Free End-to-end Developer Platform Shown for Windows phone 7
Building on the excitement of the recently announced Windows Phone 7 Series, Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of .NET Developer Platform, and Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president of Windows Phone Program Management, showed the opportunities for developers Microsoft Silverlight and the XNA Framework to build new mobile applications and 3-D Games.
Free Developer Tools Available for Windows phone 7
To further support an end-to-end development experience, Microsoft announced the availability of comprehensive tools support for Windows Phone 7 Series. The easy-to-install package includes previews of the following:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone
- Windows Phone 7 Series add-in to use with Visual Studio 2010 RC
- XNA Game Studio 4.0
- Windows Phone 7 Series Emulator for application testing
Get the developer tools at Getting Started for Windows phone 7 for Developers.
Features Available for Developers
By combining Silverlight features for rich application development and the XNA Framework for games, Windows Phone 7 Series empowers millions of developers and designers to build visually stunning and immersive applications and games.
Developers can take advantage of the following features on Windows phone 7:
- Accelerometer, an intuitive control that responds to motion
- A Microsoft Location Service to provide developers with a single point of reference to acquire location information
- Microsoft Notification Service for pushing information to the phone, regardless of whether or not an application is running
- Hardware-accelerated video with digital rights management (DRM)
- Internet Information Services Smooth Streaming for the industry’s highest quality content viewing experience
- Multitouch
- Camera and microphone support
Developer guides and UI design guides are available at Getting Started with Windows phone 7.
Bring Applications and Game to Marketplace
The Marketplace features a panoramic design and active merchandising to increase the discoverability of games and applications, and supports one-time credit card purchases, mobile operator billing and advertising-funded applications. The Marketplace will also enable customers to try applications before buying them and allow developers to cross-promote their applications through deep linking.
Resources
All the latest from MIX10 is available at https://live.visitmix.com/press. Downloads of tools for Windows Phone 7 Series, the Silverlight 4 RC and Expression Blend 4 Beta, which will be available today.
See a demo of Windows phone 7 at First Look: Windows Phone 7 Series Hands on Demo.
Download the Windows phone 7 Developer Training Kit from Channel 9.
Bruce D. KyleISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation
For more information, see Microsoft Outlines New Opportunities at MIX10 for Developers to Create Compelling Experiences.