Windows Phone 7 runs on a version of Silverlight that is similar to version 3. It was launched in the United States on November 8th. Development tools are available for free at create.msdn.com and the UI was inspired by metro transportation signage. Key launch partners included AT&T, T-Mobile, Samsung, LG, Dell and HTC.

1. windows phone 7 runs a version of
silverlight very close to silverlight 3

2. windows phone 7 will be available in
the united states on november 8

3. download the development tools
from create.msdn.com

4. a “launcher” is a way to launch
another app from your app

5. windows phone 7 apps can
implement a trial mode

6. the original name for windows
phone 7 was “windows phone 7
series”

7. the ui design for windows phone 7
was inspired by metro
transportation signage

8. find loads of application videos on
youtube by searching for “wp7dev”

9. launch partners for windows phone
7 include att, t-mobile, samsung, lg,
dell, and htc

10. every windows phone 7 device has
at least a 1Ghz processor

11. a “chooser” lets the user choose a
photo, contact, etc. while using your
app

12. the web browser on windows phone
7 has been described as halfway
between ie7 and ie8

13. copy and paste functionality is
coming to windows phone early
next year

14. the page and frame navigation
model means you get “back”
functionality for free

15. windows phone 7 apps are
sandboxed and cannot access data
from other apps

16. launch apps for windows phone 7
include twitter, netflix, seesmic, and
a load of xbox live games

17. bing

18. all of the development tools for
windows phone 7 are available for
$0

19. panorama and pivot controls are
included in the development tools
for windows phone 7

20. every windows phone 7 device has
at least a 5-megapixel camera

21. push notifications for windows
phone 7 come in two flavors: toast
and tile

22. the model-view-viewmodel pattern
works very well for windows phone
7 apps

23. the hardware back button works
across applications

24. zune

25. zune

26. all communication from a windows
phone 7 app must be asynchronous

27. the first ever windows phone 7
device was sold in new zealand

28. han solo was ranked as the 4th
greatest movie character of all time
by Empire magazine

29. windows phone 7 was influenced in
many ways by the zune hd

30. windows phone applications come
in two flavors: silverlight and xna

31. the isolatedstoragesettings class can
be used as an easy way to store
application settings