Windows Phone 7.1 Developer Tools (code-named “Mango“) Beta were released last month and contain several new features – both in the tools as well as the platform. Kunal Chowdhury, a Silverlight MVP, has authored a comprehensive series of articles to kickstart Windows Phone development with the new tools, as well as specific tutorials on individual capabilities and features.

1. Download Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta
2. What’s New in Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta?
3. Windows Phone 7 (Mango) Tutorial
   • Creating a Hello World Application
   • Know more about Page
   • Know more about PhoneApplicationPage
   • Application Bar
   • Design Guidelines for Application Bar
   • Working with Navigation
   • Know about Application Lifecycle
   • What is Page State?
   • Page State Management
   • What is Application State?
   • Application State Management
   • Using Isolated Storage to Store and Retrieve Data
   • What is Tombstoning?

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