Microsoft tells its Windows Phone 7 Series developer story, tools available today
By Chris Ziegler 
posted March 15th 2010 12:00PM
posted March 15th 2010 12:00PM
Developers are going to be treated to a host of must-have services out of the gate, including accelerometer support, location-based APIs using Microsoft's own Location Service, a newly-announced Microsoft Notification Service for pushing notifications regardless of whether an app is running (sound familiar?), hardware-accelerated video with integrated DRM and support for Microsoft's Smooth Streaming tech, multitouch, and camera / microphone access.
On a related note, Microsoft has shared some important details on the revised Windows Phone Marketplace (notice the subtle name change) for WP7S-based devices today. The revenue split remains unchanged -- 70 percent goes to the publisher, 30 percent to Microsoft -- but the developer portal for managing submissions has been "streamlined" and some of the incremental costs associated with it have been killed off; what's more, students enrolled in the DreamSpark submission will have their registration fees waived altogether. The Marketplace has evolved from an app store to a content "destination," housing apps, casual and premium Xbox Live games, music, and customized carrier stuff in one spot. We'll be wandering MIX10 throughout the day, so stay tuned as we get more of the story.
Yeah ! Couldn't wait for the MIX to start :) I guess i'll love those new tools !!
Netflix streaming to the phone is a super EPIC WIN!
You can watch live here http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/mix/liveEvent.aspx
Missing out on some incredible yo-yo action...
Awesome! Thanks!
@slam
Only Apple events NEED a live blog. No need for one when you can watch the whole thing live on video.
@masini
Dude? WTF are you on?!
I'm guessing if Microsoft are offering silverlight they're not offering flash?
@Giac we should have some definitive answers today. According to the rumor mill flash will be supported eventually, but not at launch
@Giac Basically they already stated Flash is a possibility, but probably not for launch.
@Giac Adobe is already working with M$ on that. http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2010/03/09/flash-player-10-1-and-windows-phone-7/
M$ sleeps with everybody. :)
Where do I get this free dev package? or is that for participants only :P
@technogecko6 MSDN I would expect ;)
@technogecko6 I was wondering the same thing. Does anyone know for sure?
@jaxim
can't see it on my MSDN subscription. http://www.microsoft.com/express/phone/ is the main site, but it just shows me visual studio express beta 2. I've just downloaded it to see if it's included. I'll let you know.
@nabberuk thanks! :-)
@jaxim
just installed it, can't see anything regarding windows phone.
@nabberuk I figured as much... sigh.
@technogecko6
the tools are now live > http://developer.windowsphone.com/windows-phone-7-series/
@nabberuk
although i'm having problems getting on it.
@nabberuk Yep I just saw this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2338b5d1-79d8-46af-b828-380b0f854203&displaylang=en
I hope they surprise us all and announce full multiplayer 3D gaming over cellular networks and WIFI.
Ask them about the HD2, STAT!
specifically the US t-mobile variant with the extra rom.
Excellent news. I wonder if I should join and learn XNA etc development over the summer break. I am still learning java at the moment on college!
@bySeon JAVA is awesome on everything Microsoft and Apple do not touch, you will not loose anything by learning JAVA, it will give you very solid foundation and for sure great job opportunities. XNA is a framework (not language by itself), if you want to dig into it, then C# is what Microsoft pushes as main programing language (they support other, but C# is number 1 for them)
@bySeon C# is kinda like a mash up of Java and C++. It's a good language in my opinion.
Yes! Free-ish (?) development tools (develop and then pay when your apps are good enough is a brilliant app encouraging environment). Thumbs up from me.
I don't get the DRM part
@Seven
it designed to provide secure delivery of audio and/or video content over an IP network to the device in such a way that the distributor can control how that content is used
@johnny boy ie: hulu might come to the phone sooner rather than later. 8^D
@johnny boy
What he said! :P
Need to know if there's a Voice Command API for developers.
Microsoft Voice Command on Windows Mobile was EXCELLENT, and they acquired TellMe afterward, so there has to be something going on there. EnGadget, please ask about speech in Windows Phone.
@burnblue
Good point & question.
"Developers, Developers, Developers"
What is the tattoo's on Joe's knuckles?
YAY!!! Their _real_ motto is "Steal focus always."
they should still rename their apps to progs...justmy opinion
@rememberandhope
Visit Here
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Difference_between_system_program_and_application_program
I know this is a stupid question, but will it be possible for developers to deploy Silverlight apps on WP7S without going through Microsoft's store?
@Bosco I imagine there may be a browser plugin for this... but regarding native apps, unless you are talking about pushing them to your own dev device for testing, you won't be able to deploy them broadly without the store.
FREE!!!!
@masini
Go die m8
Where can I download, not watch the stream, of the keynote?
Why do I look at the picture used in this article and think, "This is Jeopardy!"
This is where I believe when we look back at history Apple will have lost their place as a dominator in the mobile space and simply be a niche player. I think Apple is great, but they don't have (at least not yet) the development infrastructure that Microsoft has as well as Google. Microsoft just makes it easy to bring out their native capabilities in your own unique application, Objective C not so much.