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Using private beta distribution for testing your WP7 app
A while ago Microsoft introduced a big improvement to the App Hub. Recently I gave one of the new features, private beta testing, a spin. The process is actually easier than I thought it would be....
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Dummy artwork for private beta submission
Yesterday I published a blog about private beta testing, one of the great new App Hub features. Although the feature itself is great part of the process can be a little frustrating. One of the things...
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Removing old/beta applications from the App Hub
A while ago I blogged about one of the most useful features introduced with the new App Hub: private beta distribution. I have to admit, I use this one pretty often. Updating is not supported for...
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Building smartphone applications at Night of the Nerds
Note for English readers: Yesterday I did a few sessions about Windows Phone/Smartphone app development at a Dutch event called Night of the Nerds focused on 14-18 year old secondary school students....
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Windows Phone App Event in Eindhoven
Two days ago the biggest Windows Phone 7 developer event to date in the Netherlands took place. With the official launch of WP7 in our country and the recent addition of Nokia phones to the line-up...
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Marketplace fails to detect capabilities, causes crash
Those of you following me on Twitter might have noticed some complaints about the beta version of one of my new applications not working the way it should. The app implements a BackgroundAudioAgent to...
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Forcing capability detection in a Windows Phone application
Last week I blogged about a problem I came across when beta testing a new WP7 application. My problem was related to the ID_CAP_MEDIALIB capability. Today I noticed somebody on twitter having similar...
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Making Money with Windows Phone applications at TechDays 2012
Last week the yearly event for Dutch developers on the Microsoft platform took place in The Hague. Just like last year I did a session on “Making money with Windows Phone applications”. The session is...
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WP7 app analytics using mTiks in just 5 minutes
This post is part of a follow up series on my TechDays session on “Making Money with Windows Phone applications”. See this post for more info and an index. Why build in analytics into your mobile...
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WP7 Review Reader now supports 54 marketplaces
Yesterday Microsoft announced that marketplaces in 13 new countries were opening up. Today I am happy to announce that support for those new marketplaces has been added to the WP7 Review Reader tool....
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