Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location Aware Applications

Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location Aware Applications

by Zeeshan Chawdhary
Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location Aware Applications

Windows Phone 7.5: Building Location Aware Applications

by Zeeshan Chawdhary

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849687256
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Publication date: 07/24/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 148
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Zeeshan Chawdhary has over six years of experience in the Web and Mobile space. With a career spanning from developing 3D Mobile Game development at IndiaGames to leading the location based space at Wcities Inc as the Chief Technology Officer, Zeeshan has been able to learn quite a lot in the Mobile and Web domain and quite quickly. Among the key achievements Zeeshan has pioneered is the right mix of using Open Source and Proprietary software to create a technology stack based on client's need. He has developed Location based solutions for Nokia and Motorola (for million hits per year) on a scalable cloud platform using Rackspace Cloud. He enjoys working with PHP, PostGIS, PhoneGap, iOS and Android development. He has immense experience in making startups use location data effectively for their growth, from startups like Foursquare to hotel industry big-wigs like Marriott; from mobile giant Nokia to Airline king American Airlines, he has worked with them all. Zeeshan Chawdhary currently serves as the CTO of Wcities Inc., where he is currently working with Connected Car Technologies. He can be reached on Google at imzeeshanc@gmail.com and yes he does blog, once in a while at http://justgeeks.in
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