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Can Microsoft Really Compete with Apple on Tablets?

Once Windows 8 tablets are available, how will Microsoft overcome the ironically incumbent status of Apple's competing devices?

Altova MissionKit Review: All the Data Modeling Tools You Need

The Altova MissionKit is a bundle of great tools that work together, but unlike a control suite, the cost savings may not add up for some shops.

Microsoft Ships Final Pre-Release of Windows 8

As promised, Microsoft delivered the Windows 8 Release Preview on Thursday. The 'Release Preview' is the final preview of Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10.

Cross-Platform Development With Mono for Android

Writing code for the same mobile app across various platforms gets old in a hurry. Fortunately, there are solutions.

Writing a WCF 4.5 WebSocket Service

Peter Vogel continues his exploration of WCF 4.5's support for WebSockets by writing the code to accept data from the client and then return data to the client whenever that data becomes available.

Free Tool: Automapping LINQ-to-Entities Queries

Moving property values from one object to another can be tricky; DevTrends has a set of extensions that can help.

The .NET Framework 4.5 Gets ZIP

On VB columnist Joe Kunk shows you how to create and extract "almost" .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4 and standard .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4.5.

GitHub Releases App for Windows Developers

Windows developers can host code and collaborate with colleagues through brand-new application.

Microsoft Reveals Visual Studio 11 Product Lineup, Adds Windows Phone

Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Phone is slated for release with the next version of Windows Phone, the company announced on Friday.

Visual Studio Live! Keynote: Developers Must be Artists

Businesses are under pressure to respond much faster to customer requirements and competitive threats.

No Java Required: Write Android Apps in C#

XobotOS is a Xamarin-developed project that translated millions of lines of Java to C#.

Minor Update of Silverlight 5 Issued in Tuesday Patch

This latest build is the first update since Silverlight 5 was released in December 2011.

.NET Architect Brian Noyes on Benefits of XAML, WPF

F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot turned .NET architect Brian Noyes talks with John Waters about XAML, WPF and more.

Fluent Interface Design in .NET

Eric Vogel shows you how to simplify the consumption of your API by adding a fluent interface design.

Exec: Microsoft Plans to 'Cloud Optimize Every Business'

In Microsoft's last fiscal third quarter, Server and Tools delivered $4.57 billion in revenue to the company, up 14 percent. The division is large, growing and increasingly profitable

Amazon Opens Cloud to SQL, ASP.NET Devs

The cloud wars heat up as Amazon promises easier deployment and scalability for database and application developers.

Color Returns to Visual Studio 11 User Interface

Microsoft hears its developers, and colorizes the monochrome look of Visual Studio 11 beta.

Rockford Lhotka on the Open Source CSLA .NET Framework

Today CSLA is one of the most widely used open source software development frameworks for .NET. We talk to its creator about how it came about and its many uses.

Implementing WebSockets in WCF 4.5

Peter introduces WCF 4.5's support for WebSockets first by describing why you care and then by setting up to build a bi-directional service using Windows Server 8, and Visual Studio 11.

ASP.NET 4.5 Test-Drive

In the upcoming versions of Microsoft Web development tools, ASP.NET makes data binding more flexible while ASP.NET MVC makes creating AJAX applications and building mobile applications easier, among other goodies in both environments.

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