Silverlight and Windows Phone SDK
Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update CTP
We recently released an update to the Windows Phone SDK that provides extra tools and features for...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 02/29/2012
Windows Phone Design Guidelines on MSDN
It was recently brought to my attention that we have done a poor job of evangelizing the Windows...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 02/01/2012
Updates to the Windows Phone docs
We recently made a refresh of the Windows Phone documentation and samples. We've updated several...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 12/20/2011
Muted audio even when the playback rate is set to a supported audio playback rate
Silverlight 5 supports multiple playback rates. When the playback rate is set to a rate that does...
Author: Nitya Ravi Date: 12/19/2011
Don't forget about the databinding features of Silverlight 4 that you get with Mango!
If you are a Windows Phone developer, there are some properties offered on the Binding object in...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 12/16/2011
Silverlight 5 has released! The docs are up and a .chm is available
Silverlight 5 has released! Here's the link to download the Silverlight 5 tools. Silverlight 5...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 12/09/2011
Tip for Using HyperlinkButton or Hyperlink in Silverlight for Windows Phone
If you’ve tried unsuccessfully to use the HyperlinkButton control or the Hyperlink type in your...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 10/25/2011
Windows Phone Mango release and we want your feedback!
The Windows Phone Mango updates are going out to handsets, and the RTM version of the Mango SDK is...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 09/28/2011
pInvoke in Silverlight5 and .NET Framework
One of the new features in Silverlight 5 RC is the ability to call native code including Win32 APIs...
Author: Alexandra Rusina Date: 09/27/2011
Silverlight 5 RC support for application-restricted media
Application restricted media (ARM) is new feature in Silverlight 5 RC that enables content providers...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 09/07/2011
Silverlight 5 RC has released!
The SL5 RC has released and you can now download the tools here. This is an exciting release and...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 09/01/2011
Get the tools and submit your Mango apps!
Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RC is now available. You can use this version of the tools to create Windows...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 08/23/2011
Ensuring your Windows Phone Applications Work on Mango
Not only does Mango support Silverlight 4, there are also numerous updates and improvements to...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 07/22/2011
Mango Beta2…get it while it's fresh!
The Mango Windows Phone Developer Tools Windows Phone SDK Beta2 released today (the tools have been...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 06/29/2011
Fuel Tracker sample application for WP7 now in Visual Basic
I'm happy to report that the Fuel Tracker sample is now available in Visual Basic as well as C#....
Author: Karl Erickson Date: 06/20/2011
New Addition to Windows Phone Quickstarts- Pivot and Panorama Controls
Windows Phone 7 includes Panorama and Pivot controls that you can use to display controls and data...
Author: Nitya Ravi Date: 05/25/2011
Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta now available!
The Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta released today. Download them here. The tools enable...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 05/24/2011
Binding to Dynamic Properties with ICustomTypeProvider (Silverlight 5 Beta)
Silverlight 5 Beta introduces a new ICustomTypeProvider interface that enables data binding to...
Author: Alexandra Rusina Date: 04/26/2011
Silverlight 4 Documentation Updated
The Silverlight 4 documentation has been updated--both online MSDN docs and the offline CHM. The CHM...
Author: agbcl Date: 04/22/2011
Adding Panorama and Pivot Controls to the Toolbox in Visual Studio (speeding development 1 second at a time)
So I started work on a sample today and decided I wanted to use a Pivot control. I created a new...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 04/15/2011
Silverlight 5 Beta has released…Get the chm!
We’ve got apps, and we’ve got chms. Well, more specifically, a chm for Silverlight 5...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 04/13/2011
What's new in Silverlight 5 beta? 3D graphics support!
Happy Silverlight 5 Beta day! The biggest additions to Silverlight 5 are certainly the support for...
Author: John Mulhausen Date: 04/13/2011
Silverlight 5 Beta Breaking Changes
There are currently no breaking changes for Silverlight 5 Beta to report. See also Silverlight...
Author: snoutholder Date: 04/13/2011
Attending MIX 2011? There’s an app for that!
If you’re planning on attending MIX 2011 conference in Las Vegas and if you own a Windows...
Author: Nitya Ravi Date: 04/07/2011
Windows Phone 7 XNA Game Tutorial For Ya
The Microsoft game folks just released a tutorial that will guide you through the creation of a...
Author: snoutholder Date: 04/05/2011
Start-to-Finish Guidance for Windows Phone 7 Application Development
If you are a C#/.NET developer who wants to learn the basics of phone application development using...
Author: Karl Erickson Date: 03/29/2011
Silverlight for Windows Phone [VIDEO]: Quick App for Push Notifications (Uses Windows Azure)
Hey Silverlight people! So I just uploaded a video that takes you from from zero to an Azure-hosted,...
Author: John Mulhausen Date: 03/04/2011
February Release of Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit
Yesterday the toolkit team pushed out an update to the Windows Phone Toolkit. You can get the...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 02/18/2011
Windows Phone 7 QuickStarts Live!
Check ou the new Windows Phone 7 development articles which are aimed at guiding you through all the...
Author: snoutholder Date: 02/11/2011
The January update to Windows Phone Developer Tools available now!
A new version of the Windows Phone Developer tools is now available on the Download Center. Among...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 02/07/2011
“Fuel Tracker” Guidance Application – Drop 3
As Cheryl blogged last week, she and I have been working with a team of others to develop a Windows...
Author: Karl Erickson Date: 12/17/2010
Give us your most challenging Windows Phone 7 application development tasks!
Recently I’ve been working on a cross-group effort to create some content for getting folks started...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 12/10/2010
Inspire Improvements to Windows Phone Documentation
We are doing a study to see how we are doing with our documentation. Your input will inform and...
Author: snoutholder Date: 12/03/2010
The Future of Silverlight
Check it out!
Author: snoutholder Date: 11/12/2010
New QuickStart: Silverlight Install and Upgrade Experience
When you create a Silverlight-based application for deployment to the web, the last thing you...
Author: Karl Erickson Date: 11/08/2010
A couple more data-related Silverlight Quickstarts for you
In an attempt to close the loop on getting data into Silverlight, we’ve added a couple of new...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 11/05/2010
New Version of the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit
Imagine my surprise when I browsed to the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit page on Codeplex and...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 11/02/2010
Performance for Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 Applications
Recently I’ve worked on adapting a popular Windows Phone 7 performance whitepaper for easier...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 10/11/2010
Silverlight…not just for the Web…
So in case you are in the habit of navigating the MSDN table of contents to locate the Silverlight...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 09/27/2010
Content or Resource Files?…Another way to load a static XML file to your application…
So as these things usually go, while doing something completely unrelated to the application I...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 09/16/2010
Silverlight Visual Effects (e.g. drop shadow, blur, and mirror images)
There's a new Silverlight Visual Effects QuickStart that was just published. This offers quick...
Author: snoutholder Date: 09/07/2010
Silverlight and Security Documentation
Recently, there was an article in EWeek about the various platforms for Rich Internet Application...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 09/03/2010
New WCF RIA Services QuickStart
Hot off the press QuickStart on WCF RIA Services. Lots of screenshots and code. Should be pretty...
Author: snoutholder Date: 09/02/2010
Guidance on Making Silverlight Apps Accessible
Accessibility is about making your applications usable by people with limitations that prevent or...
Author: snoutholder Date: 09/01/2010
Loading a static XML file to your Windows Phone/Silverlight App
So I think I’ve mentioned before I have been working on a Windows Phone 7 application. It’s been a...
Author: Cheryl Simmons Date: 08/27/2010