Customers have begun ordering the HTC Trophy, the first Windows Phone 7 device to come to Verizon Wireless.

The HTC Trophy is available online at www.verizonwireless.com, and in Verizon Wireless Communication Stores on June 2.

There are special offers Verizon is offering a $50 rebate and a free Xbox console game worth up to $60 (Xbox offer expires July 15). Microsoft, meanwhile, is offering $40 off Office 2010 to anyone who picks up a phone by June 30.

HTC Trophy customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan and a smartphone data package.

See HTC Trophy™ Brings Windows Phone 7 To Verizon Wireless for more details.

Getting Started on Windows Phone Development

Whether you’re a new or existing Windows Phone developer, now is the perfect time to take the next step and be what’s next in mobile. The checklist is simple:

• Register on App Hub at http://create.msdn.com. You’ll find training videos, labs, and free developer tools.
• Start a Windows Phone project and get ready for Mango with the new Beta Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1
• Sign up for free technical and marketing support for your Windows Phone application on Microsoft Platform Ready.

ISV Videos on Windows Phone 7

For videos on how other ISVs got started developing for Windows Phone 7, see:

• XNA Game Development on Windows Phone 7 in One Sitting
• Windows Phone 7 Game Begins Life in WPF -- Now a Silverlight, Ad Supported App
• Talking with Karmak.com about business applications on Windows Phone 7
• BinaryDads talk about building applications for Windows Phone 7
• Game Design and Development in Silverlight for Windows Phone 7
• Credit Card Processing for Windows Phone 7 on Windows Azure
• Crowd-Sourcing Public Sector App for Windows Phone, Azure
• Teenager Makes Money Writing Windows Phone 7 Apps with AdCenter

Bruce D. Kyle
ISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation