Windows Phone Recipes: A Problem Solution Approach [Paperback]

Windows Phone 7.5 (code-named Mango) marks a significant upgrade to Microsoft’s smartphone products. Packed with sophisticated new features and functionality, the device is a .NET developer’s dream, easily programmable using Silverlight, XNA and C#.

Windows Phone Recipes utilizes a proven problem-solution approach, providing a concise guide to all the phone’s features in recipe book format. First, the problem you're facing is identified. Then, a clear explanation of the solution is given, supported by a fully-worked code sample that demonstrates the feature in action.

All aspects of development, configuration, testing, and distribution are covered. You'll find recipes that unlock advanced user interface features, deal with data storage, integrate with cloud services, add media and location services, and much more. It's everything you'll need to put a professional polish on your Windows Phone 7.5 applications!

1. Introduction to Developing Windows Phone Applications
2. Windows Phone Must Knows
3. Windows Phone Execution Model
4. The User Interface
5. The User Interface With Expression Blend
6. Gestures
7. Sensors
8. Media Management
9. Isolated Storage
10. In the Cloud
11. Testing Windows Phone Applications
12. Deploying your Application

A prolific writer on cutting-edge technologies, Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati has contributed to more than a dozen books on .NET, C#, Visual Basic, and ASP.NET. He is a .NET Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and lives in Milan, Italy. You can read his blog at Ferracchiati.com.Are you interested in smartphone development? Windows Phone 7.5 (code-named Mango) is packed with new fel)