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  • Tips for Localizing Windows Phone 8 XAML Apps – Part1

    This blog post was authored by Dan Zucker, a program manager on the Windows Phone team. – Adam This is Part 1 of a two part series. Part 1 gives you a deeper understanding of the standard pattern for localizing a Windows Phone 8 XAML app along with a lesson learned or two. In Part…

  • Meet the business hub, a new online resource for managing Windows Phones in the workplace

    You know that Windows Phone 8 is great at keeping you connected in your personal life, but did you know that Windows Phone 8 is also great for work? I’d like to introduce you to the Windows Phone business hub at www.windowsphone.com/business. It’s your one-stop shop for finding out about business-related phone features like hardware-accelerated…

  • Parlons enfin du NFC

    NFC ou Near Field Communication est terme que l’on entend prononcer de plus en plus. Tous les jours, de nouveaux modèles de “mobile NFC” deviennent disponible pour le grand public, et ce depuis 2006 avec le Nokia 6163. De nombreuses initiatives, notamment Citizi en France permettent à des utilisateurs de vivre l’expérience NFC. La technologie NFC…

  • Syncing Google services with Windows Phone

    You may have seen a recent announcement from Google regarding changes to the Google Sync service used to connect devices to Google services (Google Sync utilizes the Exchange ActiveSync, or EAS, protocol from Microsoft to synchronize email, contacts, and calendar).  We’re happy to share today that Google will extend their support for new Windows Phone…

  • Microsoft Announces Git Support For Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server And Service

    Microsoft just made a major announcement that will likely take many developers by surprise. At the ALM Summit in Redmond, WA this morning, Microsoft Brian Harry just announced that its Team Foundation Server and hosted Team Foundation Service (TFS), as well as the complete Visual Studio 2012 suite (through a plugin the company is releasing…

  • Building High Performance Windows Phone Apps

    This blog post was authored by Mini Nair, a program manager on the Visual Studio team. – Jonathan Mobile phone users expect the apps running on their phones to perform well at all times and be of super quality. A slow startup or a jerky UI is an absolute no. If playing a game or watching…

  • Les Patterns des Géants du Web – Zero Downtime Deployment

    Description Dans l’article Continuous Deployment, nous avons vu comment améliorer le Time To Market, tout en garantissant la qualité des développements. L’étape suivante est de garantir que ces déploiements fréquents n’impactent pas la disponibilité du site. Et c’est là qu’intervient le Zero Downtime Deployment (ZDD), qui permet de déployer une nouvelle version d’un système sans…

  • 8 Tips for Designing Windows Phone Apps

    As part of the “App to the future” challenge (see details at the end of the post) we’ve conducted Lightning Design Review sessions for a few weeks, and one thing struck me as I was watching: review after review, I could clearly identify some recurring patterns. So, I asked Senior Interactive Designer, Lincoln Anderson, who hosts the…

  • Kinect for Windows Shopping Solutions Showcased at National Retail Federation Expo

    Swivel Close-Up, a Kinect for Windows-based kiosk from FaceCake, lets customers visualize themselves in small accessories such as makeup, sunglasses, and jewelry. Microsoft Kinect for Windows has been playing an increasingly important role in retail, from interactive kiosks at stores such as Build-A-Bear Workshop, to virtual dressing rooms at fashion leaders like Bloomingdale’s, to virtual…

  • App submission tips for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8

    If you currently have a Windows Phone 7.x app that you’re thinking about updating to take advantage of Windows Phone 8 functionality, you have some decisions to make about support for your existing Windows Phone 7.x apps. To better serve your needs, the Windows Phone Dev Center now offers the ability to associate multiple XAPs…

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