End-of-week SilverlightShow Content Recap (2/8/2013)

Below you may find a summary of all new content we've published on SilverlightShow throughout the week February 4 - 8, 2013:

• Next article from Peter Kuhn's Windows Phone 8 series. In this part: Bluetooth!
• Read Andrea Boschin's Post on Exploring Raw Notifications in Windows Store apps
• NEW Article by András Velvárt: Designer-friendly MVVM for XAML Windows Store applications
• 40+ Fresh New Stories by Valued Bloggers and Community Sites

Next article from Peter Kuhn's Windows Phone 8 series. In this part: Bluetooth!

In the next part of Peter Kuhn's latest article series you will find more information on the Bluetooth support in Windows Phone 8. Read the post here:

• Windows Phone 8: Bluetooth

For more articles from this author go here!

Read Andrea Boschin's Post on Exploring Raw Notifications in Windows Store apps

Part 4 of Andrea Boschin's new article series on developing Windows Store apps was published this week at SilverlightShow. Check it out:

• Using periodic notification to update the tiles

Missed the previous parts from this series? Catch up here:

1. Handle trial and in-app purchase with Windows Store apps
2. Optimize Windows Store application startup with a waiting splash screen
3. Exploring Raw Notifications in Windows Store apps

NEW Article by András Velvárt: Designer-friendly MVVM for XAML Windows Store applications

This week we published András Velvárt's new article in which he introduces the WinRT version of the Designer-friendly MVVM Helpers library. Take a look:

• Designer-friendly MVVM for XAML Windows Store applications

A second part of this article is coming soon, so stay tuned!

40+ Fresh New Stories by Valued Bloggers and Community Sites

Top 5:

• Warning! Bad live-tiles drain WP7.8 phones
• SPELINK Windows 8 App - The Developer Journey
• In lament for XNA Framework, long live the XNA platform
• Surface Pro is the world's best Windows tablet, but still can't close the deal
• SQLite in Windows Phone 8: The sequel

All other news we published:

Monday (February 4th, 2013)

• A WinRT TextBox control with a Dynamic AutoComplete Dictionary
• Tips for Localizing Windows Phone 8 XAML Apps - Part 1
• WSALs + Guidelines and Requirements for Windows Store Apps Development
• Venue Maps in Windows Store Apps (JavaScript)
• Free download to Windows Phone 8 offline documentation
• A simple design time data example with Windows Store Applications for beginners
• 5 Ways to Get Better at Designing Apps for Windows Phone
• Controlling a Netduino over Bluetooth with WP8

Tuesday (February 5th, 2013)

• Advanced Text Formatting in Windows Store Apps
• Bing maps with custom tile source
• Windows Phone 8: First Major Smartphone OS to Support Alipay in China
• How to use Blend sample data with a LongListSelector
• Microsoft's Windows 8: Coming to a smaller screen size near you?
• Submitting your App to the Windows Store and Avoiding Common Submission Errors
• Yet Another Podcast #91 – Pete Brown on Creating Great Windows 8 Applications

Wednesday (February 6th, 2013)

• Integrating Nokia Music with your Windows Phone app
• Announcing the Vidyano client for Windows Store Apps
• Avoiding hard times with the soft keyboard
• First steps with Caliburn Micro in Windows Phone 8 – The theory
• Windows 8: Creating Great App Bar Buttons
• Preparing your Windows Store app for a world market

Thursday (February 7th, 2013)

• Building a Mustachify.me converter for Windows Phone & Windows 8
• Configuring a Mac for Windows 8 and Windows Phone Development with Parallels 8
• Building an Imgur Client for Windows Phone - Part 4 - Authentication
• Walkthrough: Locking Asynchronous File Operations
• Check your code portability with PCL Compliance Analyzer
• WinJS, ListViews and Limiting the Number of Items
• Perspectives on WinRT app licensing

Friday (February 8th, 2013)

• Set up Your Windows 8 Privacy Policy in Five Minutes (or Less)
• Surface Pro versus MacBook Air: Who's being dishonest with storage space?
• WPF in Manufacturing Industries
• Async and Await for Http Networking on Windows Phone
• How I use SkyDrive on my Windows Phone
• First steps with Caliburn Micro in Windows Phone 8 – The first project
• Run Windows Store Apps From Desktop
• Now in the Store: A better PDF reader app for Windows Phone 8
• Events Handling as Culprit to Memory Leakage - A Developer Must Care about it
• WinRT : how to cancel a Background Download Operation

Enjoy your weekend and return at SilverlightShow on Monday for a whole new week full of exciting news and content!