Windows Phone 7, what we learnt from Mix 2010 keynote

Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 3:40 am by Jason Cartwright |

The Microsoft Mix keynote has just wrapped up. Throughout the keynote Microsoft shared a lot more information about how Windows Phone 7 applications work and how they are created. Let’s take a look at what we learnt.

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone is free
• To publish apps to the MarketPlace costs US$99 per year
• Windows Phone 7 runs the full version of Silverlight
• Application development now supported in the Expression Blend 4 beta.
• Supports IIS streaming (adaptive bitrate – smooth streaming technology)
• Silverlight adoption is approaching 60% of all internet devices.
• Push Notifications – “Microsoft Notification Service”
• Windows Phone 7 Simulator supports multi-touch, hardware acceleration.
• Applications will have trial versions
• Microsoft has a long list of partnerships who’ll have apps available at launch (Foursquare, Netflix, IMDB, Sling Media, Shazam) Check out the full list @ Engadget
• Twitter and Facebook contact integration

Get the developer tools today @ http://developer.windowsphone.com/windows-phone-7-series/

More info @ Mix