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Now that the dust has settled fromthe announcementthat Nokia would be partnering with Microsoft to make the Windows Phone 7 platform its primary operating system, both companies are working hard to highlight what will happen to their existing ecosystems and how it will affect consumers and developers alike. Matt Benke, General Manager at Microsoft, posting on theWindows Team Blog, specifically details how the alliance will benefit Windows Phone 7 developers, stating that the alliance will “dramatically increase the customer base for Windows Phones”, also helping to accelerate innovation in the company’s backend services and core infrastructure....

We love hacking, and with Microsoft becomingmore and morelenientby the daywith people tinkering with their platforms, we sincerely hope that the future of homebrew on Windows Phone 7 is bright. Today, in that vein, we are bringing you news of a registry editor for Windows Phone 7 that should greatly aid anyone interested in developing homebrew games for the WP7 platform. To be up front, there is a caveat: you do need, as I am sure you suspected, a developer-unlocked device....

Mobile operating system version fragmentation is usually referred to as an Android-specific issue, one that is not as painful for arch-rival iOS. What we have learned today is that another OS seems to be having a difficult time with the problem: Windows Phone 7. Yes, Microsoft’s mobile line has users spread all over the map, with only 33% of all handsets running the most recent consumer edition of the operating system....

Recently we brought you the news of9 rogue SSL certificatesthat were issued after an affiliate to an Internet security firm was compromised. The certificates impact popular domains, making them a real threat. According to Comodo, the firm whose affiliate was cracked, the attack was executed by a nation-state. Microsoft is scrambling to protect its products from the potential vulnerabilities, and plans to release a Windows Phone 7 update to block the fake SSL certificates....

Steve Ballmer, speaking in his keynote at Mobile World Congress today announced that Windows Phone 7 users will begin to receive the first Windows Phone 7 update in “early March”, confirming initial rumours that it would be delayed until that month. The update, as we have previously reported, contains the much-requested copy and past functionality that is sorely lacking from the platform. The update was thought to be coming in short order just a few days ago whenan update to Zuneseemed to portent its imminent arrival....