Registration Opens for Free Microsoft Edge Web Summit
Didn’t get a chance to register for Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference? As we previously reported, Microsoft is also holding a free mini-conference for developers on the Edge web browser, scheduled for April 4 in San Francisco, just a few days after Build. Registration opened recently for the 2016 Microsoft Edge Web Summit (thanks, WindowsCentral, for the…
New Perks Added to Visual Studio Dev Essentials
Microsoft has announced some new benefits available to subscribers of Visual Studio Dev Essentials, the free version of its developer tools. The program already offers complimentary access to the Visual Studio development environment and code editors, certain cloud services, and technical support—as well as free training here at Wintellect. As of last week, Microsoft is…
Flipkart, Microsoft to Host Twitter Chat on Developing Universal Windows Apps
Flipkart, the Amazon of India, recently released its new universal Windows app, and Microsoft is eager to draw attention to the success. On Friday Jan. 29, the two companies will co-host a Twitter chat for developers and others interested in learning about the process of creating the app. Founded in 2007 by two former Amazon…
Microsoft Will Release First Technical Preview of Azure Stack on Jan. 29
Microsoft will debut its hybrid-cloud platform, Azure Stack, this week, offering a technical preview that goes live Jan. 29. Aimed at enterprise customers who aren’t ready to put all their sensitive information in the public cloud, Azure Stack allows users to deliver Azure services from their own datacenters. The platform’s architecture mimics that of Azure.…
How to Make Your App Visible in Windows Store
Windows Store has long been plagued with complaints about the low quality of apps, prevalence of spam, and the fact that popular apps are unavailable or missing key features. It’s a problem for Microsoft, which urgently wants to inspire more developers to build universal Windows apps. In its quest to improve the quality of apps…
No Hardware Freebies at Build 2016, But There Is a Free Mini-Conference
Social media was abuzz with reaction from developers on Tuesday when registration information for Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference revealed that (gasp) there would be no hardware giveaways at this year’s confab. In the past, those freebies have helped offset the steep price of admission; last year’s attendees got a free HP Spectre x360 convertible Windows…
The Next Market for Windows 10: Vending Machines?
Among the products Microsoft is showing off this week at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show is a vending machine with a 40-inch touch screen powered by Windows 10. Built by Mondelez International—the makers of Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers and Trident gum—the machine allows users to view snacks in 3-D and read nutritional information before…
Microsoft Offers R Server Free to Developers
Microsoft is releasing a free developer edition of its Microsoft R Server, an analytics platform for enterprises based on R, the most popular programming language for statistical computing and predictive analytics. The company has been working to integrate R into its big data products since acquiring Revolution Analytics, a provider of R software and services,…
How to Build a Microsoft Band App When You Don’t Have a Band
Want to try your hand at building apps for Microsoft Band, but don’t actually own the device? Or perhaps you just don’t want to worry about keeping your Band nearby or charged up. Two Microsoft developers in the UK have created code that mimics the official Microsoft Band SDK, allowing them to generate band data…
AT&T Announces New Developer Tools, and Other CES 2016 News
The world’s biggest gadget-fest, CES, officially kicked off in Las Vegas today. The gaggle of products on display ranges from the weird (smart bras) to the derivative (a slew of Surface knockoffs) to the undeniably cool (a drone with built-in VR headset that lets you share its birds-eye view? Yes, please!). Amid all the hardware…
AngularJS 2 Beta Announced
Santa’s elves aren’t the only ones working hard this December, as the AngularJS team has announced the release of Angular 2 Beta. This release marks point at which further changes should be minimal and significant applications for production can be built. Through developer preview and alpha we’ve worked closely with several large projects here at…