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With all the interest in George VI following the success of ‘The Kings Speech’ at the BAFTAs and Oscars the timing seems quite fortuitous for the release of this App. As I mentioned in an earlier post after watching the film of the same name I was curious to hear the original ‘Kings Speech’ myself. ... Continue Reading →
Well it was touch and go getting the app through the ingestion process in time but this morning I am pleased to announce that ‘Ambient Soundscape’ is available on the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=f4859464-e72a-e011-854c-00237de2db9e With over 40 distinct sound sources available as a starting point ‘Ambient Soundscape’ can be used to develop sophisticated tonal... Continue Reading →
Having watched the film of the same name last week (truly excellent) a comment from my Uncle Harry led me to investigate a collection of 78rpm records in a ‘forgotten’ box in our loft. Low and behold, an original recording of the speech made in the film of the same name – by the king... Continue Reading →
Something that occurred to me as obvious, but also something that I nearly didn’t implement is an ‘infinite background’ for the Panorama Control in my latest Windows Phone Application. When reviewing the final version of the App I noticed that flipping from Panorama Item 3 on to Panorama Item 1 the experience was not as... Continue Reading →
So rather a grand title for this, another ‘Sequencer App’, but while putting it together this felt like the best use of my existing/developing sequencing platform to date, so if the title is a little cheesy, so be it. I always try and add a little something different with every iteration of this app... Continue Reading →
Having registered the recent discussions on Twitter relating to the pros and cons of Trial Mode vs Free Mode I thought I would refactor one of my apps* to see how the stats would compare. (Click to view fullscreen) Big Surprise! More downloads of the free app in 1 day than the trial app over... Continue Reading →
After releasing a ‘Lite’ version of my Jamster application just before Christmas I have received a lot of comments from foreign downloaders that point to an obvious issue when running in other languages/culture settings. Of course I had tested code under several different language settings in the past, but was conscious that I hadn’t... Continue Reading →
Like others I started work on windows phone development before it was available by using Silverlight 3 on the desktop by simply limiting my desktop space to 800x480. One of the first apps I developed for Windows phone 7 started life this way: http://apps.webservicesuk.com/Shove/.  My approach when the WP7 SDK became available was simply to... Continue Reading →
If your mobile operator supports it then purchasing apps on Windows Phone 7 is very straightforward (if your operator does not support this then you will need to register a credit card via the Zune software on your desktop before you can make any purchases). Apps can be purchased either via the phone or... Continue Reading →
Having made some fixes to bugs in ‘Metro Drummer’ I was a little surprised to see that my re-submission had failed, not necessarily a bad thing as it looks as though Microsoft are being a little more stringent than they have been in the past with some of the tests. In this instance I was... Continue Reading →
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