Windows Phone Development–Choosers and Launchers

While doing windows phone application programming you will come across some requirements such as: a. “Selecting a contact from contact book” b. “Open up Camera, take a photo and upload or use the photo” c.  “Open a link in Web Browser” How you can achieve these typical tasks? Answer is pretty simple Windows Phone SDK […]

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Windows Phone Power Tools–a must have extension for all Windows Phone developers

The Windows Phone Power Tools are a natural extension to the developer tools that come with the Windows Phone SDK. Instead of allowing you to only install developer xaps the Power Tools let you test update scenarios by allowing you to update an existing developer app. Instead of having to step through the IsolatedStorage file […]

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Windows Phone Development–Developing for 256 MB (low profile) Windows Phone Devices

Microsoft has announced that upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh code named as “Tango” will have low profile 256 MB devices which would make Microsoft’s entry in to mobile market by delivering low cost Windows Phone devices. All existing Windows Phone devices are having 512 MB RAM, considering the mid-range or low entry market Microsoft has […]

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Windows Phone Development–Background Agents in Windows Phone

Windows Phone came through long way after it’s initial release on Oct 21st 2010.  Windows Phone 7.5 update release called as “MANGO” brought lots of improvements including Multi tasking capabilities etc. With the introduction of multi-tasking ( it is not true multi tasking, but an efficient application switching which ensures that only one application will […]

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Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update – CTP

Microsoft has released an update for Windows Phone SDK tagged as “Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update“. As per microsoft release notes, the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update provides developers with additional capabilities to develop and test applications for Windows Phone 7.5 Devices with 256MB The Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update provides additional functionality to the […]

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New iOS 4.3 for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch released & iOS SDK 4.3 available for development

Apple earlier announced that they would be releasing iOS 4.3(update for existing iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch)  on March 11th 2011. But they done it again earlier than expected.  Apple has just released the very final version of iOS 4.3 for iPhone 4 (GSM only), iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch 4G/3G. This version of iOS brings a number […]

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