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This Starter Kit is intended to help developers get a running start at building applications for Windows Phone with a minimum of required configuration, while still allowing them to fully customize the results. The Windows Phone Starter Kit for RSS, courtesy of Chris Koenig, Developer Evangelist, is now available:

Windows Phone Starter Kit for RSS
The RSS Starter Kit project was designed as an application template for building RSS-based Windows Phone applications. It will appeal to non-developers because there are only a few configuration options to set before you get a working, deployable application. It will also appeal to experienced developers because it provides a great starting place to build out a more complex RSS-based application as there are many places for custom tweaking and extending.

To get the Windows Phone Starter Kit for RSS, visit our website at http://aka.ms/wpskrss. The source code for this starter kit is also located on GitHub.

Previously released Starter Kits by Chris Koenig include:

Windows Phone Starter Kit for Podcasts
The Windows Phone Starter Kit for Podcasts allows you to easily create a Window Phone application for any podcast that provides a valid RSS Feed. This kit provides background audio, live tile updates, history tracking, twitter integration and much more.

Starter Kit for WordPress
This Starter Kit takes a basic WordPress website and turns it into a Windows Phone application. All you need to do to get started is update a few simple configurations and apply your own theme. The WordPress Plugin and full source code are included in this download, as well as available on GitHub.

Starter Kit for Schools
This Starter Kit is targeted at schools, universities, teams, clubs and other organizations that want to develop a customized mobile identity. Content is driven by simple configuration settings and includes support for multiple RSS feeds and the application is fully customizable. All source code and a sample theme is included as well as being available on GitHub.