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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac has today shed its Beta tag and launched on the Mac App Store, giving Mac owners who happen to own a Windows Phone-powered handset the chance to sync content with between the smartphone and their desktop. The application was first made available late last year and was only available via the official Microsoft website. Microsoft offers the Connector for free, meaning Apple is not taking a cut of Microsoft’s profits – so hell hasn’t frozen over just yet....

The development community that surrounds Windows Phone 7 has been given updated emulators that simulate the upcoming first software patch for the phone line. This has allowed many to get ready for the update, while consumers are stuck waiting for it to be released. According to a report fromWMPowerUser: In general to get cut and paste support most applications do not need to do anything, but a small minority of apps do need to be modified to use new controls, so it is good to see this process going on already....

TNW Quick Hit: According to a Microsoft official in South Korea, the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace will be coming to the country in August. Currently, Windows Phone is not sold in Korea, as the phone line does not support the country’s language. That will change with the release of the ‘Mango’ update to the platform, which is due by the end of the year. It will contain support for 16 new languages....

TNW Quick Hit: If for some odd reason you were not aware of how seriously Microsoft wishes for Windows Phone 7 to become a global success, today’s news will set you straight: WP7just launched in Bahrain. Bahrain is a country that is not as well-known as it should be. Forshort context, the country has fewer than a million residents, but is very rich due to petroleum wealth. The following is a quote from Viva, the carrier in who is bringing WP7 to the island nation:...

Microsoft’s Windows Phone marketplace now has passed 25,000 apps, reaching the milestone in 263 days from when the application store launched. Marketplace statistics have been tracked byWindows Phone Applist, which counts 25,018 applications at the time of writing, adding 1947 apps in the last two weeks alone. Winrumors surveyedrival app tracking websiteWP7applistwhich currently tracks 24,784 applications worldwide, with 4,025 inactive apps. According to the site, 51% of apps are available for free and the average price is $1....