Carmella Ryen Macababbad designed and developed the Password Protector app for the military to efficiently meet the secure access guidelines of the organization and empower the personnel with an easy-to-use app. She talks about her approach and Windows 8.1 in this video.

In Windows Phone 8.1 we delivered broader developer integration endpoints in the operating system. Developers can now deliver applications that plug into several aspects of the People Hub. In this short video, Cliff and I walked through the three new specific extensibility points. Here are some links for more detail: Cliff's blog on Social Extensibility in Windows Phone 8.1 Official Documentation on Social Extensibility in Windows Phone: Integrating with the Me card in a Windows Phone...

In Windows Phone 8.1 we delivered broader developer integration endpoints in the operating system. Developers can now deliver applications that plug into several aspects of the People Hub. In this short video, Cliff and I walked through the three new specific extensibility points. Here are some links for more detail: Cliff's blog on Social Extensibility in Windows Phone 8.1 Official Documentation on Social Extensibility in Windows Phone: Integrating with the Me card in a Windows Phone...

This week we've got Matt Hidinger, Program Manager for the Live Tile Platform on Windows, to chat with us about the new features of Live Tiles in Windows and Windows Phone, and What Developers Need To Know (TM). Here are some related resources you may be interested in: Matt's talk from Build 2014 Tile Template Catalog Great Official Live Tile Samples from Microsoft: (1) App Tiles and Badges, (2) Secondary Tiles, (3) Periodic Background Agent for Tiles and Toasts, (4) Pinned Site Comprehensive...

This week we've got Matt Hidinger, Program Manager for the Live Tile Platform on Windows, to chat with us about the new features of Live Tiles in Windows and Windows Phone, and What Developers Need To Know (TM). Here are some related resources you may be interested in: Matt's talk from Build 2014 Tile Template Catalog Great Official Live Tile Samples from Microsoft: (1) App Tiles and Badges, (2) Secondary Tiles, (3) Periodic Background Agent for Tiles and Toasts, (4) Pinned Site Comprehensive...

This week, Lead Program Manager Tim Heuer joined us to talk about all the announcements from Build 2014 with regard to Windows Runtime XAML, (as well as the unified Windows platform in general) As you more than likely know, XAML is the specific schema of XML leveraged by several different Microsoft programming languages and frameworks for declaratively creating user experiences. Tim was behind an enormous amount of work that took place to drive this release of the universal XAML for Windows...

This week, Lead Program Manager Tim Heuer joined us to talk about all the announcements from Build 2014 with regard to Windows Runtime XAML, (as well as the unified Windows platform in general) As you more than likely know, XAML is the specific schema of XML leveraged by several different Microsoft programming languages and frameworks for declaratively creating user experiences. Tim was behind an enormous amount of work that took place to drive this release of the universal XAML for Windows...

The most compelling mobile applications take advantage of notification services in order to dynamically update based on external criteria. On Windows Phone, Live Tiles are perhaps one of the most distinct features that drive app adoption, so its critical to understand these how these services work, and how you can use them to drive these dynamic experiences. Thomas took time from his extremely busy schedule to walk through some of the most exciting new aspects of the Windows Notification...

The most compelling mobile applications take advantage of notification services in order to dynamically update based on external criteria. On Windows Phone, Live Tiles are perhaps one of the most distinct features that drive app adoption, so its critical to understand these how these services work, and how you can use them to drive these dynamic experiences. Thomas took time from his extremely busy schedule to walk through some of the most exciting new aspects of the Windows Notification...

At Build 2014 we announced the ability to build universal app projects in Visual Studio that can be leveraged to easily deliver apps for both Windows Phone and Windows PC/Laptop/Tablet. This new offering makes it easier than ever to share your business logic, and also does a few interesting things to help you with tailoring your UI as well... but there is still more you might want to do to maximize your users' experience in your application. Peter Torr gave a great talk about this topic at...

At Build 2014 we announced the ability to build universal app projects in Visual Studio that can be leveraged to easily deliver apps for both Windows Phone and Windows PC/Laptop/Tablet. This new offering makes it easier than ever to share your business logic, and also does a few interesting things to help you with tailoring your UI as well... but there is still more you might want to do to maximize your users' experience in your application. Peter Torr gave a great talk about this topic at...

This week we talked about publishing applications for Windows Phone for the Enterprise. There are a few different possibilities to start distributing your applications to your users. In the video we talked about three different possibilities: Through the store As a beta Private distribution Through the storeWhen distributing application through the store the process is exactly the same as apps for consumers. You build your app and submit it so Microsoft can certify the application. If you...

