windows phone 7 runs a version of silverlight very close to silverlight 3

windows phone 7 will be available in the united states on november 8

download the development tools from create.msdn.com

a “launcher” is a way to launch another app from your app

windows phone 7 apps can implement a trial mode

the original name for windows phone 7 was “windows phone 7 series”

the ui design for windows phone 7 was inspired by metro transportation signage

find loads of application videos on youtube by searching for “wp7dev”

launch partners for windows phone 7 include att, t-mobile, samsung, lg, dell, and htc

every windows phone 7 device has at least a 1Ghz processor

a “chooser” lets the user choose a photo, contact, etc. while using your app

the web browser on windows phone 7 has been described as halfway between ie7 and ie8

copy and paste functionality is coming to windows phone early next year

the page and frame navigation model means you get “back” functionality for free

windows phone 7 apps are sandboxed and cannot access data from other apps

launch apps for windows phone 7 include twitter, netflix, seesmic, and a load of xbox live games

bing

all of the development tools for windows phone 7 are available for $0

panorama and pivot controls are included in the development tools for windows phone 7

every windows phone 7 device has at least a 5-megapixel camera

push notifications for windows phone 7 come in two flavors: toast and tile

the model-view-viewmodel pattern works very well for windows phone 7 apps

the hardware back button works across applications

zune

zune

all communication from a windows phone 7 app must be asynchronous

the first ever windows phone 7 device was sold in new zealand

han solo was ranked as the 4th greatest movie character of all time by Empire magazine

windows phone 7 was influenced in many ways by the zune hd

windows phone applications come in two flavors: silverlight and xna

the isolatedstoragesettings class can be used as an easy way to store application settings