Beginning Windows Phone App Development

1. Front Matter

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2. Introducing Windows Phone and the Windows Phone Platform

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 1-13

3. Building Windows Phone Applications

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 15-35

4. Building Windows Phone 7 Applications Using Cloud Services As Data Stores

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 37-101

5. Catching and Debugging Errors

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 103-127

6. Packaging, Publishing, and Managing Applications

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 129-149

7. Working with the Accelerometer

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 151-170

8. Application Bar

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 171-191

9. The WebBrowser Control

   • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

   Pages 193-212

10. Working with Controls and Themes

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 213-234

11. Integrating Applications with the Windows Phone OS

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 235-264

12. Creating Trial Applications

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 265-285

13. Internationalization

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 287-310

14. Isolated Storage

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 311-327

15. Using Location Services

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 329-355

16. Media

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 357-377

17. Working with the Camera and Photos

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 379-404

18. Push Notifications

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 405-444

19. Reactive Extensions for.NET

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 445-478

20. Security

    • Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov

    Pages 479-512

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 handsets have injected a new vibrancy into the smartphone marketplace and provided bold new opportunities for the Microsoft development community.

Take advantage of these opportunities with Beginning Windows Phone App Development, written specifically to help you learn the skills you’ll need to develop rich, functional apps for the Windows Phone 7 platform. Authors Henry Lee and Eugene Chuvyrov cover the very latest developments in the field—including the extended APIs offered in the new Mango platform update—so you'll have timely, accurate information at your fingertips.

Beginning Windows Phone App Development starts with the basics, walking you through the process of downloading and setting up the right development tools, including Visual Studio,Expression Blend, Silverlight SDK, and Windows Phone SDK. It then takes you step-by-step though the development process as you build and deploy a working application, complete with a sophisticated user interface. Finally, you'll receive step-by-step instructions on packaging and selling your applications through the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Henry Lee, founder of ToeTapz.com and NewAgeSolution.net, is passionate about technology. He works with various Fortune 500 companies, delivering mobile applications and rich Internet applications. He is focusing his energy on delivering mobile applications on Windows Phone 7, Android, and iPhone. In his spare time, he dedicates his efforts to helping his communities by delivering sessions at technology events. He enjoys speaking with other technologists about current trends in technology and sharing business insights with fellow colleagues. Often, you'll find Henry at a local cigar bar, enjoying a cigar and a drink, trying to come up with the next big mobile application.

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