New hands-on training course on Windows Phone 8

Always nice to share good news. And this morning I just want to start with the good news.

A new hands-on training course on Windows Phone 8 is available in Russian. For impatient - immediately link to the main page of the course: aka.ms/wp8labs .

This course assumes that you are already familiar with the development under Windows Phone. If this is not the case, you can start with the course on Windows Phone 7.5 msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/ff380145 or books .
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A course is a collection of practical work with step-by-step tutorials and available source code examples. The examples are chosen sufficiently vital, covering the key innovations that the Windows Phone 8 platform provides the developer.

Transfer from Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8
In this example, you can get acquainted with the basic techniques of transferring applications from Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8, for example, the popular example Cookbook.

File and Protocol Mapping
One of the new interesting features of Windows Phone 8 is the binding of file extensions and protocols to the application. Allows, for example, to open attachments with your application for mail or to receive data from another application through the protocol.

Tiles
New types of live tiles - one of the first features of Windows Phone 8, about which everyone learned. Here, using an example, you can figure out how to work with different sizes and types of live tiles.

Purchase
In-app purchases are one of the most requested features. In this example, you can figure out how to implement and debug purchases within applications.

Lock screen wallpaper
My favorite feature of Windows Phone 8. Ability for the application to install and update the lock screen wallpaper. Opens the widest possibilities for user interaction.

Voice commands
Windows Phone 8 has a rather powerful voice command subsystem that supports the Russian language. You, as a developer, can take advantage of this opportunity and integrate voice command support into your application.

Wallet
The ability to store your cards, including discount, add coupons, etc.

Running Tracker application
Ta-dam! An application running with GPS in the background. Now you can not leave the application running under the lock screen. It supports reading and working with GPS even when the user does not see the application.


And, of course, due to numerous requests, we made it possible to download the entire course at once in one archive: aka.ms/wp8labs_all

Interesting learning and development!

And the bonus is a poll inspired by comments to the post.