The Kinect for Windows SDK includes drivers for Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows 8 developer preview desktop apps.
An open source SDK for developing Windows Phone applications that connect to Amazon Web Services reached beta earlier this month.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 01/31/2012
SQL Server 2012 will feature three versions, including a new category.
Microsoft axes its Web-focused developer conference, at which major announcements used to be made.
DynamoDB, based on NoSQL, uses solid-state drives to increase speed.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/19/2012
Microsoft's patent parade continued last week with another deal that further solidifies its strategy of making friends rather than enemies in the smartphone market.
The vulnerability in the .NET Framework could lead to elevation of privilege attack.
Visual Studio Magazine's first-ever survey shows high salaries and a strong future for Microsoft-focused developers.
Developers can now use C# to build apps for the Kindle Fire, Motorola Zoom and other Android-based devices.
- By John K. Waters
- 12/08/2011
Windows 8 faces significant hurdles when it's released, if Microsoft doesn't refine its mobile strategy.
Various sources are reporting January or February dates for the beta, with possible release unlikely until 2013.
Between a third and half of all software exploits were due to Java, according to Microsoft.
A new report from Forrester shows a big drop in consumers interested in a Windows slate. But other studies have shown the opposite.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/30/2011
Adobe's about-face appears motivated by the explosion of mobile computing.
One big change is the move from per-processor to per-core licensing.
Microsoft and Amazon have agreed on a deal that will allow cheap use of Amazon's cloud resources for SQL Server 2012, formerly code-named "Denali."
Will Microsoft suffer -- among users and developers alike -- for trying to have it both ways with Windows 8?
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 11/01/2011
The "Mango" upgrade to Windows Phone 7 is being pushed out through mobile carriers.
The new user interface is a clean break from the past.
Microsoft's next-generation database is expected in first half of 2012.