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As a part of the Learn to Develop Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Applications, in our last tutorial we have seen that we can use “switch statement” if there are multiple values to be tested against one condition. In this tutorial …more >>>
Firstly, let me start by warning you against reading this article. It’ll shatter some of your illusions about Facebook. At the moment, you’re probably living in somewhat a dream world. You probably think that Facebook, as a large corporation that’s …more >>>
If you are looking forward to developing apps or designing for Windows Phone, you might want to check out these free offerings from Microsoft UK. The Faculty Resource Kit from Microsoft provides schools and colleges with material and software tools …more >>>
The partnership between Microsoft and Nokia has given birth to a new aggressive marketing strategy pursued by both the giants. This made us see huge impressive ad posters almost everywhere, luring tv commercials, the dead mau5 presentation, a giant-sized Windows Phone …more >>>
As we have already learnt in previous chapters, we can control flow of application execution based on certain conditions. There are a number of statements which can be used for the same purpose. We have seen in Part 4 that …more >>>
In our last tutorial, we studied how to control flow of execution based on various conditions using “if” statement. In this chapter or tutorial we will have a look at various basic building blocks in C# like expressions, statements and …more >>>
In previous chapters of this series, we started off with very basic things like introduction, first small application and we also learnt some other basic concepts like variables and assigning values to them. In this chapter, things will get a …more >>>
Windows Phone 7 has become a household name in a short duration of time and has a huge collection of apps in its MarketPlace. App development has a huge potential in the smart phone industry. Most of us at some point …more >>>
In the last chapter we wrote our first application for Windows Phone 7.5. In this tutorial we will see what variables and data types are and how to assign or retrieve values from variables. Plus we will also have a …more >>>
In our last tutorial, we saw the overview of Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango and its developer tool. Now before we move on, I want to clarify one thing. Some of you might be thinking that what exactly is the …more >>>
Microsoft has revelead the details of its Windows Store. The Windows Store will be a part of Windows 8 and the distribution point for Metro style apps. Microsoft today at its Store Preview event in San Francisco, also described the …more >>>
Microsoft has released 3 new Starter Kit for Windows Phone. These Starter Kits will help developers build applications for Windows Phone quickly. They are: Windows Phone Starter Kits for WordPress blogs, Windows Phone Starter Kits for Podcasts and Windows Phone …more >>>
Microsoft has launched the Kinect for Windows website. In fact it’s more than just a website – it really kick starts the journey for the Kinect for Windows commercial program that’s coming in early 2012. Whether you’re educating students, entertaining …more >>>
We have already seen the complete procedure that is required to be carried out before your Windows Phone application reaches the MarketPlace. This article will show you how to register and submit a Windows Phone app into the Marketplace, in …more >>>
Windows Phone is definitely hot property in the mobile market now. And with Nokia launching the first series of handsets running on the Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) platform tomorrow at the Nokia World event, the stakes are even high. But …more >>>
Microsoft is back with the MICROSOFT IDEA OF THE WEEK CONTEST, specially designed for students working on Windows Phone 7 Application Development where students stand a chance to win $50-a-week for their innovative and potentially strong Windows Phone App Ideas. …more >>>
The Windows Phone Marketplace is the market that is dealing in Windows Phone apps. Yes, you can now sell your apps on marketplace to the consumers. Moreover the MarketPlace billings and payments are automatically handled for you. This article will explain …more >>>
It could be in the early 2012 when you will see smart phone from Nokia containing the power of Windows Phone platform. Microsoft has something special its developers. As always, before the launch of the final version of any platform, Microsoft …more >>>
While working on an update to an app for Windows 8, I decided to put together the following template for users to use who may still be using VB.Net 2010. As someone who is still learning how to use the …more >>>
By default the Safe Mode is disabled on Windows 8 Developers Preview. If you have tried to boot into safe mode by pressing the F8 key dusing Windows boot, you will find that that Windows Recovery Environment is what you …more >>>