Windows Phone links for the week

A good number of us from the team are in Redmond this week on our annual pilgrimage to the mothership (Microsoft Headquarters) for training, so content from me will be a little lighter than usual.

As a result, I wanted to share with you a set of links and resources that are new to help you learn more on Windows Phone development and also a reminder of some older links that you might want to bookmark as well.

Happy coding!

Five-Part Series on Metro Design Part 1: Unlocking the motivation of your mobile app user Part 2: My app has principles – understanding the Metro design principles Part 3: Isn’t “tile” just another word for “icon”? Infography vs iconography explained. Part 4: Going with the flow… Using Metro to control the experience Part 5: Making users awesome in the moment	A five-part series on Metro design for Windows Phone.
31 Weeks of Metro Design for Windows Phone	An in-depth discussion on the topic of Metro for Windows Phone by Arturo Toledo (Senior User Experience Designer for Windows Phone). A weekly post series currently in motion.
Five-Part Series on Succeeding on the Windows Phone Marketplace Part 1: Publishing in the right geographies Part 2: Trial mode and the art of the upsell Part 3: Finding the pricing sweet spot Part 4: The differentiation game Part 5 (Yet to be posted): Getting promoted by the Marketplace	A five-part series on strategies you can use to increase the adoption and downloads of your app/game on the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Webcast: A lap around Windows Phone 7.5	Link to a 3 hour webcast I presented on implementing features of Windows Phone 7.5 in your apps today.
Microsoft Canada Windows Phone Developer Resources Page	A page outlining a number of great resources to get you started on Windows Phone development and resources that can help you after you’ve become familiar with Windows Phone development.

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Windows Phone links for the week