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  • Mobile

    The RadControls for Windows Phone Showcase Series – part 1

    I cannot hide my excitement form the fact that even though RadControls for Windows Phone are still in a CTP stage, there are already a bunch of apps on the Windows Phone Marketplace, that are built with the suite. The application I’m showing you today is called HealthCaddy – your buddy if you are tracking health data points such as blood glucose, blood pressure and weight readings daily as part of your health and fitness goals. The main reading entry screen displays a quick snapshot of four most recent entries. Double-tap the graph and you’ll get to a full-screen version of the...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • Mobile

    Integrating your Windows Phone unit tests with MSBuild #2: Technical Overview

    Last week I started a blog post series that introduces our approach of automating the Windows Phone unit test execution on our build machines simply sharing the idea behind the automation infrastructure. I have also prepared a diagram that follows the automation process and have structured what I plan to share with you in the following weeks. Now, with the second post of the series I am going to make a more detailed technical overview of our infrastructure and give some reasons for choosing the discussed approach. The Dedicated Build Task and communication with the Windows Phone 7 emulator As already mentioned,...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • Mobile

    Going mobile – the UX perspective. Part 1 – be Metro

      We are proud that our controls are not only excellent development tools but they also excel in appearance, styling, great usability and overall user experience. This is a result of the united efforts of the whole team of our developers and us - the UX and UI designers here in Telerik. Our brand new RadControls for Windows Phone 7 and the all new Metro design guidelines bring so many new UX challenges that we thought it would be a good idea to share them with you and to hear your thoughts, which are of great value for us. This is the first...
    December 16, 2010 4 min read
  • Mobile

    Find RadControls for Windows Phone on the Marketplace

    Now you can download RadControls for Windows Phone examples directly on your phone from the Windows Phone 7 marketplace. Check out the unique animations and page transitions, the Window, the UniformGrid and many other controls that can’t be found in the Microsoft Windows Phone toolkit. If you’d like to see the controls in action, check the Mood Swing application also available on the Marketplace. It is built with RadControls for Windows Phone, using RadWindow, RadWrapPanel, RadDatePicker and RadTimePicker. Mood Swing enables you to track your feelings and share them with the world in the most unique and elegant way. Just...
    December 15, 2010 1 min read
  • Mobile

    UI vs. Compositor – Demystifying the main Windows Phone 7 OS threads

    Having spent a couple of months focused on Windows Phone 7 development, I must admit that Microsoft have managed to bring something completely unique and intriguing to the mobile world. Not only the fact that the UX has nothing to do with what’s currently on the shelves, but also the whole platform with its potential and developer accessibility make WP7 very thrilling. I really think that ‘Silverlight’ and ‘mobile’ are two words that should have been stick together anytime soon and with WP7 Microsoft made what should bring them back on the scene – they simply brought Silverlight into mobile. In...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read