The Windows Phone marketplace exceeds 100,000 applications!

Another important goal for  Windows Phone marketplace has been reached today, according to a scan performed by  AAWP , the number of applications / games published in Windows Phone marketplace passed the 100,000 mark.

Over 100,000 apps have been published in the Windows Phone marketplace, more precise 100,145 apps in total. Of these, 26,493 were added in the last three months.

This refers to the total number of different applications in the world, without including the number of apps removed and those available for the individual state. 

This milestone was achieved during the past 20 months, then more quickly than they did from Android (which has reached the 100,000 apps in 24 months), but more slowly than IOS has achieved this milestone in 16 months. Developers who have published are 23,825 applications on the marketplace, with a percentage of app quality (average 5 stars) stable at 5% to 12% in the UK and the USA

The following two charts show the percentage of the app divided into the categories available and percentage for paid,free, paid with trial apps

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Asphalt 5, Galaga Legion DX, and more Xbox Live games coming soon on Windows Phone

Microsoft has been adding more and more titles to its Xbox Live lineup.Asphalt 5, Gun Bros, Mirror's Edge and Final Fantasy are just some of the games that are part of the list unveiled by Microsoft, including two new titles from Bandai Namco: Galaga Legion DX and Pool Pro Online 3.

Galaga Legion DX is undoubtedly one of the most popular shooters in the Martkeplace, characterized by continuous gunfire, explosions, and a host of a series of strong colors in a position to win the attention of the player very quickly. Obviously the whole adventure is focused on the continued destruction of the enemy shuttles, leaving aside the gray matter and focusing on any moving object on the screen.

Pool Pro Online 3 is the classic title based on the sport of billiards, embellished by a three-dimensional graphics engine and the ability to challenge friends online and do not own the game.

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Photosynth for Windows Phone is now available in WP Marketplace

Here comes the Windows Phone marketplace Photosynth, the popular Microsoft application that allows you to take and share pictures taken in landscape mode to 360 degrees.

Last year when Microsoft released  Photosynth for iPhone OS , many users wondered when it would arrive this on Windows Phone since David Gedey Photosynth Group Program Manager in charge of development of this software had declared that they were at work on the version for Windows Phone .

After one year, the popular app finally arrived in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Excellent fluidity and ease of use, Photosynth brings the device on our ability to take pictures in landscape mode both horizontally and vertically to have the effect of a "sphere". Once realized our shot, you can share it on Facebook and Twitter directly using the free service Photosynth.net or simply as an image.


Also you can publish your panoramas on Bing, where millions of people will see your panoramic, Maps, and Bing Bing search results for sites that you have captured.

The application needs gyro and compass to work correctly but devices that do not have these sensors,can use the app but it won't work perfectly each time.

Unfortunately, even in this case, the low-end devices with 256 MB of RAM memory can not install the application.

The application can be downloaded for free from the WP Marketplace.

Facebook for Windows Phone bumped to version 2.5

We have reported in April, that the Facebook team was working on Facebook app for Windows Phone version 2.5 and now after one month after, here comes the much needed update  that implements several new features and improvements. 

Facebook app v.2.5 has the following new features :

• Posts:  Ability to view all messages including those sent to groups, all with a beautiful graphic style Metro.
• Tagging:  Now you can tag your friends and position in the messages
• Deleting posts and comments:  You can hold your finger on an item, remove a post or a comment there.
• Active links in the messages:  You can tap the link in a message to go quickly to its content.
• Updates and comments to photos on pages that we put "like":  The comments on the photos and the pages have been updated, you can view a small portion of the image at the top of the page, simply pull it down to see everything.
• Like in the comments:  by popular demand is the amazing ability to select the "like" in the comments.

Facebook version 2.5 is free app and can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Viber is now available for BlackBerry and Windows Phone

After much anticipation and many requests for information from you on the arrival of Viber for Windows Phone and BlackBerry, here is the good news you have expected for long time,Viber finally has released their official application for Windows Phone and BlackBerry 

Viber is a multiplatform application that allows you to send messages or make calls to users who have installed the same app on their devices; Viber is already widely used in the iOS and Android.

