Windows® Phone 8 Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish developer"s guide to Microsoft"s brand-new Windows® Phone 8. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading Microsoft mobile development expert Daniel Vaughan, this full-color guide covers everything Microsoft developers need to rapidly build highly-competitive WP8 mobile apps. Vaughan teaches through complete sample apps that illuminate each key concept with fully-explained code and real-world context. He presents real-world best practices for building highly functional and attractive WP8 interfaces; integrating touch, rich media, and data; testing, profiling, and publishing apps, and more. Throughout, he shares expert insights available in no other book, drawing on his exceptional access to the Windows Phone development team. Along the way, he presents exceptionally practical and thorough coverage of many powerful new WP8 enhancements, including: * Voice Commands * Wallet integration * New Live Tile Capabilities * Nokia Maps Control * File and Protocal Associations * And much more