On easy example shown how to implement UIKit and SwiftUI TableView auto resizable cells and explained difference between Nib and Xib, how to load nib file and what exactly owner parameter of the load nib file method.

How to Add Live Activity to Your Existing Project - Part I

by Dearich

First part of the ultimate guide on how to add a Live Activity feature to your project

Azure IoT Central Tester

by Roman Kiss

Design and implementation of small tool, tester for Azure IoT Central

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“Agile Development” – The Software Industry’s New Meme

8 Feb 2016 by Steve Naidamast

“Agile Development” – The Software Industry’s New Meme

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Writing a Proper Wave File

21 Nov 2010 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Playing back data that was recorded from the Microphone, in Windows Phone 7

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3 Easy Ways to Store Data Locally in a Windows Phone App

12 Apr 2014 by Alex Turok

Our applications – no matter whether games, productivity tools or business software – are all about data.

Xamarin with TinyIoC

26 Dec 2016 by n.podbielski

Use of IoC container in Xamarin on example of TinyIoC

Make Some Cash Developing for Windows Phone

18 Jan 2012 by Inaki Ayucar

In this post, I’ll try to share my thoughts and experience developing applications for the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Syncfusion’s "Succinctly" Series of Free ebooks

22 Jul 2013 by Simon Jackson

Syncfusion’s "Succinctly" series, one of the largest free (and still growing) set of technical books covering everything from languages, to source control systems and beyond.

5 Tips to Improve Performance in Android Applications

18 Mar 2014 by Cindy Potvin

This post gives 5 tips to improve performance in Android applications

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OCD Windows Phone photogs, Beware

24 Jun 2014 by BC3Tech

OCD Windows Phone photogs, beware

How Agile Changed the Software Development Workplace

15 Sep 2014 by Saleh Hamadeh

In the last three decades, software development has undergone a drastic change. Computer science started out as a mix of discrete mathematics and electrical engineering. As more people bought personal computers, most businesses sold their software for fixed prices.

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Displaying Bitmaps Efficiently on Android Apps

24 Aug 2016 by Isaac RF

To create visually engaging apps, displaying images is a must. Learn to display Bitmaps Efficiently on your Android apps, without giving away performance. The post Displaying Bitmaps Efficiently on Android apps appeared first on Isaac RF.

Asynchronous Image Download with Abort-on-Timeout for WP7

31 Mar 2017 by Dan Colasanti

AutoResetEvent can be used in place of AsyncWaitHandle and provides a thread-blocking WaitOne signaled timeout function, which can be put on a background thread in order to not block the main UI thread.

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An Introduction and Thoughts on Developing iOS Applications with MonoTouch

31 Jul 2012 by Colin Eberhardt

This blog post describes the creation of a simple Twitter search application for iOS, based on a similar application I wrote for Windows Phone a few months back.

iPhone

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Introducing PropertyCross – Helping You Select a Cross-platform Mobile Framework

23 Dec 2012 by Colin Eberhardt

The aim of PropertyCross is to make it easier for developers to choose a suitable framework from the ever-growing range of cross-platform mobile application development frameworks. This blog post provides a little bit of background to the project.

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Photoshop templates for Windows Phone 7

13 Dec 2010 by Vangos Pterneas

Photoshop templates for Windows Phone 7

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Android Lists: ListActivity and ListView II – Custom Adapter and List Item View

19 Apr 2011 by Austin Rasmussen

Continued from: Android Lists: ListActivity and ListView I.

Windows Phone 7: How to Encrypt Communication with Desktop Application

24 Apr 2011 by Ondrej_Uzovic

A simple example showing how to implement encrypted communication between Windows Phone 7 and standalone .NET application.

Metro in Motion Part #4 – Tilt Effect

18 May 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

This blog post describes the implementation of a metro ’tilt’ effect for Windows Phone 7 which causes element to respond to user interactions by tilting in 3D.

A Fast Loading Windows Phone 7 NavigationList Control

17 May 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

This blog post describes a Windows Phone 7 NavigationList control, a list control designed for navigation pages. The NavigationList renders twice as fast as a ListBox and has a slightly simpler API.

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Peer Communication on Windows Phone 7

28 Jun 2011 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Peer Communication on Windows Phone 7

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Using Windows Phone Location Services

30 Nov 2011 by Joel Ivory Johnson

A quick write up on location services.

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Touch handling in Android

18 Oct 2012 by Serge Desmedt

Touch handling in Android.

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Use Converters in your Windows Phone Apps

12 Apr 2014 by Alex Turok

In a recent post I have covered several approaches to store data in a Windows Phone application. Another important problem is presenting data in an easy and controllable way that would not interfere with other layers of your app.

