Author: Neil R.Bhasme

Handling animated gif files

The Featured Discussion Board Post this week is GifRenderer ArgumentException: Value does not fall within the expected range started by Mr Wolf PST. Mr Wolf PST is trying to generate and share an animated GIF, using a list of PNG images stored in the local storage of a Windows Phone 8.0 app. He is getting Read More …

Acquire IMEI for Nokia X

The Featured Discussion Board Post this week is Acquire IMEI for Nokia X started by myrth. Myrth has a query regarding the Nokia X, which is a dual SIM card device. He wants to know if it would have two different International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) as a result of the TelephonyManager.getDeviceId call. myrth also wants Read More …

Creating CustomEffects in C++

The Featured Discussion Board Post this week is Creating CustomEffects in C++ started by leemcpherson. Lee is attempting to convert one of his custom effects from a Managed language like C# to a more native language C++ for the Nokia Imaging SDK by following a Wiki article by SB Dev. While Lee’s C# version works Read More …

GetUserTopArtists & GetUserPlayHistory API calls return no result (Featured Dibo post)

The Featured Discussion Board Post this week is GetUserTopArtists & GetUserPlayHistory API calls return no result started by Loghorn Loghorn is developing a Nokia MixRadio Windows Phone based application. He is trying to collect user data using GetUserTopArtists and GetUserPlayHistory, but these API calls do not return the expected results. Mattcooper acknowledges that the current Read More …

BitmapImage Memory Footprint

The Featured Discussion Board Post this week is BitmapImage Memory Footprint, started by Lee McPherson. Lee is trying to reduce the memory that a 3000×4000 jpeg image would take when shown in full screen on Windows Phone, and was trying to determine if it is better to create a separate smaller thumbnail file and load Read More …