{"id":429874,"date":"2010-03-15T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/?p=59829"},"modified":"2010-03-15T14:00:25","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T18:00:25","slug":"windows-phone-7-software-partners-show-off-mobile-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/429874","title":{"rendered":"Windows Phone 7 Software Partners Show Off Mobile Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Earlier this morning, James shared news on Microsoft’s MIX10 event<\/a>, currently in progress. MIX10 is a developers conference, but one I’m watching avidly thanks to video streaming from the event<\/a> — I did have to upgrade my Silverlight plugin to watch, which is a very fitting topic. Silverlight will power the third party applications for Windows Phone 7 Series devices and although I had some doubts when I first heard this, the video demos have started to change my mind.<\/p>\n

For instance, there was a Netflix app demo that allowed for live video streaming to the handset. I watch Netflix vids on my PC, which already uses the Silverlight platform — porting it over to mobile devices makes it that much easier for these service types on the go. Another example is the Graphic.ly comic-book software. Combining Silverlight with hardware\u00a0acceleration\u00a0enables fast, hardware deep-zooming when enjoying the latest comic.<\/p>\n

Capabilities and toolsets aren’t the whole story, however. To offer a wide range of software titles, Microsoft needs to court large numbers of third-party developers. Based on the list provided in a press release<\/a>, Microsoft is off to a good start:<\/p>\n