Monthly Archives: July 2010

Calendar as the Windows Phone simplicity poster child

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

UPDATED: I’ve updated this post to address the mistake noted below. Some comments about the Windows Phone Calendar application, inspired by an email question. Like most everything else in Windows Phone, Calendar is an interesting example of something that is … Continue reading →

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A quick note about Windows Phone account types

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

I’ve not written this part of the book yet, but what the heck, it’s good research. Windows Phone supports multiple accounts of different types. But it treats each account type a bit differently. Windows Live As explained previously, everyone who … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 31 Comments

Windows Phone technical preview: The critics speak

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

After an inadequate amount of sleep, I woke up at 8, grabbed a cup of coffee, and sat down to read "The New York Times" on the Kindle. I looked up at my wife and asked, "Do we have a … Continue reading →

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Hands-On with Windows Phone 7

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

I’ve been working non-stop this week in an attempt to get ahead of my impending deadline for Windows Phone Secrets. So imagine my surprise when Microsoft told me this week that I’d be able to write publicly about my experiences … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Writing | 44 Comments

Don’t bother with this blog post disaster

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

I had hoped to simply ignore a particularly moronic Chicken Little blog post at InfoWorld. But I’ve gotten too many emails about it, and there are actually a few issues in there I’d like to discuss. First, the post itself. … Continue reading →

Posted in The Competition, Windows Phone | 42 Comments

Windows Phone Update: July 2010 – Availability, Developer Tools Updates, and Connected Services

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

I’ve just posted a SuperSite article, Windows Phone Update: July 2010 – Availability, Developer Tools Updates, and Connected Services, that should be of interest. It has information about the Windows Phone launch date leak, the Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Online services, Windows Phone | 11 Comments

New web services for Windows Phone … And why Microsoft’s next smart phone really is magical

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

As the clock ticks down, more and more information about Windows Phone becomes public, which makes my life a lot easier. I’ve been balancing my desire to be transparent here on the Windows Phone Secrets blog with my need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Writing | 20 Comments

Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Microsoft today released the Beta version of the Windows Phone Developer Tools. This release follows the CTP1 release from March and the CTP Refresh in April. With this version, the tools are now nearly feature-complete, which is quite exciting. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Windows Phone | 5 Comments

Week one of the grind: 4 chapters down

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

With Friday fast coming to a close, I’ve put four chapters behind me (mostly). This is the minimum I wanted to accomplish this week, but I’ll get at least one more chapter done over the weekend, I bet. Of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Writing | 7 Comments

Introduction to XNA on Windows Phone 7

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

Nick Ohrn offers up what appears to be a decent XNA programming introduction on Mobiletuts+, a site aimed at providing quality tutorials for mobile developers. XNA is a development framework created by Microsoft which encapsulates low-level technological details involved in … Continue reading →

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