Book description
The Windows Phone 7 platform provides a remarkable opportunity for Windows developers to create state-of-the-art mobile applications using their existing skills and a familiar toolset. For iOS and Android developers, this book provides the right level of content to
help developers rapidly come up to speed on Windows Phone. Pro Windows Phone 7 Development will help you unlock the potential of this platform and create dazzling, visually rich, and highly functional applications for the Windows Phone Marketplace.
For developers new to the Windows Phone platform, whether .NET, iPhone, or Android developers, this book starts by introducing you to the features and specifications of the Windows Phone series, and then leads you through the complete application development process. You'll learn how to use Microsoft technologies like Silverlight, .NET, the XNA Framework, Visual Studio, and Expression Blend effectively, how to take
advantage of the available sensors such as the location service, accelerometer, and touch, make your apps location-aware using GPS data, utilize the rich media capabilities of the Windows Phone series, and much more. Finally, you'll receive a full tutorial on how to publish and sell your application through the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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1. Introduction to Windows Phone 7 and Marketplace
- 1.1. Why Should I Care?
- 1.2. Current Microsoft Developers
- 1.3. Non-Microsoft Developers
- 1.4. The Mobile Market
- 1.5. Windows Phone 7 Platform Overview
- 1.6. Windows Phone Developer Tools
- 1.7. Silverlight Tools and Framework Overview
- 1.8. XNA Game Studio and Framework Overview
- 1.9. AppHub and the Windows Marketplace for Mobile
- 1.10. Conclusion
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2. Silverlight User Interface Development
- 2.1. Designing for Windows Phone 7
- 2.2. User Interface Development in Visual Studio 2010
- 2.3. .NET Framework for Silverlight
- 2.4. User Interface Development with Expression Blend 4
- 2.5. Animation Fundamentals
- 2.6. Application Layout
- 2.7. Conclusion
- 3. Handling Input on Windows Phone 7
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4. Windows Phone 7 Programming Model
- 4.1. Device Information
- 4.2. Application Data Persistence
- 4.3. Tasks
- 4.4. Web Browser Control
- 4.5. Asynchronous Programming
- 4.6. Connecting Windows Phone to Services and Feeds
- 4.7. Bing Maps Control
- 4.8. Application Execution Model
- 4.9. Conclusion
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5. Windows Phone 7 Advanced UI Development
- 5.1. The Model-View-ViewModel Architecture
- 5.2. Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 Toolkit
- 5.3. Creating Transitions and Interactivity
- 5.4. The Microsoft Advertising SDK
- 5.5. Conclusion
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6. Windows Phone 7 Advanced Programming Model
- 6.1. Advanced Data Binding
- 6.2. Encryption Services
- 6.3. Working with Images on Windows Phone 7
- 6.4. The Windows Phone 7 Media Library
- 6.5. Building a Photo Extras Application
- 6.6. Working with Video and Audio Media
- 6.7. Building a music+videos Hub Application
- 6.8. Microsoft Push Notification Services
- 6.9. Localization
- 6.10. Conclusion
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7. Building 2D Games with the XNA Framework
- 7.1. Xbox LIVE Gamer Services
- 7.2. Alien Shooter
- 7.3. From Demo to Game
- 7.4. AlienShooter Game Structure
- 7.5. AlienShooter Game Play
- 7.6. Conclusion
- 8. Advanced XNA Framework Development
Product information
- Title: Pro Windows Phone 7 Development
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2011
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781430232193
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