The Windows Phone8 platform, new for 2012, provides a remarkable opportunity for Windows developers to create state-of-the-art mobile applications using their existing skills and a familiar toolset.
Pro Windows Phone App Development, Third Edition helps you unlock the potential of this platform and create dazzling, visually rich, and highly functional applications for the Windows Phone Marketplaceincluding using new features that the Windows 8 kernel provides and a treatise on developing Metro style apps.
For developers new to the Windows Phone platform whether .NET, iPhone, or Android developers this book starts by introducing the features and specifications of the Windows Phone series, and then leads you through the complete application development process.
You'll learn how to use Microsoft technologies like WinRT, Metro, .NET, Visual Studio 2012, and Expression Blend effectively, how to take advantage of the device's sensorswith thelocation service, accelerometer, and touch, how to make your apps location-aware using GPS data, how to utilize the rich media capabilities of the Windows Phone series, and much more.
Finally, you'll receive a full tutorial on how to publish and sell your application through the Windows Phone Marketplace and Windows 8 App Store.
