> Jean-Cristophe Cimetiere, Microsoft’s Senior Technical Evangelist for Interoperability, unveiled the [porting tool](http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2011/04/29/leveraging-your-iphone-development-expertise-to-build-windows-phone-7-applications.aspx) in a post to the Windows Team blog last week. The tool comes as part of a interoperability package designed to help iOS developers “leverage [their] iPhone development expertise to build Windows Phone 7 applications.” via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/03/microsoft_aims_to_woo_developers_to_windows_phone_with_ios_porting_tool.html)Microsoft, like RIM, Adobe, and…

> [Microsoft](http://crunchgear.com/tag/Microsoft), ostensibly, is trying to break us of this habit and I say ostensibly because, if you really look at the [Windows Phone 7](http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/11/the-windows-phone-7-launch-our-take/) UI, you’re actually dealing with more swipes and taps than you’d expect given the sparse interface they are presenting. Sure, the phones are fast and the UI, at times, is strikingly beautiful, but it’s still a phone and, as such, requires lots of attention. via [mobilecrunch.com](http://www.mobilecrunch.…

> The Redmond, Wash., software giant is set to [hold a launch event](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/03/oct_11_windows_phone_7_launch_event_confirmed.html) on Oct. 11 for new devices powered by Windows Phone 7. And while it was presumed that the event would focus on phones, *Neowin.net* claims that the event in New York City may also be used to introduce [new ‘slate PCs’](http://www.neowin.net/news/exclusive-windows-slates-coming-at-christmas-unveiled-on-october-11) that will hit the market this year. > > “Microsoft has been working closely with…

> As a result of a new agreement where Bing powers Yahoo searches, Compete is now tracking Bing and Yahoo search queries under the heading “Bing-powered.” Bing-powered searches accounted for 26% of the US search market, with 3.8 million queries. > > However, splitting the combined Bing-powered search entity into Bing and Yahoo, it becomes clear that Bing is gaining individual popularity while Yahoo is losing individual popularity. Bing’s 12.4% August 2010 share grew 17% from 10.6% in July 2010 and 37.8% from 9% in August 2009, two…

> ### Windowsphone > > **8** articles about **windowsphone** from the LukeW [writing archives](http://www.lukew.com/ff/). > > - [Touch Target Sizes](http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1085) —May 4, 2010 > - [Touch Gesture Diagrams](http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1073) —Apr 22, 2010 > - [MIX10: Designing & Developing for the Rich Mobile Web](http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1028) —Mar 18, 2010 > - [Windows Phone: Input Controls](http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1021) —Mar 16, 2010 > - [MIX10: Windows Phone UI and Design Language](http:…