Trying to push forward with Windows Phone, the company continues to help developers create apps by providing financial incentives.

Odds are you've used a mobile app and plan to use one again. That continued demand for mobile app development makes it an exciting and lucrative field.

To access Windows Phone 8.1, you'll need to register for an app developer account, which will cost you $19 a year as an individual or $99 a year as a company.

Microsoft developers who've turned their attentions away from Windows Mobile will soon have a simpler way to develop mobile applications for current and future versions of Windows Phones.

Microsoft's Mike Ormond has gone ahead and finally published a nice eBook called "Building Windows Phone Apps: A Developer's Guide", which looks to give a "puddy up" "into developing on the ...

Image: Windows Phone app development cycle The .NET architecture and ability to code in C# through Visual Studio mean that even developers that do not know how to create Windows Phone apps can ...

What if Microsoft could convince developers that there is a single "mobile" platform to develop for, rather than three distinct platforms, iOS, Android and the oft-neglected Windows?

With so many cross-platform app development frameworks available, it can be overwhelming to find the best fit for you. We've compiled a list of five tools you can use within your organization.

Microsoft's consumer play with its upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile OS has not lost sight of the enterprise market, but has reset developer effort with the software giant, say industry voices.