InfoWorld - Microsoft began this week an early access program for developers to get the upcoming "Mango" release of Windows Phone. In introducing the program, Microsoft's Brandon Watson, senior director for Windows Phone, stressed in a blog post the company's desire to be transparent and its intentions to make partnerships easy.

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share: digg facebook twitter Microsoft new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, has just a sliver – 1 percent – of the U.S. market share, research firm Nielsen says. Luckily for Microsoft, however, legacy Windows Mobile phones make up 9 percent of the domestic market, so the company can boast one-tenth of the pie. The figures – rounded to [...]

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Microsoft is making some big changes to one of its Windows Phone programs that is resulting in some unhappy former advocates.

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Fox News launched a free new Windows Phone 7 app Thursday that will keep you plugged in and in the know. Offering access to the latest video clips from Fox News Channel, new articles from FoxNews.com, photo galleries, and breaking information, the app delivers the entire world of news to your cellphone.

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Registered Windows Phone developers now have access to a beta build of Windows Phone Mango, the major upgrade to the smartphone operating system that's due in fall. The beta build doesn't include everything that Mango will eventually include, but does have major features like multitasking, background tasks, programmatic access to the camera, network sockets, and more. The Windows Phone Developer ...

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Leading software development training firm launches iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone 7 courses with exceptional reviews.Saint Paul, MN (PRWEB) June 30, 2011 Intertech, a leading provider of training focused on software development professionals, has launched three separate courses on Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone 7."We've been very, very pleased with the launch of these new courses ...

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Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 7 build 'Mango' will let users build their own ringtones.

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Angry Birds is available in the U.S. and internationally. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) After a long wait, Windows Phone 7 owners can now get their hands on Angry Birds. The phenomenally popular game, which lets users slingshot angry birds through obstacles to attack pigs, is available for $2.99 to U.S. Windows Phone 7 owners. It's also available internationally. To let users get a feel for ...

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Windows Phone 7 is just about one year old, and is about to receive its first major update with "Mango," also known as Windows Phone OS 7.1. In anticipation of the release of Mango, Microsoft has rolled out Beta 2 of the Windows Phone developer toolkit which takes advantage of the new features included in the soon-to-be-released Windows Phone 7.1.

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Microsoft has made available to developers a beta build of its "Mango" Windows Phone operating system, as of June 29.

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