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First steps with Caliburn Micro in Windows Phone 8 – The first project

In the previous post we’ve seen the theory behind the Caliburn Micro project and why is different from other toolkits (like MVVM Light) that are available to implement the MVVM pattern in a Windows Phone application. In this post we’ll … Continue reading

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First steps with Caliburn Micro in Windows Phone 8 – The theory

If you’re a Windows Phone developer you’ll probably have heard of Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM for friends): it’s the most widely approach used for development with technologies based on XAML, like WPF, Silverlight and, more recently, Windows Phone and Windows Store apps. … Continue reading

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

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

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

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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