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Building a Xamarin Android app - part 2
Building a Xamarin Android app - part 2

This is the second part in the my series about building an Android app using Xamarin.Android. You …

Building a Xamarin Android app - part 1
Building a Xamarin Android app - part 1

I’ve got a bit of time off between finishing my career as a slave to the world of finance IT …

Building iBeacon apps using Xamarin.iOS Video Tutorial
Building iBeacon apps using Xamarin.iOS Video Tutorial

As a change from talking about iBeacons at events, I’ve decided to start a series of YouTube …

Free iBeacons
Xamarin Dev Days - Birmingham, 2nd August
Xamarin Dev Days - Birmingham, 2nd August

Xamarin have announced they are doing their first European Dev Day in Birmingham, hosted by the …

Reviewed - Xamarin Mobile Application Development
Reviewed - Xamarin Mobile Application Development

Xamarin Mobile Application Development By Dan Hermes (@ lexiconsystems) Recently I was lucky enough …

The slides from my iBeacon mini-hack are now available
The slides from my iBeacon mini-hack are now available

I had a great time hosting an iBeacon mini-hack with the Birmingham Xamarin Mobile Cross Platform …

iBeacons and (lack of) security
iBeacons and (lack of) security

So in preparation for my upcoming iBeacon mini-hack I’ve been thinking about iBeacon security. …

Comparing two mongoDB collections
Comparing two mongoDB collections

I’m doing some work for a client at the moment that involves storing files on disk and …

A little less conversation, a little more iBeacons!
A little less conversation, a little more iBeacons!

iBeacons are a cool technology that allows you to add location awareness to you apps, not based on …

I'm certified
I'm certified

Just a quick post to share with the world the good news! After a lot of lectures and a lot of effort …

Device.StartTimer and iOS backgrounding
Device.StartTimer and iOS backgrounding

I recently completed a lecture on backgrounding in iOS and Android as part of the Xamarin …