{"product_id":"9781430241355","title":"Beginning Windows Phone App Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eMicrosoft’s Windows Phone 7 handsets have injected a new vibrancy into the smartphone marketplace and provided bold new opportunities for the Microsoft development community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake advantage of these opportunities with \u003cem\u003eBeginning Windows Phone App Development, \u003c\/em\u003ewritten specifically to help you learn the skills you’ll need to develop rich, functional apps for the Windows Phone 7 platform. Authors \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEugene Chuvyrov\u003c\/strong\u003e cover the very latest developments in the field—including the extended APIs offered in the new Mango platform update—so you'll have timely, accurate information at your fingertips. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeginning Windows Phone App Development\u003c\/em\u003e starts with the basics, walking you through the process of downloading and setting up the right development tools, including Visual Studio,Expression Blend, Silverlight SDK, and Windows Phone SDK. It then takes you step-by-step though the development process as you build and deploy a working application, complete with a sophisticated user interface. Finally, you'll receive step-by-step instructions on packaging and selling your applications through the Windows Phone Marketplace.   \u003c\/p\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to create effective networked applications \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to leverage your phone’s GPS capabilities from within your application \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to interact with the phone’s built-in functionalities (camera, contacts, maps, accelerometer, video and web browser, to name but a few) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to construct highly graphical and responsive user interfaces quickly and easily using these features \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to package and distribute your applications for both personal distribution and commercial sale via the Windows Phone Marketplace \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for anyone interested in developing applications for the Windows Phone 7.5 platform. You might be an existing .NET developer looking for a new creative angle, or perhaps an iPhone or Android developer looking for a new opportunity. If you have an understanding of basic .NET coding practices, then this book is for you.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIntroducing Windows Phone 7 and the Windows Phone Platform \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBuilding Windows Phone 7 Applications \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUsing Cloud Services As Data Stores \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCatching and Debugging Errors \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePackaging, Publishing, and Managing Applications \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWorking with the Accelerometer \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eApplication Bar \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWebBrowser Control \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWorking with Controls and Themes    \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIntegrating Applications with the Windows Phone OS \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCreating Trial Applications \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eInternationalization \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIsolated Storage \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUsing Location Services \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMedia \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWorking with the Camera and Photos \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePush Notifications \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eReactive Extensions for .NET \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSecurity \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ol\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300810801392,"sku":"9781430241355","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430241355_p0.jpg?v=1763751111","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430241355","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}