Microsoft has decided to temporarily prevent Windows Phone developers from pushing new apps to the Windows Phone Marketplace because of a problem with digital certificates that are causing users trouble with downloading apps. To be more specific, users who updated from earlier versions of Windows Phone to Windows Phone 7.5 have been unable to either install or update apps for the last couple of days. According to Microsoft, only a small percentage of all apps are affected, and users will be able to download updates and install apps once again as soon as a fix becomes available,
What Else You Need To Know:
- The Windows Phone Marketplace currently holds over 100,000 apps for users to download and install.
- Some of the affected Windows Phone apps include WhatsApp, Translator from Bing, and the New York Times app.
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Bug Forces Microsoft to Suspend Publishing Apps to Windows Phone Marketplace
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