#Windows-Phone
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Windows Phone 7
The text presents Windows Phone 7 as a new mobile system from Microsoft, with a tile-based home screen, social integration, Xbox Live, Zune and a standardized hardware set.
Ex-Microsoft Designer Explains the Move Away from Metro
An ex-Microsoft design lead says Windows Phone’s Metro patterns had to change because swiping, pivots, and panoramas were weak for app navigation, especially in complex apps like Office.
Top Windows Phone app certification failures and how to avoid them
The post lists common Windows Phone Store certification failures and the checks that help avoid them, including screenshots, test credentials, crashes, icon assets, Back button behavior, localization, and theme support.
The war for developers
The post argues that mobile platform power depends on developers, and that Microsoft could gain ground if Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 attract the large group of PC-era developers now underused in mobile.
Microsoft creating ‘open source’ framework for gaming, formed a new team for iOS, Windows Phone and Android
Microsoft is forming a new gaming team around an open source, lightweight, extensible framework meant to run on Windows Store, Windows Phone, iOS and Android, with the aim of winning back game developers.
Microsoft makes it official: We're all in with Android
Microsoft is treating Android as part of its mobile strategy by backing dual-boot phones, Android devices with Windows Phone, and Nokia’s low-cost Windroid line to keep users inside Microsoft services.