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MSDN will be holding some Windows Phone 7 developer tech events at various MS Offices around the country. The first event is an In-Person Event called a Windows Phone 7 Firestarter Dream It. Build It. The power to build smart, visually stunning games... and applications is right in your hands with Windows Phone 7....

At Gamescom 2010, Microsoft announced the first wave of Xbox LIVE game titles headed for Windows Phone 7, set to launch this holiday season. Attendees received a glimpse of the gameplay experience on Windows Phone 7 devices with over 50 titles announced, a mix of e...xciting new games and old favorites for both the casual and hardcore gamer....

Time for your friendly reminder… The next meeting of the Boston/New England Windows Phone User and Developer Groups will be held this Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 starting at 6:30pm at the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA (201 Jones Road, 6th Floor). Our ma...in presentation of the evening will continue our series on Windows Phone 7 Application Development that began back in April....

Resco, a long-standing supporter of the Windows Mobile platform for both consumers and developers, has announced further support for Windows Phone 7 developers in two areas - Resco has released a Technical Preview of what is now being called the Resco MobileLigh...t Toolkit. Similar to their already successful MobileForms Toolkit for the .NET Compact Framework, the MobileLight Toolkit will provide a rich set of Silverlight controls for Windows Phone 7...

If one is to consider using a single mobile device for all their multimedia needs, serious consideration has to be paid to the capabilities of the device for video purposes. In my first article on my decision to give mobile device convergence a serious try for the fi...rst time in many years, I listed video viewing as a key reason for carrying and using a dedicated portable media player (a Zune...

In my quest to try once again to use a single device for all my needs, I decided that the first real test for my T-Mobile USA HTC HD2 would be with regards to the audio experience. In my previous article on the subject, I laid out what I thought were the needs, crit...eria and requirements for what would be deemed an acceptable experience....

I cannot recall the last time I posted the announcement of our Boston/New England Windows Phone User and Developer Groups meeting so far in advance. It’s always nice to have a vision beyond 30 days, I tell you… The next meeting of the Boston/New England Windows Ph...one User and Developer Groups will be held on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 starting at 6:30pm at the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA (201...

Recently, I’ve seen a number of questions posted in various forums that typically come in the form of something like - “I am using the Windows Phone 7 Device Emulator to test my application. The application creates data which is saved in Isolated Storage. The other day I ran tests....

Just a friendly reminder (and an update at the bottom of this post) - The next meeting of the Boston/New England Windows Phone User and Developer Group will take place on Wednesday, July 21st starting at 6:30pm at the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA (201 Jones Ro...ad, 6th Floor). Continuing our meeting focus on preparing for Windows Phone 7 development, I will be presenting “Silverlight UI Tips and Tricks...

Well, it’s a bit later than expected, but it’s well worth the wait. Microsoft announced at the Worldwide Partners Conference on Monday the availability of the Beta (that’s right – beta) of the Windows Phone 7 SDK and Tools for developers. Among the highlights -... In addition to the inclusion of Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone Developers, the beta is compatible with the RTM version of Visual...

The next meeting of the Boston/New England Windows Phone User and Developer Group will take place on Wednesday, July 21st starting at 6:30pm at the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA (201 Jones Road, 6th Floor). Continuing our meeting focus on preparing for Windows... Phone 7 development, I will be presenting “Silverlight UI Tips and Tricks for Windows Phone Developers” - In our previous presentation on Windows Phone 7 development...

The next Boston/New England Windows Mobile will be held on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 starting at 6:30pm at the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA (201 Jones Road, 6th Floor). Our featured presentation is the next in a series focused on Windows Phone 7 application... development - "Silverlight UI Development Essentials for Windows Phone Developers" Much of the early focus in preparation for Windows Phone 7 application ...

Just your friendly little reminder – the next meeting of the Boston/New England Windows Phone User and Developer Groups will be held this coming Wednesday, May 19th starting at 6:30pm at the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA (201 Jones Road, 6th Floor). Our featur...ed presentation is the first in a series of focused Windows Phone 7 application development topics - “Application Data Storage In Windows Phone 7”. While I am on...

Congratulations to Pamela Curry, she won the Boston Pocket PC RingCentral Giveaway one year of free service with RingCentral Mobile a $300 value! Pamela will also be entered into a chance to win one of the 5 Grand Prizes (out of 25 entries), an Ultimate Small Busine...ss Start-up Packages from Ivy Worldwide valued at over $1100!     The Ultimate Small BusinessStart-up Package includes: Virtual Phone System by RingCentral ($300)...

According to the Windows Phone Developer Blog, a refresh of the Windows Phone 7 Developer CTP is now available for download! - “Beginning today you can download the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh (WPDT CTP) from http://developer.windowsphone.com, ... which means you can now build Windows Phone 7 apps on the final release of Visual Studio 2010 (VS2010)....

RingCentral Mobile is a cloud-based virtual PBX service that enables small businesses to enjoy the same level of PBX service that large companies do without the expense of purchasing and maintaining expensive hardware and software licenses. RingCentral furnishes you... with a toll-free number at signup or you can forward your existing phone service to RingCentral that will handle and deliver phone calls to multiple numbers any way you wish....

RingCentral Mobile is a cloud-based virtual PBX service that enables small businesses to enjoy the same level of PBX service that large companies do without the expense of purchasing and maintaining expensive hardware and software licenses. RingCentral furnishes you... with a toll-free number at signup or you can forward your existing phone service to RingCentral that will handle and deliver phone calls to multiple numbers any way you wish....

It’s fortunate that we all have the ability as humans to grow, mature and learn from our mistakes and the mistakes of others. We wouldn’t be where we are today without the ability to adapt and learn. This fundamental principle not only applies to “macro” topics like ...culture; it applies to the little things as well....