Android Networking Example and Tutorial (with easy retries)

19 Feb 2015 by Right Handed Monkey

This post explains how to use the WorxForUs Network framework to have an Android app that works robustly even in areas that have poor network connectivity.

Building Maintainable Android Applications

15 Sep 2014 by Cindy Potvin

How to build maintainable Android applications

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Cross Domain RESTful API Calls?

21 Oct 2014 by MVukoje

Cross domain RESTful API calls?

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How to Create Android Notepad App – Part 2

7 Oct 2015 by Val Okafor

This post is a step by step tutorial on how to add data persistence to the Android Notepad app we create in the last post. You are highly encouraged to read the last posts to get the most out of this tutorial especially if you are new to Android development.

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Setting up a NodeJS platform for multiplayer games/realtime application (Ubuntu+Nodejs+Varnish+Monit)

24 Dec 2015 by Alaa-eddine KADDOURI

If you are reading this you already know that nodejs is a powerful engine for your realtime application or multiplayer game. But it’s not easy to setup an up and running platform, which is self monitored.

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Dependency Inversion in Java

7 Apr 2016 by Grzegorz @ tidyjava.com

Beginner guide to using the power of Dependency Inversion with examples in Java. Covers dependency injection, using abstractions and adapter pattern.

Adding Splash screen (Part 2)

1 May 2017 by Abu_yanal

Adding Splash screen

Simple Error Reporting on WP7 REDUX

8 Feb 2011 by rudigrobler

Simple Error Reporting on WP7 REDUX

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A Simple Windows Phone 7 MVVM Tombstoning Example

24 May 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

This blog post shows how to implement tombstoning within a Windows Phone 7 application that follows the Model-View-ViewModel pattern.

TweetSearch – A Cross Platform Metro UI WinRT and Silverlight Application

16 Sep 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

TweetSearch – A cross platform Metro UI WinRT and Silverlight Application

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Wrapping Irrlicht For Android

21 Feb 2012 by li9705

Irrlicht is a well-known Open Source 3D engine, which supports multiple platforms

Android

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Converting DirectX .X Files for Use in Games

14 Dec 2016 by Simon Jackson

How to convert DirectX .X files for use in games

Carcassonne Scoring Board Application

13 Aug 2013 by Nikola Breznjak

Carcassonne scoring board application

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Mastering Unity 4 Scripting (video series)–A Review

23 Oct 2013 by Simon Jackson

By the end of this book you should be able to make scrolling backgrounds, clever AI for bad guys, and be able to save / load and change levels in the way Unity3D always wanted you to but forgot to mention.

Auto + Mobile: Cars Have Always Driven The Future Of Technology

19 Nov 2014 by Dan Rowinski

When the smartphone meets the automobile, the future of technology is the road ahead.The post Auto + Mobile: Cars Have Always Driven The Future Of Technology appeared first on ARC.

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.NET Becomes Open Source and Cross-Platform

3 Feb 2015 by Rion Williams

.NET becomes Open Source and Cross-Platform

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WatBot: An Android ChatBot powered by IBM Watson

30 Nov 2016 by Vidyasagar Machupalli

WatBot: An Android ChatBot powered by IBM Watson

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Automatic Scrolling to Edited Text Box in Xamarin Android

7 May 2017 by n.podbielski

Fixing hiding text box controls by software keyboard on Xamarin Android

Android

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Fix /dev/kvm is Not Found and Device Permission Denied Errors on Linux/Ubuntu 20.04/19.04

28 Apr 2020 by Ahmed Bouchefra

Solutions to problems you'll encounter when creating new virtual devices

PySide vs PyQt | Understanding the Difference

1 Sep 2020 by CodingKnight

An examination of PySide and PyQt to help find out which one to use

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MonoGame – Building Multi-platform Solutions

16 Sep 2016 by Simon Jackson

MonoGame – Building Multi-platform Solutions

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Quick Run Through of the WP7 Developer Tools January 2011

6 Feb 2011 by mbcrump

Quick run through of the WP7 Developer Tools January 2011

Making the ApplicationBar bindable

14 Mar 2011 by rudigrobler

How to make the ApplicationBar bindable in a WP7 application.

Windows Phone 7: How to Communicate with a Desktop Application

28 Mar 2011 by Ondrej_Uzovic

A simple example showing how to implement communication from a Windows Phone 7 to a standalone .NET application using HTTP

WP7 TombstoneHelper

29 Mar 2011 by rudigrobler

What data to save when your application is tombstoned

Windows-Phone-7

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An iPhone theme for the Windows Phone 7 Emulator!

