Windows Phone

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PhoneGap is an HTML5 and JavaScript framework that allows to build cross-platform mobile applications very easily. Since version 1.3, PhoneGap fully supports Windows Phone and integrates into Visual Studio 2010. For developers who are already using PhoneGap to target multiple mobile platforms, they…

HTML5 can be used in Windows Phone application development. Leveraging HTML5 allows publishing a same application on several platforms reusing a maximum of code. Tools and frameworks such as Apache Cordova (previously known as PhoneGap) allow to "wrap" the HTML5 and JavaScript code into a…

Kevin O'Neill is the technologist at large for the social sports network PlayUp where he's working to build the ultimate social network for live sport on mobile devices. Kevin's fingerprints can also be found on the mobile products from Lonely Planet to realestate.com.au. As a speaker Kevin…

Creating Context Menus with the Windows Phone Toolkit Source Code Mini-Tutorial

Note: This video is the first in the series so I spend some time at the beginning introducing myself and the goals for the series.  To get directly to the content in this episode skip to about the 4:00 mark.  When we launched the Windows Phone platform we released initially for the EFIGS…

Managing the back stack to ensure that the hardware back button performs as expected.   Source Code Mini-Tutorial

Persisting an Image (e.g., to Isolated Storage)   Source Code Tutorial

In this episode of Top Ranked I talk about Trial mode.  Trial mode is one of the most important features available to you as a developer if you’re building a paid app.  By implementing Trial mode in your app you give consumers the opportunity to take your app for a spin while ensuring that…

Hot Apps will feature 5 of the hottest apps each week for the Windows Phone 7. In this episode Laura takes a look at: Earthworm Jim HD Mini Squadron Dress Pal Grantophone Ski Guide Please leave suggestions for hot apps that should be featured in the comments section, thanks!