOFT is believed to be paying Nokia more than $US1 billion ($990 million) to develop and market mobile phones run on Windows. Nokia will use Microsoft's Windows Phone system as its primary platform, effectively abandoning its own software. ... |
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Microsoft to pay Nokia more than $1 billion for using Windows Phone OS, report ...Los Angeles Times - Mar 8, 2011Microsoft has agreed to pay Nokia more than $1 billion to release smart phones running the Windows Phone operating system in a still-unsigned deal between the two companies, according to a report. That money will be paid out over a five-year span, ... |
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Nokia: Microsoft To Pay More Than $1B, Says BloombergBarron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - Mar 8, 2011Well, Bloomberg's Dina Bass wrote late yesterday that Microsoft is to pay Nokia “more than $1 billion to promote and develop Windows-based handsets,” according to two anonymous sources. Nokia, will, however, still be paying Microsoft a ... |
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Microsoft to Give Nokia $1 Billion Allowance for Windows Phones?TIME - Doug Aamoth - Mar 8, 2011Whoa, Microsoft! Big spender! Nice cufflinks! And are you wearing $108 sweatpants from Lululemon? You must be doing really well for yourself. The backstory: Microsoft and Nokia struck a partnership wherein Microsoft's ... |
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Microsoft's marketshare falls thanks to WP7Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - Mar 8, 2011PROVIDING A TASTE of what Nokia might have to look forward to, Comscore has revealed that Microsoft's launch of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) led to a 1.7 per cent drop in its US smartphone market share. Comscore released its US smartphone ... |
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Today in Tech: NokSoft's $1 billion, Facebook emailFortune - Jp Mangalindan - Mar 8, 2011A curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web. Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to you everyday. Microsoft is paying Nokia $1 billion to develop and market Windows Phone 7 smartphones. ... |
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Does Android's Success Show Hope for Windows Phone 7?PCWorld - Ian Paul - Mar 8, 2011Microsoft's US smartphone subscriber base dipped by 1.7 percent between October and January, despite a big push for its recent Windows Phone 7 launch. During the first three months that Windows Phone 7 devices ... |
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Morning Tech Wrap: Microsoft, Google Android, Best BuyForbes (blog) - Parmy Olson - Mar 8, 2011When Microsoft and Nokia first announced their collaboration on smartphones last month, the two companies were tightlipped on financials. Now a report in Bloomberg says Microsoft has agreed to pay Nokia more than $1 billion to promote ... |
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Microsoft in $1bn Nokia dealTelegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - Mar 8, 2011Microsoft could pay mobile phone maker Nokia $1bn (ÂŁ670m) under the terms of the companies' deal to work closely together on Windows Phone. Reports confirm, however, Nokia CEO Stephen ... |
Microsoft paid Nokia $1 billion to adopt WP7Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - Mar 8, 2011FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia's decision to stick Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 (WP7) on its smartphones became slightly clearer as it emerged that Nokia was given a billion reasons to make the switch. Microsoft is said to have agreed to ... |
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Microsoft to pay Nokia $1bn, reports sayZDNet UK - Josh Lowensohn - Mar 8, 2011More details have emerged of the strategic partnership forged by Microsoft and Nokia in February to work together in a number of areas. Microsoft, led by Steve Ballmer (right) will reportedly pay Nokia ... |
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Microsoft to pay Nokia more than $1 billion?NDTV.com - Sameer Mitha - Mar 7, 2011Though Microsoft and Nokia have refused to comment, Bloomberg has said that the information comes from two people with knowledge of the arrangement. This agreement will run for five years, Bloomberg quotes its sources a saying. ... |
MS smartphone share falls despite WinPho 7Register - Mar 7, 2011The arrival of Windows Phone 7 has not reversed Microsoft's declining smartphone market share in the US. Microsoft had eight per cent of the US smartphone market in the three months through January - a drop of 1.7 per centage points, according to ... |
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Microsoft 'paid Nokia $1bn' for WinPho 7 dealRegister - Mar 7, 2011Nokia's jaw-dropping decision to adopt Windows Phone 7 as its handset operating system was juiced by an equally jaw-dropping payout from Microsoft of over $1bn, according to a report citing people with knowledge of the deal. ... |
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The cost of Windows Phone 7 on Nokia? $1 billion (Bloomberg)Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Mar 7, 2011Microsoft will pay Nokia more than $1 billion in the companies' deal to make Windows Phone 7 the flagship operating system on Nokia smart phones, Bloomberg News reports. That will be offset some by the software licenses Nokia buys for each of its ... |
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Report: Microsoft will pay Nokia $1 billion in phone dealSeattle Times - Sharon Pian Chan - Mar 7, 2011Microsoft will pay Nokia more than $1 billion in its Windows Phone 7 deal, Bloomberg reported Monday. The report cites unnamed sources with knowledge of the deal. Nokia will pay Microsoft a fee for each copy of Windows Phone 7 installed on its handsets ... |
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Microsoft's contract with Nokia rumored at $1BCNET (blog) - Josh Lowensohn - Mar 7, 2011It's been less than a month since Microsoft and Nokia announced a strategic partnership to work together in a number of areas, though mainly on mobile phones. One detail that was not disclosed at the time was what kind of dollar ... |
Report: Microsoft paying $1 billion plus to Nokia in phone dealSeattle Times (blog) - Brier Dudley - Mar 7, 2011Microsoft will pay Nokia more than $1 billion to promote and develop Windows phones, according to a new report by Bloomberg's Dina Bass. The story, based on two unnamed sources "with knowledge of the terms," offers new details about the huge deal ... |
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