Tag: windows phone 7

  • Brandon Watson Loves Network Dashboard!

    Yesterday at the Build Blogger Bash at Microsoft’s Build conference, Brandon Watson, Microsoft Senior Director of Windows Phone Development, mentioned Network Dashboard during a live recording of the Windows Phone Dev Podcast. I showed him Network Dashboard and he immediately downloaded it on his phone. On the podcast He said, “I love it!” You’ll find the mention…

  • Network Dashboard v1.1 Submitted for Marketplace Certification

    Network Dashboard version 1.1 was submitted for Windows® Phone Marketplace certification today. The new version brings a much-requested feature: Start Screen Live Tile status support for Wi-Fi and Mobile Data tiles. Start Screen Live Tile support allows the Live Tiles for Wi-Fi and Mobile Data to display the current state of those radios through a…

  • Network Dashboard for Windows Phone Mango Now Available

    I’m proud to introduce our latest Windows® Phone application, Network Dashboard! Network Dashboard is now available for download via the Windows Phone Marketplace. Network Dashboard provides a quick and easy way to see the current status of your Wi-Fi and Mobile Data features as well as one tap access to configuration options for Wi-Fi, Mobile…

  • How to Use the PhotoChooserTask

    This is a quick post to show some code around how to use a PhotoChooserTask for Windows Phone programming: private BitmapImage OriginalImage = new BitmapImage(); private void btnAddPicture_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { PhotoChooserTask pix = new PhotoChooserTask(); pix.Completed += new EventHandler<PhotoResult&rt;(OnCameraCaptureCompleted); pix.ShowCamera = true; pix.Show(); } private void OnCameraCaptureCompleted(object sender, PhotoResult e) { if (e.TaskResult…

  • Some pictures and video from MIX11

    To be honest, I didn’t spend much time taking pictures or video at MIX11 because I was spending my time listening and learning about what’s coming with the Windows Phone update scheduled for later this year, codenamed “Mango.” However, I figured that I’d share some of the pictures and video that I did capture. Here…

  • Windows Phone 7 will reformat a locked MicroSD card!

    When I first purchased my Samsung Focus I put a 16GB MicroSD card in it.  Unfortunately, I had a hardware issue with the phone and had to return it to AT&T to exchange it for a new one.  At the time I thought my MicroSD card was dead until I could find someone with an…

  • Visual Basic Support Now Available for Windows Phone 7 Development

    The Windows Phone 7 Development Team announced today the immediate availability of the RTW (Release To Web) version of the Visual Basic for the Windows Phone Developer Tools. For the initial release, this version requires Visual Studio 2010 Professional and only supports Silverlight projects.