Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 1120 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1st edition (March 31, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672333481
• ISBN-13: 978-0672333484

eBook Description:

Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed

Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish developer’s guide to Microsoft’s brand-new Windows Phone 7.5. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughan, this full-color guide covers everything developers need to rapidly build highly competitive Windows Phone 7.5 mobile apps.

Windows Phone 7 (WP7) isn’t just a state-of-the-art cellphone platform: it’s the best opportunity ever for thousands of .NET developers to leverage their skills in the fast-growing mobile space. Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first book designed to help them grab hold of this opportunity, rapidly build high-quality production applications, and get them to market in time to achieve first-mover advantage. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading-edge WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughn, this book teaches all facets of WP7 development through complete sample applications and carefully explained code. Drawing on his exceptional access to the WP7 development team through the elite Microsoft Silverlight and WPF Insiders group, Vaughn shares state-of-the-art information available in no other book. Vaughn begins with an overview of the Windows Phone 7 platform, its key innovations, and the process of WP7 application development.

Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish developer’s guide to Microsoft’s brand-new Windows Phone 7.5. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughan, this full-color guide covers everything developers need to rapidly build highly competitive Windows Phone 7.5 mobile apps.

Vaughan teaches through complete sample apps that illuminate each key concept with fully explained code and real-world context. He presents real-world best practices for building highly functional and attractive Metro interfaces; integrating touch, rich media, and data; testing; profiling; and more. Throughout, he shares expert insights available in no other book, drawing on his exceptional access to the Windows Phone development team through the elite Microsoft Silverlight and WPF Insiders group.

Along the way, he presents exceptionally practical and thorough coverage of many powerful new Windows Phone 7.5 platform enhancements-including full chapters on sensors, the camera, XNA graphics, local databases, scheduled actions, and background file transfers.

Detailed information on how to…

• Get started fast with Silverlight Windows Phone development in Visual Studio
• Master the Capabilities Model, threading, and the Execution Model
• Create attractive Metro interfaces using Windows Phone’s rich set of controls, including the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit
• Make the most of the application bar and other interface elements
• Enhance user experience with advanced support for touch, gesture, and sensors
• Build location-aware apps that use Bing Maps and location services
• Quickly internationalize apps for global markets
• Leverage Windows Phone 7.5’s improved camera support
• Connect apps to online services via SOAP, REST, and ODATA
• Validate user input on the client side or via Web services
• Use Windows Phone 7.5’s powerful new local database support
• Implement background actions, file transfers, and audio playback
• Incorporate game-style XNA graphics
• Unit test to find defects earlier, saving time and money

The complete guide to programming the entire breakthrough Windows Mobile 7 platform: timed to catch the initial wave of demand!

• Focuses on helping readers get started fast, and deliver highly competitive applications that gain first-mover advantage
• Teaches through complete example apps that illuminate each key concept with fully-explained code and real-world context
• By Daniel Vaughan, a high-profile expert in advanced WPF and Silverlight development, and Microsoft MVP in Client Application Development

Windows Phone 7 (WP7) isn’t just a state-of-the-art cellphone platform: it’s the best opportunity ever for thousands of .NET developers to leverage their skills in the fast-growing mobile space. Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first book designed to help them grab hold of this opportunity, rapidly build high-quality production applications, and get them to market in time to achieve first-mover advantage. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading-edge WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughn, this book teaches all facets of WP7 development through complete sample applications and carefully explained code. Drawing on his exceptional access to the WP7 development team through the elite Microsoft Silverlight and WPF Insiders group, Vaughn shares state-of-the-art information available in no other book. Vaughn begins with an overview of the Windows Phone 7 platform, its key innovations, and the process of WP7 application development.

Next, he walks through each key skill and technique developers need, including:

• Building WP7 applications with Silverlight
• Incorporating media, touch, interface design, and cross-platform support
• Managing local and networked data
• Building WP7 rich media applications with Microsoft XNA
• Publishing apps through the Windows Phone Marketplace

Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish developer’s guide to Microsoft’s brand-new Windows Phone 7.5. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughan, this full-color guide covers everything developers need to rapidly build highly competitive Windows Phone 7.5 mobile apps.

Vaughan teaches through complete sample apps that illuminate each key concept with fully explained code and real-world context. He presents real-world best practices for building highly functional and attractive Metro interfaces; integrating touch, rich media, and data; testing; profiling; and more. Throughout, he shares expert insights available in no other book, drawing on his exceptional access to the Windows Phone development team through the elite Microsoft Silverlight and WPF Insiders group.

Along the way, he presents exceptionally practical and thorough coverage of many powerful new Windows Phone 7.5 platform enhancements-including full chapters on sensors, the camera, XNA graphics, local databases, scheduled actions, and background file transfers.

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