Download or read book Windows Phone 7 5 written by Zeeshan Chawdhary and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical, hands-on tutorial based on real-world applications, using real-world 3rd Party APIs, teaching the essential tricks to get started in building location aware apps for Windows Phone. With plenty of images and code wherever necessary, this book will take you just a few days to get up to speed, no long weekend classes, no bible to read, a few chapters and you are off. If you are a developer who wants to develop apps for the Windows Phone 7 platform, but do not know where to begin, then this book is for you. Developers working on the Android and iPhone platform wishing to port their apps on the Windows Phone ecosystem will also find this book useful. The bundled code and apps can also help a non-developer; a smart business or sales person to quickly analyze and build new applications. This book is also aimed at Managers and Architects in the News and Entertainment industry; since two giants of this industry (Eventful.com and Patch.com) are mentioned extensively within the book.

Download or read book Essential Windows Phone 7 5 written by Shawn Wildermuth and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2012 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Windows Phone 7.5 is the definitive guide to creating powerful, visually compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of Microsoft''s Windows Phone 7.5 platform. Nine-time Microsoft MVP Shawn Wildermuth draws on his extensive experience teaching Silverlight and Windows Phone development, helping you to get started fast and master techniques that lead to truly outstanding apps. After introducing the latest version of Windows Phone, Shawn Wildermuth dives directly into the essentials, emphasizing best-practice examples and illustrating with code. You''ll build a complete application from start to finish, then build on your skills with increasingly sophisticated techniques. From planning and design through application delivery, Shawn Wildermuth guides you through the entire mobile development lifecycle, showing how to make the most of Windows Phone 7.5''s most important new capabilities. Whether you''re a .NET or Silverlight developer going mobile, or an experienced mobile developer moving to Windows Phone, Essential Windows Phone 7.5 delivers all the skills you''ll need. Coverage includes Leveraging Microsoft''s breakthrough Metro design language Using phone features such as email, calling, search, Web browsing, and the camera Designing the look and feel of your user interface with XAML Interacting with users via Panorama, Pivot, and other controls Mastering the new Silverlight Toolkit for Windows Phone 7.5 Choosing the right application paradigm and functionality for your specific app Incorporating touch, vibration, motion, and sound into your interfaces Working with Windows Phone 7.5''s unique hubs and tiles Building location-based services that work with the phone''s GPS Storing data in Isolated Storage or Windows Phone 7.5''s database support Multitasking reliably, without compromising performance Integrating external data via REST, conventional Web services, and push notifications Preparing your application for the Windows Phone Marketplace

Download or read book Windows Phone 7 Recipes written by Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developers are racing to discover how to develop for Windows Phone 7—and there is no quicker resource to help you get up to speed than Windows Phone 7 Recipes. This book covers all aspects of development, configuration, testing, and distribution, with detailed code samples and rapid walkthroughs to support you every step of the way. You'll find recipes that unlock advanced user interface development, data storage and retrieval, integration with cloud services, adding media and location-based services, and working with Silverlight and Expression Blend. Learn to use sensors such as the camera, GPS, and accelerometer to build cutting-edge applications. Manage the new way to interact with applications using the gestures library both from the XNA Framework library and the Silverlight Windows Phone Toolkit library.

Download or read book Windows Phone 7 Made Simple written by MSL Made Simple Learning and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has created a completely new smartphone operating system that focuses on allowing users to be productive with their smartphone in new ways, while offering seamless integration and use of Microsoft Office Mobile as well as other productivity apps available in the Microsoft App Store. Windows Phone 7 Made Simple offers a clear, visual, step-by-step approach to using your Windows Phone 7 smartphone, no matter what the manufacturer. Author Jon Westfall is an expert in mobile devices, recognized by Microsoft as a "Most Valuable Professional" with experience teaching both businesses and consumers. This book will get you started with the basics and then teach you tricks and shortcuts that will save you time and help you maximize your productivity.

