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Designing tips for windows phone: Panorama control:            Acts like a magazine cover.            Offers a highlight of what is going on            The tile normally has a parallax effect causing the title to run at a different speed than the page            One can have multiple panorama, it does not have to the first one. It can be put anywhere in the application.  Good practice with panorama:            Pick at least three themes to showcase, don’t show entire app in panorama              Surface the highlights of the content to encourage exploration into the application            Make them immersive and showcase your brand as much as possible            Limit the number of panes to five to increase effecti...

mChild+ Health companion application: App download link:  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/mchild/ac2f40f0-307b-48f9-bc63-4c7aa319ee46 mChild+ background: This is an application that was initially made to help mothers keep track of their vaccinations dates of their children and give an update on when to take back their children for immunization. The MDG4  states that WHO would like to reduce by two-thirds the under-five mortality rate. An this is just one way of helping achieve that. "6.6 million children under five died in 2012. Almost 75% of all child deaths are attributable to just six conditions: neonatal causes, pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, measles, and HIV/AIDS. The aim is to further cut child mortality by two thirds by 2015 from the 1990 level. Reaching the MDG on reducing child mortality will require universal coverage with key effective, affordable interventions: care for newborns and their mothers; infant and young child feeding; vaccines; pr...

== Introduction == One of the new ways of advertising in Windows Phone application is to use Nokia Ad Exchange (NAX), powered by [http://www.inner-active.com/ Inneractive]. If you live in country where you can’t use Microsoft Ad Exchange, you can easily use NAX to earn some money from your Windows Phone app. NAX is a mobile in-app advertising exchange offering access to the top ad networks in the world. With one API and one partner, you'll get access to over 120 ad agencies and networks, and you only need PayPal account to get your money. The key NAX features are: * Optimization across 120+ ad networks * Payment enabled in over 200 countries * Manage your own ad campaigns to promote your app * Powerful ad performance dashboard * NAX is free for developers This article shows how to implement location based NAX ad (Banner) in your Windows Phone 8 application. The instructions complement the [https://inneractive.jira.com/wiki/display/DevWiki/Windows+Phone+SDK+guidelines W...

QuoteMaster Version 1.1 is done. +This fixed the error of showing the message box when the favorite button was clicked. +we also added the search capability for the quotes link to the download:  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/quote-master/4060beed-abd5-416b-a2bf-2f493e6b7185 this is a very simple application to use that comes to a good functionality to help you search for your favorite author, quotes, phrase. 1. The application has the basic features a display page that displays the quotes 2. a favorite page that displays all the favorite quotes that have been selected 3. a search page that takes in a phrase and displays a list of the results enjoy  

Applink:   http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/smsmaster/7eac5acc-f91d-4ad7-946d-4d2d2098d543 SMS Master V 1.2: ---------------------------------------------------- + fixed the bug of the application crashing when text to speech was running and one navigated out of the page + Better UI performance with improved start up time + Share Messages via social media, sms and email + removal of halloween messages, preparing for thanksgiving Thank you for your continual support.

App link update v 1.6:  18/12/2013 --------------------------------------------------- + Changed the UI + Incorporated Telerik charts for better display of the graphical data + Changed display for ranking from message box to in app New look for App:   Update v 1.4: ----------------------------------- + fixed the bug in the compare to section that was cause the results not to show. + Added await time to improve user interface no more blank screen while data is loading up when county is selected + improved on performance, less battery used and faster application loading up time.

KnowAfrica V 1.0 Applink: This application give you the major facts about this beautiful continent. All you will need to know is at your finger tips, from geographical features, religion, cultures, trade you name it. You will not stop wanting to learn more... Join me as KnowAfrica take you through this journey of a continent with so much potential and diverse everything else  

Methali version 1.7 is out this update includes better UI interface, and an additional share feature to email proverbs/methali check out the store for the updated version click here to instal 

SMSMaster V 1.0 Applink:  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/smsmaster/7eac5acc-f91d-4ad7-946d-4d2d2098d543 This is a utility application that can be used to make you text-ing experience better, with better well formatted messages, this is the time to show your loved ones how you feel in a corny, funny, and happy way. No more dry sms, time to spice up the outbox with messages that will make the receiving person feel touched... The application is made of four sections: 1. Main page consisting of the list of categories that you can choose from, in the windows 7 version its list, but for the windows 8 version it will come with live tiles   2. There is a favorite page that holds all the favorite messages that you have selected and want to send to other later 3. The also is an about us page that give more information about the developers and also a feedback link 4. When a particular category is selected, scrolling through the messages is via swipe. in o...

Call for Applications: AITEC East Africa ICT Innovation Challenge 2013 yet another opportunity to display your craftsmanship. A challenge to see how we changing the world out here with our innovations.

App link: LeadingEconIndicator v 1.0 This application can be used to get basic statistical economic indicator information.  Currently it only has the macro economic section. This comprises of CPI, Inflation, Forex, Interest rates, and NSE. On selecting a particular category one will be able to get a summarized version for the last one year. For a detailed summary of the month details one has to select a specific month then more information will be presented. Every item has a tabular representation and a graphical representation too. How to use this app: 1. current we only have one selection that deals with macro economic indicators: selecting CPI brings the next page    2. after selecting CPI. This will bring you a tabular representation of a summarized view of the CPI within nairobi, other provinces except nairobi and finally the Kenya CPI.  3. The trend tab represented the details in a graphical way but for the last six months only. This was prov...

