Summary: <p>In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James and Pierce fill you in on the latest Xamarin news, including how to integrate ads and in-app purchases into your mobile apps, migrating to .NET Standard, planet-scale apps with Cosmos DB, and more!</p> <p>4:00 - Cool apps built with Xamarin recently<br> 7:30 - Azure Cosmos DB<br> 14:30 - App monetization with ads + in-app purchases in Xamarin apps<br> 20:30 - Last Xamarin Dev Days dates + locations for this year announced<br> 23:00 - Migrating your Xamarin.Forms apps to .NET Standard<br> 29:15 - New updates to Plugins for Xamarin<br> 32:40 - Try out the latest Xamarin previews for Visual Studio and Xamarin.Forms<br> 36:50 - Tool/Package of the Podcast</p> <p>Show Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/aggreko-provides-power-temperature-control-apps-global-audience-xamarin-azure/" rel="nofollow">Case Study: Aggreko</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/minnesota-twins-hits-home-run-cloud-powered-scouting-apps/" rel="nofollow">Case Study: Minnesota Twins</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/going-global-xamarin-azure-cosmos-db/" rel="nofollow">Going Global with Xamarin and Azure Cosmos DB</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cosmos-db/" rel="nofollow">Azure Cosmos DB</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.xamarin.com/dev-days" rel="nofollow">Join us at a Xamarin Dev Days near you</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/building-xamarin-forms-apps-net-standard/" rel="nofollow">Building Xamarin.Forms Apps with .NET Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/XamarinShow/Snack-Pack-15-Upgrading-to-XamarinForms-to-NET-Standard" rel="nofollow">The Xamarin Show: Upgrading Xamarin.Forms to .NET Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/preview/" rel="nofollow">Visual Studio 15.3 Preview 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/93181/pre-release-xamarin-forms-2-3-5-256-pre6/p1" rel="nofollow">Xamarin.Forms 2.3.5-pre6</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/play-audio-and-video-with-the-mediamanager-plugin-for-xamarin/" rel="nofollow">Media Manager Plugin</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/colbylwilliams/VersionTrackingPlugin" rel="nofollow">Version Tracking Plugin</a></li> </ul> <p>Follow Us:</p> <ul> <li>James: <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://motzcod.es/" rel="nofollow">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" rel="nofollow">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">Merge Conflict Podcast</a> </li> <li>Pierce: <a href="https://twitter.com/pierceboggan" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/pierceboggan" rel="nofollow">GitHub</a> </li> </ul> <p>Subscribe:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/xamarin-podcast/id691368176?mt=2" rel="nofollow">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ifcss44ww5lc375esulsuettsey" rel="nofollow">Google Play Music</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes691368176/xamarin-podcast" rel="nofollow">Overcast</a></li> </ul>