Download or read book My Windows Phone 7 written by Brien Posey and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Windows Phone 7 photos so that you can see exactly what to do Help when you run into Windows Phone 7problems or limitations Tips and Notes to help you get the most from yourWindows Phone 7 device Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Windows Phone 7 working just the way you want. Learn how to: • Get started fast! Covers Windows Phone 7.5 Mango release. • Master Windows Phone 7’s elegant interface and powerful shortcuts • Quickly set up ringtones, voicemail, Airplane Mode, wallpaper, accessibility, and more • Connect to the Internet, Wi-Fi networks, and Bluetooth devices • Get and send messages easily via Outlook, Windows Live, and Google accounts • Find almost anything with content search, contact search, and Bing web search • Work seamlessly with OneNote, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint documents • Use Zune and Marketplace to import media content and download applications • Discover your phone’s built-in apps, and easily pin them to your Start screen • Store content in the cloud, with Microsoft SkyDrive • Reach your destination faster with Maps, GPS, and turn-by-turn voice directions • Use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn social networking via the People Hub • Capture, store, and share photos • Track your calendar—including events stored on Microsoft Exchange • Use the Xbox LIVE Hub to transform your Windows Phone into a great mobile gaming system

Download or read book Pro Windows Phone 7 Development written by Rob Cameron and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Windows Phone 7 platform provides a remarkable opportunity for Windows developers to create state-of-the-art mobile applications using their existing skills and a familiar toolset. For iOS and Android developers, this book provides the right level of content to help developers rapidly come up to speed on Windows Phone. Pro Windows Phone 7 Development will help you unlock the potential of this platform and create dazzling, visually rich, and highly functional applications for the Windows Phone Marketplace. For developers new to the Windows Phone 7 platform, whether .NET, iPhone, or Android developers, this book starts by introducing you to the features and specifications of the Windows Phone series, and then leads you through the complete application development process. You'll learn how to use Microsoft technologies like Silverlight, .NET, the XNA Framework, Visual Studio, and Expression Blend effectively, how to take advantage of the available sensors such as the location service, accelerometer, and touch, make your apps location-aware using GPS data, utilize the rich media capabilities of the Windows Phone series, and much more. Finally, you'll receive a full tutorial on how to publish and sell your application through the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Download or read book Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development written by Henry Lee and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-08-21 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 handsets have injected a new vibrancy into the smartphone marketplace and provided bold new opportunities for the Microsoft development community. Now in its second edition, Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development has been written to help you identify those opportunities and to learn the skills you’ll need to harness them. It covers the very latest developments in the field, including the extended APIs offered in Microsoft’s automatic platform update, so you'll have timely, accurate information at your fingertips. Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development, Second Edition starts with the basics, walking you through the process of downloading and setting up the right development tools, including Visual Studio, Expression Blend, Silverlight SDK, and Windows Phone SDK. It then takes you step-by-step though the development process as you build and deploy a working application, complete with a sophisticated user interface. Finally, you'll receive step-by-step instructions on selling your applications through the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Download or read book Windows Phone 7 Secrets written by Paul Thurrott and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with unequalled internal access to the Window's Phone Team, thisbookwill reveal to you the inner workings of Windows Phone and how to make it work the way you want it to. Personalized notations, interior elements, and author highlights emphasize key content throughout the book, making it easier for you to navigate the book. The book begins by showing you to select and setup the right Windows Phone, then moves on to discuss integrated experiences, applications and hubs, games, and much more.

Download or read book Windows Phone 7 Application Development For Dummies written by Bill Hughes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to build great applications for the new Windows Phone 7 platform! Whether you're a budding developer or a professional programmer, this four-color reference covers all the details for developing applications specifically for the Windows Phone 7 platform. The straightforward-but-fun approach tackles not only building an application that is sellable and fulfills user demands, but also shows you how to navigate getting your apps into the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Guides both novice and professional developers through building amazing applications for the new Windows Phone 7 platform Covers working with graphics, designing games, selling apps, and more Provides a helpful introduction to Windows Phone 7 to set a foundation for the app development process Addresses architectural options for your Windows Phone 7application Takes a look at the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace and helps guide you through the submission process If you're ready to get started developing your own apps for the new Windows Phone 7 platform, then open up Windows Phone 7 Application Development For Dummies and see how it sparkles!

Download or read book Windows Phone 7 Programming for Android and iOS Developers written by Zhinan Zhou and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to develop for the new Windows Phone 7 platform With a special focus placed on the new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) design guidelines and technologies, this reference helps you extend your knowledge so that you can learn to develop for the new WP7 platform. The team of authors presents topic-by-topic comparisons between WP7 and Android and the iPhone, enabling you to learn the differences and similarities between them. This indispensible coverage prepares you for making the transition from programming for Android and the iPhone to programming for the exciting new WP7. Covers the exciting new technology of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and serves as ideal reference for Android and iPhone developers who are eager to get started programming for the WP7 Zeroes in on the differences between programming for Android and the iPhone, making it much easier for you to learn and practice Offers various real-world programming scenarios to enhance your comprehension Demonstrates how to set up your development environment, create the User Interface, use local data storage, leverage location and maps, and use system services Discusses how to handle security issues Start programming for the WP7 today with this book by your side.

