Windows Store Apps

There's no app for that. Windows Phone store lacks 2/3 of the most popular apps....

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:20:00 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
There's no app for that. Windows Phone Store lacks 2/3 of the most popular Apps. http://blogs.computerworld.com/Windows-phone/22242/Windows-phone-users-complain-theres-no-app?source=cwfb ...

Mark Smith: Watermark TextBox in Windows Store apps

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:18 GMT

Source: feeds.feedburner.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
A common request for WSAs is to add a “watermark” to TextBox entries so users get a hint as to what is expected in the TextBox. You can see this in many Search Charm implementations as it allows a search … Continue reading → ...

Windows Store Weekly–keep up to date on latest Windows Store apps (Video)

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:17:14 GMT

Source: blogs.msdn.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
Want to know all about the latest Apps in the Windows Store – then check out Windows Store Weekly over on Channel 9 “ Windows Store Weekly highlights 5 of the coolest Apps in the Windows Store each week. In just 5 minutes you'll get to know what's new, what's hot and what you should be checking out in every app category out there.” Learn more about Apps and the Windows Store thanks to Doug for the tip Rob Technorati Tags: Windows 8 , Windows RT , Windows Store , Apps , channel 9 , video ...

Photoshop Express and MLS Apps in Windows Store

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:07 GMT

Source: www.insidethesurface.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Microsoft keeps expanding its Windows 8 app ecosystem, this week with new Apps from Adobe and Major League Soccer (MLS). Photoshop Express and MLS MatchDay run on both Windows 8 and Windows RT devices and are available in the Windows Store. Photoshop Express for Surface Tablets Adobe’s Photoshop Express has been available on iOS and [...] The post Photoshop Express and MLS Apps in Windows Store appeared first on Inside the Surface . ...

Microsoft Acclaims That Windows 8 and App Store Are Thriving by iPhone Apps Development Company

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Source: goarticles.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
It Windows 8operating program next to Android managing program and Apple ions: According to a review, Windows 8 is not so popular but setting its place gradually in the market. According to It newest numbers, ... ...

New Ebook Added to SilverlightShow Shelf: Windows Store apps with XAML and HTML

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:17 GMT

Source: www.silverlightshow.net --- Monday, May 20, 2013
The Windows Store made it simple for millions of customers to find, try and buy Apps from practically anywhere in the world. If you plan to start building your own Win Store applications, our just released ebook might be of help: Windows Store Apps with XAML and HTML: Ebook This ebook, authored by Silverlight MVP Andrea Boschin , collects the following 6 chapters: Chapter 1: Understand the projects Chapter 2: Layout elements into the page Chapter 3: Controls to the max Chapter 4: Handling asynchronous operations Chapter 5: Using Typescript in Windows Store Apps Chapter 6: Writing C# components for the Windows Srore Apps Andrea is also the author of the following SilverlightShow ebooks: Introduction to Windows 8 Metro Part 1 Introduction to Windows 8 Metro Part 2 Windows Phone 7.5 Fundamentals: Ebook Windows Phone 7 Data Access Strategies: Ebook Introduction to Windows Phone 7 Visit SilverlightShow Ebooks Market » ...

Best Free Windows Store Apps for Your Windows 8 PC or Mobile

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:36 GMT

Source: feeds.feedburner.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
You may not have noticed but we have been quietly assembling a list of the the best free Apps from the Windows Store that you can run on your Windows 8 PC or mobile device. Already the list has 75 applications in 58 categories so there are plenty of free goodies for you to play with. Check it out, despite all the negative press abour Windows 8, I wouldn't be surprised if you found some really useful Apps in this impressive list. http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-Windows-Apps.htm ...

Cinder C++ now supports Windows 8 Store Apps/Games

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:59:24 GMT

Source: msdnrss.thecoderblogs.com --- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Cinder is a cross platform framework for C++ design engineering. In order to run and Apple, Android and Windows devices prior to Windows 8, the rendering libraries leveraged OpenGL as the open source, cross platform solution. Even though DirectX has been Microsoft’s preferred rendering solution for advanced graphics programming, Windows traditionally provided both DirectX and OpenGL support from the desktop. However, Windows 8 Store applications are now exclusively DirectX based, to maximize reusability…( read more ) ...

