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Windows Phone Marketplace more than doubles in 2012 with 75,000 new apps

By Nathan Ingraham on December 27, 2012 01:14 pm + 276 comments

2012 saw Microsoft launch major updates to both its desktop and mobile operating systems, and the Continue reading…
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Windows Phone Store named as replacement for Marketplace, includes design and search tweaks

By Tom Warren on September 12, 2012 02:12 pm + 33 comments

Microsoft first revealed what we considered a rebrand of the Windows Phone Marketplace back in early Continue reading…
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Microsoft temporarily suspends new Windows Phone apps amidst download bugs (update: publishing resumed)

By Dieter Bohn on August 14, 2012 10:09 pm + 32 comments

Microsoft is in the midst of what it says is a major backend overhaul to the infrastructure for the Continue reading…
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WhatsApp reappears in the Windows Phone Marketplace

By Evan Rodgers on August 12, 2012 04:10 pm + 32 comments

Cross-platform messenger and SMS-replacement app WhatsApp has reappeared in the Windows Phone Continue reading…
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Microsoft rebrands Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store

By Tom Warren on August 7, 2012 02:29 pm + 72 comments

Microsoft appears to be rebranding the Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store. The change Continue reading…
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WhatsApp hidden in Windows Phone Marketplace, new version coming soon

By Evan Rodgers on August 3, 2012 01:56 pm + 55 comments

Cross-platform messaging utility WhatsApp has disappeared from the Windows Phone Marketplace, as Continue reading…
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Nokia Transport comes out of beta, version 2.1 now rolling out

By Andrew Webster on July 13, 2012 09:09 am + 14 comments

Last month Nokia released a public beta for version 2.1 of its Transport app, and now the commercial Continue reading…
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MetroTube YouTube client returns to Windows Phone as a free app

By Tom Warren on July 5, 2012 08:42 am + 73 comments

MetroTube, a popular Windows Phone YouTube app, is returning to the Marketplace this week — seven Continue reading…
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Microsoft releases list of more than 180 countries with access to Windows Phone 8 Marketplace (updated)

By Jeff Blagdon on June 28, 2012 09:52 pm + 31 comments

We’ve heard Microsoft bandy around a figure of 180 countries getting Windows Phone 8 at launch for Continue reading…
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100,000 apps now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace

By Tom Warren on June 20, 2012 02:06 pm + 56 comments

Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has now hit 100,000 applications. After reaching 50,000 apps Continue reading…