Download or read book Windows Phone 7 For Dummies written by Bill Hughes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the full power of your Windows Phone 7! Windows Phone 7 is the new and improved mobile platform for all Windows smartphones. The new platform has been completely rebuilt from the ground up and this guide walks you through everything that's new, from the look and feel to the underlying code to the revamped home screen and user interface experience. Placing special focus on the features and functionality that is shared across all Windows Phone 7 series models, this fun and friendly book covers a wide range of how-to topics on everything from making simple calls to using your handheld device as a mobile computer. Explores the exciting new Windows Phone 7 and the completely revamped platform that will revolutionize the way you experience mobile phone use Shows you how to personalize your interface and exchange and sync information with your Windows PC Covers how to download, install, and use Mobile Office applications Demonstrates creating, downloading, exchanging, and sharing digital media, such as photos, videos, sound, and music files with other mobile device and PC users Windows Phone 7 For Dummies takes your Windows Phone 7 experience to a whole new level!

Download or read book Silverlight 4 Business Intelligence Software written by Bart Czernicki and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business intelligence (BI) software allows you to view different components of a business using a single visual platform, which makes comprehending mountains of data easier. BI is everywhere. Applications that include reports, analytics, statistics, and historical and predictive modeling are all examples of business intelligence. Currently, we are in the second generation of business intelligence software—called BI 2.0—which is focused on writing business intelligence software that is predictive, adaptive, simple, and interactive. As computers and software have evolved, more data can be presented to end users with increasingly visually rich techniques. Rich Internet application (RIA) technologies such as Microsoft Silverlight can be used to transform traditional user-interfaces filled with boring data into fully interactive analytical applications that quickly deliver insight from large data sets. Furthermore, RIAs now include 3D spatial-design capabilities that move beyond a simple list or grid and allow for interesting layouts of aggregated data. BI 2.0 implemented via an RIA technology can truly bring out the power of business intelligence and deliver it to an average user on the Web. Silverlight 4 Business Intelligence Software provides developers, designers, and architects with a solid foundation in business intelligence design and architecture concepts for Microsoft Silverlight. This book covers key business intelligence design concepts and how they can be applied without an existing BI infrastructure. Author Bart Czernicki provides you with examples of how to build small BI applications that are interactive, highly visual, statistical, predictive—and most importantly—intuitive to the end-user. Business intelligence isn’t just for the executive branch of a Fortune 500 company—it is for the masses. Let Silverlight 4 Business Intelligence Software show you how to unlock the rich intelligence you already have.

Download or read book Pro Expression Blend 4 written by Andrew Troelsen and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pro Expression Blend 4 is for .NET developers and graphical artists who want to learn the ins and outs of the Expression Blend integrated development environment. You may know already that this tool can be used to build Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, and Windows Phone 7 applications; however, this book will take you well beyond the basics and provide you with a detailed examination of key Blend topics, including workspace customization, graphics, layout, styles, themes, data binding, and the use of SketchFlow, giving you an excellent understanding of the Blend product and what it can do for you. Over the course of these eight chapters, you will learn numerous techniques to simplify the authoring of XAML using Blend. These include: Transforming a vector graphic into a custom control template with a few clicks of the mouse Generating complex animations using an integrated timeline editor Visually designing interactive data templates Creating prototypes (via SketchFlow) that can be transformed into production-level code Throughout Pro Expression Blend 4, you'll work with both Blend and .NET code to finalize fully-functional projects that will provide both valuable insights and a sound foundation for your future WPF and Silverlight projects. Each chapter will give you ample opportunity to build .NET software using Blend. However, this is not a programming book, per se. While some examples will require a manageable amount of C# code, this book is squarely focused on helping you gain mastery over the numerous tools, editors, designers, and wizards of the Microsoft Expression Blend IDE.

