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Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) embraced the power of DirectX and made the GPU a first-class citizen on .NET. Task Parallel Library (TPL) has made .NET Parallel Programming more accessible. Separately WPF and TPL comprise great leaps in developer productivity and application quality. Combine the two technologies and a .NET developer mixes the full capabilities of […]

According to Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, their latest smartphone platform is slated to receive a whopping 500 new features. 10 am today will bring the announcement of Microsoft’s highly touted WP7 update with promises to deliver big news. Along with Verizon’s announcement to release WP7 powered smartphones this week, Microsoft will also be listing the […]

The Windows Phone platform does not allow traditional file access for data storage. Windows Phone developers need to be aware of Isolated storage, which provides managed applications the ability to create and maintain local storage. Introduction Silverlight based Windows Phone applications come with the limitations of the Silverlight development platform, which means no direct local […]

Intel seems to have blurred the lines between partner and competitor and when your partner states that your new OS will not run software built for your old OS when using devices powered by your competitions processors, and without having a leg to stand on with that comment, it sort of causes doubts in the […]

1. Introduction In first two parts of this article, we discuss recursion from a different dimension. In Recursion Primer Using C++, Part 1 we discussed how to implement the five different types of recursion at run time and compile time. Recursion Primer Using C++, Part 2 discussed the same five different types of recursion from […]

According to Microsoft, cloud computing consists of two things… Windows Azure and private clouds created using virtual servers. Microsoft is also expected to release System Center Virtual Machine Manager or SCVMM slated to be released sometime in the second half of this year but dubbed SCVMM 2012. This Paas or platform as a service will […]

Not only Developers and Admins will benefit from ComponentOne’s latest release but also IT workers and end-users will be able to easily and quickly create powerful and impressive data views. The Web Parts Studio is perfectly suited for both technical and non-technical users alike who are are indeed of optimizing their SharePoint 2010 experience. The […]

Microsoft .NET Parallel Computing Task Parallel Library (TPL) includes mechanisms for composing and scheduling work on a ThreadPool. In an ideal software world composing and scheduling would be all that is needed. Unfortunately, a developer must deal with exceptions and may want to interrupt work for any number of reasons. Luckily, TPL includes Cancellations and […]

Beginning next month, June 2011, Microsoft is expected to release a new set of tools for their Azure AppFabric suite, geared towards making it easier for admins to both create and manage cloud applications. Next months release will include a Community Technology Preview (CTP)to introduce the new capabilities to developers. The new Microsoft Azure AppFabric […]

In an effort by Microsoft and SAP to create better application innovations and improved flexibility without disruptions to customers, the two software giants have teamed up once again and furthered their already long-term partnership. With plans to provide new innovative solutions for both people-centric apps and virtualized cloud computing Microsoft and SAP will deliver .Net […]

As predicted, Microsoft Windows 8 will focus on mobile devises including smartphones and tablets. This is where the ARM version comes into play. And in order to compete with their competitors, Microsoft will also release Windows 8 in a legacy version to enable usage by vendors wanting to apply the OS to such devises as […]

ASP.NET has helped us produce rapid rich web applications for close to a decade now. ASP.Net web forms, as the webpages are officially known, can become cumbersome to handle when they grow richer. The first line of defense, in such cases, is offered by the Browser Debugging Tools. Read on to find out more about […]