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Introduction
This is the third edition of this book. We wanted to improve upon the first two editions and update the
book with new features of the Windows Phone OS, as well as provide hands-on knowledge on how to
program the plethora of features offered by Windows Phone devices.
While the second edition was being written, Microsoft and Nokia formally announced their
partnership and signed an agreement to seal their commitment. While we were writing the third edition,
Nokia phones were being released to the European markets, and they should be coming to the United
States in days. We hope that this book will provide developers with the practical knowledge that we
gained by developing real-world applications; we also hope it will inspire developers to create many cool
applications for the Windows Phone platform.
Who This Book Is For
This book assumes that you have basic C# and .NET knowledge. This book will provide you with basic
fundamentals and skills that you need to be successful in developing Windows Phone applications. You
don’t need previous experience developing mobile applications—the only thing you need is a desire to
learn new technology.
What You Need to Use This Book
In order to write Windows Phone applications and test out the examples in this book, you’ll need to
download the tools listed here. All of these are available at no charge from Microsoft. You’ll find
additional information on how to install and use these tools in Part 1 of this book.
• Windows Phone Developer Tools RTW: http://download.microsoft.com/download/
1/7/7/177D6AF8-17FA-40E7-AB53-00B7CED31729/vm_web.exe
• Zune software: www.zune.net/en-us/products/software/download/
• User Experience Design Guidelines for Windows Phone:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=183218
• Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Certification Requirements:
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9730558
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express: www.microsoft.com/express/Database/
• Azure Tools for Visual Studio 1.2 June 2010: http://download.microsoft.com/
DOWNLOAD/1/F/9/1F96D60F-EBE9-44CB-BD58-88C2EC14929E/VSCLOUDSERVICE.EXE
