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Tech compatible with Symbian, Samsung and iPhone OSes; Android and Windows Phone to follow

Perhaps deciding that it lacked the appetite for a cat-and-mouse style brawl over the hacking of its new line of Windows Phone 7 devices, Microsoft has come up with a novel way of deterring hackers from cracking its OS. Cnet reports that the platform holder has successfully convinced the creators …

Distimo report finds an Xbox whitewash in the WP7 top 10

Games occupy the Top 10 slots in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace’s paid applications chart, according to research from analytics firm Distimo. What’s more, with prices between $2.99 and $6.99, the chart has yet to be dominated by iOS-style 99-cent titles. Games account for 40% of the 100 most popular …

Microsoft claims an 80 per cent jump in app creators since September

Develop looks at five companies at the heart of the development cluster in Nova Scotia

Day one sales numbers pegged at just 40,000 units as Microsoft faces uphill battle in competitive smartphone sector

A report from TheStreet claims that on its first day of release Microsoft sold just 40,000 Windows Phone 7 units. TheStreet adds that the number doesn’t account for the 89,000 free Windows Phone 7 devices that were handed out to Microsoft employees. The numbers are thon into stark contrast when …

The first DLC pack for Microsoft shooter Crackdown 2 will be available to download on Xbox Live later this month. ‘Deluge’ features a new four player co-op mode where users are pitted against increasingly challenging waves of enemies in Pacific City. There is also a ‘Capture the Orb’ mode which …

Having officially lifted the lid on its ambitious Windows Phone 7 plans to the global tech media yesterday, Microsoft has quietly re-branded its indie dev operations to incorporate its new portable gaming aspirations. Anyone now visiting the home page of the XNA Creators Club, the home of Microsoft’s indie games …