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Rob Cameron, Industry Architect Evangelist (Twitter: @Robcamer)
How to add support for the back button in the TitleBar - XAML
No doubt that if you've spent any time with Windows 10 and the 1st party apps you may have noticed...
Date: 07/31/2015
Back in Developer Experience (DX) and @ //build 2015!
For the previous 3+ years I worked on Xbox 360 and Xbox One media apps as part of the Xbox...
Date: 05/04/2015
Exciting times at //build 2014
I've been heads-down working on Xbox One Apps on the Xbox engineering team working with many...
Date: 04/05/2014
Moving on to the Xbox Team
Hello Everyone, I wanted to let you know that I am joining the Xbox team focused on new platform...
Date: 02/01/2011
Top 10 Windows Phone 7 Application Design Tips
This new series on the Windows Phone Developer Blog offers tips with step-by-step advice on common...
Date: 01/27/2011
Top 7 Items to Check for WP7 Certification
From the Windows Phone Marketplace team…Top seven items to check in order to pass certification. 1....
Date: 01/27/2011
WP7 Wireframe Templates for Illustrator
These are unofficial Adobe Illustrator templates for building Windows Phone 7 wireframes created by...
Date: 01/16/2011
Build a Better Windows Phone 7 UI (and save time)
For Silverlight developers, Expression Blend is old news, however, for most developers Expression...
Date: 01/12/2011
Windows Phone site for iPhone Developers
Looking for Windows Phone 7 information to help you port over your iPhone application and expand to...
Date: 01/11/2011
Interview with Ed Schmit from at&t
I had the opportunity to interview Ed Schmit while at DevConnections 2010 as part of Bytes by...
Date: 01/06/2011
Windows Phone 7 Dev Info for iPhone Developers
If you are an iPhone developer looking for content tailored to you for Windows Phone 7, Jesse...
Date: 12/15/2010
Interview with Brandon Watson
I had the opportunity to interview Brandon Watson while at DevConnections 2010 as part of Bytes by...
Date: 11/23/2010
Professional Quality Tools for WP7 Developers–Limited Time Offer
The Windows Phone 7 product team announced a partnership with PreEmptive Solutions to provide their...
Date: 11/04/2010
Presenting at DevConnections 2010
If you are attending DevConnections 2010, please come check out my session. My session...
Date: 10/27/2010
Windows Phone Developer Tools - October Update
The Windows Phone Developer Tools update includes a MUCH improved Bing Maps control from a...
Date: 10/25/2010
Windows Phone 7 Tools RTW!
Download the tools here. Major changes from the beta are the inclusion of a Panorama, Pivot,...
Date: 09/16/2010
Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training
Check out Brandon Watson’s blog post on the brand new WIndows Phone Jump Start Training:...
Date: 08/17/2010
Embed a Font in a Windows Phone 7 Application
I received this question during a webcast recently. It is very easy to embed a Font into a...
Date: 06/25/2010
Interview with Andre Vrignaud
I had the opportunity to sit down with Andre Vrignaud (aka Ozymandias) for an interview during MIX...
Date: 06/13/2010
Windows Phone 7 – A Great Device for Work and Play
Some interesting stats: Demand for Smartphones that play as hard as they work is fueling the...
Date: 06/08/2010
Interview with Page Brooks
I had the opportunity to sit down with Page Brooks for an interview during MIX 10 hosted as part of...
Date: 05/23/2010
Interview with Loke Uei Tan
If you don’t know who Loke is, you don’t know Windows Mobile:-) Loke’s been around Windows...
Date: 05/13/2010
Windows Phone 7 Development Jump-Start Events
Check out Ben Riga’s blog detailing a couple of great training events coming up in May. ...
Date: 05/06/2010
Interview with Archetype’s Rosso Brothers
I had the opportunity to sit down with Luigi and Guido Ross from Archetype for an interview during...
Date: 05/02/2010
Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP – April Refresh
If you are still on the Visual Studio 2010 RC1 build and Expression Blend 4 Beta in order to...
