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In a very low-key signing, Apple today completed the deal to purchase PrimeSense, Ltd..  A tech company from Tel-Aviv, Israel and who is the developer of sensing type controllers and other technologies, including Microsoft’s Kinect, which allow devices to observe the physical world in 3D state, very similar to the way humans do. While the […]

In an effort to give developers the time they need to get their apps ready for release next year, Microsoft today started shipping out the new second generation Kinect gesture and voice recognition system to Windows developers who have paid the $399 (US) registration fee and completed the process to register for the Windows Version […]

Microsoft’s new My Server 2012 R2 apps provides users with remote access to files on a server in addition to local management capabilities for network administrators. It works with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Windows Server Standard, and Datacenter editions of Windows Server 2012 R2 when the Essentials server role has been turned on in […]

Microsoft announced that their improvements will focus on Office 365 business, Office 365 education and Office 365 government users of their SharePoint service. Users of this product line who have it installed locally and hosted on their own servers will not be receiving these touch improvements, at least not at this time. In addition, Microsoft […]

Netop improves support for Microsoft Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 Tablets running Windows 8 and 8.1. Building upon its initial support of the Windows 8 release in October 2012, Netop Remote Control enables IT managers and service desk representatives to remotely support Surface Pro tablets – wherever they are located – in the same […]

Developers will take notice of Microsoft’s new unified registration for Windows Store and Windows Phone as developers will now have the ability to leverage the same account to submit apps to both platforms. New developers can now register for a unified account while existing developers can simply renew their account using the same Microsoft account […]

As you introduce more and more functionalities into your website, the chance of exception occurrence in a real production scenario also grows. Some people take time to notify you of the issue that they are facing in your website but many don’t bother and simply stop visiting your site.  Health Monitoring is a process which […]

Xamarin today announced a partnership with Microsoft through which members of the Microsoft Development Network will receive free or discounted access to its services. The partnership is a validation of sorts for Xamarin, which updated its service in February to make it easier for developers to easily make software that can run on a variety […]

With Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2013 launch, Advaiya is offering ALM solutions on Visual Studio 2013. As one of the featured partners of Visual Studio 2013, Advaiya will also be conducting a virtual event related to ALM and/or Visual Studio 2013 capabilities. Visual Studio 2013 is a major release which offers dozens of new innovative capabilities […]

With the Windows 8.1 and the MINDSTORMS EV3 available publically, Microsoft has released their new API for you to make whatever robotic future you and your kids can come up with. The new API provides access to control the motors and read real-time data from the onboard LEGO sensors. You can connect to and control […]

Developers can now access documentation and the new APIs via the Microsoft Windows App Builder blog. Microsoft’s new Facebook Login for Windows 8 is ready to use in production applications with the expectation of the beta period lasting an estimated 60 days. Microsoft is asking and encouraging developers to try test out the new API […]

In this Microsoft DevRadio video, Jerry Nixon welcomes Sr. Program Manager Lead, Sean McKenna to the show as they talk about application data for your Windows Phone 8 apps. Tune in as they dive deep into best practices for how applications can interact with data on devices, how apps deal with data in the cloud […]