Skiing with Skype for Windows Phone: Realtime Duplex Video at 8000ft for my mom and dad
Posted On 25 Apr 2012 By news-reporter. Under News.
Shockingly good video calls from Windows Phone
I have to admit that I experienced a discovery and an emotional shock not dissimilar from those experienced by people who saw Morse or ... Continue Reading
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I just ranked #10 in Card+Board Category in the Windows Phone Marketplace!
Posted On 13 Mar 2012 By news-reporter. Under News.
In November 2011, i.e. less than four months ago I humbly released a card game app to the Windows Phone marketplace. Mostly I built it, because I feel that as ... Continue Reading
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Async CTP – Task based asynchronous programming for Windows Phone
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By news-reporter. Under News.
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Intro
Asynchronous programming is super-interesting especially today, with responsiveness required by all modern devices. In the context of Windows Phone 7, Async CTP Version 3 was ... Continue Reading
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Top ski apps for Windows Phone season 2011-2012
Posted On 08 Feb 2012 By news-reporter. Under News.
The ski season in the North America is still waiting for the real snowfall, but despite the snow conditions many companies and developers decided to build apps for the new ... Continue Reading
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5 Windows Phone games great for holiday travel
Posted On 22 Dec 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
In my previous post we discussed using Expression Blend to create a flipping card animation. Since the Holiday season just started, I’d like to share these games I built, that ... Continue Reading
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Flipping Card animation for Windows Phone 7 using Expression Blend
Posted On 21 Dec 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
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In this post I’ll show you how to create a card flipping animation for Windows Phone 7, using Expression Blend. The source code is available for download in the ... Continue Reading
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An opportunity to win a Windows Phone and free Marketplace access
Posted On 09 Nov 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
30 to Launch: A Windows® Phone App and Your Moment in the Spotlight!
What This Is:
From Nov 14-Dec 14, we are throwing down a challenge and an opportunity to Hacker Dojo ... Continue Reading
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Register for Windows Phone Camps!
Posted On 07 Oct 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
If you are a developer, or just curious about Windows Phone platform, we have a series of Phone Camps in Costa Mesa, Phoenix, Denver, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco, ... Continue Reading
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Windows Phone 7.5 Cheat Sheet: Beyond Mango SDK – Toolkits and Controls
Posted On 06 Oct 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
This cheat sheet lists more advanced tools, toolkits and controls beyond the standard Mango SDK 7.1, such as NuGet, Silverlight Toolkit, MVVM Light, Catel, Phone7.Fx, Coding4Fun and others.
Also published on ... Continue Reading
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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Cheat Sheets: Live Tiles
Posted On 05 Oct 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
One of the most important (and unique!) features of Windows Phone 7.5 is live tiles. Live tiles make Windows Phone truly be recognizable, even if you see it from 10 ... Continue Reading
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MVVM is your friend to get sensor data in Windows Phone 7
Posted On 20 Sep 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
There’s little doubt that MVVM pattern makes your life as a developer a lot easier. There’re several MVVM frameworks for Windows Phone that make it happen:
MVVM Light http://mvvmlight.codeplex.com
Caliburn http://caliburnmicro.codeplex.com
Catel ... Continue Reading
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I’m at the Hacker Dojo today: coding a sensor app for Windows Phone 7
Posted On 31 Aug 2011 By news-reporter. Under News.
I have to complete parts of the app today, and dojo seems like the perfect place for this. Will be updating this post as I do the coding. So ... Continue Reading
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