6 Apr 2011 by Vangos Pterneas

Creating an iPhone-styled Windows Phone emulator

vNext

12 May 2011 by rudigrobler

The top requested features for Silverlight, WP7, and WPF

Metro In Motion #5 – SandwichFlow

19 May 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

Metro In Motion #5 – SandwichFlow

Accessing the Internet from a Blackberry Simulator

31 Dec 2011 by Dave C Andrews

How to access the Internet from a Blackberry simulator

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Windows Phone 7 – Browsing Your Photos via Bing Maps

16 Jan 2012 by Colin Eberhardt

Browsing your Photos via Bing Maps

Windows-Phone-7

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Turn-By-Turn Navigation in iOS6

30 Aug 2012 by Zac Gery

My experience installing iOS6 beta on my iPhone 4S and trying out the new turn-by-turn navigation.

iPhone

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XNA to UnityXNA and Beyond

5 Nov 2012 by Simon Jackson

XNA to UnityXNA and beyond

Sharing Code between Windows Store and Windows Phone App (PCL + MVVM + OData)

12 Feb 2013 by saramgsilva

This sample aims to show how to share code between Windows Store and Windows Phone app.

Windows-Phone-7

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Using Label Class to Display Text in XNA, WPXNA (7)

14 Jul 2013 by zoyobar

Using Label class to display text in XNA

Using SceneLoader Class to Create Loading Screen in XNA, WPXNA (10)

30 Jun 2013 by zoyobar

Using SceneLoader class to create loading screen in XNA

Storyboarding Apps in PowerPoint

4 Jul 2013 by Timmy Kokke

The Storyboard extension is available for users of Visual Studio Ultimate, Premium and Test Professional.

Using jQuery Binding to Make Cross-domain Calls with Closure Callbacks

12 Aug 2014 by Ben Liebert

Using jQuery Binding to Make Cross-domain Calls with Closure Callbacks

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Azure Veneziano – Part 1

7 Nov 2014 by Mario Vernari

How to create your own telemetry control using Azure

Google Search Results To Highlight Mobile-Friendly Content

19 Nov 2014 by Dan Rowinski

It is 2014. Your website should be optimized for smartphones. The post Google Search Results To Highlight Mobile-Friendly Content appeared first on ARC.

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Bolo8 - Retro Gaming Revisited on Windows Phone, Windows 8 and XBLA

19 Jan 2015 by matthewproctor

Bolo8 - Retro Gaming revisited on Windows Phone, Windows 8 and XBLA

How to Add Banners into Android App and Not Overlap other UI Elements

30 Jun 2015 by Andrey Moskvichev

How to add banners into Android app and not overlap other UI elements

Android

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Android Drawing App Tutorial – Pt. 2

4 Nov 2015 by Val Okafor

This blog post is part two of my Android Drawing App tutorials. It is strongly encouraged that you finish part one of this tutorial before proceeding with this one.

Java

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Learn Android Dependency Injection with Dagger 2

20 Apr 2016 by Val Okafor

Learn Android Dependency injection with Dagger 2

Java

Android

Mobile

Firebase Android Tutorial Part 1 – Getting Started

17 Jul 2016 by Andy Point

Firebase Android Tutorial : Adding Registration and Login Hello Developers, this is our android firebase tutorial. In this tutorial we will create an android firebase app that will use firebase android login functionality. This post will help you get you up and running with integrating Firebase to a

Using ngrok to Test Web Apps on Mobile While Developing

17 May 2017 by Gordon Beeming

Using ngrok to Test Web Apps on Mobile while developing

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Mobile

Windows

6502 Cross Assembly using MacOS and Atom

7 Aug 2017 by John Newcombe

6502 Cross Assembly using MacOS and Atom

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6502 Cross Assembly for the Apple II using MacOS

7 Aug 2017 by John Newcombe

6502 Cross Assembly for the Apple II using MacOS

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Implement a Progressive Web App (PWA) in your Static Website

21 Nov 2019 by Jeremy Likness

Step-by-step guide to turn your static website into a Progressive Web App (PWA) including icons, manifest, and service worker code with examples using Hugo.

Decrypt Remote Desktop Mobile Password

19 Feb 2010 by hjgode

How to decrypt password from default.rdp on Windows mobile

Mobile

LINUX: Creating Macros in VIM Editor

18 Aug 2010 by Chief Endian

Creating Macros in VIM Editor

Mobile

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WinMobile

Use HTML5 LocalStorage in your Mobile Web Applications

12 Feb 2011 by ozkary

Use HTML5 LocalStorage in your Mobile Web Applications

Tracking High Scores on Windows Phone 7

12 Mar 2011 by Joel Ivory Johnson

How to implement local high scores in Windows Phone 7

WP7 TombstoneHelper

12 May 2011 by rudigrobler

When your application gets tombstoned, you get an opportunity to save some state about your application. What should be saved, where to save it, and when?

