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3. Windows Phone

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Getting started with Silverlight:

Step 1. Get an account Choose “Developer” for the key type.

Step 2. Download the bits

Step 3. Read the Reference API docs

Step 4. View the interactive SDK.

Step 5. Read the terms of use

Getting started with WPF:

Step 1. Get an account Choose “Developer” for the key type.

Step 2. Download the bits

Step 3. Read the Reference API docs

Step 4. Read the terms of use

Getting started with Windows Phone:

Step 1. Get an account Choose “Mobile” for the key type.

Step 2. Read the Reference API docs

Step 3. Read the Silverlight API and play with the Silverlight iSDK.

Step 4. Read the mobile terms of use

 Further Reading:

General:

Introduction to XAML

Silverlight:

Chris Pietschmann’s Getting Started

DeepEarth control toolkit for Bing Maps

WPF:

Article: Bing Maps WPF Internet Connection Issue

Announcement on the Bing Maps Blog

Build an Earthquake Application with Bing Maps WPF

Windows Phone:

Windows Phone 7 Training Kit (includes specific Bing Maps examples)

WP7Contrib REST wrappers and more

Looking for other Bing Maps forums?

• Bing Maps General
• Bing Maps AJAX Map Controls
• Bing Maps Wp7/Silverlight/WPF Controls
• Bing Maps REST/SOAP/SDS Services
• Bing Maps Windows 8 Controls

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