Wiley Windows Phone 7 Programming for Android and iOS Developers 978-1-1180-2197-2 User Manual
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CHAPTER 1 WHAT’S NEW IN WINDOWS PHONE 7
WP7 compares favorably with iOS and Android from various technical perspectives. The operating
system kernel is Windows CE 6, which can provide 2GB of virtual address space for each process,
and has signifi cant performance and stability improvements over Windows CE 5. The application
framework enables creation of a unique UI pattern and interactions with the phone functionality in
a managed environment. Even if you aren’t familiar with .NET technologies, you can still ramp up
quickly with Windows Phone application development.
system kernel is Windows CE 6, which can provide 2GB of virtual address space for each process,
and has signifi cant performance and stability improvements over Windows CE 5. The application
framework enables creation of a unique UI pattern and interactions with the phone functionality in
a managed environment. Even if you aren’t familiar with .NET technologies, you can still ramp up
quickly with Windows Phone application development.
After reading this chapter, you should have the big picture of the WP7 operating system from a
technical architectural perspective. In the remaining chapters, you’ll learn how to leverage these
innovations to build appealing applications.
technical architectural perspective. In the remaining chapters, you’ll learn how to leverage these
innovations to build appealing applications.
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