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      Andrew Parsons , Academic Developer Evangelist for Microsoft based in NY, is holding 2-day events for students where they can learn how to develop their own game for XBox 360 and Windows Phone 7 using XNA. The first will be held in Brooklyn at St. Francis College and the second will...

Greta article over on EduTopia about getting high school girls interested in technology. When the regular school day ends at Maryland's Springbrook High School , the fun begins in earnest for girls who are part of an after-school club that focuses on game programming. They not only excel at technology...

Greg Kumparak has written an extensive review over at MobileCrunch about Windows Phone 7 with lots of pictures and details on how the phone functions. Read it… Technorati Tags: Windows Phone 7 , MobileCrunch , WP7

A forum for posting application ideas has been launched… Phones are becoming ubiquitous and are powerful application delivery platforms. Governments have a wealth of open data and services that citizens can benefit from. This forum is for citizens to share their ideas about applications they would find...

Wilson Rothman writes on Technolog @ MSNBC …When I skimmed through [ the Windows Phone 7 Apps ], I got a familiar feeling: The Bibles, the tip calculators, the flashlights, the fart makers, the bus trackers, all of the hallmarks of the iPhone App Store are already cropping up. But instead of being direct...

Dr. James Parrish write: Windows Phone 7 was released yesterday to the world to some rave reviews .  So what?  Mobile platforms have been around for the past few years and Apple and Google have a pretty strong foothold in the market.  Why should MIS programs care about the release of the...

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Below are the top downloads from our Faculty Connection site in September. It is clear that XNA is a great topic for getting students interesting in software development. With XNA now also a development option for Windows Phone 7 , the demand will only grow. 1. Introduction to Programming Through Game...

Location Day 1 Day 2 Philadelphia 10/5 10/6 Washington DC 10/6 10/7 Boston 10/12 10/13 New York 10/19 10/20 Atlanta 10/21 10/22 Day 1: Jump-Start Your Mobile Development | 9:00am - 5:00pm In the first of this two-day launch event, we'll take you under the hood of Windows Phone 7 and the Windows Phone...

Students can now build and deploy apps to Windows Phone Marketplace for free through DreamSpark Check this out: Students at UC Berkeley save time with Windows Phone 7 development (3 weeks vs 3hrs) Mixest XAP #gdgtseattle from Anand Iyer on Vimeo . Technorati Tags: DreamSpark , Windows Phone 7 , WP7

UberGeekGames has a preview video on their site that gives you insight into how amazing gaming can be on Windows Phone 7. Check this out: Praise for BulletAsylum UberGeekGames have just announced their latest game, BulletAsylum, which is being developed for Xbox 360 and WP7! It doesn’t just sound cool...

Joshua Topolsky has an in-depth article on Windows Phone 7 over at engadget. From the article… We were extremely surprised and impressed by the software's touch responsiveness and speed. In fact, this is probably the most accurate and nuanced touch response this side of iOS4. It's kind of stunning how...

Windows Phone 7 Program Manager, Sean Mckenna, swung by the Channel 9 studio to give us a demo of some Windows Phone 7 applications. The idea is that these are some core applications, for which the source code will be made available HERE , that developers can integrate into their more complex and intricate...

Developing applications for Windows Phone 7 is really easy and very cool. Visual Studio makes the task simple whether you are building a Silverlight app or a game using XNA. Now it is true that Microsoft is a little behind (pun intended) in the mobile space but with the recent release of the first fart...

Students across America have been dreaming up ways to solve the world’s toughest problems using the magic of software. They are competing in the Imagine Cup, the world’s premier student technology competition hosted annually by Microsoft Corp. Starting today and running through April 23, the public is...

Here are this weeks headlines from Innovation Showcase . A Multi-Touch Open Source Project for Windows 7 Developers 3M Ports Library Software to Windows 7 and Realizes Improved Performance and Usability Microsoft Architecture Webcast Series Microsoft Redoes Phone Software A Pragmatic Hybrid Approach...

Here is a summary of this weeks Innovations Showcase Headlines ARCast.TV - Scalable Tax Solutions With CCH and Windows Azure The Danger in Relying on the Electric Utility Model for the Cloud Windows Azure Platform for Enterprises Patterns for Parallel Programming Released LG's Windows Phone 7 Series...