Mobile Corner


UriMapper in Windows Phone

Nick Randolph looks at how you can use a UriMapper to help structure your Windows Phone application.

10 Reasons to Upgrade to the Windows Phone SDK 7.1

Why you should update your apps to target the "Mango" software development kit.

Search Extensibility in Windows Phone 7

How to integrate your Windows Phone 7 application into the search experience.

Understanding LINQ to SQL on Windows Phone 7.5

The "Mango" update to Windows Phone 7 includes LINQ to SQL abilities. Use them while building a movie review app.

Windows Phone 7 Data Binding with Templates

Using Windows Phone 7 data binding to create customized lists.

Windows Phone 7 Orientation Primer

Nick Randolph walks through how to define, change and work with orientation within your Windows Phone application.

Changing Page Layout Using Visual States

Nick Randolph walks through how to use visual states to dynamically change the layout of pages in your Windows Phone application.

Display Loading Progress Using Data Binding

Mobile Corner columnist Nick Randolph walks through how to use data binding to automatically display a progress bar when loading data in Windows Phone 7.

Style Your Application with Windows Phone 7 System Resources

Nick Randolph walks through how to leverage the built-in system resources to style your application in line with the Windows Phone 7 Metro design language

The Windows Phone 7 Application Lifecycle

A walk through the Windows Phone 7 application lifecycle with some tricks to effectively handle tombstoning.

Exploring the New Consumer Features of Windows Phone Mango

Mobile Corner columnist Nick Randolph breaks down some of the key improvements announced at yesterday's Windows Phone "Mango" launch event, and says the raft of new consumer-oriented features make Mango a more attractive developer target.

Build Consistent WP7 User Interfaces Using Resources

Nick Randolph walks through how to create and consume resources within your Windows Phone 7 application.

Windows Phone Layout Using Grid

Nick Randolph walks through how to use the Grid to layout your Windows Phone 7 application.

A Walk Through the Windows Phone 7 Social Reader Template

Mobile Corner columnist Nick Randolph walks through a template that can get your first Windows Phone 7 application up and running fast.

Windows Phone 7: Building a YouTube Search App

New VSM columnist Nick Randolph kicks off his Mobile Corner column by showing how to build a YouTube search app using Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend.

Welcome to Mobile Corner: The Windows Phone Ecosystem

Nick Randolph continues his introduction to Windows Phone 7 development with a look at some of the tools and resources available to developers.

Welcome to Mobile Corner and Windows Phone 7

VSM columnist Nick Randolph kicks off his new Mobile Corner column with an introduction to Windows Phone 7 development and a look back at the origins of Microsoft's new mobile platform.