Articles in WINDOWS PHONE 7

Sweet! It’s a cake contest to win a Windows Phone

We think our Start screen is pretty sweet.But have you ever seen a cake shaped like a Windows Phone? Our fans haveshared a few on Facebook,so we thought it'd be fun to throw a contest for the best Windows Phone inspired cake.You can submit a cake and vote...

Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace

By Mazhar Mohammed

Today’s the day. This afternoon we started requiring Windows Phone 7.5 on phones to download, buy, update, or review apps in Marketplace. As I’ve written previously, this change applies to both the phone andwebMarketplace storefronts. (If you’re...

On Xbox avatars and stolen skateboards

By KC Lemson

You might have noticed that we had a promotion over the weekend \u2013sign up for our newsletter, and get a free Xbox avatar prop:We thought it was a cool little incentive. You guys did too, given the number of new signups we saw, and apparently others agreed...

New official wallpapers for your Windows Phone

By Michael Stroh

Our fans have created some fantastic Windows Phone wallpapers over the years. Today we're unveiling a new nature series from Windows Phone fan and London-based graphic designer Levi Freeman.What's unique about these is that they're the first...

The Wrap: The Focus 2 arrives, “Dear Windows Phone,” new 99 cent Xbox games

By Michael Stroh

Here are my favorite Windows Phone highlights of the week. What about you? The Samsung Focus 2 arrives on Sunday Heads up that the Samsung Focus 2 makes its AT&T debut this weekend. With a $50 price tag, solid spec sheet, and 4G LTE network support—not...

Novos artigos no MSDN

By renatohaddad

Ol\xe1 pessoal, j\xe1 est\xe3o publicados meus 3 novos artigos para ajudar a comunidade.- Windows Phone 7 - dados de OData - http://msdn.microsoft.com/pt-br/library/hh972465.aspx- Bing Maps no Windows Phone 7.5 -http://msdn.microsoft.com/pt-br/library/hh972467.aspx-...