Top 25 Windows Phone Apps

In case you hadn?t noticed, Microsoft is really pushing to make Windows Phones a hit. The new 7.5 operating system certainly helps?with such cool features as Groups for messaging and Local Scout for nearby recommendations. But consumers really care about apps, and Microsoft has made pretty good progress in the last year.

Now, staples such as Facebook, Foursquare, and Twitter have a home in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Microsoft has the entertainment angle covered, too, with apps such as Netflix, Slacker, and Spotify. In addition, many applications running on Windows Phone harness the latest updates to Windows Phone 7.5, including multitasking support and greater integration with social networking. You can also pin important app information directly to the phone?s home screen for fast retrieval of info such as your travel itinerary.

Still, Microsoft is playing catch-up. While the Apple App Store stocks 500,000 apps and the Android Market has more than 250,000, Windows Phone has about 30,000. ?Windows Phone just turned a year old, and our rate of growth is very good,? said Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president of Windows Phone. ?I?m pretty optimistic that if there?s a particular app a mobile user wants, in a reasonably short period of time it, or a good substitute, will be available in the Marketplace.? Belfiore went on to say that the customers who are buying Windows handsets today really like the look and feel of Mango?s Metro UI.

Whether you just bought a Windows Phone or are thinking of getting one, these are the top 25 apps to get.

Why waste time using apps from third-party weather services when you can get forecast info from the source? Accuweather?s application relies on a clean interface (with minimal ads) to display current weather conditions, 10-day forecasts, and severe weather alerts for your area. You can swipe through up to seven different locations, plus view animated radar and satellite maps.
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