Cellphone Star

pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_504x_winmomarket_02.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″Fantastic news for current a class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged WINDOWS MOBILE” href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/windows-mobile/”Windows Mobile/a users: Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft’s forthcoming app store, a href=”http://www.pcworld.com/article/168369/microsoft_to_let_older_phones_use_its_app_store.html”will work/a on 6.0 and 6.1 handsets as well. When? Still a cryptic “Fall,” unfortunately./p pDevelopers will be able to submit applications to get started on the vetting process as soon as July 27th, giving Microsoft a little lead time to ensure a healthy selection at launch./p pIf Microsoft didn’t explicitly state that the Marketplace would be exclusively available on Windows Mobile 6.5, they certainly emimplied/em it, touting the service as one of the a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5154116/windows-mobile-65-announced-leaks-confirmed”great new features/a of the OSmdash;a href=”http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2009/07/14/get-ready-windows-marketplace-for-mobile-offers-millions-of-potential-new-customers.aspx”they’re even launching together/a in Fall. Wider availability makes sense, since the core components of the OS are largely unchanged, and apps will generally be cross compatible. Basically, this is great for the scores of Windows Mobile users [...]

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