Mountain View, CA Friday, Dec. 7th 9:00am - 4:00pm FREE EVENT Seating is limited, so register today. A Windows Phone Camp is a FREE event where you can learn everything you need to know to develop and publish a Windows Phone application ...read more

NOKIA is bringing another seriously cool competition for Windows Phone developers across the US and Canada with is Ready.Set () {Code} Challenge . Ready.Set () {Code} Challenge Headphones on. Tilt the seat back. Just steady codin’ as the keys get tapped ...read more

Updated for Windows Phone 7.5 , formerly known by the codename “Mango”, Windows Phone Stopwatch 5.1 has been Released to Marketplace (RTM) and so I thought I’d give an overview of this latest release and some of the new features. With 100,000 downloads ...read more

In my blog post entitled Testing the Update Process for Windows Phone Apps published last night we discussed the need for testing the update process for your Windows Phone applications. In this blog post we explore how to debug the update process for ...read more

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” It was with these famous words that Charles Dickens began his book A Tale of Two Cities , “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”, while he was referring to one of history’s most explosive ...read more

Got a great app idea? Building an amazing app right now? Your app could be featured in its own digital advertising campaign. Each month from December through February,up to seven apps will be selected and promoted in campaigns created and funded by Windows ...read more

The Windows Phone “Mango” update process began this morning at around 10:00am PST as the Windows Phone 7.5 becomes available to users around the world and the majority of customers will have an opportunity to update their phones within the next four weeks ...read more

We’re all likely familiar with Scott Adams Dilbert cartoon although what you might not have heard about is the fact that Microsoft’s Brandon Watson just challenged Scott Adams to the Windows Phone Challenge. Brandon challenged Scott to give the Windows ...read more

While I’m sure you have already heard the news, Windows Phone “Mango” was Released to Manufacturing this morning and is now on its way to our handset and mobile operator partners to optimize “Mango” for their specific phone and network configurations ...read more

Any developer will tell you that debugging applications in production environments presents them with some unique challenges and applications on Windows Phone are no different.  With the new version of the AppHub developers portal debugging exceptions ...read more

Yesterday during the opening keynote of the Worldwide Partner Conference , Steve Ballmer announced that Boeing was taking to the Cloud with a solution to market its best-selling airplane, the 737. The Boeing 737 is the best-selling airplane in aviation ...read more

We’re excited to let you know that we’ve just released an updated version of the Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone with support for both Silverlight and XNA. We strongly encourage you to download the Advertising SDK June 2011 Update , and start ...read more

From the launch of the new Windows Phone to the award-winning Kinect for Xbox 360 to Windows 7 and Xbox LIVE , Microsoft continues to provide developers with the technologies, tools and services for the world’s best interactive entertainment experiences ...read more

Over the Memorial Day weekend I wrote two patriotic applications, the Independence Day application that counts down to our nations birthday, and also the 2012 Election application that counts down to the 2012 Presidential Election. You can download the ...read more

With Memorial Day this past weekend I decided to take sometime and write a patriotic application or two, including Independence Day that counts down to our nations birthday and all the awesome BBQ and fireworks with friends and family. You can download ...read more

The Samsung Focus ranked as the number one smartphone in the PC Magazine Readers Choice Awards 2011: Mobile Phones and Carriers , Sorry Apple! I have been using the Samsung Focus for a little while now as my primary phone and this phone is totally amazing ...read more

Today, in New York City, Andy Lees announced the next major release of Windows Phone, previously codenamed “Mango”, to the world.  We’re excited to release the Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta and would encourage mobile developers to download ...read more

Michael Stroh just blogged about tomorrow’s press conference in New York City where we’ll discuss the future of Windows Phone You can listen live to the press conference beginning at 10:00am (EST), you’ll find the link in the Windows Phone Newsroom . ...read more

If you’re one of the many Verizon Wireless subscribers who have been eagerly awaiting a CDMA based Window Phone 7 device the wait is nearly over. On May 26, 2011 the HTC Trophy will be available to order directly from the Verizon Wireless website and ...read more

After a Windows Phone application has been in the marketplace for sometime there will invariably be several reviews of the application, ranging from one to five stars with optional remarks associated with the review. While there are users who will write ...read more

Windows Phone Stopwatch 4.4 using the Windows Phone 7 Advertising SDK While writing Windows Phone 7 applications is cool, writing Windows Phone 7 applications that earn money for you is really cool! Why Monetize Windows Phone 7 Applications? Microsoft ...read more

Windows Phone Stopwatch 4.4 is now Released to Marketplace (RTM) and within this blog post I thought I’d give an overview of this application that has steadily become the most popular stopwatch on Windows Phone 7 . Starting / Pausing the Stopwatch With ...read more

XAPFest LA 2011 Saturday, June 4th, 2011 | 9AM – 10PM Loews Santa Monica 1700 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90401 | (310) 458-6700 REGISTER HERE *Registration is required   ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...read more