Windows Phone Development–Developing for 256 MB (low profile) Windows Phone Devices

Microsoft has announced that upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh code named as “Tango” will have low profile 256 MB devices which would make Microsoft’s entry in to mobile market by delivering low cost Windows Phone devices. All existing Windows Phone devices are having 512 MB RAM, considering the mid-range or low entry market Microsoft has… Continue reading

Announced: Windows Server 8 is now Windows Server 2012

Microsoft has announced the name for upcoming Windows Server 8(which is BETA now, and you can download it through MSDN Subscriptions) and it will be called as “Windows Server 2012” . Windows Server 2012 includes a number of new features or feature changes. It would be purely a Server for Cloud and User interface similar… Continue reading

Microsoft announces Windows Azure Media Services

Microsoft announced new cloud based media services (called as Windows Azure Media Services)and guidance to better enable content providers and customers to tap into the power of cloud computing, at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2012 conference. Windows Azure Media Services is a cloud-based PaaS solution that enables you to efficiently build and deliver… Continue reading

Windows Phone Development–Choosers and Launchers

While doing windows phone application programming you will come across some requirements such as: a. “Selecting a contact from contact book” b. “Open up Camera, take a photo and upload or use the photo” c.  “Open a link in Web Browser” How you can achieve these typical tasks? Answer is pretty simple Windows Phone SDK… Continue reading

Windows Phone 7.5[MANGO] and Windows Phone 7.1 OS

Microsoft has released Windows Phone 7.5 on Sept 27th 2011. The Operating system itself been initially been called as “Windows Phone 7.5” code named as “Windows Phone MANGO”. The underlying operating system version is Windows Phone 7.1, even though it is been marketed as “Windows Phone 7.5”. There is been lots of confusion among people… Continue reading

Windows Phone "Tango" to be renamed to Windows Phone 7.5 “Refresh” and Windows Phone 8 for the future

Microsoft’s announced upcoming Windows Phone OS code named as Windows Phone “Tango” to be renamed to Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh. This is inline with Microsoft’s cloud feature specific Windows Phone OS called as Windows Phone “Apollo” or Windows Phone 8.   Windows Phone 7 “Tango” a.k.a Windows Phone 7.5 REFRESH The upcoming Windows Phone update… Continue reading