Microsoft announces a Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series
At MIX 2010 which is a MS developer event , Microsoft showed showcased its shiny new Windows Phone Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series phones.
Some of the features of the Marketplace are
- Panoramic design
- Supports one-time credit card purchases, mobile operator billing and advertising-funded applications.
- Customers can try applications before buying them
- Developers can cross-promote their applications through deep linking.
Some of the companies which will be creating applications and games for Windows Phone 7 Series are
- The Associated Press
- Archetype International Inc.
- AWS Convergence Technologies – WeatherBug
- Citrix Systems Inc
- Clarity Consulting Inc
- Cypress Consulting
- EA Mobile,
- Fandango Inc
- Foursquare Labs Inc
- frog design inc
- Glu Mobile Inc
- Graphic.ly
- Hudson Entertainment Inc
- IdentityMine Inc
- IMDb.com Inc
- Larva Labs
- Match.com LLC
- Matchbox Mobile Ltd
- Microsoft Game Studios
- Namco Networks America Inc
- Oberon Media Inc
- Pageonce Inc
- Pandora Media Inc
- Photobucket Inc
- PopCap Games Inc
- Seesmic
- Shazam Entertainment Ltd
- Sling Media
- SPB Software Inc
- stimulant
- TeleCommunications Systems Inc
- Touchality
- Vertigo Software Inc
The big ones are AP, EA Mobile m Seesmic ,Shazam, IMDB
We just got a mailer from Microsoft about the announcement and looks like the developer website is down at the moment. Will update you with more info soon !
Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Nokia Lumia 800 and Apple iPhone 4S. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+ You can also mail Varun Krish
