March, 2014 | Developer Publish

How to Get the Current Location and Display it on Map using MapsTask in WP8?

March 27, 2014 1 comment

The GetGeoPositionAsync method of the Geolocator class can be used to get the Current Location from the Windows Phone 8. In this blog post, let’s explore how to get the current location in Wind...

Presented on “App to App Communication in Windows Phone 8” at VTC 2014

March 27, 2014 no comments

On March 19, 2014, I had the opportunity to present at VTC 2014 on the topic “App to App Communication in Windows Phone 8“. Virtual Tech Community Conference is one of the popular confere...

Launchers for Maps in Windows Phone 8

March 24, 2014 no comments

The Windows Phone 8 SDK includes 4 different Launchers for Map related functionality. These include MapsTask MapsDirectionsTask MapDownloaderTask MapUpdaterTask When using the Maps functionality, mak...

Presented at Reboot Cloud Camp, Bangalore on Windows Azure Mobile Services

March 23, 2014 no comments

Last week (on 15th March), I had the opportunity to present a session on the topic “Windows Azure Mobile Services” at the Reboot Cloud Camp that was held at ITC Windsor, Bangalore. Reboot...

Windows Phone Sessions at VTC2014 DevTrack

March 17, 2014 1 comment

Microsoft is hosting the Virtual Tech Community 2014, one of the popular conference with interesting line-up of speakers and exciting topics. VTC2014 is scheduled to be held on March 19, 2014 between...

Visual Studio 2013 Tips & Tricks – Stack Overflow in Visual Studio 2013

March 10, 2014 no comments

StackOverflow is one of the popular websites that has almost become a big part of the developer’s life. It is one of the sites where in the developers would search for or post the questions and...

Visual Studio 2013 Tips & Tricks – Search in Only Specified File Types

March 9, 2014 no comments

In Visual Studio 2013, the Find and Replace Window can be used to provide additional options for your search terms. You can launch the Find and Replace Window using the shortcut key “Ctrl + Shi...

Visual Studio 2013 Tips & Tricks – Regular Expression in Find and Replace Dialog

March 6, 2014 no comments

The Visual Studio 2013’s Find and Replace Dialog provides the option for the user to find and replace text in the project using regular expressions or wildcards. To enable the Regular Expressio...

Webinar – Unity3D beginner series and Meet the Star Publisher

March 5, 2014 no comments

India Gamers Community it’s hosting a webinar on the topic “Unity3D beginner series and Meet the Star Publisher” on March 6, 2014 between 3 PM – 4 PM (IST). What is India Game...