Tag Archives: Windows Phone 8.1

Calling Web Service from Windows Phone 8 App

In this post we will take a look at how to call a web service from a Windows Phone 8 app and retrieve data in JSON format. We will be calling a simple REST web service from our sample application to retrieve the latest weather information and display the same. Web Service We will be… Read More »

Windows Phone 8.1 Hands On

Microsoft recently released Windows Phone 8.1 as a developer preview for Developer Unlocked phones. Anyone having a developer unlocked phone can install the OS update and get to try out the new features. I installed it on my Lumia 520 and here are some of the new features which are worth mentioning. New Features Cortana… Read More »