Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, and is the successor to its Windows Mobile platform, although incompatible with it. Unlike its predecessor, it is primarily aimed at the consumer market rather than the enterprise market. It was launched in Europe, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, Mexico, and the EPAL region in the second half of 2010, and Asia in early 2011. With Windows Phone, Microsoft offers a new user interface with its design language named Metro, integrates the operating system with third party and other Microsoft services, and controls the hardware it runs on.
Work on a major Windows Mobile update may have begun as early as 2004 under the codename “Photon”, but work moved slowly and the project was ultimately cancelled. In 2008, Microsoft reorganized the Windows Mobile group and started work on a new mobile operating system. The product was to be released in 2009 as Windows Phone, but several delays prompted Microsoft to…

Windows Phone 7.8 Feature set Leaked

Recently leaked Windows Phone 7.8 feature list indicates some of the interesting features you can expect as part of Windows. Windows Phone 7.8 is an incremental update to existing Windows Phone 7.x platform, as upcoming Windows Phone 8 will not…
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I Unlock Joy 2012–Build Windows Phone apps campaign in India

I Unlock Joy is a campaign by Microsoft. Build Windows Phone apps and learn more about Windows Phone.You will be getting a change to build Windows Phone Apps and showcase your capabilities and win a Windows Phone or other gadgets…
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Windows Phone Development–Background Agents in Windows Phone

Windows Phone came through long way after it’s initial release on Oct 21st 2010.  Windows Phone 7.5 update release called as “MANGO” brought lots of improvements including Multi tasking capabilities etc. With the introduction of multi-tasking ( it is not…
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Windows Phone Development–Developing for 256 MB (low profile) Windows Phone Devices

Microsoft has announced that upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh code named as “Tango” will have low profile 256 MB devices which would make Microsoft’s entry in to mobile market by delivering low cost Windows Phone devices. All existing Windows Phone…
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Windows Phone Development–Choosers and Launchers

While doing windows phone application programming you will come across some requirements such as: a. “Selecting a contact from contact book” b. “Open up Camera, take a photo and upload or use the photo” c.  “Open a link in Web…
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