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Automatic Wireless Media Sync in WP7
At around 39 minutes into this MIX session video from Joe Belfiore we learn about a really cool feature in Windows Phone 7 and the Zune desktop software. Of course you have WiFi syncing when you’re on the same network. Yes, that has finally been brought back to Windows Mobile. But the super cool feature is that the Windows Phones can automatically initialize a wireless sync when the device is plugged into a charger and …
Continue readingProgramming Windows Phone 7 Series Free eBook
Are you still looking for more information about developing programs for Windows Phone 7 Series? Charles Petzold has made available a draft preview free eBook 6 chapters from his “Programming Windows Phone 7 Series” book. You can download the ebook in XPS format or PDF format. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 22, 2010. More Deals articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingMissed Out on MIX10? Catch Up Now!
If you missed out on MIX 2010 because you couldn’t make it to Vegas or had other things to do during the live stream, most of the presentations and sessions are available online. Click here to check out all of the Windows Phone related sessions. Other sessions can be found here. There’s a lot of good stuff there, especially if you’re thinking about learning how to make some Windows Phone 7 Series applications… and you …
Continue readingHow Exactly Do You Multi-Task?
Windows Phone 7 Series has a kind of strange way of multi-tasking that is a bit like the iPhone method. There’s “smart multi-tasking” where programs can perform certain tasks in the background. For example, the browser can supposedly download a web page while you’re doing something else. Music can play and Live Tile applications can perform certain actions in the background as well. This is not the traditional sense of multi-tasking where full applications remain …
Continue readingWindows Phone 7 Series Promo Video
Another new promotional video for Windows Phone 7 Series has surfaced at MIX10. This one gets into a few of the nice social features enjoyed by our Miles and Anna characters as part of their “Lives in Motion.” (via istartedsomething.com) Originally published on Pocketnow on March 18, 2010. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingOther Windows Phone 7 Series Design Concepts
Long Zheng has posted some of the older design concepts for Windows Phone 7 Series as found in one of the MIX10 session PowerPoint presentations (available here). They all look pretty nice. I wonder if future versions of Windows Phone 7 Series might include similar variations as user-selectable themes. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 17, 2010. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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