What's New in Windows Phone Developer Tools RTM

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What’s New in Windows Phone Developer Tools

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The following table lists what’s new in Windows Phone Developer Tools for RTM.

Item	Description
Bing Maps Silverlight Control	The Bing Maps Silverlight Control has been added to the Windows Phone Developer Tools. For more information and implementation guidance, see Bing Maps Silverlight Control for Windows Phone.
Panorama and Pivot Controls	The Panorama and Pivot controls have been added to the Windows Phone Developer Tools. For more information and implementation guidance, see Panorama Control for Windows Phone and Pivot Control for Windows Phone.
Performance	A number of new performance features have been added to the Windows Phone Developer Tools. The white paper Creating High Performing Silverlight Applications for Windows Phone highlights these features.
Microsoft.Phone.Controls namespace	Added the following APIs: Panorama class PanoramaItem class Pivot class PivotItem class PivotItemEventArgs class
Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Primitives namespace	Added the following APIs: AnimationDirection class PanningBackgroundLayer class PanningLayer class PanningTitleLayer class PanoramaPanel class PivotHeaderItem class PivotHeadersControl class TemplatedItemsControl(Of T) class

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What’s New in the Documentation

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The following table lists what’s new and updated in the documentation.

Item	Description
Bing Maps Silverlight Control	Added the following topics: Bing Maps Silverlight Control for Windows Phone How to: Use the Bing Maps Silverlight Control for Windows Phone
Code Samples	Added the following code samples: Panorama and Pivot Control Sample Control Tilt Effect Globalization Sample Bing Maps Sample
Control Tilt Effect for Windows Phone	Added the following topics: Tilt Effect Overview for Windows Phone How to: Use the Control Tilt Effect for Windows Phone
Creating Trial Applications	Added the following topic: Creating Trial Applications for Windows Phone
Design Resources	Updated the following topic: Design Resources for Windows Phone
Device Information	Added the following topic: Device Information for Windows Phone
Gesture Support	Updated the following topic: Gesture Support for Windows Phone
Globalization and Localization	Added the following topics: Localization Best Practices for Windows Phone How to: Localize an Application Title for Windows Phone
Marketplace	Updated the following topic: Windows Phone 7 Application Certification Requirements Added the following topics: Publishing Applications to Windows Phone Marketplace How to: Link to Windows Phone Marketplace Content
Page State	Added the following topic: How to: Preserve and Restore Page State for Windows Phone
Panorama Control	Added the following topics: Panorama Control Overview for Windows Phone Panorama Control Architecture for Windows Phone Panorama Control Features and Best Practices for Windows Phone How to: Create a Panorama Application for Windows Phone
Performance	Added the following topic: Creating High Performing Applications for Windows Phone
Photos	Added the following topics: Share Picker Extensibility for Windows Phone How to: Use Share Picker Extensibility for Windows Phone
Pivot Control	Added the following topics: Pivot Control Overview for Windows Phone Pivot Control Architecture for Windows Phone Pivot Control Features and Best Practices for Windows Phone How to: Create a Pivot Application for Windows Phone
Push Notifications	Added the following topics and restructured the section: Types of Push Notifications for Windows Phone How to: Set up an Authenticated Web Service for Windows Phone How to: Set up a Callback Registration Request for Windows Phone Troubleshooting Push Notification Exceptions for Windows Phone
Visual Studio 2010 Express	Added the following topics: How to: Deploy a Windows Phone Application Using Visual Studio How to: Debug When the Windows Phone Application State Changes
Windows Phone Emulator	Added the follow topic: Launcher and Chooser Support in Windows Phone Emulator

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