Get started building your own apps and utilities for Windows Phone 7-expertly guided by award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 and the C# language, you"ll learn how to extend your existing skills to this new mobile platform-mastering the core tools and techniques you need to get productive quickly. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction-along with a wealth of hands-on examples. Discover how to: Customize page navigation and layout. Know when to use code vs. XAML markup. Capture and embed bitmaps, balancing performance issues. Support multi-touch input-including tap, drag, flick, and pinch. Work with accelerometer and location services. Experiment with panoramic and pivot controls. Create effects using built-in or custom animations. Manage state, tomb...