Windows Phone

Lex Thomas welcomes CTO of Enterprise Services Scott Lengel and Sr. Architect Kevin Fleck to the show as they discuss the new devices and services strategy at Microsoft as well as the Top 10 ways IT Pros can be heroes in their organization by supporting this initiative. [2:19] We’ve been hearing a…

Today we were joined by Matthijs Hoekstra, who gave us the lowdown with regard to how Windows Phone meets the needs of the enterprise developer. Here are links to some resources that go more in depth on the topics we discussed. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments! The Windows…

Abstract: Joe Healey welcomes David Mock, founder of GlowPuff and creator of the highly successful game series “Pumpkin Smash” for Windows Phone to the show to discuss his latest release, “Pumpkin Smash 3”. Tune in as David walks us through his game as well as what tools he uses to create apps for…

Today we talked about a tactic you can use to help you maintain a closer relationship to the people using your app, as well as help you get ratings and reviews. Nokia's recently released an excellent code sample that makes it easier than ever to subtly prompt your user on a periodic basis, to rate…

Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes Cristina del Amo Casado, Mike O’Malley and Sajib Saha from the Windows Phone team to the show as they discuss the location API and new mapping features for Windows Phone apps. Tune in as they chat about the architecture behind the service and best practices for you how…

Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes Shawn Henry from the Windows Phone team to the show as they talk about best practices for multitasking and background processes running behind the scenes in your Windows Phone apps. Tune in as they discuss how to make your apps run more efficiently and effectively. …

Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes Principal Program Manager, Tim Laverty to the show as they talk about the Windows Phone Proximity API. Tune in as they chat about how you can enable NFC (Near Field Communications) and Bluetooth features in your apps and device as well share best practices for you to…

Abstract: Jerry Nixon welcomes Sr. Program Manager Lead, Sean McKenna to the show as they talk about application data for your Windows Phone 8 apps. Tune in as they dive deep into best practices for how applications can interact with data on devices, how apps deal with data in the cloud and how apps…

Lex Thomas welcomes back Principal Security Architect, Michael Howard to the show as they discuss the importance of security and privacy considerations you should be aware of when building your applications. Tune in as they chat about the top 3 security threats that you should be aware of as well as…

This week, Matthias gave us a quick introduction to Windows Azure Mobile Services (WAMS) for Windows Phone Developers. Lots of folks we talk to find the prospect of building a server component to their Windows Phone app a bit daunting, but Azure Mobile Services opens up a whole new universe of…