Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools RTM Released

Microsoft today announced the availability of RTM version of their developer tools. Check back soon for the change log.

• The Panorama control
• The Pivot control
• Bing Maps control with search, directions, scroll, zoom, aerial view, street view and more
• The Windows Phone 7 Toolkit includes the following additional Silverlight controls and components that are customized for the Windows Phone 7 experience:

1. ContextMenu
2. DatePicker
3. TimePicker
4. WrapPanel
5. ToggleSwitch
6. GestureService – adds events for Tap, DoubleTap, Hold, Drag (DragStarted, DragDelta, DragCompleted), Flick and Pinch

• Mobile Advertising SDK – First real-time, bid-based mobile ad exchange, allowing for revenue maximization of ad placements when they are served(More Details)

Brandon Watson has written a post detailing the RTW (Release To Web) here, and the latest build of the tools can be found here.