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The Windows 8 release is just about two weeks away and with IE 10 being such an integral part of Window 8 with the Metro, or Modern UI and the Windows 8 UI on the classic desktop, Microsoft is going to focus on the release of the new browser over the next few weeks. Microsoft […]

Microsoft has announced the release of Office 2013. This includes their SharePoint 2013, Exchange 2013, Lync 2013, Project 2013 and Visio 2013 products plus several other next-gen products have all reached the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) landmark. Anyone looking to purchase the new 2013 products will need to wait a little longer and can expect them to […]

Microsoft announced this week a new version of their Kinect for Windows software development kit. The new version brings support for their Windows 8 OS and VM’s including improved developer tools as well as extended sensor data access. The Kinect for Windows has some differences over the original Kinect for Xbox 360 in regards to […]

This announcement means that Yellowfin is one of the first Australian ISVs to offer support for all editions of SQL Server 2012. SQL Server is a relational database developed by Microsoft. This partnership will enable Yellowfin to cater to their customer’s future reporting and analytics while enabling Yellowfin to continue making BI faster and easier. […]

Microsoft’s discounts, relative to pay-as-you-go pricing, discounts are 20 percent for organizations that make monthly payments of $500 to $14,999,  23 percent for monthly payments of $15,000 to $39,999 and 27 percent for monthly payments of $40,000 and higher. In order to be eligible for these new discounts, your organization will need to commit to […]

Microsoft announced today that they have partnered with the developers with it has teamed up with the developers of Contre Jour in order to bring the popular physics-based puzzle game to the Web using the latest HTML5 technology. The new HTML5 version of Contre Jour is available at Contrejour.ie and the free version includes the […]

Microsoft looks to make big changes with the release of Windows 8 as the new OS moves towards being much more ubiquitous on all platforms including desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets. This is Microsoft’s big chance which is why the released their own Tablet and thus ending their long standing reliance on partners to provide […]

Microsoft released an updated version of their Kinect for Windows SDK which includes support for Desktop applications running on Windows 8. This new release includes a host of important features including the ability to optimize the color camera settings, exposure of the sensor’s accelerometer in the API, support for German in the speech-recognition pack, support […]

Reinforcing Microsoft’s commitment to Windows 8 and the mobile movement. Microsoft’s Todd Brix wrote in his blog today that the Windows Phone Development Center Web site alone is receiving more than 100 different upgrades, including reliability, performance and app submission fixes. One very cool update is the ability to have user feedback on an app […]

WebMatrix 2 is a new web development tool that enables developers to quickly build and deploy ASP.NET, PHP, HTML5, CSS3 applications. It also includes built-in support for SQL Server, MySQL and SQL Server CE databases. WebMatrix 2 is available in 14 languages with Intellisense support for major programming languages such as ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js, HTML5, […]

MSN will be redesigned to match the look and feel of Microsoft’s, soon to be released Windows 8 OS. Of course, formerly known as the Windows 8 “Metro” look, Microsoft has re-dubbed the Metro style to now be called “Modern”. In any case, the updated design aesthetic will only be visible to users accessing the […]

Typically found in more advanced programing languages such as Java and C++, Microsoft has improved JavaScript by adding several advanced development capabilities to provide JavaScript developers with the tools they need to create more robust and complex applications. Dubbed the JavaScript Superset TypeScript, these new competences offers static typing, classes and modularization. Read the full […]