app development

Today's project shows off a simple yet "real" universal application that's already available in the Stores for free, but the source is available too... Link Removed This is a sample which creates a universal Windows app written in C#, that runs on both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. You...

Hello everyone, it is my first post here, my sentence may sound weird. I'm looking for a Media Browser for my Movies/tvShows, I have a lot of movies and tvshows and simply use the explorer to go through my files, but i like clean/good looking stuff. I imported picture of the show/movie in my...

I’ll pass on something I learned that may save others a lot of diagnostic time. After months of wrestling with Outlook crashes, I finally gave up on it and switched to Thunderbird. I then noticed problems with incoming messages that were created in Outlook by others. Embedded graphics and...

Hi! I have an assignment I have to finish until the end of this month and I wanted to ask around for some help in the form of feedback and suggestions. I have to do a suite of apps that belong together and share a common theme and setting. I did a few utility apps for both Windows 8 and...

Can I develop Win 8.1 Store App by using VS 2013 Express and Windows software development kit (SDK) 8.1 on My Win 7 Lap top ? Should I install Win 8.1 on My App or Can I Use Win 7 with Above Tools ? Windows software development kit : Link Removed

We are committed to adapting our policies as the world evolves and with the new Windows Store, we evaluated how to best release security updates for Windows Store apps. Our goal is to have a quick, transparent and painless security update process. With this in mind, we will deliver high quality...

Windows 8 first released to public in October 26 in 2012 and comes with completely different outlook and user interface. Integrating HTML5 and javascript to develop apps and games for windows 8 make it more attractive for app developer. As usual, Microsoft also releases Windows 8 Tutorial for...

Hey everyone, I'm very proud to tell you that my very first windows 8 app has been certified and is now available in the store! It's a really simple app to read, add and share jokes. If you're looking for a free, fun app please go ahead and check it out, I would love to hear your feedback...

I've been working on this Reddit app for Windows 8. I call it Redditopia. It started as a quick weekend project to teach myself the WinRT programming model. But after I bought my first tablet(Surface RT), I kept craving that one more feature and have now spent more weekends(and nights) on this...

An app that will help you find nearby Dog Parks; for Windows Phone & Windows 8. If everyone reading this pledged $1 the project would be funded in a few hours. Dog Parks App by KanzSoft - Kickstarter Dog Parks is an app for Windows Phone & Windows 8 that will help you find off-leash dog parks...

In another forum someone asked what people felt about Windows 8. This is what I had to say: Ok, well, to the OP I will offer my comments & promise to not be overly techy. Many folks who have spent a bit of time @ this forum, already, know my feelings but, that's ok... I have been using...

Windows Blue is Real! Constant media rumors in the tech world are giving credence to the idea that Microsoft will release an update called Windows Blue or Windows 8 Blue at some point in 2013. From a technological and IT sales perspective, this would be a feature-related update similar to a...

Hello, I am developing an own app for Windows Phone 7 OS. I have a Nokia Lumia 710 and the app is going to be a VoIP app (according to this sample: Ozeki C# VoIP SDK - A SIP SDK for software developers). After it is done I might upload it to the Windows Phone Marketplace. Do you know what is...

Hi everyone I'm a newbie to windows 8 apps development and just finish my very first app it's Wowzic Wowzic is an metro application that enable you to search, play, sharing songs not only on your local computer but also online songs for free. You can also create your very personal playlist with...

Netflix joins the club! Reference: Windows 8 Metro version of Netflix confirmed - Neowin

The Windows Runtime enable developers from a variety of languages – JavaScript, C#, Visual Basic and C++ - to use the Windows APIs in a natural and familiar way. But did you know that you can build your own components that project into those same languages for use in your Metro style apps? Watch...

Link Removed on Visual Studio Toolbox, Robert showed how to use Visual Studio 11 and JavaScript to start building Metro style apps for Windows 8. In this episode, Kirupa Chinnathambi shows us how to use Blend for Visual Studio to create good looking apps. He demonstrates how Blend is an...

Laura and Paul bring you the hottest stories that Microsofties are pinging each other about. Here's a look at some of this week's juicy stories: Xbox 360 in the lead Link Removed Calling Droid devleopers to WP7 Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

Tech giant is accused of fostering 'fear, uncertainly and doubt' by emphasising HTML5 and CSS3 for writing apps for tablets Independent developers for Microsoft's platforms are increasingly concerned about the lack of clarity from the software giant over the future direction of its programming...

News Analysis: The new Chromebook notebooks introduced by Samsung and Acer with considerable fanfare at the Google I/O conference the week of May 9 will be available for order on June 15. But their chances of survival just aren’t all that great. Link Removed this week, Google announced that...