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  • Audio Recording in WP7

    Because it is possible to use the XNA libraries within a Silverlight project you can add audio recording in your application using the Microphone class found in the Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio namespace. You can test this on the Emulator as it will… Continue reading

  • Windows Phone 7 – For Web Developers

    The emulator for Windows Phone 7 includes Internet Explorer so you can test your websites now to see how they are rendered on this device. The emulator gives you a lifesize rendition of the device screen so you can format… Continue reading

  • Windows Phone 7 – Input

    The Software Input Panel in Windows Phone 7 is entirely new. Unlike previous versions there will be a single SIP provider and device manufacturers will not be able to customise it. This means you can guarantee the same experience across… Continue reading

  • Windows Phone 7 – Theme Aware

    Windows Phone 7 supports two basic themes each with four highlight colours. This gives the system eight possible colour-schemes. If you look at the templates supplied with the current CTP development tools you’ll see that a selection of Colours and… Continue reading

  • Mobile In The Hand 4.1

    While this week has very much been focussed on Windows Phone 7 so far we also released the latest version of our Mobile In The Hand suite for the .NET Compact Framework. Along with some bug-fixes (several around EmailMessage functionality)… Continue reading

  • Windows Phone 7 – For Mobile Developers

    We have heard over the last couple of days how the Silverlight development model in Windows Phone 7 means that all developers are now mobile developers. However what does the platform offer beyond the standard Silverlight classes and functionality. Where… Continue reading

  • Windows Phone Sessions at MIX Announced

    The covers have been lifted off of the twelve sessions at MIX in the Windows Phone track. Following on from yesterdays announcements that Windows Phone 7 development consists of Silverlight and XNA, these session descriptions tell more about the entire… Continue reading

  • New Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c0213f68-2e01-4e5c-a8b2-35e081dcf1ca&displaylang=en This Developer Tool Kit acts as an add-on to the Windows Mobile 6 SDK. It adds in Windows Mobile 6.5 and 6.5.3 samples, APIs and Emulators. The download link includes separate Professional and Standard Edition packages along with a… Continue reading

  • Bluetooth changes in Windows 7

    Since Bluetooth APIs were introduced into Windows (we are talking about the desktop OS here, not Windows CE / Windows Mobile / Windows Phone) there have been numerous updates and changes. Confusingly not all of these have been in Major… Continue reading

  • Developing for Windows Phone 7

    I’ve already had a couple of questions about how to develop applications for Windows Phone 7. At the moment the “developer story” has not been announced but over on the Windows Mobile Developer Blog they have announced that MIX10 will… Continue reading