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  • Win a Windows Phone 7 LG E900

    Following my review of the LG E900 handset we have the opportunity for one lucky winner to get a Windows Phone 7 of their own. All you need is a little creativity and this handset could be on its way… Continue reading

  • Localised Resources for Silverlight Toolkit Nov 2010

    Due to the absence of a built-in DatePicker control many are using the Silverlight Toolkit which has a Silverlight implementation to match the control used in the native applications. One limitation in the current release is that the UI is… Continue reading

  • LG E900 Review

    I have had a fair bit experience with the test devices which were available prior to the release of Windows Phone 7 but this is my first experience with a commercial device. Therefore it seems inappropriate for me to try… Continue reading

  • APPA Mundi Tasks 1.0 – Frequently Asked Questions

    We’ve received a lot of great feedback for the Tasks application so I thought it would be useful to provide some frequently asked questions (and answers) here:- How secure are my credentials, do you send them to your own server?… Continue reading

  • APPA Mundi Tasks–Your Exchange Server

    Below are some hints for setting up the Tasks application to synchronise with your Exchange Server:-   Exchange Server Settings We have no way to use your settings already entered when setting up your Exchange Email account so it is… Continue reading

  • 32feet.NET User Guide now live on CodePlex

    Today has been spent catching up on my To-Do list, though it still doesn’t look that way! I have however been able to make some progress with 32feet. Alongside the class library documentation for the project there is a User… Continue reading

  • Navigation Stack on Windows Phone 7

    While Windows Phone uses the same NavigationService and page-based model as “regular” Silverlight, one area the documentation doesn’t make clear is that although the APIs seem to support both Back and Forward navigation in reality there is no forward navigation… Continue reading

  • Marketplace for Emulator

    The Windows Phone 7 Emulator takes a fairly bare-bones approach having only Internet Explorer available by default. Because it’s easier when presenting to use the Emulator than to try and capture a device screen with a camera it would be… Continue reading

  • Windows Phone Tools Update

    Microsoft have released an October update for the Windows Phone Development Tools. This release fixes gesture behaviour in the map control and adds two developer utilities – one to analyse your application to detect which capabilities it requires, the other… Continue reading

  • Disable StoneStreet One Bluetooth Stack on Motorola Devices

    Christian Helle has posted a registry setting on his blog which can be used to toggle the StoneStreet One Bluetooth stack off on Motorola (nee Symbol) rugged handheld devices. Their newer devices (ES400 and MC65) use the Microsoft stack by… Continue reading