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Over the past several years, Microsoft has reinvented its enterprise technologies in its push toward the cloud. Windows 8 is a key part of making Microsoft customers and devices cloud-ready for the next generation of technology. With Microsoft cloud services such as Office 365, Office Web Apps, and SkyDrive, Windows 8 may now become a […]

Anyone following the production of the Surface Mini already knows that it has been rather wishy-washy since the tablet was removed from a Surface reveal event held last May. Rumor of its demise are said to be related to the fact that the device simply did not have any distinguishing traits that would differentiate it […]

Microsoft’s new design will be used as a tablet-style news reader propped up on its kickstand while the user eats their morning breakfast, then as a notepad to be scribbled on with a digital pen at a business meeting and taking notes, plus to watch movies and provide other entertainment while sitting on your couch […]

Microsoft began this journey last November with unified developer registration while continuing to build out their universal Windows app portfolio. This latest release brings together Windows Phone and Windows Store online with all the developer resources which include such vast assets as education materials, project and development guidance, tons of code samples, and even more […]

Sierra Systems achievement is a direct result of Sierra Systems success in growing its Microsoft Dynamics practice while aiding its clients to improve efficiencies and productivity in their business. The announcement was made during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2014 held in Washington DC. The Inner Circle represents an elite group of strategic partners […]

A researcher working for Microsoft is proposing somewhat of a radical new idea and what very well could be a solution to the problem of buggy code. His proposed solution is to monitor the coders while they work in an effort to detect when they are struggling with a particular section and possibly introducing flaws […]

Introduction Hello and welcome to my article! Today I will introduce you to the world of globalization in your Visual Basic .NET programs Globalization Globalization is basically the process of making your application culture-friendly. You have to realize that the users of your application may speak a different language than you, and therefore their language […]

By helping companies simplify migration or integration with Team Foundation Server on Microsoft Azure and Visual Studio Online, InCycle Software and OpsHub contribute to accelerating adoption of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices on Microsoft Corp.’s technologies. For enterprise companies with distributed development teams, multiple tools and following various practices, leveraging the partnership with OpsHub migration […]

Microsoft has announced that it has acquired SyntaxTree, the developers of the UnityVS plugin for Visual Studio. UnityVS enables Unity developers to utilize Visual Studio to author, browse and debug the code for Unity applications.  The acquisition helps Microsoft to grow the number of developers currently leveraging Microsoft Visual Studio for game development while the Unity team […]

Windows Developer IoT portal is being released this week and includes a Galileo board with a preview copy of Windows which includes support for the Arduino Wiring API set and includes a clear statement that the Windows image being provided should be used as a proof of concept and to not try running your business […]

Microsoft unveiled an API earlier this year for their Xbox Music service during the Microsoft Build conference with the announcement of the API release being announced earlier this week. With the opening of the API, third-party developers can now gain access to the service’s music catalog including over 38 million tracks and available in 23 […]

Microsoft today has announced several forth coming improvements to their portfolio of cloud based products such as new storage and machine learning capabilities for their Azure line as well as overhauled features for the Office 365 Business subscription plans. Geared towards demonstrating their continuing shift toward their “mobile-first, cloud-first” strategy with CEO Satya Nadella guiding […]