In next few days new version of application will be available in Windows Phone Store. Below you can find the important changes: - 3 new languages (Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian),- add unknown number as a recipient,- removal of national characters from message,- more ergonomic space button,- possibility to copy entered message,- improved algorithm.
In Internet you can find new campaign that promotes Poland and Polish culture in a rather unusual way. The campaign tries to promote Poland by showing ironic movies that base on stereotype that Poles constantly complains. Movies are made professionally and caused smile on my face. But on the other hand I wonder, whether foreign tourists will be able to understand the joke.
New Windows Phone 8 SDK update is available to download from Microsoft webpage. This update allows to test application on emulator with latest system – Windows Phone 8 build 8.0.10322 or higher. Please note that you should install Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 before updating Windows Phone 8 SDK.
Below you can find the list of keyboard’s shortcuts that can be used in Windows Phone 8 emulator: - F12 (first press) – turns off and locks the display,- F12 (second press) – shows lock screen,- Page Down – enables to use keyboard connected to PC in emulator,- Page Up – disables to use keyboard connected to PC in emulator,- F1 – simulates pressing Back button,- F2 – simulates pressing Start button,- F3 – simulates pressing Search button.
Since last Thursday there is a possibility to download my new program - T9 Keyboard. This application bring back to Windows Phone feature that enables you to compose messages by using T9 dictionary. For each of [mark]28th supported languages[/mark] there have been prepared list of [mark]50000 the most used words[/mark]. From those words you are able to create messages. Of course each time you are able to add new words to the dictionary. For more information please visit portfolio page.
I would like to encourage you to watch one of the sessions from this year’s infoShare. The session shows how the Taxi5 application has been created. Presented start-up has secured the biggest financing in mobile applications market in Poland – 2 million PLN.
Once again Microsoft is trying to attract developers to its platform by reducing original price for developer account to 19$. This promotion will be valid till 27th August 2013. I encourage people who would like to start developing applications for Windows Phone platform to consider using this promotion. This price is also attractive for developers whose account is almost expired. More details can be found at Dev Center web page.
Software piracy has become the scourge of our times. We are downloading from Internet everything: – music,- books,- movies,- software. The worst is that the Polish society accepts that behaviour. A few years ago, the normal situation was to install illegal OS by computer shops when you purchase PC. Due to larger number of controls that behaviour has been stop. There was too much to lose by shops. Right now similar situation is with mobile applications. Sometimes I am surprised that people can spend over than an hour to find somewhere app that cost 1 euro. What is more strange, [...]
Sometimes really small features that are implemented in add-ins can make developer feel happy. This small features can speed up software development process. Last time I had to prepare an application installer – I have chosen WiX. In this solution you need to add to each element in installer GUID. Hopefully I am using R# with Visual Studio 2012. And the R# generates GUIDs out of the box. You only need to enter [mark]nguid[/mark], press [mark]tab[/mark] button and choose proper format.
With each new version of .net framework Microsoft tries to add some new elements to the language, which in theory should improve the possibilities of language and comfort of the software developer. In .net 4.0 new keyword – [mark]dynamic[/mark] – has been introduced. This type enables the operations that will be resolved at run time. It means that we can use any name with dynamic object and compiler will not show any error during compilation – even if there is no method with used signature. The error will occur when the running application will not find used method. [...]
