Hey all you Windows Phone 7 developers, the floodgates have been opened! Developers have been able to submit up to 5, free-priced application submissions for free as part of their $99 annual registration fee. Additional free apps could be submitted … Continue reading
The two companies plan to combine assets and develop innovative products on an unprecedented scale to build a new global mobile ecosystem. – Nokia will adopt Windows Phone 7 as its principle smartphone strategy and help drive the future of … Continue reading
CIOs are asking for help in confronting the tidal wave of mobile devices entering the enterprise. IT departments have raised the white flag as attempts to block consumer-focused smartphones and tablets have failed. The Consumerization of IT has been a … Continue reading
With the new version 4.0, the little-database-that-could has grown up into a powerful server database ready to take on the web. Continue reading
Uniqueness is a key factor when synchronizing data between SQL Server/Azure and multiple endpoints like Slates and Smartphones. With data simultaneously created and updated on servers and clients, ensuring rows are unique to avoid key collisions is critical. As you know, each row is uniquely identified by its Primary Key. Continue reading
All DBAs know that Joining tables on non-indexed columns is the most expensive operation SQL Server can perform. Continue reading
The act of tracking changes made by each SQL Server Compact or Silverlight sync subscriber can cause a lot of locking and blocking on the server. Continue reading
50% of users’ in-store mobile web activity is shopping related and, for just over half (51%), in-store mobile research has led to a purchase. Continue reading
About a month ago, I wrote an article intended to help you fill some of the gaps left by the missing SQL Server Compact database. Since your Windows Phone 7 Silverlight app is consuming an ObservableCollection of objects streaming down … Continue reading
By now, you’ve heard me talk a lot about the role wireless data networks play when it comes to the success of your mobile application. They are unreliable, intermittent, highly latent and often slower than they should be due to … Continue reading
In my last article of this series, you finally got to consume wireless-friendly WCF REST + JSON Services from both Windows Server and Windows Azure with data coming from SQL Server/SQL Azure. You now have an ObservableCollection of Customer objects … Continue reading
Do you have a burning question related to Windows Phone? Are you unsure, confused or need more information? Do you have feedback you want to share? Whatever your motivation, this session is not to be missed. For one time only … Continue reading