Category Archives: WP7

The perils of relying on 3rd-party APIs

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Andrew Long

As I assume is the case for most developers of mobile apps, we spend a lot of our development time working with 3rd-party API’s.  I know with my apps I use API’s from FourSquare, YouTube, the FAA, Bitly, Groupon, the … Continue reading →

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WP7 Mango SDK AdControl Bug

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Andrew Long

I’ve recently had an issue getting an update to one of my apps through certification.  The problem reported by testing was that the app did not resume properly. For the life of me I could not re-create the issue until … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone Mango Compass v1.2 Preview

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Andrew Long

Much to my (pleasant) surprise, my app Mango Compass, which just dropped in the Windows Phone Marketplace about a week ago, has turned into a bit of a hit, with downloads far exceeding any expectations I had for it. Feedback … Continue reading →

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Just a note about the “Mango Compass” Windows Phone app

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Andrew Long

My new Windows Phone 7 app “Mango Compass” was recently published into the marketplace. I have seen a few reviews saying simply that the app “doesn’t work”. It is important to note that you must be running your carrier’s official … Continue reading →

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Gratuitous with Augmented Reality Functionality Approved For WP7 Marketplace

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Andrew Long

After a few cosmetic improvements with the augmented reality functionality, my tip calculator/foursquare client/yelp review search app Gratuitous has been approved for the Windows Phone Marketplace.  Version 2.0 should be visible and available for download sometime in the next 24 … Continue reading →

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More Augmented Reality in Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Andrew Long

A couple weeks ago I posted about augmented reality functionality that I was working on adding to my tip calculator/foursquare client app “Gratuitous”.  I wanted to share another video with you all of what I am working on with my … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality in Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Andrew Long

One of the cool scenarios enabled by Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is augmented reality.  The Motion API and direct access the the camera stream enable these scenarios for Windows Phone developers.  For more information on these API’s check out the MSDN … Continue reading →

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Unexpected errors in rGov Congress WP7 app

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Andrew Long

If you are a user of my rGov Congress app for Windows Phone 7, you may have recently experienced the app terminating unexpectedly.  Because of the increased popularity and number of users of the app, we are hitting the limit … Continue reading →

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Airport Status Feature Updates for WP7 “Mango”

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Andrew Long

Now that Microsoft has released the first version of the Wp7 Mango developer tools, I’ve started working on implementing some of the cool new Mango features into my existing apps.  The first app I’ve tackled is Airport Status Free by … Continue reading →

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Checking Current Theme in WP7

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Andrew Long

If you would like to change the background of your WP7 app based on whether the user has selected the light or dark theme, you can determine if the user has selected the dark or light theme using code such … Continue reading →

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