101 Windows Phone 7 Apps, Volume II : Developing Apps 51-101

by Nathan, Adam

• ISBN13: 9780672335600
• ISBN10: 0672335603
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-03
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

#xA0;The best way to master Windows Phone 7 development is to watch an expert do it, from start to finish. Adam Nathan's first volume, 101 Windows Phone 7 Apps, Volume I,proved that, teaching WP7 development by walking through the construction of 50 realistic, complete apps - all packed with code that's easy to borrow and extend. Now, in 101 Windows Phone 7 Apps, Volume IINathan returns with another 51 great Windows Phone 7 apps that take developers even further towards success. Like its predecessor, this 100% practical book doesn't focus on unnecessary theory. Instead, Nathan shows developers exactly what it takes to build the kind of apps people will actually want to buy. He brings insider's insight to these and many other Windows Phone 7 features and development tasks: choosers, launchers, hub integration, HTML-based apps, location-aware apps, networking, RSS, password protection, push and toast notifications, badges, scoreboards, custom rotation, Xbox LIVE Avatar support, Silverlight, and game physics. Readers will build apps ranging from email search to mapping, Twitter and Foursquare integration to Dodgeball and MineSweeper. As they do, they'll learn all the skills - and get all the code - they need to build their own winning mobile apps, right now!

Table of Contents

Part 1. Choosers
1. Try a New Haircut (Camera Chooser)
2. Postcard (Photo Chooser)
3. Email Search (Email Chooser)
4. Phone Number Speller (Phone Chooser)

Part 2. Launchers
5. Speed Dial (Phone Launcher)
6. Donate (SMS Launcher)
7. Group Emailer (Email Launcher)
8. Google Apps (Web Browser Launcher)
9. Dictionary (Search Launcher)
10. App of the Day (Marketplace Launcher)
11. Music Video (Media Player Launcher)

Part 3. Integrating Into Hubs
12. Piano Recital (Music+Video History)
13. Photo Cropper (Photo Extras Application)
14. Add Speech Bubbles (Photo Extras Application)
15. Media Browser (Media Library)

Part 4. Location and Bing Maps
16. Captain's Log (Basic Location)
17. Where Did I Park? (Bing Maps)
18. Where Have I Been? (Multiple Pins)

Part 5. HTML-Based Apps
19. Better Web Browser
20. Wikipedia
21. Bulldozer (Local HTML/JavaScript)

Part 6. Networking
22. Blog Reader (RSS/Atom Syndication)
23. Wikipedia: Today in History
24. Twitter
25. Facebook Photo Finder
26. Movie Listings
27. Flickr Interesting Photos
28. Currency Converter
29. Password-Protected File Browser
30. Foursquare

Part 7. Push Notifications
31. Quote of the Day (Tile Notification)
32. Weather (Tile Notification Local Image)
33. Facebook Status (Tile Notification Cloud Image)
34. Package Tracker (Toast Notifications)
35. Days Until (Badges)
36. Facebook Birthday Reminder (Badges)
37. Raw Notifications
38. App Tracker (Toast Notifications)

Part 8. Silverlight Games
39. Simon Says (Scoreboard, Custom Rotation)
40. Whack-A-Mole (Pausing and Obscured Event)
41. MineSweeper (Animated Splash Screen)
42. Dodgeball (Xbox LIVE Avatar)
43. Solitaire (Card Game)

Part 9. Silverlight Physics Games
44. Pool (Farseer Physics Engine)
45. Crayon Cannon (Gravity and Levels)
46. Cloud Jumper (Vertical Scrolling)
47. Side-Scroller (Enemies)
48. Bricks
49. Leaning Tower of Pieces (Drag and Drop Physics)
50. Lander (Body-Relative Impulses)
51. Slingshot (Zooming)

Appendices
A. Analytics: Discovering Specifics About Each Phone
B. Submitting Your Apps to the Marketplace
C. Supporting Multiple Languages and Cultures (Globalization and Localization)
D. Supporting Try Before Buy or a Time-Bombed Beta
E. Putting Ads in Your Apps
F. Releasing a New Version of Your Apps