Monthly Archives: August 2010

App Categories on the Windows Phone Marketplace

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

Microsoft has finalized the list of categories of apps it will offer on its Windows Phone Marketplace: App categories are our way of organizing applications so that users can more easily find what they are looking for. For Windows Phone … Continue reading →

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Book cover, first pass

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

Wiley sent me a first pass at the book’s cover design today. I had a surprising number of corrections, and they actually want my real signature for the cover too, presumably for easier identity theft purposes. :) They’ll send a … Continue reading →

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PDF review of Windows Phone Secrets

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

Since this is an excellent preview of what the final book is going to look like, I thought you might be interested in seeing what the some PDF review pages look like. The template for the Secrets series changed this … Continue reading →

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Front Matter and Introduction complete

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

Today, I completed the two final bits of actual writing on Windows Phone Secrets, the Front Matter (FM) and the Introduction. Both contain boilerplate text provided by the publishing company that must appear in the beginning of a book. The … Continue reading →

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Author Review complete

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

Well, it took a few days longer than I’d have liked, but the Author Review (AR) for Windows Phone Secrets is complete. I still have to finish up the front matter/introduction, and then review final page PDFs. I’ll describe those … Continue reading →

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Final release of Windows Phone developer tools: September 16

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

Microsoft informed me today that the final release of the Windows Phone 7 developer tools will be made available on September 16, 2010. The bolded bits below are from me, as there are some significant bits of info in this: … Continue reading →

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Author Review

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

I’ve been a bit distracted by the whole vacation thing, but I’ve actually been working on the book as well, and as the days tick by, we’re getting closer and closer to the end of the process. (The final deadline … Continue reading →

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Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 preview

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

I wrote a short article on the SuperSite, Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 Preview, that explains this week’s new around Xbox Live launch games on Windows Phone. This is Microsoft’s secret weapon against the iPhone, Android, and any other … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training videos for developers

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

Microsoft has released video versions of its 12-part Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training series for developers, as well as the course materials. Here’s the word from Brandon Watson, which includes descriptions of each session: There are 12 sessions in … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Announces the first 50 Xbox LIVE games for Windows Phone 7

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Paul Thurrott

An interesting announcement from Microsoft this morning, and had I known it was happening up the street in Cologne, Germany, I would have actually attended it. (Cough). Anyway. It’s important to understand the distinction here. There are two types of … Continue reading →

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