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Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications

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Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications

Overview of this book

Windows Phone 7.5 has met with some great initial reviews from all mobile critics. It is poised to be the '3rd' eco-system for mobile, joining Apple's iOS and Google's Android platform. With Microsoft and Nokia working on multiple devices based on Windows Phone, the platform is a no-brainer enterprise success. Microsoft Office, Email, Skype and a fresh new mobile operating system has been a great champion of a cause for both Microsoft and Nokia. "Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications" will teach you to divein to the new Windows Phone Experience. No more 600 page bibles - just the right mix of text and lots of code to get you started!"Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications" covers location based services and maps, and focuses on methods of location detection and maps. Powered with this information, two real-world applications are covered. In short, this is a concise book on building location aware apps for Windows Phone.

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Jul, 2012 | 148 pages
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Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications
Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location-aware Applications
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
The Location-based World
The Location-based World
Understanding location-based services
Buzzwords in the location-based industry
Applications of LBS and common use cases
How Microsoft uses LBS in Windows Phone 7.5
Behind location-based services — GPS
Push and pull methods of location services
Life without GPS: Wi-Fi based location detection
Life without GPS: Cell-ID positioning and cell tower triangulation
Life without GPS: Bing Maps API
Understanding indoor and outdoor navigation
Summary
2
Using Location in Windows Phone 7.5
Using Location in Windows Phone 7.5
Introduction to Windows Phone 7.5
Windows Phone Location Service
Summary
3
Using Maps in your Windows Phone App
Using Maps in your Windows Phone App
Understanding map geometry
Overview of the Windows Phone Bing Maps Silverlight Control
Using maps in your Windows Phone 7.5 app — Hello Maps
Using pushpins with maps
Custom map pushpins
Handling pushpin events
Working with Bing Maps geocoding and reverse geocoding services
Launchers and Choosers — An Overview
Using directions with Bing Maps directions task
Performing local searches with BingMapsTask
Summary
4
Events App - PacktEvents
Events App - PacktEvents
Exploring the Eventful.com API
Extending the Hello Location example for showing nearby events
Filtering events by categories
Plotting events on Bing Maps
Building the PacktEvents app using Panorama control
Summary
5
Location-aware News App — PacktNews
Location-aware News App — PacktNews
Understanding the Patch News API
Consuming the Patch News API — HelloNews
Building the PacktNews app using the Silverlight for Windows Phone 7.5 Pivot control
Summary

Introduction to Windows Phone 7.5

Windows Phone 7.5 (codenamed Mango) is a visually appealing upgrade to Windows Phone 7, and a complete rewrite-from-scratch for the ageing Windows Mobile 6.5 (remember the phones with the Start menu!). With iPhone and Android ushering in a new era of smartphones focusing on simplicity and user interface, Microsoft was a bit late in the game with its offerings. However, the launch of Windows Phone 7.5 (internal version 7.1) saw Microsoft coming back into the arena with a refreshing new UI, tighter integration with Office, social hub, Xbox LIVE, and a bag full of other goodies.

Apps can be downloaded from the integrated Windows Phone Marketplace. The home screen is different as well; you are no longer thrown with tons of app icons on it, instead the home screen on the Windows Phone is an iconic grid of Tiles (that can be customized). Each of these Tiles can be updated in real time, so there is no need to manually open an application and update them. For...

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