![]() It's essential that only Microsoft-approved SD Cards be used unapproved cards are likely to cause phone instability and loss of data. The SD Card will be paired with the handset via an internal password and will become unusable in any other device. If your handset has an empty SD Card slot, you must reset your phone to factory default in order to install and use the memory card (get a good backup first!). ![]() Windows Phone 7 does not support user-accessible memory cards in the traditional sense rather, it's treated as a secured permanent extension of the on-board system memory. Nor does it provide a universal-search feature across multiple types of data like those found in the Palm webOS and Research In Motion BlackBerry OS.Īccording to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's keynote at the International Consumer Electronics Show in early January, upcoming Windows Phone 7 updates include copy/paste functionality, improved multitasking, Silverlight and Adobe Flash hosting in the browser, and the ability for Mac users to synch iTunes files. Windows Phone 7 does not have turn-by-turn navigation in its Maps application, instead leaving that for the mobile carrier to provide. The Welcome menu can be customized by the user by adding, rearranging or removing tiles. ![]() The six Microsoft tiles include: Phone, People, Messaging, Outlook, Internet Explorer and Xbox Live. Six of the eight visible screen tiles are specified by Microsoft, with two half-size or one full-size available for the carrier to customize. The Welcome menu consists of a series of half or full-size tiles that may extend beyond the visible screen. Other hardware requirements include a minimum processor speed of 1GHz, minimum camera resolution of 5 megapixels, bluetooth, WiFi, FM radio, accelerometer, compass, light sensor, proximity sensor, assisted GPS (which also uses mobile operator and Internet data to help determine location), 3.5-mm audio jack, and a lower row of three buttons, including "back" (left arrow), "home" (Windows logo) and "search" (magnifying glass). For comparison, the original Zune is 240 x 320 pixels the Zune HD is 272 x 480. The handset display must consist of a display resolution of 480 x 800 (WVGA) - available at launch - or 320 x 480 (HVGA), which is expected in later releases. Microsoft has strict design guidelines for the first-generation handsets that can run Windows Phone 7. In this article, I'll introduce the Windows Phone 7 device and discuss how to develop applications on it with Visual Basic. Windows Phone 7 is not an extension of the prior Windows Mobile platform, but a complete redesign to be more competitive in the mobile marketplace. At release Windows Phone 7 supported five languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. I was not the only one eager to get a Windows Phone Microsoft sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 OSes in the first six weeks across nine handset models sold by 60 mobile operators in 30 countries. There were no discounts and I had to switch carriers to get the phone, but I couldn't wait Christmas came early for me in 2010. I called ahead to make sure they had my selected handset on hand, and told them to hold one for me. I was the first customer in our local AT&T store to purchase a Windows Phone 7 when it was first released in the United States in early November. Tips on Windows Phone 7 development and app design with sample code for a Windows Phone Pivot application. Code Focused Get Started with Visual Basic Development for Windows Phone 7
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