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<\/p>\nToday, Microsoft Singapore announced the availability of 35 local apps (in various categories) for Windows Phone 7 users. Do check them out if you have a WP7 phone. Picture below taken during Windows Phone 7 launch.<\/p>\n
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<\/strong><\/p>\n 35 applications and many more in the pipeline <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Singapore, November 16, 2010<\/strong> \u2013 With the Windows Phone Marketplace hitting close to the 2,000 application mark, Microsoft today announced the availability of 35 made-in-Singapore applications.\u00a0 Developed by Singapore-based developers and local organizations, these applications cover a wide range of categories such as games, entertainment, information and productivity.<\/p>\n The Windows Phone Marketplace introduced with Windows Phone 7 provides consumers with a brand new experience. It is an online store where consumers can purchase applications, games, music and even premium Xbox LIVE games on their Windows Phone 7 smartphones. To add to the convenience, consumers can even preview the applications before making their purchases.<\/p>\n \u201cThe new Windows Phone Marketplace will provide Windows Phone 7 users with a different experience. Not only will they be able to purchase Xbox LIVE games on their smartphones, there is also a strong emphasis on discoverability on Windows Phone Marketplace. Users will be able to easily find the applications they want, enhancing their experience on the phone. We\u2019re also very encouraged by the fact that 35 local applications are now available on Windows Phone Marketplace as that is a strong testament of the interest that developers have in the platform,\u201d said John Fernandes, Director, Business & Marketing Organization, Microsoft Singapore.<\/p>\n Over the years, Microsoft has developed a deep relationship with the local developer community. With Windows Phone 7, more than 1,000 Singapore-based developers have received individualized training with many more applications expected to be launched soon.<\/p>\n \u201cIn addition to the applications that we are announcing today, there are now close to 80 more local applications in the pipeline. We have a set of stringent criteria in place for developers who wish to submit applications on Windows Phone Marketplace to ensure that consumers get high quality applications all the time. We have also put in a significant effort to make it easy for applications to be developed on Windows Phone 7 through Silverlight and the XNA framework which are existing Microsoft platforms. With these extensions, developers can now easily port their expertise and create applications across the phone, PC, web and Xbox 360, which we believe will have a multiplier effect,\u201d added Ziriad Saibi, Director, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Singapore<\/p>\n The new locally developed applications cut across categories such as Utilities (BusGuide, SG Carparks, Book a Cab), Information (Queue Time, Wanderlust, SG After 12, CallEmergency, xinmsn) and Games & Entertainment (Xbox LIVE games such as CarneyVale: Showtime, and other games such as Galaxy Bunnies and Dino Parade).<\/p>\n Globally, more than half a million of Software Developer Kits were downloaded by the launch of Windows Phone 7 on October 12, 2010, strong endorsement to the interest that developers have in the newest mobile operating system in the market. Apart from the convenience that Windows Phone Marketplace brings to consumers, developers have been very quick to lavish praise at the ease at which they are now able to develop applications on the rich platform.<\/p>\n This sentiment is echoed by Teo Chor Guan from the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab. \u201cWe\u2019re very proud that we were one of two local Xbox LIVE developers whose game was selected for the global launch of Windows Phone 7. We\u2019ve developed many games across different platforms and developing the CarneyVale: Showtime game on Windows Phone 7 has been particularly easy because of our prior experience with developing Xbox games using the XNA Framework.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s great that anyone can now build an application for Windows Phone 7. I\u2019ve received strong support from Microsoft, from advice and educational materials to the free developer tools, which have enabled me to get my application up and running very quickly. I\u2019m extremely excited that my application is one of the first local applications available in Windows Phone Marketplace,\u201d said Muhammad Mulyadi, developer for the BusGuide application.<\/p>\n Microsoft is also providing consumers with a great user experience by opening the Windows Phone Marketplace to selected partners. For instance, SingTel subscribers will be able to see a SingTel store-in-store in the Windows Phone Marketplace and applications such as SingTel Xplorer and SingTel IDEAS will be available to these subscribers. StarHub subscribers will be able to access the StarHub TV and StarHub Music Store applications. LG Windows Phone 7 users will also have access to the LG store where they will be able to access even more free applications developed directly by the company.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Local applications across categories: <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Utilities <\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BusGuide<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG Carparks<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Book a Cab<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Petrol@SG<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Upvise<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Currency 7<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Business Lead Tracker<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beautiful Lunar Calendar (BLC)<\/p>\n 9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG Buses<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Games & Entertainment <\/strong><\/p>\n 10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CarneyVale: Showtime (Xbox LIVE)<\/p>\n 11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Galaxy Bunnies<\/p>\n 12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dino Parade<\/p>\n 13.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ChickyMunk<\/p>\n 14.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MindReader<\/p>\n 15.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 StarHub TV<\/p>\n 16.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 StarHub Music<\/p>\n 17.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MemoGenius<\/p>\n 18.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG Fine City<\/p>\n 19.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Translate<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Information<\/strong><\/p>\n 20.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Queue Time<\/p>\n 21.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wanderlust<\/p>\n 22.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG After 12<\/p>\n 23.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CallEmergency<\/p>\n 24.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 xinmsn<\/p>\n 25.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Call Yourself<\/p>\n 26.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG Pedia<\/p>\n 27.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG Weather<\/p>\n 28.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG 4D<\/p>\n 29.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SG Lottery<\/p>\n 30.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NewDay<\/p>\n 31.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SingTel IDEAS<\/p>\n 32.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SingTel Xplorer<\/p>\n 33.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My SingTel Account<\/p>\n 34.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 StarHub Gee! 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