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Article abridged from the MSDN Windows Phone Development library. Location Overview for Windows Phone 7 The Windows Phone OS 7.0 CTP Refresh Location Service allows you to create location-aware applications for Windows Phone OS 7.0 CTP Refresh. The service obtains location data from multiple sources such as GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular. It can use one or more of these sources to deduce the location of the Windows Phone balancing performance with power utilization depending on an application’s needs....
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******* LINKS UPDATE ************ CharlieK provides an overview of the new tools release here inc. link to get them . Also an update of the WPDT developer documentation to MSDN . This documentation supports the CTP Refresh of the WPDT. For detailed information about breaking changes and known issues, see the Release Notes for CTP Refresh . So what’s new in this documentation release? Note: This information can also be found in the What's New in Windows Phone 7 CTP Refresh topic on MSDN. § Accelerometer...
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As only The Register can, the recent royalties agreement between Microsoft and HTC is reported and ridiculed but seriously – what would everyone prefer? A stalling, brain dead, lawsuit slowing innovation and full of threat. Or a sensible business agreement which ensures everyone can play and everyone wins?
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Shawn gave a superb demonstration of the five effects available in XNA for Windows Phone. He has now published the demo source up on the XNA Creators Club website. GO GET IT HERE .