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What does it take to have a Windows Phone application pass certification?

Posted by on Apr 16, 2012

This is a subject of much debate as it seems that some applications have a harder time than others passing certification. A good example of this is the issues that Carbon...

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C Sharp: Search Files & Folders For Metadata

Posted by on Mar 24, 2012

It has been some time since we have posted some code so we decided that we wanted the ability to search any folder we wanted for Office documents and return specific information....

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Android

Notifications in Android

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012

Adding notifications to your applications is a great way to let the user know that something is happening, whether it be a download from the Internet, a long running database...

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BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha

Posted by on May 19, 2012

There has been much excitement since the BlackBerry 10 Jam conference that was hosted in Florida to give developers a look and feel for what is coming next from RIM. One of the...

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BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha

BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha

May 19, 2012

There has been much excitement since the BlackBerry 10 Jam conference that was hosted in Florida to give developers a look and feel for what is coming next from RIM. One of the most exciting things for the developers at the conference was the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha. This device is a slimmed down model of the BlackBerry PlayBook but with some BlackBerry 10 API...

We Welcome A New Commenting System

We Welcome A New Commenting System

May 17, 2012

Here at Binary Wasteland we not only strive to bring you the latest in developer news and development tutorials. No, we pride ourselves on giving you a consistently great experience right down to the way you leave comments for us. That is why we are excited to announce that we have enabled Disqus 2012. This will be a learning experience for us as well as you...

The End Of Days Is Here…Need More Servers…

The End Of Days Is Here…Need More Servers…

May 15, 2012

We mean this in the sense that Diablo 3 has finally come for those developers who grew up on the series. We also having pre-ordered the game ourselves mean it to in the sense that the game seemed to be plagued with connection and server issues as of 12:01 PDT this morning. We realize that the game was just released but many believe that a major entity like...

Windows 8 Pro Upgrade To Cost $15.

Windows 8 Pro Upgrade To Cost $15.

May 14, 2012

Over has taken drastic steps to push mass adoption of new OS X updates in recent years by way of lower costs. Snow Leopard and Lion were both “cheap” all things considered at $29. Mountain Lion looks like it will continue the trend. Windows on the other hand hasn’t been made available as cheaply as easily for all customers, most notably...

Aviary for Windows Phone 7 – A New SDK

Aviary for Windows Phone 7 – A New SDK

May 14, 2012

With the likes of application developers such as the makers of Rowi and 4th and Mayor (coming soon) using this SDK what is not to be excited about. You may be wondering what Aviary is and we are excited to tell you it is a free to implement photo editing SDK for Windows Phone that has already been implemented on Android and iOS. It is good to see SDK developers...

Blackberry Development 101

Blackberry Development 101

May 7, 2012

We have now reached the end of Blackberry development 101. It is a good day when you have completed a project and bringing it to fruition. This is exactly what has happened. Together we have created an application that gives the user the ability to add customer data, store it, and manipulate it locally. After all of this we also have submitted the Blackberry...

Minecraft Fans Get Ready For May 9th!

Minecraft Fans Get Ready For May 9th!

May 4, 2012

With a subtle announcement on Twitter by Markus Perrson (@notch) by tweeting just a link it is official. Minecraft XBOX 360 edition will be coming to the XBOX Live Arcade May 9th! The game will cost 1600 Microsoft Points so start your saving or XBOX Live Rewards earning now! This is exciting news for the now vastly expanding company known as Mojang. This...