Http Message Handlers with the new version of Azure Mobile Services client for Windows Store apps

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:22:28 GMT

Source: marcominerva.wordpress.com --- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Some times ago in this blog we talked about how to use Service filters with Azure Mobile Services client for Windows Store Apps . With the new version of the client ( 0.3.3 RC at the time of writing), the Service Filters mechanism has been replaced by Http Message Handlers , that are part of HttpClient . So, now we can use a standard class instead of a specific one. Converting a service filter to a message handler is straightforward. The Trace filter that has been shown in these pages becomes the following: public class TraceHandler : DelegatingHandler { protected override async Task SendAsync( HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken) { Debug.WriteLine("MOBILE SERVICE REQUEST:"); Debug.WriteLine("Uri: " + request.RequestUri); Debug.WriteLine("Method: " + request.Method); if (request.Content != null) { var content = await request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(); Debug.WriteLineIf(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(content), "Content: " + content); } Debug.WriteLine("======"); // Sends the actual request to the Mobile Service. var response = await base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken); return response; } } In order to add this handler to the execution pipeline, we need to use a new overload of the MobileServiceClient constructor: public static MobileServiceClient MobileService = new MobileServiceClient( "mobile_service_url", "mobile_service_application_key", new TraceHandler() ); The third para ...

70-484 exam: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C#

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:20:05 GMT

Source: weblogs.asp.net --- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Just got this one! Here is a little tip for you: While studying a new exam the first thing to do is to consult the “Skills Measured” section of the official page of Microsoft Learning website: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-484 Better than that, Vitor Ciaramella , put together this nice sheet with direct hyperlinks to MSDN resources for each topics covered by the exam: http://www.vic.ms/microsoft/Windows-8/exam-70-484-essentials-of-developing-Windows-Store-Apps-using-c/ ...

Getting started with Cinder for Windows Store Apps

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:27:49 GMT

Source: dotnetslackers.com --- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
What is different on Windows 8Legacy software written for Windows 7 and prior targeted the traditional Windows API, often referred to as Win32. They resulting Apps would be a combination of an executable, assets and libraries. The Windows 8 operating system introduces a new type of application, called a Windows Store app. The new architecture is called Windows Runtime, or WinRT for short. Windows Store Apps are written exclusively against this new WinRT architecture.Windows 7 and prior only had one... Did you know that DotNetSlackers also publishes .net articles written by top known .net Authors? We already have over 80 articles in several categories including Silverlight. Take a look: here . ...

Part 6 of Andrea Boschin's Series 'Windows Store apps with XAML and HTML': Writing C# components for the Windows Store apps

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:11:07 GMT

Source: www.silverlightshow.net --- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Another great article series by Andrea Boschin was started a while ago at SilverlightShow - Windows Store HTML for XAML programmers . And today we publish the next post from this series, check it out: Windows Store Apps with XAML and HTML: Writing C# components for the Windows Store Apps From the author: In the last article in this series, I've discussed about the use of a much more reliable solution to write effective code in Javascript, using Typescript. When you deal with solutions that are more than a simple exercise, this need becomes strong because you have the requirement of making your code strong and effective in the shortest time and in this scenario Javascript is not a safe way. In this scenario, the Windows Store Apps, let you to create reusable components, called "Windows Runtime Component", that may be written using C# or C++. These components may be used directly from your HTML or also XAML application but they have a number of limitations that comes from this sharing between different technologies. Continue reading » Check out the table of content for this series: Understanding the Windows Store HTML project structure The layout in HTML for XAML addicted The WinJS Controls The asynchronous programming made by promises Typescript in the Windows Store: deal with Javascript in the real world Apps. Writing C# components for the Windows Store HTML Apps Andrea has also authored the following SilverlightShow ebooks: Intr ...

Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping Reference App (PR News Wire)

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:45:00 GMT

Source: labs.ebuzzing.co.uk --- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ROCKY HILL, Conn., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tallan, Inc., a leading professional services firm with over 28 years of custom application development, business intelligence and systems integration experience, announced today the successful release of its Windows 8 Shopping... Source : PR News Wire Explore : Business Intelligence , Information Technology , ITS , Telecommunication ...

