diff --git a/Doc/versions.txt b/Doc/versions.txt
index 01e057b9..d19fc5cb 100644
--- a/Doc/versions.txt
+++ b/Doc/versions.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ Json.NET comes in different versions for the various .NET frameworks.
   Silverlight 3.0
 
 -Phone:
-  Windows Phone 7
\ No newline at end of file
+  Windows Phone 7
+
+Microsoft stopped supporting the Compact Framework in Visual Studio 2010.
+For a Compact Framework 3.5 build download Json.NET 3.5.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs
index 73e433b8..9bbdbf46 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JObjectTests.cs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Parameter name: arrayIndex")]
     {
       string json = @"[new Date(1207285200000)]";
 
-      JArray a = (JArray)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, null);
+      JArray a = (JArray)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json);
       JValue v = (JValue)a[0];
 
       Assert.AreEqual(JsonConvert.ConvertJavaScriptTicksToDateTime(1207285200000), (DateTime)v);
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/TypeNameHandlingTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/TypeNameHandlingTests.cs
index bf0ddc65..1a1dd32e 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/TypeNameHandlingTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/TypeNameHandlingTests.cs
@@ -565,6 +565,55 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization
       SearchDetails searchDetails = (SearchDetails) deserialized.Body;
       // Json.NET
     }
+
+    public class UrlStatus
+    {
+      public int Status { get; set; }
+      public string Url { get; set; }
+    }
+
+
+    [Test]
+    public void GenericDictionaryObject()
+    {
+      Dictionary<string, object> collection = new Dictionary<string, object>()
+        {
+          {"First", new UrlStatus{ Status = 404, Url = @"http://www.bing.com"}},
+          {"Second", new UrlStatus{Status = 400, Url = @"http://www.google.com"}}
+        };
+
+      string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(collection, Formatting.Indented, new JsonSerializerSettings
+      {
+        TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.Objects,
+        TypeNameAssemblyFormat = FormatterAssemblyStyle.Simple
+      });
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(@"{
+  ""$type"": ""System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.String, mscorlib],[System.Object, mscorlib]], mscorlib"",
+  ""First"": {
+    ""$type"": ""Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization.TypeNameHandlingTests+UrlStatus, Newtonsoft.Json.Tests"",
+    ""Status"": 404,
+    ""Url"": ""http://www.bing.com""
+  },
+  ""Second"": {
+    ""$type"": ""Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization.TypeNameHandlingTests+UrlStatus, Newtonsoft.Json.Tests"",
+    ""Status"": 400,
+    ""Url"": ""http://www.google.com""
+  }
+}", json);
+
+      object c = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, new JsonSerializerSettings
+      {
+        TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.Objects,
+        TypeNameAssemblyFormat = FormatterAssemblyStyle.Simple
+      });
+
+      Assert.IsInstanceOfType(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>), c);
+
+      Dictionary<string, object> newCollection = (Dictionary<string, object>)c;
+      Assert.AreEqual(2, newCollection.Count);
+      Assert.AreEqual(@"http://www.bing.com", ((UrlStatus)newCollection["First"]).Url);
+    }
   }
 
   public class Message
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonConvert.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonConvert.cs
index c824cadc..54b9458b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonConvert.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonConvert.cs
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the specified object to a Json object.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to a .NET object.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="value">The object to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The deserialized object from the Json string.</returns>
     public static object DeserializeObject(string value)
     {
@@ -605,9 +605,23 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the specified object to a Json object.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to a .NET object.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="value">The object to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="settings">
+    /// The <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> used to deserialize the object.
+    /// If this is null, default serialization settings will be is used.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>The deserialized object from the JSON string.</returns>
+    public static object DeserializeObject(string value, JsonSerializerSettings settings)
+    {
+      return DeserializeObject(value, null, settings);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to the specified .NET type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
     /// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> of object being deserialized.</param>
     /// <returns>The deserialized object from the Json string.</returns>
     public static object DeserializeObject(string value, Type type)
@@ -616,10 +630,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the specified object to a Json object.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to the specified .NET type.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to deserialize.</typeparam>
-    /// <param name="value">The object to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to deserialize to.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
     /// <returns>The deserialized object from the Json string.</returns>
     public static T DeserializeObject<T>(string value)
     {
@@ -627,14 +641,14 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the specified JSON to the given anonymous type.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to the given anonymous type.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="T">
     /// The anonymous type to deserialize to. This can't be specified
     /// traditionally and must be infered from the anonymous type passed
     /// as a parameter.
     /// </typeparam>
-    /// <param name="value">The object to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
     /// <param name="anonymousTypeObject">The anonymous type object.</param>
     /// <returns>The deserialized anonymous type from the JSON string.</returns>
     public static T DeserializeAnonymousType<T>(string value, T anonymousTypeObject)
@@ -643,10 +657,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the JSON string to the specified type.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to the specified .NET type.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to deserialize.</typeparam>
-    /// <param name="value">The object to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to deserialize to.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
     /// <param name="converters">Converters to use while deserializing.</param>
     /// <returns>The deserialized object from the JSON string.</returns>
     public static T DeserializeObject<T>(string value, params JsonConverter[] converters)
@@ -655,9 +669,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the JSON string to the specified type.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to the specified .NET type.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to deserialize.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object to deserialize to.</typeparam>
     /// <param name="value">The object to deserialize.</param>
     /// <param name="settings">
     /// The <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> used to deserialize the object.
@@ -670,9 +684,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the JSON string to the specified type.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to the specified .NET type.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="value">The object to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
     /// <param name="type">The type of the object to deserialize.</param>
     /// <param name="converters">Converters to use while deserializing.</param>
     /// <returns>The deserialized object from the JSON string.</returns>
@@ -686,10 +700,10 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Deserializes the JSON string to the specified type.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON to the specified .NET type.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="value">The JSON to deserialize.</param>
-    /// <param name="type">The type of the object to deserialize.</param>
+    /// <param name="type">The type of the object to deserialize to.</param>
     /// <param name="settings">
     /// The <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> used to deserialize the object.
     /// If this is null, default serialization settings will be is used.