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  • Mobile

    From Soup to Nuts with RadControls for Metro (HTML5)

    Introduction Hello and welcome to one of our first blog posts on “Getting Started” with RadControls for Metro. In this “From Soup to Nuts” post, we are going to specifically target Metro Applications built using HTM5L/JS/CSS3 and RadControls for Metro. We will provide you with the necessary knowledge to get started building your first application.   Setting up Your Development Environment Before getting started, you will need to download the following items: The Windows 8 Release Preview can be downloaded from the Windows 8 Download Center. You will need to be running Windows 8 in order to build Metro Style Applications. On August 15th, the...
    August 07, 2012
  • Mobile

    Improving Your HTML5 Mobile Development Experience

    Building HTML5 mobile applications is increasing in popularity with the rise of tools like Kendo UI Mobile and PhoneGap. For those of us who want to reach multiple platforms with the ease of composition that HTML5 offers, this is far too good an opportunity to pass...
    August 02, 2012
  • Mobile

    What Is Missing In Windows 8 & How Telerik Can Help Fill The Gaps

    Windows 8 is on the horizon, and many of us are turning our attention to building Metro-style applications.  The opportunity is enormous; possibly once in a life-time.  The numbers of Windows 7 machines is staggering, and sooner or later nearly all of these will convert to Windows 8 and find the Store on their Start page.  In addition to the millions of customers who will have access to the Windows Store, many enterprises are gearing up for immersive applications for their businesses.  In short, there is a lot of interest in what it takes to create a Windows 8 Metro-style...
    August 01, 2012
  • Mobile

    Why Would you Want to Write Applications for Windows 8 Now?

    Introduction Last week, we had our first Windows 8 webinar titled, “Why build for Windows 8 and how RadControls for Metro can help.” One question that we attempted to answer is, “Why build for Windows 8 now?” “Why not wait until a future date when the platform is more stable?” These questions are valid from a consumer and an enterprise point-of-view and I’ll try to explain why we believe that you should start writing applications for Windows 8 today.   4 Solid Reasons to Start Building Today Reason #1: You are building for the next generation of the most popular operating system in...
  • Mobile

    Consuming RadControls for Metro/XAML from C++

    Two weeks ago we released a public BETA of the world’s first commercial library for building Windows 8 Metro applications – Telerik RadControls for Metro. So far we have gathered lots of positive feedback as well as some specific questions regarding our XAML components. Such an interesting question is whether our controls can be used in a C++ application. Prior to WinRT (Windows Runtime), the XAML platform was available to managed developers only and we, at Telerik, have solid technical background with C# and .NET. That’s why we have built our Metro XAML components using C# and the .NET runtime. We performed...