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Microsoft officially announced that a new Kinect for Windows device will be released on February 1st along with a commercial license. The device isn’t identical to the Xbox version, nor is it the same price. Additionally, the new device shouldn’t be seen as simply a toy any more than a computer mouse is a toy. […]

Routing Service feature in WCF 4.0 is introduced by Microsoft to help developers in building WCF services with ease. The feature can route the message requests to other configured client WCF services based on the message content in the incoming client request. The routing principle is said to be Content Based Routing. Need for a […]

Even over the holidays, Microsoft continued to ramp up its open source efforts, focusing on Windows Azure and then jumping into improvements and billing issues for its SQL Azure Database. The initial offering of the Windows Azure software development kit (SDK) has also excited many developers, as it includes language libraries for Node.JS. Along with […]

This week Genuiter announced the release of its new MobiOne tools for Windows, a development toolkit that is based on the WebKit browser which enables developers to create App Store-ready iOS apps using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. MobiOne tools for Windows supports iPhone and iPad design and testing, and comes with emulators for both platforms. […]

This week at CES, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer demonstrated a newly ported version of the popular iOS game Cut the Rope–created using HTML5. The game was created by ZeptoLab and Pixel Lab, who partnered with Microsoft to bring a version of the game to all modern web browsers using HTML5. The game, which can be played […]

This week Zendesk, a customer help desk management service software provider, announced the launch of a new Windows Phone app which will provide additional cloud-based call centers for small businesses that provide communications support for their customers. Zendesk’s VP of product and engineering, Adrian McDermott, discussed the release, stating that “The addition of Zendesk for […]

The next version of Microsoft Windows is going to include some serious changes, and not just under the hood. The release of Windows 8, which will be forthcoming some time this year, gets rid of the traditional Windows icons and menu buttons, and uses a series of interactive tiles similar to those currently used in […]

Over the years, the ASP.NET framework community has grown, and developers have embraced the technology along with the improvements that have arrived for SQL connectivity and command functionality. Another thing became clear over the years–Microsoft was positioning SQL Server to be the main storage point and analytical core of its enterprise reporting system. The continual […]

This week Netgear unveiled its Smart Network Cloud Application Platform (SNCP) to developers at the atCES 2012 conference. SNCP allows consumers to buy and download apps, enabling them to optimize and customize networking devices via the cloud. Netgear’s Smart Network apps include games, tools and utilities and can be created by any interested developers. They […]

Microsoft .NET technology and IBM ion Power Systems have been used together now for several years, and Richard Schoen has been discussing the combination for the duration–and recently brought the subject up again at a recent Omni User meeting in Chicago. Schoen realizes that the topic is not mainstream, mainly because Microsoft and IBM don’t […]

Introduction: Using Microsoft .NET framework, developers can now create a Metro style application with C++, C#, VB.Net, HTML5 and JavaScript. Like any other data driven applications you can display data in Metro application controls too. Metro Application Type allows developers to create the applications in various platforms like web, desktop, tablets and mobile devices. In […]