Microsoft launched a developer contest on Wednesday with a top prize of $10,000 for the winning Office or SharePoint 2013 app.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 08/10/2012
MEC returns, and Build tickets go like hotcakes.
Many upgrades offered with new site, but the rollout's off to a buggy start.
The company has added an Azure Authentication Library for .NET to the Developer Preview of its cloud-based identity management service.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 08/06/2012
The official launch is coming Sept. 12
Possible copyright violations of the name are cited.
This year's developer conference is scheduled to take place at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Wash., just days after Windows 8 ships.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 07/25/2012
The operating system will release to manufacturing in August.
This preview release only supports the PowerShell-based IT administrator tool, but support for a GUI-based management module is coming.
If you haven't heard much about Silverlight lately, a few things have popped up in recent weeks that shed some light on Microsoft's vision for the technology and how to move forward.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 07/13/2012
Companies appear to be estimating that paying royalties is cheaper than going to court.
The new operating system will release to manufacturing (RTM) in August.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/09/2012
The sale is for $1.2 billion in cash.
At present, the tool only repairs issues with .NET Framework 4.0.
Windows Phone 8, expected later this year, will introduce a development model based on C++/C and DirectX to facilitate code sharing with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 06/20/2012
The beta of the Metro tooling, which supports Windows 8 development for the desktop and tablets, is expected sometime this summer.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 06/15/2012
Core changes address issues with lag time between app certification and Marketplace publication.
The service is free until Aug. 1.
Microsoft also touted the backwards compatibility of Windows 8, saying Windows 7 programs will work with it.
Other upgrades include cloud services, Windows Server and System Center.