

Selecting the “Panorama Application” template above will cause VS to create a fully working Silverlight for Windows Phone application that uses the Panorama UI metaphor (and the new Silverlight Panorama control): Today’s release adds support for new Panormana and Pivot controls and associated project templates that you can use to create applications that take advantage of these new Windows Phone 7 metaphors: Using File->New Project, you can choose from several Silverlight for Windows Phone starter templates when creating new projects. VS 2010 Express for Windows Phone provides a rich development environment for building great phone applications. This provides a great way to distribute applications/games that you either get paid for or distribute for free. If you already have Visual Studio 2010, the setup will also add support for Windows Phone 7 development and projects to your full Visual Studio 2010.Īpplications and games you build with the tools released today can be uploaded to the Windows Phone Marketplace - which enables any phone consumer to easily download and purchase them directly from their phone. Phone Registration Tool – When you get a device, this allows you to “unlock” the device so you can run/debug your application on it, using your Marketplace account.Īll of the above tools and frameworks are packaged into one setup, and everything is free.