Date: 04/29/2010
Interview with IdentityMine’s Kurt Brockett
I had the opportunity to sit down with Kurt Brockett from IdentityMine for an interview during MIX...
Date: 04/21/2010
NAB Mobile Highlights
Silverlight has been a part of Microsoft’s NAB Show booth since its initial release a few years...
Date: 04/15/2010
Interview with Todd Brix
I had the opportunity to sit down with Todd Brix for an interview during MIX 10 hosted as part of...
Date: 04/09/2010
Windows Phone 7 Developers – What’s the Document Outline?
The Document Outline tool window in Visual Studio 2010 is similar to the Objects and Timeline window...
Date: 04/03/2010
Interview with Charlie Kindel
I had the opportunity to sit down with Charlie Kindel for an interview during MIX 10 hosted as part...
Date: 03/26/2010
Windows Phone and the Cloud
As .NET developers look to create Windows Phone experiences, Windows Azure and cloud computing pose...
Date: 03/22/2010
The Windows Phone Emulator Rocks! – Try This
Open the Windows Phone Emulator, launch Internet Explorer and type localhost: ...
Date: 03/17/2010
Associated Press AP Mobile Windows Phone Demo
I spent the last three weeks of my life focused on the Associated Press AP Mobile demo. What’s...
Date: 03/15/2010
XNA Game Studio and Windows Phone 7 Demonstration
Check out this video on wmpoweruser.com of Eric Rudder at TechEd Middle East developing an XNA Game...
Date: 03/08/2010
Wondering about the Programming Model for Windows Phone 7 Series?
The Windows Phone Developer Team had a twitter Q&A this evening, revealing a few things...
Date: 03/04/2010
What about Windows Phone 6.5?
A lot of customers are asking this question: “What’s the future for Windows Phone 6.5 that just...
Date: 02/17/2010
Windows Phone 7 Series Announced!
Today at Mobile World Congress we announced, demonstrated, and answered questions, on Windows Phone...
Date: 02/15/2010
Windows phone at MIX 10 - Update
Joe Belfiore is keynoting Mix. He is no doubt an engaging speaker. Looks like if you...
Date: 02/04/2010
Attention Windows Mobile 6.0 & 6.1 Users – Marketplace is Open!
The Marketplace for Mobile application is available for Windows phones running Windows Mobile 6.0 or...
Date: 01/07/2010
Connected devices will steal phones' thunder, ABI predicts
From Windows for Devices, "Today, wireless handsets [indeed] rule the roost," ABI analyst...
Date: 01/04/2010
WCF in .NET Compact Framework 3.5
Many developers have questions around Windows Communication Foundation and Windows phone (formerly...
Date: 12/21/2009
Microsoft WebsiteSpark Overview for Hosting Partners
Check out the overview webcast now available on the WebsiteSpark™program. The webcast covers...
Date: 12/17/2009
Mix 2010 Registration Open
MIX10 Registration went live yesterday with great deals thru Jan. 15 Buxton and Guthrie return to...
Date: 12/09/2009
2nd Edition of our Silverlight Recipes book available…
Jit and I worked hard on updating this for Silverlight 3. We added many new recipes...
Date: 12/01/2009
Summary of PDC 09 Announcements
Here’s a quick list of announcements made at the PDC 09. Public Beta of Office 2010, SharePoint...
Date: 11/24/2009
Updated version of WCF Ria Services (formerly .NET Ria Services) Available
Yesterday Microsoft published the Visual Studio 2008 and the Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 versions of...
Date: 11/19/2009
PDC Keynote Streaming Live!
A reminder that the Steven Sinofsky, Scott Guthrie & Kurt DelBene will be presenting at the PDC...
Date: 11/17/2009
Photobucket on Windows phone – Case Study
Leading Photo Sharing Site Drives Revenue by Solving Camera-Phone Dilemma Taking pictures with a...
Date: 11/02/2009
The Associated Press on Windows phone – Case Study
News Cooperative Creates Touch-Friendly Mobile News Service for Windows Phones As newspapers seek a...
Date: 10/28/2009