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Introduction Applications with 3D graphics are very popular today, one of the best examples being modern video games. We have already got used to games for personal computers (or modern game consoles) that amaze us by realistic 3D graphics and the beauty of visual effects while games for mobile phones are considerably behind in the visual plan.
3D Graphics for Windows Phone 7 Using the XNA Framework - CodeProject
Chris Tacke - Bitmaps in the Compact Framework
The Bitmap class in the Compact Framework is a confusing thing, largely because it has abstracted what the OS is doing underneath a little too far. For example, look at the following code: Let's assume that fileStream is a valid stream to a resource bitmap file that is 100x100 in size. So is there any difference between bmp1 and bmp2, other than the fact bmp1 presumably has some color data in it? The answer is yes - there's a very big difference, and that difference can have a huge impact on application performace as well as cause exceptions. If I run this code (GetImageStream() just pulls an image from an embedded resource), the app will run forever, occasionally spitting out the debug port how many hundreds of objects it's created.
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Display\Primary] "PrimBPP"=dword:32 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Display\Primary] "bpp"=dword:32 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\Display\Primary] "PanelBPP"=dword:32 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\OOM\DoNotKillApps] "\\Application Data\\Phone Tools\\10.0\\CoreCon\\bin\\ConmanClient3.exe"="" "\\Application Data\\Phone Tools\\10.0\\CoreCon\\bin\\edm3.exe"="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings] "UseJointStereo"=dword:1 ;For A2DP audio quality in AKU2.3 and above. "BitPool"=dword:1E ;By default, A2DP uses a bitpool of 0x30. 0x40 - Better than Excellent audio quality 0x3A.
[REF]WP7 Registry tweak (Updated 15/05) - xda-developers
How to turn your Windows Phone 7 device into a USB drive | wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews
Entering week two of Windows Phone 7 and we're moving right along with those hacks and tweaks. First was USB tethering ( here & here ), now we have USB drive support via MobilTechWorld, something we thought wasn't supported. Well, it's not. Officially .Thought I would write a thread showing how to simply complete an unlock with Chevron WP7 and some common homebrew apps/tweaks for all platforms. The information is scattered and varied, but I will edit this post to be as useful as possible for beginners as a one stop source. Thanks to the following threads for info: Open the email, tap on the attachment to download it. The icon will turn into a shield, tap again to get a new dialog.
WP7 Hacking for Beginners - Chevron, Theming, Ringtones, Registry, MMS/Data - xda-developers
Designing hubs, good examples using the panoramic control.
Designing hubs, good examples using the panoramic control. One of the requests I get most often from the developer community is “can you gave us good examples of panoramas”? As described in some of our previous posts the “panoramic control” also called “hub” or simply “panorama” offers a unique way to view content by using a long horizontal canvas that extends beyond the confines of the screen. This unique visualization model is a signature component of the WP platform and consequently of any app using it. Add the fact that, in the majority of cases, the panorama is where users land when entering an application, gives this control even more significance to the quality of your panorama control.
We all know that Windows Phone 7 doesn't carry support ringtone modifications (not by default). This can be a bit frustrating for people who don't like any of the 30 pre-loaded tunes (although it's probably hard to find one). In this article I am going to show you how it is possible to upload your own ringtone to your WP7 device. If you are not interested in the code part of the problem and detailed explanations related to it, I would recommend going to Chris Walshie's blog and downloading the ringtone installer right away. First thing you need to know is that this method is not official.
How you can add custom ringtones to your Windows Phone 7 from your app (w/out Marketplace) | .NET Zone
Just a heads up for anyone else new to WP7. You can add custom ringtones to your HD2 WP7 using Chevron Custom Ringtone Manager . Your phone has to be Chevron unlocked for this to work. Also, your mp3s need to be converted to WMA 48KHz format. This can be done easily with Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 . I've shown here how to convert using this tool:
[HOW TO] Custom Ringtones and Notifications - xda-developers
Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RC is now available. You can use this version of the tools to create Windows Phone Mango apps and submit them to the marketplace. You need to uninstall previous versions of the tools before installing this version. These tools enable you to create Mango-targeted applications that include all the new Mango features .
