Xamarin

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 …

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

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

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 …

Xamarin Estimote iOS component
Xamarin Estimote iOS component

After my Blog post about binding the Estimote iOS SDK, James Montemagno (Developer evangelist at …

Binding iOS libraries in Xamarin
Binding iOS libraries in Xamarin

Update: Since writing this, James Montemagno from Xamarin contacted me to say they are working on an …

JimLib.Xamarin is now updated to the Unified API
JimLib.Xamarin is now updated to the Unified API

Finally, after fighting with Xamarin and having my Surface die and need to be reinstalled twice, …

Xamarin Unified API
Xamarin Unified API

Recently Apple announced some changes to their requirements for apps submitted to the iOS app store. …

Useful links
Useful links

I thought it would be good to create a page full of usefull links - things that have helped me solve …

Orientation with Xamarin.Forms
Orientation with Xamarin.Forms

Xamarin.Forms is a great cross platform development tool when it works, but being cross platform it …

Xamarin Insights
Xamarin Insights

At the moment Xamarin are holding their annual Evolve conference in Atlanta. Unfortunately I’m …

iOS pull to refresh without using a UITableView
iOS pull to refresh without using a UITableView

I’ve been working on the UI for my current app, trying to make some usability improvements. …