Windows Phone came through long way after it’s initial release on Oct 21st 2010. Windows Phone 7.5 update release called as “MANGO” brought lots of improvements including Multi tasking capabilities etc. With the introduction of multi-tasking ( it is not true multi tasking, but an efficient application switching which ensures that only one application will […]
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Microsoft releases Silverlight 3.0
this is bit late news. – 9.7.2009 Today Microsoft launched its latest effort to “Light up the web”, Silverlight 3 which is now available for download. Silverlight has come a long way since its version 1.0 launched in 2007. It has even attracted big players like Netflix who use it as their primary video player. […]
Read more →Windows Phone Development–Choosers and Launchers
While doing windows phone application programming you will come across some requirements such as: a. “Selecting a contact from contact book” b. “Open up Camera, take a photo and upload or use the photo” c. “Open a link in Web Browser” How you can achieve these typical tasks? Answer is pretty simple Windows Phone SDK […]
Read more →Silverlight 5 is Announced
On 02nd Dec 2010, Silverlight Firestarter event Microsoft has announced the upcoming version of Silverlight called as “Silverlight 5″. The event has some live demos of the capabilities of Silverlight 5. Lending some of the contents from ScottGu’s Blog. Scott Guthrie(@ScottGu) is a VP with Microsoft product development like Silverlight and Visual Studio. Quoting to […]
Read more →Learning Silverlight and WCF RIA Services
I came across a nice blog on Silverlight and WCF RIA Services by Mike Taulty from Microsoft UK. Thought of sharing it with you. Just read through it in free times. Silverlight and WCF RIA Services (1 – Overview) Silverlight and WCF RIA Services (2 – Services) Silverlight and WCF RIA Services (3 – Client) Silverlight […]
Read more →10 Laps around Silverlight 5-Silverlight Show Series by Michael Crump
Read this Silverlight 5 learning series by Michael Crump 1) Introduction to SL5 – This post which provides a brief history of Silverlight and relevant links. 2) Binding – Ancestor Relative Source Binding and Implicit Data Templates. 3) Graphics -XNA 3D API and Improved Graphics Stack. 4) Media – Low-Latency Sound using XNA and Remote […]
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