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Windows Mobile 6.5 Walkthru

hegenderfer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:41:32 GMT

Guess I don't have to do this now :)

Most of you have probably already seen this video, but if not, it's a good Windows Mobile 6.5 walkthru. I've been using this for quite a while now, and I must say that I really DO enjoy 6.5 over previous revs.

Of course, the hardware is getting better all of the time as well :)

WM 6.0 and 6.1 Support in Windows Marketplace for Mobile

hegenderfer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:28:31 GMT

If you haven't heard the news already, we will be supporting WM6.0/6.1/6.5 in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. This is great news for app devs, as it gives you all over 30 million sockets that are already existing world wide :)

Here is Todd Brix's blog entry around the announce.

Mobile Buzz at Tech-Ed

ReedR — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:48:00 GMT

There is a lot of good stuff going on a Tech-Ed this week in LA. In you are here, come by and see us at the Windows Mobile booths. This is one of the first big events to really start sharing details and demonstrating the technology Windows Mobile 6.5.

Some highlights thus far…

· Take your pick from several sessions that overview WM 6.5 and show off new features. You can finally see the UI improvements in action and get a feel for the rich users experience behind this release.

· The Windows Mobile Marketplace team is here! Come by the Marketplace booth or attend one of the breakouts to get your Marketplace questions answered. Feedback Welcomed!

· Nickolas Landry spotlighted “The Windows Mobile Unified Sensor API” in his session earlier this week. This is a handy library up on Codeplex that you can use to take advantage cool hardware like accelerometers and light sensors on popular WM devices.

· Curious about this thing called a Widget? There is a good Hands-On-Lab (HOL) that will have you up and writing your own widgets in 15min. They are easy, they are connected, they are … well, Widgets and they are pretty cool.

· Rob Tiffany published a post recently that covered some techniques to maximize available memory space with managed applications. He followed it up this week with a session that covered this technique in depth. This is good stuff, but we also haven’t talked enough about some major changes that occurred in the platform under 6.1 to automatically help with the old Virtual Memory Monster. Doug talked about it here. Net, net… “While execute-in-place(XIP) DLLs are still loaded from the top of Slot 1, any DLL that is larger than 64 KB and isn’t XIP is loaded in slot 60. If the 32 MB of slot 60 fills up with DLLs, the OS uses slot 61 for the DLLs. This additional 64 MB of DLLs space should go a long way in reducing the problem of too many DLLs in Windows Mobile systems.” This is… HUGE.

· Maarten Struys gave a smoking session on Creating Location-Aware Applications on Windows Mobile. Maarten rocks…what else can I say.

…and that’s just the first two days!

Cheers,

Reed

Windows Marketplace for Mobile is ready for ISVs :)

hegenderfer — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:28:31 GMT

All, if you haven't seen, you can go to http://developer.windowsmobile.com/marketplace.aspx now and register to start selling your apps in the Marketplace.

If I were an app developer, I would register now and get in line first. There will be a line-up as application ingestion starts, so you want to make sure you are at the head of the queue as we start rolling thru the certification process :)

Windows Mobile Marketplace FAQ...and good news :)

hegenderfer — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:17:16 GMT

The Marketplace team has just announced some more details around the 'Windows Marketplace for Mobile', which I think is great news:

Q: Do I need to pay the $99 fee again to submit an application update?

A: No, if your application has been previously certified and published in the catalog, you can submit subsequent updates without incurring any additional fees. The application update will be made available through Windows Marketplace to all customers that have downloaded your application in the past.

Q: I previously heard that you only had 7 days to submit a free update. Has this changed?

A: Yes, we originally communicated that only application updates submitted within 7 days of their publish date would benefit from a free submission. After talking to the developer community and better understanding the dynamics and frequency of application updates, we have decided to extend the original 7-day window and make it permanent. This means that if an application has been previously approved in the marketplace the developer can submit updates to it without incurring any additional fees.

WAHOO!

We hope to get a good FAQ around the Marketplace up on the developer.windowsmobile.com site ASAP, so hang tight.

Also, expect more details in the coming weeks and months around this at developer.windowsmobile.com...

Students get into the Windows Mobile Marketplace for free

hegenderfer — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:24:00 GMT

In case you missed the official press release:

Developers who sell applications through Windows Marketplace for Mobile will receive 70 percent of the revenue from the sales of each application. In addition, they will be able to set the price for their applications in each market, maximizing their revenues based on targeted pricing strategies. Developers can also choose to distribute their applications at no cost. Up to five application submissions to Windows Marketplace for Mobile is included in the introductory annual registration fee of $99 (U.S.). Each additional submission within the annual period will cost $99 (U.S.). The registration fee is waived for student developers who want to reach Windows^® phones customers, through enrollment in the Microsoft DreamSpark program.

So, for those of you who are students and are looking to get started in Windows Mobile development, sign up for DreamSpark and get crackin' :)