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Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications

Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications: Build your first Windows Phone application with Location and Maps with this book and ebook.

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Publication date : Jul 24, 2012
Length 148 pages
Edition : 1st Edition
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781849687249
Vendor :
Microsoft
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Key benefits

  • Understand Location Based Services.
  • Work with Windows Phone Location Service.
  • Understand how Maps work.
  • Create a simple Map application and learn to use Geocoding, Pushpins.
  • Discover Directions with Bing Maps Directions.
  • Build two real-world windows phone applications ñ using Eventful.com and AOL Patch.com API

Description

Windows Phone 7.5 has met with some great initial reviews from all mobile critics. It is poised to be the '3rd' eco-system for mobile, joining Apple's iOS and Google's Android platform. With Microsoft and Nokia working on multiple devices based on Windows Phone, the platform is a no-brainer enterprise success. Microsoft Office, Email, Skype and a fresh new mobile operating system has been a great champion of a cause for both Microsoft and Nokia. "Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications" will teach you to divein to the new Windows Phone Experience. No more 600 page bibles - just the right mix of text and lots of code to get you started!"Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications" covers location based services and maps, and focuses on methods of location detection and maps. Powered with this information, two real-world applications are covered. In short, this is a concise book on building location aware apps for Windows Phone.

What you will learn

Understand all about Location Based Services and know how they are used in the Windows Phone ecosystem. Work with Location Services and location simulation for Windows Phone. Get to grips with Maps - Behind the scenes: How maps work. Understand and work with Bing Maps and the Bing Maps Silverlight control. Work with Launchers & Choosers for Windows Phone. Explore BingMapsTask for Local Search and BingMapsDirections for Directions. Understand Eventful.com API and build an Events App for Windows Phone. Work with AOL Patch.com API and build an App using the same.

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Publication date : Jul 24, 2012
Length 148 pages
Edition : 1st Edition
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781849687249
Vendor :
Microsoft
Category :
Languages :

Table of Contents

11 Chapters
Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications Packt Packt
Credits Packt Packt
About the Author Packt Packt
About the Reviewers Packt Packt
www.PacktPub.com Packt Packt
Preface Packt Packt
The Location-based World Packt Packt
Using Location in Windows Phone 7.5 Packt Packt
Using Maps in your Windows Phone App Packt Packt
Events App - PacktEvents Packt Packt
Location-aware News App — PacktNews Packt Packt

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