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Saturday, 30 November 2013

XMAS TIME - Get a Lumia 925 for free

Posted on 05:45 by Unknown

Do you want a Lumia 925 for Christmas?
Thanks to DVLUP you can get it easy :)

Check the new xmas challenge!
You just need to create 3 new applications for Windows Phone 8 and 3 new apps for Windows 8.
When you reach 4 apps (2 wp8 + 2 win8) you get 800XP to spend in rewards.

You don't have the DVLUP account?  Just register from this link.

The submission ends the 24th december.
And if you register to dvlup from my link, I can get 500xp too.
Merry Xmas :D

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Saturday, 16 November 2013

[ITA] Dal 920 al Lumia 1020

Posted on 05:51 by Unknown

Che dire... Il Lumia 1020 subentra di prepotenza con il suo colore giallo.

La prima impressione è sicuramente molto positiva, non solo per l'impatto visivo, ma anche per la maneggevolezza. Quei 30 grammi in meno rispetto al 920 fanno la differenza. Sfortunatamente per chi è abituato alla ricarica wireless, dovrà comprare una cover apposita o rinunciarci per sempre.

Lo schermo è passato da LCD ad AMOLED: la qualità si nota considerevolmente, specialmente nella profondità dei neri. Il vetro passa da Gorila Glass 2 a Gorilla Glass 3, e come succedeva già prima, alla minima rigatura, puoi passarci la mano sopra per farlo tornare come nuovo.
L'amoled riesce a valorizzare ancora di più la funzionalità Glance (l'orologio che comprare a telefono bloccato), che adesso è nettamente più definita e visibile anche a diverse angolazioni.

Sul retro del dispositivo alloggia l'imponente fotocamera che occupa una buona parte della superficie, ma che enfatizza l'entità dei 41 megapixel. Sfortunatamente la fotocamera sporge e fa si che il telefono non tocchi interamente sul piano di appoggio. Dall'altro lato però, è molto più semplice visualizzare l'ora senza avvicinarsi al telefono.

QUARANTUNO megapixel!! Ogni foto viene scattata sia con risoluzione normale da 5mp sia a 41mp. La prima viene utilizzata per tutte le attività del telefono e per la condivisione nei social network, l'altra può essere visualizzata dal pc o con applicazioni apposite.
La luminosità e la precisione del sensore sono di alto livello ed in abbinamento con l'applicazione Nokia Camera, sembra di avere tra le mani una reflex. Il tutto viene amplificato dal Camera Grip, un accessorio che trasforma il telefono in una compatta con batteria ausiliaria e la possibilità di utilizzare il device con un cavalletto. Il Camera Grip offre molti vantaggi, ma ha anche un difetto: anche se molto resistente, per toglierlo bisogna forzare parecchio e quindi si ha sempre l'impressione di romperlo.
Il 920 dava il meglio di sé con le foto in notturna, ma sono rimasto meravigliato dalla qualità che sono riusciti a raggiungere con il 1020. Il flash è tre volte più grande e potente del precedente e viene affiancato dalla lampada della messa a fuoco.
Posso quindi affermare che questo device regna sovrano nel reparto fotografico, specialmente se paragonato ai vari concorrenti.

Il sistema operativo è sempre Windows Phone 8, ma stavolta accompagnato da un hardware con 2gb di memoria. Veloce, scattante ed esente dai problemi di lag che hanno i device android e ultimamente gli iPhone con iOS7.

L'autonomia è paragonabile a quella del 920 e monta sempre una batteria da 2000mAh. Sinceramente la mia impressione è che duri di più rispetto a prima, ma non voglio fare un paragone per il fatto che il 920 ha già più di un anno di età.

Posso concludere affermando che il passaggio dal 920 al 1020 è nettamente positivo, anche se avrei preferito mantenere la ricarica wireless e magari il colore azzurro :)

A questo link trovate alcune foto di prova.

