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Andy Wigley

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Windows Apps JumpStart Publish Hack

Don’t forget, if you can get to London on Saturday September 20th, come to our Publish Hack at...

Date: 09/10/2014

Windows Apps JumpStart LIVE Events Series

We’re starting a new series of events for UK developers that will help you on the journey from...

Date: 08/12/2014

SQLiteWinRT: Opening databases shipped as app content or from an SD Card

Recently, I was asked about opening a database file inserted into a device on an SD card. I had to...

Date: 12/11/2013

NDC London 2013

I just spent 3 enjoyable days at the NDC conference in London. NDC usually stands for Norwegian...

Date: 12/06/2013

Push Notifications made easy: Using Windows Azure Notification Hubs with Windows Phone

When I built the Windows Phone 8 Jump Start training, one of the sessions was on Push Notifications....

Date: 08/22/2013

Now easier than ever to developer unlock a handset to get started building apps for Windows Phone!

Great news reported in the latest Windows Phone Developer Blog post, Making it easier to get started...

Date: 08/07/2013

Beware the perils of async/await in application lifecycle event handlers (in fact in any event handlers)

Many developers are, quite rightly, adopting the use of async and await when writing Windows Phone...

Date: 07/31/2013

SQLite-WinRT: Database programming on Windows Phone and Windows 8

Today at TechEd North America in New Orleans, I am presenting a session on programming the SQLite...

Date: 06/06/2013

PhoneGap devs–bring your app to Windows Phone and win!

From now until June 30th, 2013, we are running a competition aimed at developers who have built...

Date: 05/21/2013

Live Apps: Creating Custom Tile and Lock Screen Images

One of the really great ways that apps in Windows Phone can connect with the user is by supporting...

Date: 04/10/2013

Async and Await for HTTP Networking, Part 2–HttpClient

In my previous post on this topic, Async and Await for Http Networking on Windows Phone, I described...

Date: 03/12/2013

UK App Builders: Reward Program One Day Special and Bonus Rewards

Show us that you’re a game changer and collect points every step of the way to redeem rewards...

Date: 03/05/2013

UK Windows App Builder Reward Programme

www.appbuilder-rewards.co.uk Show us that you’re a game changer and collect points every step...

Date: 02/19/2013

Async and Await for Http Networking on Windows Phone

Using async and await for executing long-running operations such as networking calls has many...

Date: 02/07/2013

Windows Phone’s Next App Star Contest

Microsoft has launched a new contest with a very special top prize – featured placement of the...

Date: 01/30/2013

Recently submitted a great Windows Phone App? Want to go to Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona….?

And another great Windows Phone competition to get started with 2013! Though I have to admit,...

Date: 01/03/2013

Windows Phone “App to the Future” Design Challenge

Happy New Year to everyone! We start 2013 with a Windows Phone competition that is being run by...

Date: 01/03/2013

UK Windows Phone App Developers–’Port Your App to Windows 8’ Competition!

Having just completed the Windows Phone 8 JumpStart, you might think I would be totally focused on...

Date: 12/07/2012

Windows Phone 8 Jump Start Video Recordings now available!

The videos for last weeks’ two days of demo-packed fun that was the Windows Phone 8 Jump Start...

Date: 12/06/2012

Postponed : iOS to Windows 8 Live Event

Windows 8 is all about simplicity, for that reason we have decided to cancel this weekend’s...

Date: 12/05/2012

Upcoming Windows Phone 8 DevCamps

With Windows Phone 8 SDK being released around two weeks ago, we are getting a lot of people...

Date: 11/12/2012

Welcome to my new blog!

Hi, and welcome to the new home of my blog. I started working for Microsoft as a technical...

Date: 11/12/2012