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Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications. Build your first Windows Phone application with Location and Maps with this book and

Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications. Build your first Windows Phone application with Location and Maps with this book and

Zeeshan Chawdhary, Zeeshan Chawdhary

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Windows Phone 7.5 has met with some great initial reviews from all mobile critics. It is poised to be the '3rd' eco-system for mobile, joining Apple's iOS and Google's Android platform. With Microsoft and Nokia working on multiple devices based on Windows Phone, the platform is a no-brainer enterprise success. Microsoft Office, Email, Skype and a fresh new mobile operating system has been a great champion of a cause for both Microsoft and Nokia. Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications will teach you to divein to the new Windows Phone Experience. No more 600 page bibles - just the right mix of text and lots of code to get you started!Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications covers location based services and maps, and focuses on methods of location detection and maps. Powered with this information, two real-world applications are covered. In short, this is a concise book on building location aware apps for Windows Phone.
  • Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications
    • Table of Contents
    • Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications
    • Credits
    • About the Author
    • About the Reviewers
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    • Preface
      • What this book covers
      • What you need for this book
      • Who this book is for
      • Conventions
      • Reader feedback
      • Customer support
        • Downloading the example code
        • Errata
        • Piracy
        • Questions
    • 1. The Location-based World
      • Understanding location-based services
      • Buzzwords in the location-based industry
      • Applications of LBS and common use cases
      • How Microsoft uses LBS in Windows Phone 7.5
        • Microsoft Location Service
      • Behind location-based services GPS
        • User segment
        • Space segment
        • Control segment
      • Push and pull methods of location services
        • Push service
        • Pull service
      • Life without GPS: Wi-Fi based location detection
      • Life without GPS: Cell-ID positioning and cell tower triangulation
      • Life without GPS: Bing Maps API
      • Understanding indoor and outdoor navigation
      • Summary
    • 2. Using Location in Windows Phone 7.5
      • Introduction to Windows Phone 7.5
        • Live Tiles
        • Panorama control
        • Pivot control
        • App Connect
        • Tools for Windows Phone 7.5 developers
          • Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone
          • Microsoft Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone
          • XAML
      • Windows Phone Location Service
        • Starting and using the Location Service
        • Continuous monitoring of the Location Service
        • Working with the Windows Phone location simulator
      • Summary
    • 3. Using Maps in your Windows Phone App
      • Understanding map geometry
      • Overview of the Windows Phone Bing Maps Silverlight Control
      • Using maps in your Windows Phone 7.5 app Hello Maps
      • Using pushpins with maps
      • Custom map pushpins
        • Using an image as the pushpin
        • Using your own pushpin style
      • Handling pushpin events
      • Working with Bing Maps geocoding and reverse geocoding services
      • Launchers and Choosers An Overview
      • Using directions with Bing Maps directions task
      • Performing local searches with BingMapsTask
      • Summary
    • 4. Events App - PacktEvents
      • Exploring the Eventful.com API
      • Extending the Hello Location example for showing nearby events
      • Filtering events by categories
      • Plotting events on Bing Maps
      • Building the PacktEvents app using Panorama control
      • Summary
    • 5. Location-aware News App PacktNews
      • Understanding the Patch News API
        • Authentication
        • Taxonomy
        • Finding stories by location
        • Finding locations by name
      • Consuming the Patch News API HelloNews
      • Building the PacktNews app using the Silverlight for Windows Phone 7.5 Pivot control
      • Summary
    • Index
  • Titel:Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications. Build your first Windows Phone application with Location and Maps with this book and
  • Autor:Zeeshan Chawdhary, Zeeshan Chawdhary
  • Originaler Titel:Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications. Build your first Windows Phone application with Location and Maps with this book and ebook.
  • ISBN:9781849687256, 9781849687256
  • Veröffentlichungsdatum:2012-07-24
  • Format:E-Book
  • Artikel-ID: e_3csb
  • Verleger: Packt Publishing