A new launch is announced later this year as Microsoft will bring out the mobile version of Windows 7. But the final version of the Windows Phone developer tools will come on the market on 16 September, announced the company on Monday.
Until now there have been a total of 300,000 downloads of the developer tools, says the director of Windows Phone 7, Mr. Brandon Watson. He also added that the first six months have have affirmed that a combination of Silverlight, XNA technology and great free tools based on the new Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend resulted in a very rich application platform. This has enabled the right approach from developers and designers of all levels who are in search of capitalize on the possibilities brought b Windows Phone 7.
The expected release on September will contain minor breaking changes from the filed of beta tools to some bugs that might arise, Watson added. There are included requested Silverlight controls and also the ability to bring up the panorama, pivot and also the Bing Maps control.
Another aspect was pointed out, that several companies are at the moment developing applications for the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Some of these companies are eBay, Open Table, but also Photobucket, Associated Press, and last but not least Flixter. He highlighted that whatever the status of the developers, large or small, they will all be granted the opportunity to capitalize on creating application and games so that it will be compatible with the product. Microsoft tries to be more transparent regarding the applications store policies. An update of the Marketplace policy was posted on Monday showing that a limited beta test will be conducted in the coming weeks. The company illustrated that some changes are in order for the developer portal so that it will reflect feedback from the community of users. Regarding these changes enhancements will be made in order to make it more simple and accessible for the information that the developers need.
The entire range of applications will be tested both for quality and performance, maintaining in the process an open and transparent process in order to support the developer and their project's success. There is a sign up page available on the website for those who are interested in developing Windows Phone 7 applications. This will be a great asset as you can contribute with your skills as your applications will help develop the program and its features
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