Download or read book Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development written by Matthew Baxter-Reynolds and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've developed a killer app for one mobile device—now it’s time to maximize your intellectual investment and develop for the full spectrum of mobile platforms and devices. With Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development, you’ll learn how to quickly retool your application between the Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry platforms and broaden the interest and audience of your app. Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development takes you through the same mobile software development project on each platform, learning the differences between and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each platform as you go. No magic intermediate layers of obfuscation—by the time you get to the end, you'll be an expert at developing for any of the major smartphone platforms using each vendor's preferred toolset and approach. Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development covers the Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry platforms, as well as the development of a general web application accessible on other devices. If you're interested in taking your app into the world of iPhone and Android, be sure to check out the companion volume, Cracking iPhone and Android Native Development, at http://www.apress.com/9781430231981.

Download or read book Windows Phone 8 Development Internals written by Andrew Whitechapel and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 1472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build and optimize Windows Phone 8 apps for performance and security Drill into Windows Phone 8 design and architecture, and learn best practices for building phone apps for consumers and the enterprise. Written by two senior members of the core Windows Phone Developer Platform team, this hands-on book gets you up to speed on the Windows 8 core features and application model, and shows you how to build apps with managed code in C# and native code in C++. You’ll also learn how to incorporate Windows Phone 8 features such as speech, the Wallet, and in-app purchase. Discover how to: Create UIs with unique layouts, controls, and gesture support Manage databinding with the Model View ViewModel pattern Build apps that target Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7 Use built-in sensors, including the accelerometer and camera Consume web services and connect to social media apps Share code across Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 apps Build and deploy company hub apps for the enterprise Start developing games using Direct3D Test your app and submit it to the Windows Phone Store

Download or read book Pro Windows Phone App Development written by Rob Cameron and published by Apress. This book was released on 2012-01-28 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Windows Phone 7 platform, now recently updated, provides a remarkable opportunity for Windows developers to create state-of-the-art mobile applications using their existing skills and a familiar toolset. Pro Windows Phone 7 Development, Second Edition helps you unlock the potential of this platform and create dazzling, visually rich, and highly functional applications for the Windows Phone Marketplace—including using new features like copy-and-paste and API improvements in the NoDo and Mango update waves. For developers new to the Windows Phone platform—whether .NET, iPhone, or Android developers—this book starts by introducing the features and specifications of the Windows Phone series, and then leads you through the complete application development process. You'll learn how to use Microsoft technologies like Silverlight, .NET, the XNA Framework, Visual Studio, and Expression Blend effectively, how to take advantage of the device's sensors with the location service, accelerometer, and touch, how to make your apps location-aware using GPS data, how to utilize the rich media capabilities of the Windows Phone series, and much more. Finally, you'll receive a full tutorial on how to publish and sell your application through the Windows Phone Marketplace. And in this second edition, learn quickly and easily how to take advantage of new API capabilities and HTML5 support right in your browser.

Download or read book Visual Basic 2012 Unleashed written by Alessandro Del Sole and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 3199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Fully updated for Windows 8 support, .NET 4.5, and Windows Phone development, this is the most comprehensive, practical reference to modern programming with Visual Basic 2012. Written by Visual Basic MVP Alessandro Del Sole, a long-time leader of the global VB community, this book illuminates the core of the VB language and demonstrates its effective use in many current programming scenarios. Del Sole covers both Visual Basic 2012 Professional Edition for professional developers and the Express Edition for hobbyists, novices, and students. Writing for VB programmers at all levels of experience, he walks through using VB 2012 for data access, Windows desktop/Windows Phone user interface development, networking, communication, and much more. For those moving from structured languages—including VB 6—Del Sole offers detailed guidance on building effective object-oriented code. He also demonstrates how to make the most of Microsoft’s updated .NET 4.5 platform to write more robust and powerful software. Detailed information on how to... ¿ Understand the Visual Studio 2012 IDE, .NET Framework 4.5, and the anatomy of a VB 2012 application ¿ Debug VB applications and implement error handling and exceptions ¿ Build efficient object-oriented software with classes, objects, namespaces, and inheritance ¿ Work with advanced object-oriented features, including interfaces, generics, delegates, events, and collections ¿ Access data with LINQ—including LINQ to Objects, SQL, DataSets, Entities, XML, and Parallel LINQ ¿ Build modern Windows applications with WPF ¿ Develop web-centric applications using ASP.NET, Silverlight 5, and Windows Azure Services cloud computing ¿ Use advanced .NET 4.5 platform capabilities, including asynchronous programming, multithreading, parallel programming ¿ Build apps for Windows Phone ¿ Test code with unit tests, TDD, and code contracts ¿ Deploy apps efficiently with InstallShield for Visual Studio and ClickOnce