Smartphone application developers appear to be exceptionally interested in the new Windows® Phone 7, according to recent media reports. Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft Press announces a new slate of books and ebooks for Windows Phone 7. Tapping the expertise of Microsoft engineers and software designers, as well as top industry consultants and trainers, “We have the resources for Windows Phone 7 developers,” says Steve Weiss, associate publisher for Microsoft Press. “Application developers and programmers are going to have a treasure trove of resources to get productive very quickly on this new platform.”
For smartphone consumers, Weiss adds that Microsoft Press offers the ideal introduction to Windows Phone 7 with the full-color Windows Phone 7 Plain & Simple (ISBN: 9780735643420, $29.99 USD), now available for holiday shoppers. This easy, colorful, “see-how” guide to the new phone was written by Michael Stroh, a technology writer at Microsoft® who spent the last year working alongside the designers and engineers who created Windows Phone 7.
