1. Windows Phone 7 Deep Dive
Again and More
WhyMCA 2012
Session WIN3

2. Agenda
• Technology «bathtub»
– WCF Data Services & SQL CE
– Binding & co.
– Tiles, Reminder & Alarms
Windows
Phone 7 – Ux, Silverlight & Blend
– Geolocation & Sensors
– Azure Integration & WATWP
• App Hub

3. today’s technologies
• Requirements
– Windows Phone 7 Mango Tools
– Visual Studio 2010 (express included in
tools)
– SQL Server Compact CE4 + VS SQLCE Tools
– Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
– Luck

4. wcf data services
• It is a Data Access Technology
– Through HTTP
• Enables EF Model in the client side
– Queryable with LINQ
– Some limitations Message
Size
• Zero-code WCF Data Services N KB
SOAP N/2 KB
REST + XML N/4 KB
JSON N/10 KB

5. • DEMO
• WCF Data Services with Windows Phone
7
• WhyMCA.01-DataServices

6. sql ce
• SQL Server stand-alone
• Runs in IsolatedStorage

7. • DEMO
• SQL CE & LINQ2SQL with Windows
Phone 7
• WhyMCA.02-SqlCE

8. binding
• Binding: connection between UI and data
– Could be bi-directional
• DataContext: each control can have one
– Can access data context through
binding
– DataContext could be gerarchical
(lists, etc..)

9. • DEMO
• Binding with Windows Phone 7
• WhyMCA.03-Binding

10. tiles, reminders and alarms
• Multiple tiles with deep linking
(ShellTile)
• Reminders (ScheduledActionService)
• Alarms

11. • DEMO
• Multiple Tiles with Windows Phone 7
• WhyMCA.04-Tiles

12. • DEMO
• Reminders with Windows Phone 7
• WhyMCA.05-ReminderAlarms

13. ux, silverlight, blend
• Separation of concerns
• Easy-to-use designer tool

14. • DEMO
• UX with Windows Phone 7
• WhyMCA.06-BlendUX

15. geolocation & sensors
• GeoCoordinateWatcher:
– High precision
– Low precision
• Accelerometer
• External tool to inject to WP
emulator
– GPS location
– Acceleration

16. • DEMO
• Geolocation and Sensors with Windows
Phone 7
• WhyMCA.07-Geolocation

17. azure toolkit
• Provides connectivity framework to
apps
• Authentication/Authorization features
• Infrastructure for push notifications
– Even for iPhone
• Azure Storage SDK for Windows
Phone 7

18. • DEMO
• DataServices Azure Integration
• WhyMCA.08-AzureIntegration

19. • DEMO
• Azure Storage with Windows Phone 7
• WhyMCA.08-AzureIntegration

20. the app hub
• Pay attention to marketplace
requirements
– Marketplace Test Kit
• Private delivery
– Need of authentication
• Beta delivery
– Time limited and not officially supported
• Physical deployment
(ChevronWP7)

21. • DEMO
• AppHub with Windows Phone 7
• WhyMCA.09-AppHub

22. Q&A
Thanks
Roberto Freato
Freelance IT Consultant & Trainer
Email: child@ocdstudio.net
MVP, MCT, INPS, IMU, INAIL