Pocketgear has been a long term partner of mine, so this is really good to see, and hopefully will mean I can start to implement some changes to my site to include more screenshots of each application 
Some of the key highlights:
- PocketGear's App Store supports 2,000+ mobile devices and every major OS platform
- Over 140,000+ paid and free titles from 32,000+ developers
- Customers in 175+ countries are downloading apps from PocketGear
- PocketGear and Handango are the two largest independent app stores and combined to date have generated over $400 million in mobile application revenues (I think PocketGear is now the 3rd largest App Store after Apple and Google, and the largest independent App Store in the world)
- PocketGear powers over 40 storefront and distribution partners, including 4 of the world’s top 5 handset manufacturers, 4 of the top 5 mobile operators in the US, 3 of the top 10 mobile operators globally, and leading media and ecommerce companies including Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, Research in Motion, Microsoft, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless
The full press release is here
0 Replies - Read more/Discuss »A few other sites are reporting that both Marketplace and Facebook have been updated.
I am in the UK and see neither updates, it appears users in the US and Germany have automatically been prompted to update Marketplace and Facebook. Even going to the offical Microsoft Facebook page here, still shows the version to be downloaded as Facebook v 1.0.0.7p, not the v1.2 some other sites are reporting as being install.ed
This is the kind of small detail and frustration which has meant users moving away from Windows Mobile.
I really hope Microsoft can improve upon these kind of issues with Windows Phone version 7.
Has anyone in the UK got the Marketplace and/or Facebook updates? How about readers in other countries?
0 Replies - Read more/Discuss »Forgot all the spy shots, rumours and other such nonsense, the guys over at Slashgear have got their hands on a demo device, running an early version of the OS. The great news is that slashgear says that manufacturers will be able to add on a hardware QWERTY, if I am travelling and doing a lot of email, I personally think you cannot do without a proper keyboard. Sure touch screen keyboards are ok for short messages and SMS, but not for long emails.
the demo devices are unbranded, generic models specially built by ASUS. Still, they’re a decent example of what we can expect: a large, multitouch-friendly capacitive touchscreen with a glass front, three front-panel buttons (back, Start and search), GPS and a rear-mounted camera. They also have a front-facing camera, though there won’t apparently be support for it natively in Windows Phone 7, and OEMs are limited to what hardware controls they can add; it’s pretty much down to volume buttons, camera shortcut and power.
focus at the show has been showing off the Windows Phone 7 UI, apparently the work of 12 months and a new team including alumni from Nike’s design department. Since users will be stuck with it, thankfully it’s a pretty slick system; design team member Albert Shum described it as focusing on “content not chrome”, and certainly there’s less unnecessary detailing than you’d find on other platforms (or indeed earlier Windows Mobile versions). It’s based on the same premise as the Zune ...
0 Replies - Read more/Discuss »Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the next generation of Windows® Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series.
With Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft takes a fundamentally different approach to phone software. Smart design begins with a new, holistic design system that informs every aspect of the phone, from its visually appealing layout and motion to its function and hardware integration. On the Start screen, dynamically updated “live tiles” show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application. Create a tile of a friend, and the user gains a readable, up-to-date view of a friend’s latest pictures and posts, just by glancing at Start.
Windows Phone 7 Series creates an unrivaled set of integrated experiences on a phone through Windows Phone hubs. Hubs bring together related content from the Web, applications and services into a single view to simplify common tasks. Windows Phone 7 Series includes six hubs built on specific themes reflecting activities that matter most to people. Pictured below is the start hub and the office hub.
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0 Replies - Read more/Discuss »SPB Software, a leading mobile applications and games developer announces the release of SPB Mobile Shell 5.0, a major upgrade to the world's bestselling mobile application, popular among both end-users and OEMs. Unlike all the previous versions of SPB Mobile Shell available exclusively for Windows Mobile smartphones with touchscreens, version 5.0 is to be released for Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian. Thanks to the new portable SPB UI Engine, SPB Mobile Shell is planned to be spread to more mobile platforms.
Major updates to the new version include a new 3D engine and an improved social networking integration. The former means support for new types of eye candy effects such as 3D Media Player, 3D Photo Viewer, 3D Weather, dynamic 3D widgets and more, while the latter involves message, contacts, photo and status sync with popular services, namely Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
One important innovation in SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 is the Natural Interaction Engine which includes support for G-sensor and multitouch, a dedicated Feedback Engine providing realistic visual and haptic responses, and a Physics Engine responsible for the real-world behavior of all objects.
What's new in SPB Mobile Shell 5.0:
•New 3D engine
•Natural Interaction Engine
•3D widgets
•Tight integration with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks
•SPB UI Builder ...
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