Windows-Phone-7

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Metro in Motion Part #3 – Flying Titles!

18 May 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

In this blog post, I look at how to implement the fly-out fly-in effect seen in native Windows Phone 7 applications. This effect is seen in the native mail application; when you click on a message, the title flies out of the list then flies back in as the title of the message page.

Metro in Motion Part #2 – ‘Peel’ Animations

18 May 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

How to implement the animated 'peel' effect seen when native Windows Phone 7 applications exit

Metro in Motion Part #1 – Fluid List Animation

17 May 2011 by Colin Eberhardt

This blog post presents an attached behaviour that gracefully slides the contents of a list into view when used in conjunction with a Pivot control, emulating the Windows Phone 7 email application.

Advertising Network Options for Windows Phone XNA Games

27 Jul 2011 by Dan Colasanti

What I learned while evaluating and integrating XNA ad-network SDKs.

Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Release Candidate (RC) released – Download the Offline/Web Installer

24 Aug 2011 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Release Candidate (RC) released – Download the Offline/Web Installer

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How To: Get Started with XPG

9 Jan 2012 by XPG Live

A walk through of using all of the features XPG Live has to offer

Adjusting Microsoft Translator WAVE Volume

23 Jan 2012 by Joel Ivory Johnson

How to adjust Microsoft Translator WAVE volume

Windows-Phone-7

Mobile

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Windows Mobile: Kiosk Mode Series - Part 2

5 Jun 2012 by hjgode

Task bar application using the Compact Framework

XNA to MonoGame and Beyond

5 Nov 2012 by Simon Jackson

XNA to MonoGame and beyond

Drawing in Android

29 Nov 2012 by Serge Desmedt

2D Drawing in Android

Java

Android

Mobile

XNA to the Sunburn Gaming Engine and Beyond

6 Jan 2013 by Simon Jackson

So far in this series I’ve covered: MonoGame – a raw XNA implementation allowing you to create games but you have to code everything yourself UnityXNA – a way to host your existing XNA projects (or new ones) and deploy them using the Unity3D engine, but without utilising the advanced …

MonoGame goes Portable

19 Feb 2013 by Simon Jackson

MonoGame goes portable

Generating Localized Resources in Mono for Android Using T4

15 Apr 2013 by Daniel Vaughan

Generating localized resources in Mono for Android using T4.

Using the CommandScene Class to Create Command Scenes in the XNA, WPXNA (12)

3 Jul 2013 by zoyobar

Using the CommandScene class to create command scenes in the XNA, WPXNA (12)

Parse the Salt Please

21 Jul 2013 by Simon Jackson

After playing a lot with Parse over the last few weeks, I thought I’d share some of my findings.

Load Image in Background Thread in Silverlight WP7

22 Jul 2013 by Ernest Poletaev

Load image in background thread in Silverlight WP7.

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Mobile

Using NPC and NPCManager to create NPC and Custom Ations in XNA, WPXNA (19)

27 Aug 2013 by zoyobar

Using NPC and NPCManager to create NPC and custom actions in XNA, WPXNA (19)

How to Fail Your Brand New Windows Phone Application

25 Apr 2014 by Alex Turok

How to fail your brand new Windows Phone application

How speedy.js is Your Web Site?

29 Aug 2014 by Cybermaxs

How speedy.js is your web site?

Windows Phone 7 – Application Lifecycle – Ocean for the Phone

8 Jan 2015 by User 271009

Windows Phone 7 – Application Lifecycle – Ocean for the Phone

Google's Depth Map

15 May 2015 by Neta777

In this post I want to examine the image files generated by Lens Blur.

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Mobile

An Efficient Way to Make Button Color Change on Android

5 Jul 2015 by Andrey Moskvichev

This is an efficient way to make button color change on Android

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Android

Mobile

How to Implement Android In App Purchases

13 Jul 2015 by Val Okafor

In app purchase is one of the main monetization options for Android apps. Android in app purchase combines what used to be the “free” version and “paid” version together.

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Android

Mobile

Top Android App Review Sites

4 Aug 2015 by Val Okafor

Top Android App Review Sites

Java

Android

Mobile

Why I’m a Happy Windows Phone Developer

26 Aug 2015 by Bogdan Bujdea

Why I am a happy Windows Phone developer