A reality show for techies in Kenya debuts on your screens this is the next great thing in television.

this is one of the best ideas out here for all you techies that want to make it big. Incubation while been aired on tv. Can't wait to see how this plays out. Went for the auditions and they were good. The judges, the support crew, all made you feel at audition. You know I can't say at home because I don't know how you feel at home. here is there link. Don't waste your time when you can realize your dream and be on tv too. http://upstartafrica.tv/

The Future of Africa’s Elephants: Out with Arguments Old, In with Choices Bold Human behavior can change and that change has to start with you. Raise your voice and let the world know. We need this giants in the world. What will our children see if we get rid of this giant? What next after all the elephants are dead? Won’t we go to the next animal with the largest tusks and in no time we would have killed off all the animals with tusks. Is that that future we want to prepare for our coming generations? Is that the path we seek to follow? NO. NO. NO...  Let’s speak for the Elephants and make it known... We need them, and this is the time they need us the most. Arise your voice and speak for the elephant.

Marching to Save the Elephant on October 4 Let us help save the giant... we need them in the future that we do.

Haven't been programming for windows for a long time now, but am looking at a bright future with microsoft. This is one programing language that I feel listens to my needs as a developer. with laid down rules on how to do things, fluid displays, streamline scrolling, bright colours. There is nothing to like about this platform. Applications that would take me months in other language take me less time when doing them for windows.  I would like to hear your story too... why do you like developing window phone applications?

Time to let your voice be heard and save the elephant Time has come when we use out ideas to help protect this world of ours. what would the world be without the elephants. this 6  - 7 ton creature that can go and drink up to 160 liters of day. Everything is to like about the elephants and they are going extinct. Its time we joined hands and went forth can made our voices heard, Hence the upcoming of the save the elephant app. This windows phone 8 application will be able to give live rss from nationalgeographic page on the campaign on saving the elephants. In addition it will give more information on what the world is saying. The time has come when we must stand as one as save the elephant. I like elephants who wouldn't want to have one just as a pet. so coming soon to your windows phone store will be save the elephant application... for more information save the elephant why elephants matter facebook page twitter

Coming soon: Methali for windows phone 8. this will include: 1. different backgrounds. 2. options for auto play where the proverbs change themselves with time 3. better UI design

mChild: app link:  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/mchild/8dad6084-d410-48e3-971d-f14853ba5e0d MDG 4, MDG 5 This update fixes the bug that was causing the application to crash when a child was added. soon a windows 8 version will be rolling out.

Methali plus will be an improved version of the current methali application. it will include meanings to the proverbs but in english. in the future we will look at translating the meanings to kiswahili too sms master: this will be an sms application with a collection of interesting, funny messages to share with friends and family. It will have five major categories at first which will be updated with time LEI: LeadingEconomicIndicator: this application will be able to give you a view of the leading economic indicators in Kenya. The facts will be updated on a regular basis as they are rolled out by the Kenya Bureau of statistics APhotoADay: This will be an applications for those who want to keep track of themselves and how they are aging. the application will have reminders to remind you to take a photo every day up to four photos. It will incorporate a timeline and a way of viewing all the photos from a specific time.

Just finished day one of the training and am excited touched base on some fundamentals of C# and also programs offered by microsoft. after the end of this can't wait to go out and reach developers out there to developer better, smarter and efficient applications

KenyaCountyFacts v 1.1 app link:  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/kenyacountyfacts/296a203d-e41a-4f32-845e-1fb22d371780 Windows phone 8 version: added features: + comparison of up to five counties. + the following can be compared Population in 2009 Population growth rate Population Density Poverty Gap Share of urban population 2009 Fully - immunized population hiv prevalence in 2011 (%) Population in primary education population in secondary education How to use the comparison feature of the application: Slide to the compare section in the main page, in the add county list box click on the empty list box this will bring a list of all the counties Select up to five counties that you would like to compare choose a criteria that you would like to compare press the compare button  5. the results will be displays as both tabular and graphical for easy reading and also for easy comparison using the graph. Thank you for your continua...

Methali: update 1.4 - continue reading from where you left from This feature was recommended by one of our users and how has been implemented. Thank you for your continual support.

Methali: app link:  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/methali/18a5f365-d805-41b3-b603-85ba9c636cf2 This is a simple application that has a number of east african proverbs that have been translated to swahili. This is the free version a paid version with no ads will be made soon for those not interested in ads and also a really time update of the proverbs from our site. The application consist of three main pages. 1. the main page that has all the proverbs 2. the favorite page that displays your favorite proverbs 3. the about us page where you can rate the application or leave feedback. browsing through the application requires swiping either horizontally or vertically. On the main page on has couple of options. 1. you can click on the star on the top right to make the current proverb/methali you favorite. this adds it to the favorite list and can be accessed by going to the favorite page from the application bar at the bottom of the page 3. in the appli...

This been the third month with the methali application, we are looking at a bright future with current download at 1000+. Our target is to create the most friendly proverb application that can be used for educational purposes, inspiration and also general knowledge. Thank you for you continual support This app can be gotten from here:  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/methali/18a5f365-d805-41b3-b603-85ba9c636cf2

KenyaCountyFactApp Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/kenyacountyfactapp/296a203d-e41a-4f32-845e-1fb22d371780 This application brings the Kenya County Fact Sheet to the palms of your hands. The application consists of two main pages. The first one been the list of counties  and the second one been a tabbed page divided into five sections 1.      Constituencies –this gives the constituency information about the county and the voters registered for the last general election. The data is displayed both in table form and graphical for 2.      County information: this tab shows all the facts about the county, they are divided into five, general information that deals with population mainly, health and education that focuses on medical and educational facts, funding per capita this shows how funds have been allocated, access to infrastructure this show facts how amenities are distributed an...