The BBC has posted an article today on Nokia's support for Silverlight. Specifically, they'll be adding Silverlight support in their Symbian-based S60 platform. The S60 platform is not only used by Nokia, but also in phones by Samsung and LG. Nokia has 53% share in the smart phone market, so this is a big win for Silverlight that will give it a strong presence in the mobile space.
You can find the article here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7276907.stm
(and yes, that is a screenshot of Tafiti with the article ;-) )
Interested in a course on Silverlight but not sure what to start? Mike Harsh has recorded five hours of video training for Lynda.com, which you can access for free.
It covers the following topics -
1. Understanding Silverlight
2. Discovering Silverlight Experiences
3. Silverlight Tools: Expression and Visual Studio
4. Getting Started with XAML, JavaScript, and HTML
5. Advanced XAML
6. Advanced JavaScript Techniques for Silverlight
7. Asset Preparation for Designers
8. Working with Media in Silverlight
9. Creating a Media Player with Silverlight
10. Creating Programmatic Animations
11. Silverlight Deployment
12. Conclusion
You can check it out here:
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=473
In case you missed it, Microsoft just released some great new downloads, specifically new versions of VS 2008, Silverlight, and Expression Blend.
As someone who started writing what are now called AJAX apps since 2000, I *really* appreciate how Silverlight and Blend make RIAs much easier to develop.
Links to all the bits-
