Microsoft officially announced today that they are ready to accept applications for their Windows Marketplace smartphone app store. This will go on air as soon as Windows Mobile 6.5 becomes available to the general public. Those among you who are professional developers can click here to know more about the Windows Mobile for Developers website.

Microsoft will also be organising a contest called The Race to Market Challenge, which plans to offer winning developers huge prizes like the developer edition of the Microsoft Surface touchscreen table, which is currently used by companies such as AT&T. More info about this competition will be available at the official contest site, later today.

Source: MobileBurn

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced a collaborative alliance that will transform the way consumers shop for mobile devices. AT&T will become the first company in the world to bring Microsoft Surface™ to life in a retail environment, giving customers the ability to explore their mobile worlds using touch (more…)