Το Windows Phone Store μεγαλώνει σε 145.000 apps http://www.pestaola.gr/windows-...

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:59 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Το Windows Phone Store μεγαλώνει σε 145.000 Apps http://www.pestaola.gr/Windows-phone-Store-145k-Apps/ Το Windows Phone Store ξεπέρασε τις 145.000 εφαρμογές - pestaola www.pestaola.gr Ακόμη ένα milestone για τη Microsoft και τα Windows Phone smartphones αφού τις προηγούμενες ημέρες το Windows Phone Store κατάφερε να ξεπεράσει τις 145 χιλιάδες Apps ...

How Do the Windows 8 Store Apps Stack Up Against Android and iPad?

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:40:28 GMT

Source: www.howtogeek.com --- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
So you want to buy a tablet — you have a choice between the iPad, Android tablets, and now Windows 8 or Windows RT tablets . Windows tablets are often the most expensive. Software availability is crucial when using a tablet. Now that the Windows Store has reached 70,000 Apps and it’s been over six months since Windows 8 launched, let’s take a look at the Windows Store and determine just how competitive it is with the other tablet platforms. ...

Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping ... - Wall Street Journal (press release)

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:52:15 GMT

Source: aspdotnetmvc.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping ... Wall Street Journal (press release) The app also includes ASP.NET MVC Web API services to provide the product data and handle the shopping cart order processing. Craig Branning, CEO of Tallan, said "This is a great example of Microsoft and Tallan working together to turn an idea into ... and more » Thanks for subscribing to AspDotNetMVC.com. Make sure you checkout the newly added ASP.NET MVC Books page . ...

Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:45:56 GMT

Source: aspdotnetmvc.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping ... MarketWatch (press release) The app also includes ASP.NET MVC Web API services to provide the product data and handle the shopping cart order processing. Craig Branning, CEO of Tallan, said "This is a great example of Microsoft and Tallan working together to turn an idea into ... and more » Thanks for subscribing to AspDotNetMVC.com. Make sure you checkout the newly added ASP.NET MVC Books page . ...

Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping Reference App

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:45:00 GMT

Source: aspdotnetmvc.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
ROCKY HILL, Conn., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tallan, Inc., a leading professional services firm with over 28 years of custom application development, business intelligence and systems integration experience, ... Thanks for subscribing to AspDotNetMVC.com. Make sure you checkout the newly added ASP.NET MVC Books page . ...

Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping ... - eReleases (press release)

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:36:10 GMT

Source: aspdotnetmvc.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
Build Compelling Windows Store Apps with Free Tallan Windows 8 Shopping ... eReleases (press release) The app also includes ASP.NET MVC Web API services to provide the product data and handle the shopping cart order processing. Craig Branning, CEO of Tallan, said “This is a great example of Microsoft and Tallan working together to turn an idea into ... and more » Thanks for subscribing to AspDotNetMVC.com. Make sure you checkout the newly added ASP.NET MVC Books page . ...

Windows Phone Store Now Home to 145,000 Apps and Games

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:34:31 GMT

Source: hothardware.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
Microsoft continues to flesh out is Windows Phone Store with new Apps, though momentum has slowed a bit in recent months. Mentioned as an aside in announcing the Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon , the Redmond outfit revealed that there are now 145,000 Apps and games in the Windows Phone Store, which is about 25,000 more than it had in October. Most of the big names are present and accounted for, including Pandora, Facebook, YouTube (a recent addition), Hulu Plus, Netflix, Skype, and several others, though the Windows Phone platform still has a long way to go before it catches up with the likes of iOS (over 800,000 Apps) and Google Play (over 700,000 Apps). Microsoft will, for the time being, point out that it's not about the sheer quantity, but quality of Apps. Most of the popular Apps available on iOS and Android are also available on Windows phone, and if you're making the switch from Android, Microsoft built a tool (Switch to Windows Phone) that will scan your Apps to check if they're available in the Windows Phone Store. This is an important time for Microsoft as it tries to generate interest in its mobile platform. And in addition to competing with Apple and Google, there's BlackBerry to contend with, who's BlackBerry 10 software can emulate Android Apps. ...