This week we talked about publishing applications for Windows Phone for the Enterprise. There are a few different possibilities to start distributing your applications to your users. In the video we talked about three different possibilities: Through the store As a beta Private distribution Through the storeWhen distributing application through the store the process is exactly the same as apps for consumers. You build your app and submit it so Microsoft can certify the application. If you...

This week we are meeting again with our big friend Rob Tiffany. This time we talk about NoSQL. It's an easy way to store your data offline on your phone. During this conversation Rob explains what NoSQL is, why you would use it and what the challenges are. Below are the code samples how to perform the CRUD operations on your in memory classes. Define Table schema (Entity) publicsealedclassCustomer { publicint CustomerId { get; set; } publicstring FirstName { get; set; } ...

This week we are meeting again with our big friend Rob Tiffany. This time we talk about NoSQL. It's an easy way to store your data offline on your phone. During this conversation Rob explains what NoSQL is, why you would use it and what the challenges are. Below are the code samples how to perform the CRUD operations on your in memory classes. Define Table schema (Entity) publicsealedclassCustomer { publicint CustomerId { get; set; } publicstring FirstName { get; set; } ...

This we week we meet again with Rob Tiffany. This time we talk about MEAP. We discussed what a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform consists off and how it maps to Microsoft products. As always, when you want to get started on Windows Phone in the Enterprise the Windows for Business is the right place to start. Rob wrote some interesting articles on his blog about MEAP Building Microsoft MEAP: IntroductionBuilding Microsoft MEAP: AdaptersBuilding Microsoft MEAP: Scaling Out SQL Server...

This we week we meet again with Rob Tiffany. This time we talk about MEAP. We discussed what a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform consists off and how it maps to Microsoft products. As always, when you want to get started on Windows Phone in the Enterprise the Windows for Business is the right place to start. Rob wrote some interesting articles on his blog about MEAP Building Microsoft MEAP: IntroductionBuilding Microsoft MEAP: AdaptersBuilding Microsoft MEAP: Scaling Out SQL Server...

Today we were joined by Rob Tiffany, who gave us the overview of what Mobile Management in the Enterprise means. First a shout-out to the Hour of Code we mentioned in our video. We talked about EMM, MDM, MAM, MIM and MCM. Here are links to some resources that go more in depth on the topics we discussed. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments! The Windows Phone for "Business" page Microsoft Mobility Management (EMM) is Here blog post from Rob Tiffany From Tech Ed North...

Today we were joined by Rob Tiffany, who gave us the overview of what Mobile Management in the Enterprise means. First a shout-out to the Hour of Code we mentioned in our video. We talked about EMM, MDM, MAM, MIM and MCM. Here are links to some resources that go more in depth on the topics we discussed. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments! The Windows Phone for "Business" page Microsoft Mobility Management (EMM) is Here blog post from Rob Tiffany From Tech Ed North...

At the end of August 2013, we gathered a crew of technical experts and headed to the Unity Unite 2013 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, where we worked hands-on with developers for three days in our Porting Lab. By the end of the lab, we had helped developers port about 80 apps from iOS, Android, and other platforms to Windows Phone or Windows Store. We asked with several developers to give some advice on how to become a game developers. In this video you'll hear what advice they give on...

At the end of August 2013, we gathered a crew of technical experts and headed to the Unity Unite 2013 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, where we worked hands-on with developers for three days in our Porting Lab. By the end of the lab, we had helped developers port about 80 apps from iOS, Android, and other platforms to Windows Phone or Windows Store. We asked with several developers to give some advice on how to become a game developers. In this video you'll hear what advice they give on...

At the end of August 2013, we gathered a crew of technical experts and headed to the Unity Unite 2013 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, where we worked hands-on with developers for three days in our Porting Lab. By the end of the lab, we had helped developers port about 80 apps from iOS, Android, and other platforms to Windows Phone or Windows Store. We spoke with several developers attending Unite about their porting experience. In this video you'll hear what they had to say about their...

At the end of August 2013, we gathered a crew of technical experts and headed to the Unity Unite 2013 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, where we worked hands-on with developers for three days in our Porting Lab. By the end of the lab, we had helped developers port about 80 apps from iOS, Android, and other platforms to Windows Phone or Windows Store. We spoke with several developers attending Unite about their porting experience. In this video you'll hear what they had to say about their...

Today we were joined by Matthijs Hoekstra, who gave us the lowdown with regard to how Windows Phone meets the needs of the enterprise developer. Here are links to some resources that go more in depth on the topics we discussed. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments! The Windows Phone for "Business" page From Tech Ed North America 2014 Rob Tiffany on Windows Phone Enterprise Development, (The Phone That Has Everything the Enterprise Needs: Windows Phone 8).Alan Meeus on...