Chapter 13. Using Bing Maps and the browser

 

This chapter covers

  • Using the Bing Maps control and web services
  • Determining device location
  • Using the WebBrowser control
  • Building HTML 5 applications

Windows Phone includes two applications that are essential for mobile platforms—Bing Maps and Internet Explorer 9. The mobile edition of Internet Explorer 9 supports HTML 5 and hardware-accelerated graphics. Bing Maps provides the user with maps, directions, and searches for nearby businesses and landmarks. The Windows Phone SDK enables developers to access these technologies from within their applications.

Both Bing Maps and Internet Explorer can be started from within an application using tasks that launch the native applications, pushing the running application to the background. When a more integrated user experience is desired, the developer can embed a map or browser into an application using Silverlight controls provided in the SDK.

13.1. Introducing Bing Maps

13.2. Location services

13.3. Embedding a Map control

13.4. Using the Bing Maps Services

13.5. Building an HTML 5-based application

13.6. Summary