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Microsoft’s primary goal of Windows Blue is for the OS run on a broader array of form factors of all sizes, better display, increased battery life and improved performance. Making Windows well suited for their planned release of a smaller version of the Surface tablets. Windows Blue will also address some of the complaints from critics […]

Microsoft announced the release of their latest version of MDOP suite of IT management tools. MDOP 2013 is now available via download for active MSDN subscribers. The product’s previous upgrade, MDOP 1012, released in November of last year, Microsoft introduced Windows 8 support for three of the suite’s components: Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft […]

The rules have been updated causing Cloud service providers to take notice. The new HIPAA security regulations now define them as “business associates” of HIPAA-covered entities such as healthcare providers and health plans. As such, Microsoft has announced an updated business associate agreement (BAA) for its cloud services that reflects the new HIPAA Omnibus Rule […]

Microsoft is scheduled to hold their Build Developer Conference later this month which leads us into the new rumored announcement. A report from DigiTimes also reveals that Microsoft is being a little less aggressive in terms of quantity of tablets built, because they only sold 1.5 million first generation tablets. So, Microsoft will start with […]

[description] Draw a stickman, and then guide him through a fantastic world of adventure. Using an assortment of pencils, draw elements, tools, and weapons to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Explore diverse environments and encounter unusual creatures as you draw your way through 14 levels (plus a hidden bonus level)! With the non-linear gameplay, how […]

If you already develop Android application, then have you also built a Windows Phone 8 app? Or, are you shying away from the Windows platform? Do you believe that Windows Phone apps are drastically differently from what you are used to? With its unique modern styling, Windows Phone 8 does appear to be quite different […]

SOLID is an acronym that stands for 5 important object oriented principles. The SOLID principles help in making the object oriented application source code robust, scalable, extensible and non-fragile. It is absolutely necessary when you have a layered architecture and they are bound to changes over a period of time. Following are the 5 principles. […]

Enterprise Library 6.0, a collection of reusable software components for developers working in large environments, for the first time in three years. The Library helps with “cross-cutting concerns” like logging, validation, data access, exception handling and so on. Microsoft calls these software components “application blocks”. They contain not just source code, but also documentation and […]

Microsoft has gained huge popularity with its free personal email service attracting over 60 million new users, which is the fastest growing email service ever. As such, they have announced that the Skype audio- and video-calling service will now be a built into their Outlook.com service for all users in the UK and will include […]

Features from HTML5 are now supported in the major browsers. Additionally, many developers are using HTML5 to create cross platform solutions. In addition to targeting the major browsers, HTML5 can be used to create applications for multiple platforms. With the release of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, new opportunities have opened up for anyone […]

The improvements to the “Virtual Network” and “Virtual Machines” components of Windows Azure will simplify the usage of accessing virtual networks, either from behind a corporate firewall or remotely. There are three enhanced Windows Azure Virtual Network capabilities. One of them is new — a point-to-site connectivity addition. It allows a computer to access the […]

Arrays are frequently used to store data of the same type. You can use arrays in C# in many different ways. Although single dimensional arrays are most commonly used, other varieties such as multidimensional arrays and jagged arrays are also available to C# developers. Additionally, the Array class comes in handy when it comes to […]