Canadian Mobile Developers' Blog
Don’t have a Fitt, size does actually matter (for mobile controls, that is)!
By now, you probably are aware that when you’re building a mobile app or mobile website, trying to...
Author: Date: 04/02/2012
In Search Of… Finding Open Source code for Windows Phone on CodePlex
If you were born in the 70’s like I was, you may remember a show hosted by Leonard Nimoy called In...
Author: Date: 03/12/2012
Get brained up on Windows Phone and build your app
In March, we are visiting four cities across Canada to give a full day workshop to help you get...
Author: Date: 02/27/2012
(Guest Post) WP App Lifecycle Series – Maintaining Your Apps: Dealing with Crashes
The following post is the second in a series about how to manage apps you’ve built after you’ve...
Author: Date: 02/19/2012
(Guest Post) WP App Lifecycle Series – How Do I???
The following post is the first in a series about how to manage apps you’ve built after you’ve...
Author: Date: 02/19/2012
Winning on the Marketplace: Trial mode–the art of the upsell
Part 2 of this 5-part blog post series on success strategies in the Windows Phone Marketplace deals...
Author: Date: 01/24/2012
“A Lap Around Windows Phone 7.5” webcast now available on-demand
Last week I presented a marathon, three hour webcast called “A Lap Around Windows Phone 7.5”. ...
Author: Date: 01/24/2012
Join me for a developer webcast for Windows Phone 7.5
Tomorrow (Thursday, January 19, 2012) at 1PM ET/10AM PT, I will be conducting a three hour webcast...
Author: Date: 01/18/2012
Signing up for a Windows Phone Marketplace account as an individual is easy peasy.
It’s been a little over a year and a half since the Windows Phone Marketplace opened for...
Author: Date: 01/17/2012
A look back at 2011: How the Windows Phone Marketplace performed
This infographic can be found on the Windows Team blog, but it’s a great summary of how the...
Author: Date: 01/11/2012
2012: The year of the Windows Phone app and how we’ll help get you there
Happy New Year! With 2012 upon us and a fresh outlook on what a new year can bring, you might have a...
Author: Date: 01/03/2012
Phone for the holidays!
Guest Post by Atley Hunter, Windows Phone MVP. This post is also found on Atley’s personal...
Author: Date: 12/20/2011
Are you ready to #StartSomething? Canadian Windows Phone devs, start your engines and score killer rewards!
The Mango App Challenge has come and gone. The contest elicited a huge response and many happy,...
Author: Date: 12/16/2011
Enabling Fast App Resume in Legacy Windows Phone 7 apps by upgrading to 7.5
One of the more complicated concepts in phone development, regardless of the platform you are...
Author: Date: 12/12/2011
Great book references for Windows Phone Development
There are a great number of books on Windows Phone development out there and one of the common...
Author: Date: 12/07/2011
Like a Boss! Understanding the Difference between Panorama and Pivot in Windows Phone
One of the great features of Windows Phone is the natural feel of the left-to-right (or...
Author: Date: 12/05/2011
Get to know the author of the TechDays Windows Phone Application: Louis-Philippe Pinsonneault
As you may know, the Microsoft TechDays Conference took place in Montreal last week and we have...
Author: Date: 12/03/2011
Tick Tock… The Mango App Challenge is close to a stop…
The Mango App Challenge, a promotion Microsoft Canada launched a while back where you build and...
Author: Date: 12/01/2011
GoWebMo! Mobile Web Development on Windows Phone
HTML5 is all the rage these days and with good reason. As the HTML5 specification moves closer to...
Author: Date: 11/24/2011
31 Days of Mango: #31AwesomeWPDevTutorials
If you’re looking to start learning Windows Phone 7.5 development, this could be the perfect place...
Author: Date: 11/21/2011
Did you know? TechDays Attendees get a free copy of Telerik Rad Controls for Windows Phone!
Although many of the attendees from TechDays Toronto already know this, for those of you attending...
Author: Date: 11/11/2011
Free Phone Reminder: Get Your Apps in to the Mango App Challenge!
A couple of weeks ago I introduced the Mango App Challenge – in essence, a contest for you to...
Author: Date: 10/31/2011
Download the Canadian Techdays 2011 Windows Phone 7 App
Today we published the Windows Phone 7 app for Techdays 2011! If you are attending Techdays in...
Author: Date: 10/26/2011
Hey you. Yeah, you. Wanna Windows Phone?
Now that I’ve caught your attention with the title of this post, I want to introduce you to a really...
Author: Date: 10/17/2011
Dude, Where’s My Mango Update?
By now, many of you have probably seen the news that carriers around the world will start pushing...
Author: Date: 09/26/2011
Like HTML5? Like Phone Apps? Then you’ll LOVE Mango because…
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post referencing how you as a developer don’t have to be torn between...
Author: Date: 09/11/2011
Mobile Devs: Why Windows Phone Matters to You
Everyone knows how competitive the mobile space is. There are a wide range of platforms...
Author: Date: 08/29/2011
Premiere Training on Mango – And it’s free!
If you find you aren’t busy on Tuesday, August 23 and Wednesday, August 24, you may be interested in...
Author: Date: 08/21/2011
IE 9 on Windows Phone, Now That’s What I’m Talking About!!!
This post was originally created by Atley Hunter here and is re-posted with his permission. More on...
Author: Date: 08/10/2011
Mango RTMs! Now what?
Last week, we announced that Windows Phone 7 Codenamed “Mango” RTM’ed (RTM = Release to...
Author: Date: 08/04/2011