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Top 5 back-to-school apps for Windows Phone 27 Aug 2013 | 01:17 am
I spent the weekend at my local office supply store, elbowing other parents out of the way of #2 pencils, glue sticks, and pink erasers—an annual end-of-summer ritual for my elementary school-age kids...
Creating a unique ListView layout using cell-spanning 24 Aug 2013 | 03:15 am
The ListView control makes it easy for you to organize content in a beautiful and meaningful way. The ListView control takes advantage of the Windows 8 grid system, a design tool that provides a struc...
Check out the SmartGlass experience for Star Trek Into Darkness 24 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
Firing up your Xbox 360 and looking for a movie to watch this weekend? I highly recommend Star Trek Into Darkness - now available on Xbox Video in advance of its September 10th debut as a Blu-ray, Blu...
Now in the Store: Telenav Scout GPS for Windows Phone 8 23 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
The Windows Phone Store is home to several top-notch mapping and navigation app like Nokia’s HERE suite. Now you can add one more option to the mix: Televav’s Scout GPS for Windows Phone 8. Download i...
At Unite, enjoy expert Windows and Windows Phone help in porting your games 23 Aug 2013 | 09:36 am
If you’re heading to Unite 2013, the annual event for Unity developers held this year August 27-30 in Vancouver, Canada, get ready to enjoy the expert help and advice of a whole crew of Microsoft expe...
Inside Windows Phone 62 - A Common HTTP Stack for Windows & Windows Phone 22 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
We’ve been talking a bit about how developer can leverage the same code to deliver similar applications on both Windows and Windows Phone. In a related vein, we wanted to showcase the outstanding work...
3D Printing Support in Windows 8.1 Explained 22 Aug 2013 | 09:48 pm
It seems like everyone is talking about 3D printing these days. Every day there are amazing new stories of people using this technology to create cool new “things”, to solve difficult manufacturing is...
If you thought The Wedding ad was funny, wait until you see The Recital 22 Aug 2013 | 06:09 pm
Here comes the sequel to the most-watched Windows Phone video of all time. Windows Phone continues to post the largest year-over-year global market share gains of leading mobile operating systems and...
Delta equips more than 19,000 flight attendants with Windows Phones 22 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
Windows Phone is about to rack up some serious frequent flier miles. Delta Air Lines today said that it’s equipped 19,000 flight attendants with Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia Lumia 820 smartphones. T...
What’s in the new update for Windows Phone 8? 21 Aug 2013 | 02:35 am
Your Windows Phone is getting a little present. You’ve probably heard that we’re rolling out a new update to Windows Phone 8. First announced in May and unofficially known by its internal shorthand, ...
