Phone developer news
Meet the Team Behind Windows Phone’s Breakthrough Design
15 Dec 2011
It’s not every day that a person gets to create the user interface for a mobile phone that will be used by millions of people around the world. But that is exactly the work of a small group of engineers at Microsoft.
Anyone can build a Messenger client—with open standards access via XMPP
14 Dec 2011
Announcing the public availability of access to the Messenger network via XMPP, an open standard. This means that anyone can build innovative messaging clients—either stand-alone or built into their devices—that include access to Messenger’s 300 million active users.
Now in Marketplace: SkyDrive and Lync 2010
13 Dec 2011
Two new Microsoft apps for Windows Phone were headed to Marketplace this week. The SkyDrive app for Windows Phone was designed to complement the built-in features and appeal especially to people who use SkyDrive heavily. The app provides extra sharing, housekeeping, and browsing options. Lync, in case you’re not familiar, is Microsoft’s handy communication software for businesses that makes it easier for worker bees to talk, IM, hold virtual meetings, and share stuff with coworkers.
Exciting News for Developers at Nokia World
27 Oct 2011
At Nokia World yesterday, Nokia unveiled two new amazing Windows Phones; the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 710.
More guidance and tool for porting iPhone & Android apps to Windows Phone
10 Oct 2011
Just announced, a new guidance based on migration samples and a SQLite to SQL Server Compact database conversion tool. We hope that these new items combined with our previous extensive guides (for Android, iPhone, and Symbian Qt) will accelerate your ramp up time and improve your experience in porting apps to Windows Phone from iPhone and Android.
Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Now Available!
28 Sep 2011
This is an exciting week for Windows Phone 7.5 developers. The Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RTW release is now available on the Microsoft Download Center for immediate download and update
The Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit is now available for ‘Mango’ application development
17 Aug 2011
Since the new Windows Phone Marketplace for ‘Windows Phone Mango’ is nearly ready for submission of your apps, developers will be happy to know that today Microsoft are releasing the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit (August 2011) add-on.
Look who’s talking: Speech in Mango
03 Aug 2011
Meet Voice-to-text, a new hands-free messaging feature coming this fall in Mango. Voice-to-text works for both text and instant messages, and it’s handy even when you’re not driving since it can slash the time you spend typing—a good thing at times even considering the fantastic keyboard on Windows Phone.
