Windows phone 7 technology update

Windows Phone 7 Technology Update Chris Ismael Developer Evangelist chism@microsoft.com

Agenda • Introduction to Windows Phone 7 (demo) • Creating WP7 apps using Silverlight • Interacting with Windows Phone functionality • More examples of WP7 apps

SMART DESIGN Windows Phone 7 Series has A different a smart design that focuses kind of phone on what is most important to you and works the way you would want INTEGRATED EXPERIENCES Windows Phone 7 Series organizes the web and So you don’t applications to simplify what miss a moment you do everyday Designed for life in motion FOR DEVELOPERS A single, cohesive API set and platform

Demo SMART DESIGN + INTEGRATED EXPERIENCES

What developers need to know now • Managed code dev’t (C#) • Silverlight / XNA • Tools are free – VS2010 Express for Phone – Blend 4 for Phone • Consistent hardware specs – 800 x 480 / 480 x 320 – Capacitive touch – 4 points – Sensors – AGPS/Accelerometer/Compass/Light/Proximity – 3 Hardware buttons… etc • “End of year” availability • Emulator support

Windows Common Consistent Quality Phone Hardware Platform Focus Hardware Elements Consistent set of hardware capabilities defined by Microsoft One resolution at launch Second resolution added later Same touch input Consistent processor / GPU Same available RAM Optional keyboard

Two Flavors of Applications

Windows Phone Developer Tools Tools Phone Emulator Samples Documentation Guides Community Packaging and Verification Tools Windows Phone device myapp.xap Windows Phone Emulator

Experiences Across Screens Cloud Platform

Silverlight: XAML and Code-Behind MainPage.xaml MainPage.xaml.cs (code-behind)

How we can support developers • Technical support and trainings • Preview device loan program • DreamSpark waives $99 reg fee for students • App promotion in Microsoft assets

Call to Action • Download the WP7 Developer Tools – http://developer.windowsphone.com/ • Build those apps! And let us know  – chism@microsoft.com • Get local news and updates – http://innovativesingapore.com/

Windows phone 7 technology update

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