In the documentation guidelines for WP7 development it says: "The application must not exceed 90 MB of RAM usage. However, on devices that have more than 256 MB of memory, an application can exceed 90 MB of RAM usage." I have been interpreting that as being peak RAM must stay under 90MB on 256MB devices... Continue Reading →
Marketing Your Apps – In App Advertising (II)
In a previous post I looked at the creation of a free ad-supported version of an app in support of an existing paid app. In addition to this there are a number of other opportunities that you can take advantage of in order to maximise marketing related opportunities. Conversions My experience of Ad supported apps... Continue Reading →
HELP! My Certification Testing has been temporarily suspended!
I am at a bit of a loss on what to do at the moment. Here is the story: After initially passing the ingestion process my ‘Royal Wedding App’ subsequently failed as peak memory exceeded 90MB on a 256MB device. “Fair enough” I thought. I did a little more research, implemented the Memory Counter... Continue Reading →
Marketing your Apps–Help create a structured mechanism.
So in contrast to the cartoon below most independent development shops probably suffer from being a little too lean in the first place … Being a way in to this on-going series of blog posts about ‘marketing your apps’ I have come to the un-surprising conclusion that there is no magic ‘silver bullet’ for success. There... Continue Reading →
Marketing Your Apps – Review
This is an on-going list of links relevant to independent developers looking at marketing their own Apps. (I’m seeking useful feedback and criticism on all these short posts please. The end result will form a part of Mike Ormond's’ forthcoming WP7 Kindle Book) In App Marketing: “Why not Try …” Marketing your Apps... Continue Reading →
Marketing Your Apps – Using Twitter to target your market.
In the first article in this series I talked about using Twitter in relation to real world events that might be related to your App. In the second I covered creating a dedicated Twitter account for your App. Use Twitter to target your Market. In the case of Nokia watch, the target market is:... Continue Reading →
Marketing Your Apps – Marketplace Promotion (1)
My own submissions to the current Spring Cleaning Promotion from Microsoft follows. NOTE: I am not suggesting that this is a ‘winning formula’ but in the spirit of this series of blog postings for Mike Ormond’s forthcoming Kindle book I thought it appropriate to share. NB The information that is perhaps of most general benefit... Continue Reading →
Marketing Your Apps – Polls & Surveys
Often times with a little thought you can dream up a poll that is in some way related to your App. As well as gaining some valuable information from the results if a poll is popular it can also help to market your associated app. Taking my new ‘Gadget Watch’ app as an example the... Continue Reading →
Gadget Watch
Like gadgets? Get the latest gadget news delivered in a pleasing and interactive Metro based UI. T3, Engadget, PC Pro, Web News, Gadget Blogs and Twitter are all scoured to give you the most comprehensive listings of gadgets on the planet! Latest features (version 1.4) include the ability to tweet / facebook / email articles... Continue Reading →
NOKIA Watch
With all the interest in the partnership with Microsoft over Windows Phone 7 it seems opportune to have the ability to quickly and conveniently monitor the Finnish giant. Get the lowdown on Nokia’s plans and get an insight into the all important question “What new features might Nokia decide to bring to WP7?” Or maybe... Continue Reading →
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