Windows Phone 7 in Action (eBook)

Tim Binkley-Jones, Massimo Perga, Michael Sync (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
480 Seiten
Manning (Verlag)
978-1-63835-246-4 (ISBN)

Infos

SummaryWindows Phone 7 in Action is a hands-on guide to building mobile applications for WP. Written for developers who already know their way around Visual Studio, this book zips through the basics, including an intro to WP7 and Metro. Then, it moves on to the nuts and bolts of building great phone apps.About the TechnologyWindows Phone 7 is a powerful mobile platform sporting the same Metro interface as Windows 8. It offers a rich environment for apps, browsing, and media. Developers code the OS and hardware using familiar .NET tools like C# and XAML. And the new Windows Store offers an app marketplace reaching millions of users.About the BookWindows Phone 7 in Action is a hands-on guide to programming the WP7 platform. It zips through standard phone, text, and email controls and dives head-first into how to build great mobile apps. You'll master the hardware APIs, access web services, and learn to build location and push applications. Along the way, you'll see how to create the stunning visual effects that can separate your apps from the pack.Written for developers familiar with .NET and Visual Studio. No WP7 or mobile experience is required.Purchase includes free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBooks downloadable at manning.com.What's InsideFull introduction to WP7 and MetroHTML5 hooks for media, animation, and moreXNA for stunning 3D graphicsSelling apps in the Windows StoreAbout the AuthorsTimothy Binkley-Jones is a software engineer with extensive experience developing commercial IT, web, and mobile applications. Massimo Perga is a software engineer at Microsoft and Michael Sync is a solution architect for Silverlight and WP7.Table of Contents4><h5>PART 1 INTRODUCING WINDOWS PHONE</h5><ol>A new phone, a new operating systemCreating your first Windows Phone application<h5>PART 2 CORE WINDOWS PHONE</h5>Fast application switching and scheduled actionsLaunching tasks and choosersStoring dataWorking with the cameraIntegrating with the Pictures and Music + Videos HubsUsing sensorsNetwork communication with push notifications and sockets<h5>PART 3 SILVERLIGHT FOR WINDOWS PHONE</h5>ApplicationBar, Panorama, and Pivot controlsBuilding Windows Phone UI with Silverlight controlsManipulating and creating media with MediaElementUsing Bing Maps and the browser<h5>PART 4 SILVERLIGHT AND THE XNA FRAMEWORK</h5>Integrating Silverlight with XNAXNA input handling</ol></h4>

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.8.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server ► Windows
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Smartphones / Tablets
• ISBN-10: 1-63835-246-1 / 1638352461
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63835-246-4 / 9781638352464