Best known for their handsets, Nokia also produces a number of complimenting accessories. On the entry level of their bluetooth headset product line is the Nokia BH-111 Stereo Headset. This headset brings style, but does it bring the quality and functionality needed to set it apart? Here’s our verdict.
The Windows Phone marketplace is 90,000 strong and counting. According to All About Windows Phone, AAWP, the marketplace recently surpassed 92,383 apps published –24,371 were published within the last three months and 7,409 published in the last month alone.
The market is also continually expanding. In April, an average of 340 apps was added to the marketplace every day. Even with all these new apps, Microsoft stressed quality over quantity. To help accomplish getting all these quality apps, the marketplace had to rely on over 20,000 developers. Additionally, it has offered all kinds of incentives for its developers to make more apps.
While 90,000+ apps are published, not all apps are available in a given market. “In common with other application stores, the total number of published items is not the same as the number of items available to consumers,” said Rafe Blandford of AAWP in an article. “Of the 92,383 items published to the Marketplace, just over 10,500 are no longer available (removed by Microsoft or withdrawn by the publisher).” Additionally, not all apps are published in every country.
As the marketplace continues to expand, Microsoft stressed it is not satisfied with just increasing the quantity of apps.
Todd Brix, a Windows Phone executive, highlighted four points for developers to remember when trying to publish an app on the Windows Phone marketplace: avoid trademark trouble, maintain a high sense of quality, use succinct keywords and have a good sense of judgment in dealing with apps that could be deemed racy.
