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Sources at Redmond Channel partner are reporting that there will be the release of the Microsoft Azure Platform Appliance in the Fall of 2010. The initial rollout is said to be small, only three Microsoft Partners. This newest release should consists of Windows, SQL Azure, and also a number of servers, storage, and networking gear […]

GeekSmack is reporting that Windows Live Essential 2011 RC is to be released on September 9, a date not yet stated by Microsoft. This release is reported to be a milestone release where many common bugs and fixes are updated and fixed. Developers are eagerly awaiting the promised new features said to be coming out […]

Introduction Silverlight is a browser plugin that promotes a collaborative development environment of rich online media content that enables developers and designers alike to integrate multimedia and graphics into web pages within the context of the managed environment of Microsoft .NET framework. Over the past few years, Silverlight, formerly known as Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), […]

Microsoft looks to substantiate the Silverlight Media Player in the age of Flash and HTML 5. Brad Becker, Microsoft director of product management has said that, Silverlight is not designed to replace HTML5. The closed-source player, he contends, lets you build “premium” experiences. Becker was also quoted saying, “Silverlight delivers “consistency” and “timing” for those […]

Steve Jobs announced the release of the Apple iOS Game Center which will feature a new video-game app platform and software platform designed to empower the developers of games for iPhone/iPad. This is designed to help the developers introduce new features like centralized achievements, leaderboards and, the heralded, real-time multiplayer gaming between devices. The new […]

Paul “Bear” Vasquez, best known for his Double Rainbow video that has reached almost 13 million fans on YouTube, has been recruited by Microsoft to talk about Windows Live. In the screencast Paul does a promo for Windows Live photo editing software, using the photo stitching feature to create a panorama shot of rainbows. There […]

Earlier this week Microsoft announced that the Windows Phone 7 code base has been finalized and that the software has been released to manufacturing. The Windows Phone 7 operating system has been overhauled completely. This is something fresh, new and a bit “scary” for Microsoft. The Windows Phone 7 operating system is entirely new, and […]

Introduction This article will concentrate on ADO.NET Data Services in the .NET framework version 3.5. I will also be creating a sample ADO.NET Data service using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 IDE and will explain various aspects of the service. In order to develop ADO.NET Data services Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 IDE and SP1 are required. […]

Some years ago I thought that MFC will be obsolete, and no new features will be added, but I was wrong, VS2008 added many features and functionalities, and with VS 2010 I discovered new improvements. So what’s new in MFC 10? to answer to this question I tried to compare the two versions MFC 9 […]

Now Manufacturers can begin integration with smartphones and devices before the holiday sesaon. Terry Myerson, Vice President of Windows Phone Engineering was quoted as saying “10,000 prototype devices ran automated tests of the OS daily, with over 3.5 million hours of stress tests. “We are ready”. Microsoft has 5 listed manufacturers at this time, Asus, […]

Microsoft is releasing a new controller for the Xbox 360 to answer the fans requests regarding the flat d-pad. The new gamepad will be a twisting d-pad, where the ‘cross’ portion can be either flush with the surrounding circle. This design will definitely please fans of the Xbox’ fighting games. Microsoft has also seen fit […]

In the past, Palm dominated the mobile arena, then along came the Blackberry. After inspiring early adopters, Microsoft came along with the PocketPC platform. Eventually Apple’s iPhone entered the market, which brought the focus to the user interface. A battle for email and communication superiority entailed, and continues today. If mobile vendors don’t stay on […]