Monthly Archives: January 2013

How to save a picture captured with the new camera’s API in the camera roll in Windows Phone 8

Posted on January 31, 2013 by qmatteoq

Windows Phone 8 has introduced new APIs to interact with the native camera and to take pictures and record videos. These APIs are much more powerful than the ones that are available in Windows Phone 7: you have full control … Continue reading →

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Lex.db: a new database storage solution for Windows Phone 8

Posted on January 28, 2013 by qmatteoq

Recently, on my blog, I’ve talked a lot about the database solutions that are available in Windows Phone 8. There are many different ways to manage database, each one with its pros and cons. SQL CE with LINQ to SQL … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone 7.8 SDK released

Posted on January 23, 2013 by qmatteoq

Yesterday evening Microsoft has released an update for the Windows Phone SDK to support Windows Phone 7.8, that is the new version of the OS that will be released soon for the devices of the previous generation. Since Windows Phone … Continue reading →

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Maps in Windows Phone 8 and Phone toolkit: a winning team – Part 2

Posted on January 21, 2013 by qmatteoq

In the last post we introduced the helpers that are available in the Phone toolkit for the Map control in Windows Phone 8: the map control is much more powerful than the one that is available in Windows Phone 7, … Continue reading →

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Maps in Windows Phone 8 and Phone toolkit: a winning team – Part 1

Posted on January 17, 2013 by qmatteoq

Maps in Windows Phone 8 is probably the biggest evidence of the great partnership between Nokia and Microsoft: in Windows Phone 8 the maps application installed on every device, even the ones made by other manufacturers, is powered by Nokia … Continue reading →

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