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15 000 developers and much more applications for Windows Phone 7

The software concern Microsoft has managed since the launch of Windows Phone 7 to win a large number of application developers for the platform.

Only since the beginning of November so far as such have registered about 3000 new programmers, the company said.So now the new mobile applications based on Microsoft software employing 15 000 people.

Accordingly, the rapidly increasing number of applications offered by the company for mobile devices with its operating system.While at the beginning of sales the number was still three-digit, now users can choose from almost 3000 applications.

However, it will take some time until the platform is able to equalize in this respect with the existing far-long competition.Available to the user’s operating system Google Android are currently around 100 000 different applications and in the Apple AppStore their numbers even approaching 300,000.

Microsoft Previews Windows Phone 7 at NYC Event

Last night at a press event in New York City, Vin Rock (from Naughty by Nature) and I got to preview a bunch of new Microsoft products coming out this year, including some new builds of Windows Phone 7.

Google Hotspot Influence Rolling Across All of Google Local

We continue to learn about changes across all of Google local products as Hotspot is further integrated into the rating and review process. Lat Long Blog points out that Places will now include a new section highlighting recommendations from friends:

I noted in Rating are the new Reviews that Google was now allowing rating in Places. Actually it is much more pervasive than that as they can now be made in all of the following Google products:

To rate a business on desktop, simply hover over rating stars anywhere you see them. Here are places you’ll see the rating stars, on your computer.