Mobile Jaw
“As I’m sure you are aware, Microsoft and the respective carriers throughout the world have completed the rollout of the latest update to Windows Phone, version 7.5 or “Mango”. This update brings a host of new features and functionality to the platform including multitasking, improved live tile support and overall user functionality improvements. It’s a [...]
XAP files are the modern version of the CAB files we used to have back in the Windows Mobile days. Basically, a XAP file is the complied installation file for a Silverlight application. Typically, you would never need to copy this to your device, as you would simply download the application directly from the marketplace. [...]
If you’re a Windows Phone developer then you’ll be happy to hear that Microsoft has just released a beta ROM for Mango that can be flashed to your phone. To take advantage of this, you must have a validated App Hub account. If you’re thinking of signing up, then you should know that it will [...]
If you’re a developer and looking for a better test experience than the emulator offers, then you’re in luck. The latest word coming out of a developer conference call is that any Windows Phone 7 device will be un-lockable through a special portal provided to developers. Each developer will be allowed to unlock up to [...]
“When you’re out shopping, chances are you’ve seen store employees using devices to price merchandise or assist you in checking you out. Received a package recently? The delivery person probably scanned it with a similar device. The people responsible for tracking inventory in a warehouse are also using a device to help manage their business. [...]
Some interesting news for XNA and Zune developers – all Zune models including the HD, have been hacked allowing applications to run directly on top of the Zune firmware and with full access to everything XNA has to offer. In the past, 3rd party applications had limited access to what XNA had to offer. Not [...]
Yesterday was Apple’s big announcement – iPhone OS 4.0. There was a bunch of new features announced, including the long awaited – multitasking. If you want to follow the announcement, check out live.gdgt.com. There’s a lot of focus on multitasking these days, so I wanted to run through what Apple announced and what it means [...]
There’s been a lot of news around Windows Phone 7 Series as of late and while it’s not expected to be available until later this year, Microsoft has begun to share resources with the developer community so that they can get a jump on application development for the new platform. Things have changed from the [...]
At MIX10 today, Microsoft unveiled the developer platform for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series devices. Windows Phone 7 Series was announced at Mobile World Congress last month and devices are expected to be available by holiday 2010. Mobile development for Windows Phone 7 will be based on Silverlight and the XNA Framework. This will [...]
When you’re developing for Windows Mobile, you need to think about the various flavors and screen sizes that the platform is available on. If you’re not able to stock each of the possible configurations for testing, then you might want to consider using an emulator. By installing the standalone device emulator, you can easily test [...]
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