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Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Syncfusion TileView - Windows Phone

Posted on 12:21 by Unknown

I found a nice Windows Phone control in the Syncfusion suite: the TileView.
That control has the ability to show a collection of items but one can be maximized to display more informations.





The code is very simple, so let's start to explain the wp8 version!

First of all you need to reference two dll in your project:
  1.  Syncfusion.SfTileView.WP8.dll
  2.  Syncfusion.SfShared.WP8.dll
In the xaml, add the namespace:
xmlns:syncTileView="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.WP.Controls.Layout;assembly=Syncfusion.SfTileView.WP8"

and your TileView object:
<syncTileView:SfTileView ItemsSource="{Binding ComingSoonFilms}" MinimizedItemsOrientation="Right">
....
....
....
</syncTileView:SfTileView>
"MinimizedItemsOrientation property change the orientation of items while the maximized item is displayed"

Now you need the ItemTemplate to show your items and a MaximizedItemTemplate to show the detail.
You can create a simple ItemTemplate with an image:
<syncTileView:SfTileView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Width="100" Height="160" Stretch="Fill"/>
</DataTemplate>
</syncTileView:SfTileView.ItemTemplate>

and a MaximizedItemTemplate like this:
<syncTileView:SfTileView.MaximizedItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextLargeStyle}"/>
<Image Grid.Row="1" Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="UniformToFill"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</syncTileView:SfTileView.MaximizedItemTemplate>

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013

DVLUP - Support ALL Windows Phone 8 screen resolutions

Posted on 10:27 by Unknown

The DVLUP is web-based community and rewards program for Windows Phone app developers.
The developers can complete challenges to get points and then get prizes.

Very nice! But...
what is the challenge requirement "Support ALL Windows Phone 8 screen resolutions"?

It creates a lot of confusion to devs:
  • It needs a wp8 app?
  • I can submit a wp7 app?
  • My app needs both xap versions?
  • I need multiple splashscreen?
  • The app needs icons and tiles with high resolution?

The answer from DVLUP team:

"The challenge requirement to support all Windows Phone 8 screen resolutions is to cover the different screen sizes on the different Lumia phones (HD720P (720x1280), WVGA (480x800) and WXGA (768x1280)).
 A Windows Phone 7 app may run in these resolutions but be scaled and not use the entire screen. The challenge requirement as that the app use the full screen without scaling or cropping."
 
 
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Friday, 13 September 2013

Force binding update for a TextBox

Posted on 13:05 by Unknown

The TextBox control updates the Text binding source only when it looses focus.

When you are writing in a TextBox and you press a button in the ApplicationBar, the focus not changes and your MVVM property doesn't update.

The workaround is to force the binding update like this:
 
var focusedElement = FocusManager.GetFocusedElement();
var focusedTextBox = focusedElement as TextBox;

if (focusedTextBox != null)
{
var binding = focusedTextBox.GetBindingExpression(TextBox.TextProperty);
if (binding != null)
binding.UpdateSource();
}


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Saturday, 7 September 2013

Install Nokia Pro Camera with Amber

Posted on 00:31 by Unknown

If you can't download Nokia Pro Camera like me...


Here an easy workaround:
  1. Change your phone region and language to United States
  2. Connect to a WiFi network
  3. Under Settings - WiFi, click on the WiFi network you are connected to
  4. Switch 'Proxy' to on. Now type "117.135.139.179" into "Server/URL". In "Port", type in "8888"
  5. Go to the Store and click on 'Nokia Collection'
  6. Download Nokia Pro Cam
  7. When the download started, turn Proxy off
  8. Set your phone region back to normal, and Restart.

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    Tuesday, 3 September 2013

    The Next Chapter: Microsoft and Nokia

    Posted on 05:15 by Unknown

    "Important news today: an agreement for Microsoft to purchase Nokia’s Devices & Services business, to deliver more choices, faster innovation, and even more exciting devices and services to our customers."

    Read the complete post..

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