Monthly Archives: March 2011

$1,000,000,000

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is paying Nokia $1 billion to adopt Windows Phone. Microsoft Corp. will pay Nokia Oyj more than $1 billion to promote and develop Windows-based handsets as part of their smartphone software agreement, according to two people … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone pre-update heads out to Samsung owners, again

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Microsoft revealed late yesterday that it has resumed the distribution of what I’m calling the Windows Phone 7 pre-update to owners of Samsung handsets: Starting today, we plan to resume rolling out the February update to Samsung phones. Meanwhile, we’re … Continue reading →

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9000

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Citing the Windows Phone AppList, WPCentral notes that Windows Phone Marketplace has surpassed the 9,000 app milestone. The expectation is that we’ll hit 10,000 apps sometime this month. That AppList site is pretty sweet, by the way.

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