Windows Runtime – C# Launch Hyperlink

I’m working on my About page for a Windows Phone Runtime app and needed to open a hyperlink in my code behind (AboutPage.cs).

Below is the code for my Tapped event handler:

        private void Image_Wordpress(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("https://pricklytech.wordpress.com/"));
        }

The XAML on my About page is simply an image with the Tapped event:

      <Image Source="Assets/Images/Wordpress.png"
             Height="64"
             Width="64"
             Tapped="Image_Wordpress"/>

Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12501174/opening-a-url-in-the-default-browser-in-a-windows-8-desktop-application