Microsoft has introduced the capability of allowing application developers to build their own camera applications, called Lens, in Windows Phone 8.0. This articles walks a Windows Phone application developer through the process of building a camera application that integrates directly with the built-in camera application.
Tags : application, camera, lens, Windows Phone 8

With the release of Windows Phone 8.0, Microsoft introduced support for Direct3D, which is part of Microsoft’s DirectX application programming interface. Join Vipul Patel to learn more about the platform support for Direc3D in Windows Phone 8.
Tags : gaming, Windows Phone 8, Visual Studio 2012

Windows 8 lets you build the auto-upload feature into your mobile application. This article walks a Windows Phone 8 application developer through the steps to build the auto-upload feature into their Windows Phone 8 application.
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Windows Phone 8 offers new APIs for maps and navigation. This article walks the user through the steps involved in building a navigation application for the Windows Phone 8 platform.
Tags : navigation, maps, Windows Phone 8, Maps API

Wallet, Windows Phone 8's new functionality lets you manage payment instruments, store coupons, credit and loyalty cards in a central place, and lets you link these items to Windows Phone 8 applications. Vipul Patel shows you how.
Tags : mobile, application, Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 platform lets users interact with Windows Phone 8 applications through speech. This article walks the reader through the steps of integrating speech support in their Windows Phone 8 applications.
Tags : applications, speech, Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 allows application developers to build applications that can use the device’s physical location. This article walks through the steps of building a mock application, which utilizes the location API.
Tags : API, location, Windows Phone 8

Vipul Patel walks application developers through the process of building Windows Phone 8 applications with the new map control.
Tags : applications, Windows Phone 8

The recently announced Windows Phone 8 platform supports the ability to customize the lock screen. This article walks a Windows Phone Application developer through the steps to provide lock screen notifications for their application as well as set the lock screen background.
Tags : customization, Windows Phone 8

Live tiles make interaction more personal by providing notifications on the Start screen itself. Join Vipul Patel in a walk-through of the basics of Windows Phone 8 Tiles.
Tags : application, Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 has a lot of great features. Get insights into the new features in the Windows 8 platform that you, as a developer, can target in your applications.
Tags : developer, mobile, Windows Phone 8

(Updated) Vipul Patel walks mobile application developers through getting started with Windows Phone 8 development.
Tags : mobile apps, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8 SDK

Microsoft is taking names for the waiting list.
Tags : Microsoft, Windows 8, developer conference, Build, Windows Phone 8

Registration begins in two weeks.
Tags : Microsoft, development, Azure, Windows 8, conference, Build, Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 7.8 will offer some Windows Phone 8 features.
Tags : Microsoft, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8

The new mobile OS will be a lot like the Windows 8 desktop OS.
Tags : mobile development, Microsoft, Windows 8, mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8