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Introduction Task Parallel Library (TPL) is a set of new .NET Framework 4.0 Parallel Computing classes for easing the pain of building applications that leverage today’s multi-core machines. Prior articles introduced the Task class, Understanding Tasks in .NET Framework 4.0 Task Parallel Library and Introducing the .NET Framework 4.0 Task Parallel Library BlockingCollection. There is […]

And while there is no word on when we can expect to see a beta of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials, we do know that it will be geared to small businesses of up to 25 computers who are lacking IT professionals and staffing. The new Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is aimed at […]

Accellos has release a new composite application framework aimed at serving as a foundation for the current and future product listings. Currently in limited beta release with a December roll-out planned, the latest generation of Workspace allows users to gain the advantages offered by Silverlight, .Net 4.0 and Windows Communication Foundation. Workspace allows developers to […]

It was just three short weeks ago when Sling Media announced to Windows Mobile fans that the soon to be released Windows Phone 7 version of its SlingPlayer Mobile video-streaming software would be available and ready to forward your TV to your phone. With promises of much higher resolutions than ever before and to take […]

The new Microsoft Xbox Kinect uses cameras and sensors to track and determine the movements of the human interacting with the Xbox console and than translates that data into on-screen actions however several bloggers, including a post on GameSpot, made a claim that Kinect is unable to detect dark skin tones. Consumer Reports to the […]

There are already some 1,400 applications available on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Marketplace and that number is about to grow, in a really big way. Now that just about anyone who wants to submit their app to Microsoft to be included in the new Windows Phone 7 Market Place, can do so with ease, the […]

The goodies from Microsoft just keep coming with the release of Kinect, the new hands free game controller, the new Microsoft store opening last week in Oak Brook Illinois in the gargantuan Mall of America, and today with the availability of Windows Phone 7 in the U.S., plus the release of the all new Microsoft […]

Introduction In this article we will learn about durable services and how it can be implemented in Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). I will also demonstrate steps to create a durable service in WCF along with the source code. WCF durable service concept was only introduced in .NET Framework 3.5 version. After reading through this article […]

Windows Phone 7 is a huge step for Microsoft to be competitive in the smartphone arena, and to not have their staple feature in their new OS just seems down right silly. Similar to Apple’s iPhone which first shipped without multitasking and cut-and-paste now Microsoft is repeating the same mistake three years later. The good […]

Apps Industry Report reveals new trend in development preferences. Millennial Media collaboration with Digiday and Stifel Nicolaus indicates significant growth will be anticipated in applications revenue in 2011 and that there will be a shift in the platforms being developed for. With 31% of all respondents polled expected the revenues from their applications to more […]

Microsoft has been discussing plans for the successor to their BizTalk Server 2010 product for some time now but it wasn’t until last weeks PDC that the new cloud version of Microsoft’s plans for the BizTalk integration server became clear. Based on an October 28 post to the BizTalk Server Team blog, it looks like […]

The choice of which Windows Phone 7 handset to purchase has just gotten even more complicated but this is a good thing. LG has just worked out an incredible deal with Microsoft that will allow the electronics maker to subsidize the cost of what they say will be a very popular software that users will […]