This guide provides an end-to-end walkthrough of how to create an advanced Windows Phone 7.5 app that integrates with remote Windows Azure-based services. The guide can help you understand how to implement individual features for Windows Phone 7.5 and how to use them together to build an app.

This guide teaches how to :

• Use Windows Phone 7.5 features including push notification, live and secondary tiles, and background tasks.
• Manage state and perform navigation.
• Authenticate and transfer data with a cloud service.
• Improve maintainability and testability of your application by using the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern.

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Chapters

Preface

1- The Tailspin Scenario

2- Building the Mobile Client

• Design of the User Interface
• Using the Model-ViewView-Model Pattern

3- Using Services on the Phone

• Using Isolated Storage on the Phone
• Handling Activation and Deactivation
• Handling Asynchronous Interactions
• Synchronizing Data between the Phone and the Cloud
• Using Live Tiles on the Phone
• Using Location Services on the Phone
• Acquiring Image and Audio Data on the Phone

4- Connecting with Services

• Notifying the Mobile Client of New Surveys
• Accessing Data in the Cloud
• Filtering Data

Community

http://wp7guide.codeplex.com/

License

Microsoft patterns & practices License

G E T F-R-E-E 
Phone: Tools, Devices
Cloud: Tools, Account
Client: WebMatrix
Resources: Infokit
Apps Ideas: Ideas