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Xamarin, which specializes in building tools that let developers build mobile apps in C#, has taken that idea one step further with Xamarin.iOS.
04/19/2013
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By Michael Crump
The Windows Phone 8 SDK added a speech recognition API that's easy to use and flexible. Learn how to put it to work in your application.
04/09/2013
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CSS3 media queries are the key to making responsive design work.
04/01/2013
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Make your Android app's design more inviting to users by enhancing things like keyboards and forms, so they'll keep coming back to it.
03/19/2013
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This new series on the Visual Studio Magazine Web site redesign focuses first on one of the most frustrating things you can encounter on implementing responsive designs -- having layouts break after adding padding or borders -- and what you need to do to fix this.
03/12/2013
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Unit testing is a fine-grained technique for finding bugs. Here's how to apply it to C++ projects.
03/08/2013
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Nick Randolph pulls apart the Windows Phone ToggleButton to help you adapt it to the look of your application.
02/15/2013
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Whether you're new to JavaScript or well-versed in all it has to offer, TypeScript is a compelling option.
02/05/2013
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By Greg Shackles
The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern is for more than just Microsoft .NET Framework projects. Find out how to apply it to Android development through its open source counterpart, MvvmCross.
02/02/2013
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Google has a set of libraries that allow older versions of Android to get support for newer APIs. Mono for Android provides full support.
01/08/2013
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Although Windows 8 and Windows Phone share the same core, building an app for both isn't as easy as you might think.
01/05/2013
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Nick Randolph dissects Windows Phone 8 as a platform for application and enterprise developers.
01/04/2013
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Learn how to use the Fragments API in Mono for Android to create an application UI for multiple screens, such as a handset and tablet.
12/13/2012
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How to use the new Windows Phone 8 SDK to build applications across both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8.
11/30/2012
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In Part 3 of this series, Eric Vogel covers how to implement user-level authorization and push notifications using an Azure Mobile Service.
11/09/2012
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Use the LongListSelector control to conveniently display large amounts of data in your mobile apps.
11/01/2012
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Data-binding parameters that you can use when wiring up the contents of your Windows Phone application.
10/29/2012
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In Part 2 of this series, Eric Vogel covers how to implement authentication and basic authorization with an Azure Mobile Service-backed Windows Store application.
10/25/2012
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Learn about Android's sensors by building a simple compass application.
10/18/2012
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The Converter attribute can be added to the binding syntax to augment the data at the point it's data bound.
10/16/2012
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Eric Vogel covers how to create an Azure Mobile Services-backed Windows Store application.
10/10/2012
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Data binding is central to Windows Phone Development. Here's a refresher for old pros, and an introduction for newbies.
10/02/2012
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Set up and use create a simple Windows Phone program that connects to Azure Mobile Services.
09/24/2012
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How do we as developers present data to a user? In Android, we use the ListView in its various forms.
09/14/2012
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Aspect-oriented programming has the potential to help every developer write higher-quality code in less time. Here's how to declaratively apply custom methods implementing common functionality to your code.
08/31/2012