Jon Westfall
05-02-2010, 07:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wpdev/archive/2010/04/29/windows-phone-developer-tools-ctp-refresh.aspx' target='_blank'>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wp...tp-refresh.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Beginning today you can download the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh (WPDT CTP) from http://developer.windowsphone.com, which means you can now build Windows Phone 7 apps on the final release of Visual Studio 2010 (VS2010). While this update is primarily intended to enable development using the final release of VS2010 there are a few new things here too."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1272765713.usr7.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>If it's raining on your Sunday, you may want to use the extra time to check out the CTP Refresh of the Windows Phone Developer tools, especially the new Windows Phone 7 OS image for the emulator. After all, it's already been <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/01/latest-windows-phone-7-emulator-rom-unlocked-has-office-and-oth/" target="_blank">unlocked</a> which gives you a peek at the newest versions of Office and other parts of the OS. Not a bad weekend day spent for developers and aficionados alike.</p>