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    Creating A Great Windows 8 Tile With XAML RadControls for Windows 8

    Our new RadControls for Windows 8 offers a number of controls to make your application look and perform better.  One of the key features is the new set of HubTiles.  These are easy to work with, and greatly simplify the job of creating a terrific tile for your application.  Remember, Microsoft’s advice is “Invest in a Great Tile.”  Now that’s easy to do. To see how to create great tiles, we’ll create a small application that hosts two tiles: one an image with “peek” text that appears halfway and then all the way over the image, and the second a flipping...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • Mobile

    How RadControls for Windows 8 Helped Booking.com Get into the Windows 8 Store Ahead of the Platform’s Launch

    For Booking.com, the world’s leading online hotel and accommodation reservations agency, getting its app in the Windows 8 store ahead of the platform’s official launch date was essential.  For Methylium, the team charged with achieving this, the Telerik controls for Windows 8 helped solve a major headache, providing sophisticated controls to deliver the app within 6 weeks’ time. With the advent of Windows 8, Booking.com was quick to target the new platform. Determined to get its app into the Windows 8 store prior to the platform’s official launch, they turned to the Windows Phone development expert and Microsoft MVP Tom Verfoeff. Tim’s...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • Mobile

    WinRT app guide: Step 14: Adding layout awareness and snapped view, disabling portrait view

    To read the other steps in the step by step guide for creating a Metr0/ WInRT application go here. We are getting closer to a final first version of this app!
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • Mobile

    Nokia Brings Telerik Controls for Windows Phone to its New Premium Developer Program. Get Them Now.

    Today is a big day for the Windows Phone world with the long-awaited release of the Windows Phone SDK 8.0, a day after “the latest launch blockbuster event to rock the technological launch season” as itwire.com called the official unveiling of Windows Phone 8 in San Francisco yesterday. Exciting news for the Windows Phone ecosystem is coming from Nokia as well. And this time it is not about the next amazing device. Nokia has just announced its Premium Developer Program to help you get a jump-start on Windows Phone development. Once you join the program you get Telerik RadControls for Windows...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
  • Mobile

    Slides, Source Code and Video to the "UI Suite for Windows 8" Webinar Now Available

    We want to thank you all for attending the Windows 8 Webinar yesterday. As promised, all of the materials are now available for you to download and explore on your own. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below. We also suggest that you download the UI Suite for Windows 8 if you haven’t already done so. For Those Who Couldn’t Attend, What is the UI Suite for Windows 8? The UI Suite for Windows 8 is a toolset for building Windows Store applications that run on tablets and large screens, whether you are writing your...
    May 27, 2021 5 min read