Previously, if you weren’t on Windows, you couldn’t take full advantage of all the awesomeness that was in SkyDrive, Microsoft’s neato cloud storage service. Not anymore! They’ve just released an iOS app that’ll let you upload photos, files, documents and manage SkyDrive folders straight from your iPhone.
Mozilla’s officially abandoning development of Firefox Mobile for Windows Mobile in the wake of the shiny – er, matte – future of Windows Phone 7. Which they’re not latching onto, either, because there’s no native SDK.
Microsoft’s already done a lot right with Windows Phone 7, and it’s not even due out until late this year. But after today’s announcements, there’s still one lingering question: How can Windows Phone 7 possibly catch up, in terms of apps?
What many feared (or briefly thought about without much emotion either way) has turned out to be true: Microsoft PR has confirmed that Windows Marketplace for Mobile will be the only source for Windows Phone 7 apps, meaning that you can’t sideload apps, and that Microsoft will be the sole gatekeeper for all apps on the platform.
You can download the Windows Phone 7 SDK right now from this link. Make us some good stuff, programmers. [Windows Phone Developer]
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Harvest shows what Xbox Live gaming will be like on Windows Phone 7, and it’s pretty damn impressive. Achievements, explosions and glorious gamerpoints. Leaving your house officially no longer means stalling your gamerscore.
