Windows Phone 7 in Action

Michael Sync, Massimo Perga, Tim Binkley-Jones

• Publisher: Manning
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9781617290091
• eBook ISBN: 9781638352464
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Hardware
• Index: Computer Science

Summary Windows Phone 7 in Action is a hands-on guide to building mobile applications for WP. Written for developers who already know their way around Visual Studio, this book zips through the basics, including an intro to WP7 and Metro. Then, it moves on to the nuts and bolts of building great phone apps.
About the Technology
Windows Phone 7 is a powerful mobile platform sporting the same Metro interface as Windows 8. It offers a rich environment for apps, browsing, and media. Developers code the OS and hardware using familiar.NET tools like C# and XAML. And the new Windows Store offers an app marketplace reaching millions of users.
About the Book
Windows Phone 7 in Action is a hands-on guide to programming the WP7 platform. It zips through standard phone, text, and email controls and dives head-first into how to build great mobile apps. You'll master the hardware APIs, access web services, and learn to build location and push applications. Along the way, you'll see how to create the stunning visual effects that can separate your apps from the pack.Written for developers familiar with.NET and Visual Studio. No WP7 or mobile experience is required.Purchase includes free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBooks downloadable at manning.com.
What's Inside

• Full introduction to WP7 and Metro
• HTML5 hooks for media, animation, and more
• XNA for stunning 3D graphics
• Selling apps in the Windows Store

About the Authors
Timothy Binkley-Jones is a software engineer with extensive experience developing commercial IT, web, and mobile applications. Massimo Perga is a software engineer at Microsoft and Michael Sync is a solution architect for Silverlight and WP7.

Table of Contents4> PART 1 INTRODUCING WINDOWS PHONE

• A new phone, a new operating system
• Creating your first Windows Phone application PART 2 CORE WINDOWS PHONE
• Fast application switching and scheduled actions
• Launching tasks and choosers
• Storing data
• Working with the camera
• Integrating with the Pictures and Music + Videos Hubs
• Using sensors
• Network communication with push notifications and sockets
• PART 3 SILVERLIGHT FOR WINDOWS PHONE
• ApplicationBar, Panorama, and Pivot controls
• Building Windows Phone UI with Silverlight controls
• Manipulating and creating media with MediaElement
• Using Bing Maps and the browser
• PART 4 SILVERLIGHT AND THE XNA FRAMEWORK
• Integrating Silverlight with XNA
• XNA input handling

Table of contents

• Copyright
• Brief Table of Contents
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About this Book
• About the Cover Illustration
• Part 1. Introducing Windows Phone
• Chapter 1. A new phone, a new operating system
• Chapter 2. Creating your first Windows Phone application
• Part 2. Core Windows Phone
• Chapter 3. Fast application switching and scheduled actions
• Chapter 4. Launching tasks and choosers
• Chapter 5. Storing data
• Chapter 6. Working with the camera
• Chapter 7. Integrating with the Pictures and Music + Videos Hubs
• Chapter 8. Using sensors
• Chapter 9. Network communication with push notifications and sockets
• Part 3. Silverlight for Windows Phone
• Chapter 10. ApplicationBar, Panorama, and Pivot controls
• Chapter 11. Building Windows Phone UI with Silverlight controls
• Chapter 12. Manipulating and creating media with MediaElement
• Chapter 13. Using Bing Maps and the browser
• Part 4. Silverlight and the XNA Framework
• Chapter 14. Integrating Silverlight with XNA
• Chapter 15. XNA input handling
• Appendix A. Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows Phone
• Appendix B. Silverlight and the Extensible Application Markup Language
• Appendix C. AppHub and Marketplace
• Index
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Listings