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Walkthrough on Windows Phone 7 Development Tools

Somasegar — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:30:53 GMT

Somasegar writes, "...Developing phone applications for Windows Phone 7 Series is similar to developing Silverlight or XNA applications in Visual Studio. The Start Page in Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone offers learning resources to help you get started..." more

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:30:53 GMT

Windows Phone 7 App Platform Architectural Diagram Graphic

Mary Jo Foley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:53:54 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "This slide from Windows Phone 7 team member Charlie Kindel’s talk at Mix — which shows all of the various elements of Microsoft’s Windows 7 phone app platform in architectural diagram form..." more

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:53:54 GMT

Can Windows Phone 7 Multitask

Mary Jo Foley — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:45:56 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "...Here are five new things I learned about the platform via these various channels. All of these are questions I keep hearing from potential developers and customers trying to decipher Microsoft’s evolving mobile story. Q: Can Windows Phone 7 devices multitask?...Q: Is the new Windows Phone Marketplace the only way that users will be able to download/purchase Windows Phone 7 applications..." more

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:45:56 GMT

Walkthrough Building a Silverlight for Windows Phone App

Pete Brown — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:41 GMT

Pete Brown writes, "...You've installed the bits and now you want to build your first application. Here's a walkthrough of building a "Hello World" application using Silverlight for Windows Phone..." more

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:41 GMT

Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP and XNA Game Studio 4.0 CTP Resources

Aaron Stebner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:02:42 GMT

Aaron Stebner writes, "...Here are some links and information to help you get started installing and using the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP:..." more

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:02:42 GMT

How to Use the Windows Mobile 6.1 Device Emulator

Jeff Guillet — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:44:15 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...This tool is enormously helpful for testing, troubleshooting, and creating documentation...You can now use the WM 6.1 emulator just like a real hardware mobile device! Use it to test Exchange ActiveSync, your company's AutoDiscover record, or your custom applications. The emulator runs the exact same code that Microsoft offers to device manufacturers..." more

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:44:15 GMT

New Pitch: Every .Net Developer Just Became a Windows Phone Developer

Mary Jo Foley — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:25:32 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "...Microsoft will make available a limited set native application programming interfaces (APIs), with the the real focus on managed APIs (meaning .Net-based). The primary tools for developing for the Windows Phone 7 OS will be Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft Expression Blend...I’ve heard a few more specifics..." more

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:25:32 GMT

Demystifying Microsoft Mobile Codenames

Mary Jo Foley — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:59:59 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "...here’s a quick guide to Microsoft’s mobile offerings, organized by codename, designed to help demystify what Microsoft demos and details next week:..." more

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:59:59 GMT

How to Create User Controls for Windows Mobile

Maarten Struys — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:20:52 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "... Visual Studio in designer mode does not have any knowledge about the target platform, so it needs to make use of functionality that is available on the development machine, and it will target the full .NET Framework...In Windows CE, Win32 APIs usually live in different DLLs then their desktop counter parts. Take the following example..." more

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:20:52 GMT

Code Snippet for Adjusting DataGrid Columns on a Windows Mobile Device

Maarten Struys — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:42:04 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "...ran into a few challenges when displaying a DataGrid control inside a Windows Mobile application. The DataGrid only contains two different columns. One of the columns must have a fixed length that is determined by the title of the column. The other column will have a variable width..." more

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:42:04 GMT

Solution for ActiveSync Random Password Prompts

Bret Fisher — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:36:19 GMT

Bret Fisher writes, "They were getting random prompts for passwords in ActiveSync on Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. They had Exchange 2007, and ISA Server 2006, but this problem showed up months after Exchange was migrated to 2007. It seemed random. The error on ActiveSync was the generic:..." more

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:36:19 GMT

Getting Started with Windows Mobile 6.5 Widget Development

Dave Glover — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:20:16 GMT

Dave Glover writes, "The model for widget development is similar to that of Apple, Nokia, Opera etc - HTML, JavaScript, CSS - the platform APIs differ for example persisting setting, creating enus etc, but same concepts..." more

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:20:16 GMT

Sample Code to Use Windows Mobile 6.5 Gestures in Managed Code

Maarten Struys — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:30:22 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "...whitepaper and sample code to use Windows Mobile 6.5 Gestures in managed code. The sample code combines the GestureAPISamples that are shipped as part of the Windows Mobile 6.5 DTK, with identical functionality, but of course entirely executing in managed code. You can download the whitepaper from this location:" more

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:30:22 GMT

How to Set Up Windows Mobile 6.5 Emulator Images

Paul Robichaux — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:11:32 GMT

Paul Robichaux writes, "...how to set up the Windows Mobile emulators for testing various Exchange features...If you're interested in the differences between WM 6.1 and 6.5, this is probably the best way to satisfy your curiosity...I don't think there are..." more

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:11:32 GMT

HopperTest Tool Bits Available for Windows Mobile 6.5

Eric Nelson — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:21:29 GMT

Eric Nelson writes, "...download these bits for the Hopper Test Tool. The current version is compatible with Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1, and 6.5. The previous version of Hopper is not supported for Windows Mobile 6.5..." more

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:21:29 GMT

Marketplace Opens Supporting More Than Mobile 6.5

Jason Langridge — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:29:38 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "..reversed a decision to focus exclusively on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices by adding support in the future on Marketplace for Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 devices...." more

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:29:38 GMT

Hotfix for Communicator Mobile 2007 R2

Jason Langridge — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:33 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "If you are using Communicator Mobile on your Windows Mobile devices then you should take a look at the recent Hotfix...The update resolves the following issues:" more

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:33 GMT

Code for Scrolling Large Images on Windows Mobile Devices

Maarten Struys — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:06:27 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "...I needed a simple solution to scroll a large picture inside a managed application....This is the complete code for this simple example" more

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:06:27 GMT

Tweet From Your Windows Mobile Today Screen

Jason Langridge — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:08:54 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "...a great application to allow you to quickly tweet from your Windows Mobile touchscreen device. TwitToday allows you to enter your tweet on the home screen and have it update your twitter status..." more

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:08:54 GMT

Free Contact Cleaner for Windows Mobile

Jason Langridge — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:32:54 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "It will remove exact duplicates from your contact list and highlight any near duplicates so you can remove them manually! It’s a free download from HERE..." more

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:32:54 GMT