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February 2012 |
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Now Accepting App and Games Submissions for 6 New Markets
We are pleased to start off the year with an expansion of the
App Hub that gives you an opportunity to reach customers in more
markets. Windows Phone Marketplace is poised to add apps and games
distribution to 6 new markets in the coming months, including Argentina,
China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru and the Philippines. In preparation,
Microsoft is now accepting submissions from developers wishing to have
their apps and/or games certified for distribution in these new markets.
Submissions to 3 of the 6 new markets – China, Indonesia and Malaysia –
must meet additional requirements due to local laws, regulations or
norms. You can find information on these additional
requirements in the
Application Certification Requirements.
Finally, please note that of the new consumer markets, App Hub
developer support is only offered for China at this time.
Target Your Apps and Games Worldwide or Specific Markets
You can choose to submit your apps and games to one or all
available markets worldwide within App Hub. Please be aware though that
when you select to publish worldwide, the requirements of all markets
must be satisfied before publication: If your application fails
certification, you will need to either update and resubmit your app to
meet all worldwide requirements, or de-select the markets where your
application does not meet requirements. Please also be aware that if you
want to target your previously published apps and games to the new
consumer markets when they come online, you must return to the App Hub
and (re)select the ‘worldwide' distribution option or select the
specific new markets that you want to target. Please review the
App Hub Application Submission Walkthrough for more details.
Get your app showcased in our promotional ad campaign
Windows Phone & Nokia are looking for innovative new apps
targeted for Windows Phone 7.5. Each month up to 10 apps will be
selected and showcased in our Windows Phone & Nokia promotional app
campaign including activities such as banner advertising and social
media. Opportunity is open to all developers with apps published and
relevant for the US marketplace. Think your app is amazing? Tell us
today, we're reviewing and selecting apps monthly, Jan. through April.
www.yourapphere.com
Microsoft In-App Advertising Solution Expands to Seven New Markets!
International expansion of the
Microsoft Advertising (MSA) solution
has been one of your top requests. We've expanded onboarding and payout
for developers in seven MORE countries: Denmark, Hong Kong, India,
Japan, Mexico, Sweden, and Switzerland. Using the MSA solution,
developers have been able to
make 71% MORE than when using other solutions.
Click here to read more on past international expansion of the Microsoft Advertising solution. Please contact
psupport@microsoft.com with questions.
DPE India sets new record with Windows Phone Marathon
Microsoft India organized a 72 Hour Windows Phone Application
Development Marathon. The marathon kick started with keynote by Mr.
Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi, DPE Academic Developer Evangelist. We set a new
record with 800+ engineering students participating and developing 600+
Windows Phone applications from 28- 30th December, 2011 at Pragati
Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh.
 This
Marathon created a huge sense of excitement among students, faculty and
this was also live streamed to several campuses across India.
http://bit.ly/iunlockjoy and
http://www.facebook.com/
microsoftindiastudent
Updated Windows Phone 7.1 Training Course
The new version of Windows Phone offers a lot of new
capabilities for developers to create even better, more immersive user
experiences on the Windows Phone. This course will give you hands-on
experience with important developer features in Windows Phone 7.5.
Get the training kit. Happy Windows Phone coding!
Developer Talk Series – February
Join us for our February's webcast, Windows Phone and Kinect
cross-communication – enhancing the user experience, presented by MVP
Dennis Delimarsky. In this talk, developers will learn different ways to
connect a Windows Phone device to a Kinect and perform data exchange
between them, building unique user interactions inside third-party
desktop and mobile applications.
Register for this talk, and see upcoming and past presentations.
Dream.Build.Play 2012 Challenge for Windows Phone
Dream.Build.Play 2012 Challenge will include games for Windows
Phone! Developers: start getting your games polished, we will announce
registration information soon! Game on!
Stay up to date on when the contest officially launches.
Featured Student Developer: Kyle Orth from Australia
Check out student developer, Kyle Orth from Sydney, Australia.
Kyle already has five Apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace and he is in
the process of developing another app called Learner LogBook. Check out
Kyle's story and be sure to download and try out his Apps! Learn More -
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9797156. Get help with our
Getting Started developing Windows Phone Apps. |
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