  

Here's the description from the WP Marketplace:

Viber is available for Android, iPhone ®, BlackBerry ® and now for Windows ® phones.
We are always introducing new features, platforms and possibilities.
Viber is Completely free with no advertising, and we value your privacy: read our policies at http:/ / www.viber.com / privacy
Get it, you'll like it.
WHY Viber ***? ***
* 100% FREE: Viber and all our features are completely Free, with no subscriptions or purchases. Avoid the mobile phone "bill shock" - text other users, on any network, as much as you want. All you need is a 3G or Wi-Fi Internet connection, and friends who get Viber too!
* SIMPLE TO USE: Viber just works, and lets you connect with your friends Whose numbers you Already have. It synchs with your mobile phone number and contact list to show who Already has Viber Instantly. Never again must you seek out your own contacts, create new usernames, or build new lists.
* VOICE COMING SOON : We promised That as soon as the full version is ready, we will make it available I Will Be Able to use Viber Also for Windows phone to make free calls to any other Viber user, anywhere in the world.
* FOR FREE: Viber Does not accept advertising promises and moving text and calls will always be free, and for free. We also value your privacy: read our privacy policy at http://www.viber.com/privacy.

                                                             


The icon above leads directly to Windows Marketplace, and here is the link to BlackBerry App World .

Windows Phone Marketplace extends to 22 new countries

Although, Microsoft’s Windows Phone marketplace is far from the likes of the gigantic Apple app store and the Google Play store, in terms of both the number of apps and its reach, the latest news from the Windows Phone makers reveal that their marketplace is now available across 22 new countries. The web-based marketplace has now been made available for Windows phone users across Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Israel, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

Microsoft also has plans on some making some improvements to its marketplace. It has decided to clean-up spam and reduce the noise level. 

The Microsoft blog also reveals that a new clean-up initiative taken up by them will aim at putting an end to consumer complaints regarding app searches - when a user tries searching for an app by typing in a keyword or name, the expected app does not show up, thereby causing some inconvenience. The team has started reviewing the keywords that developers assign to their apps and are also removing the ones that aren’t relevant. 

The blog also states that one will require Windows Phone 7.5 to buy, download, or update apps from Marketplace. The new requirement is said to be a part of the larger Marketplace improvement effort. 

More info at Windowsteamblog

Windows Phone Marketplace: 82,000 applications available in the WP Marketplace

Bronze medal for Microsoft, although the level of sales has not yet become the third largest in the world of smart phones, with regard to applications exceeds Symbian and BlackBerry.

The two operating systems, in fact, count some 70,000 respectively Ovi app Store and App World and last month served to Windows Phone to break away from competitors thanks to 10,228 new app in March bringing the total count to 82,000.

The numbers are not yet sufficient to worry about Android and iPhone OS, respectively the second and third place with more than 450,000 and 550,000 app. The growth of the WP Marketplace, however, expect a continual progress, if it continues at current rates, will allow Windows Phone app to count in the catalog by 100,000 in May.

Going into detail of the various formats, the U.S. is still leading with 69,123 applications available for this market, while China, the last in time to debut with Windows Phone is stuck at 21,530.

Windows Phone Marketplace reached another milestone, 70,000 applications are now in the WP Marketplace

At the launch of Windows Phone with Tango in China, Simon Leung had "given numbers" on these applications on Windows Marketplace.

In fact 70,000 applications according to official figures that Microsoft announced that it has passed the milestone and is now launching to 100,000. Someone may have already heard, some time ago, have achieved this level but had not been officially disclosed by Microsoft and included applications that were removed as redundant or unsafe.

With regard to the numbers of growth has now come to 300 new applications per day, number expected to increase with expansion up to 63 different markets.

At the time the developers have registered more than 100,000 and for them has simplified the certification process to get the app in the Market: are only 3 days maximum needed to make his debut in the store. The interest of developers, although not as high as Android or IOS, is still growing, especially in view of the arrival of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and the convergence between the systems.

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