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  • Blog Post: Microsoft’s future vision (video)

    If you really want to have a look at your future as how Microsoft envisions it, then these are some of the must-watch videos. Microsoft says one of the best ways to get people thinking about the future is to show them what it could look like.. Microsoft’s future vision: live, work, play Take a glimpse...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft: Grasping touch in enterprise productivity

    Summary: The future could see touch gestures move beyond use in games and casual consumption to more applicability in business productivity tasks, such as executing commands on data sets by finger-drawing symbols. 2 Comments 0 Votes in Share more + Email...
  • Blog Post: Build an App in 3 Days!

    Developers and Designers, we are inviting you to the first App Academy in Kuwait on Feb 10, 2013. It will be held at Gulf University for Science and Technology in the main auditorium. This program will ramp up your development skills on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Application design and development...
  • Blog Post: ANNOUNCING VISUAL STUDIO 2012 UPDATE 2 CTP 2

    We are excited to announce the availability of the CTP of Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 , as it bring forwards a number of improvements for the XAML developer. The following are some of the key improvements you will find in this release: WPF, SILVERLIGHT AND SKETCHFLOW SUPPORT IN BLEND Blend for...
  • Blog Post: Thomas Suarez, a 12 year old app developer

    Where do you go to learn about designing games? Programming? Creating apps? Thomas Suarez, a self-taught teenaged developer, has used trial and error to help him create his apps like “Bustin Jeiber” (a whack-a-mole game) and “Earth Fortune.” Now he wants to help other kids learn...
  • Blog Post: Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start (Free online course + Free exam vouchers)

    This course provides an accelerated introduction to HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript and helps students gain basic HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript programming skills. This course is an entry point into both the Web application and Windows Store apps training paths and helps prepare learners for Microsoft exam 70-480...
  • Blog Post: Windows Store apps for Absolute Beginners with C# (Free online course!)

    Ready to make money and share your great Windows 8 app ideas with the world? Not sure where to start? Start here! Over the course of 34 lessons, our friend Bob Tabor from www.LearnVisualStudio.net will teach you the fundamentals of Windows Store app development by walking you through building the Contoso...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft Circle of Experts

    Go here to learn more. IT is one of the fastest-changing professions on the planet. This surely demands you to keep your knowledge and skills up-to-date. Microsoft offers expert training and certification skills that not just empower you but also help you to grow your career and offer your indispensable...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft’s new SkyDrive app for Xbox Live — created by Microsoft interns

    Just how sharp are computer science and engineering students these days? Look no further than the new SkyDrive app for Xbox Live, rolled out by Microsoft today . It was created from scratch by a team of six Microsoft interns, who were able to make a feature-complete version of the app over the summer...
  • Blog Post: Building Apps for Windows Phone 8 Jump Start (Online Course)

    This two-day course is specially tailored for developers looking to leverage C#/XAML to build cool apps and games for Windows Phone 8. Clearly, this platform is another leap forward in Microsoft’s overall mobile strategy and the developer community has taken notice. Now is the time to embrace your...
  • Blog Post: Attention All Banks in the Gulf....CRM Banking Event in Dubai

    Are you a bank that's considering CRM and don't know where to start? In the process of choosing a CRM solution? Want to hear the CRM experience of another bank? Then Nov.14th is your lucky day! Attend the FREE CRM Applications in Banking event s ponsored by Microsoft and Veripark at the Fairmont Hotel...
  • Blog Post: Announcing RC of Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5

    We are so excited to announce..... Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate (RC), Team Foundation Server 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5 is now available for download from the Visual Studio product website. The next release of Visual Studio will be officially called Visual Studio 2012. ...
  • Blog Post: Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 - ERP Solution

    Microsoft Dynamics ® AX 2012 is a single, powerful enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for enterprises. It's simple to learn and use, and delivers value faster by supporting industry-specific and operational business processes across your enterprise. Here are the top 10 reasons why I love...
  • Blog Post: Watch the Windows Phone Developer Camp ONLINE NOW!

  • Blog Post: World-class Customer Experiences with Microsoft Dynamics CRM

    Customer Relationship Management has become a necessity for any business looking to maximize efficiency of their marketing, sales and customer service operations. Microsoft Dynamics® CRM business software is designed to give people the right tools to make them more productive and equip organizations...
  • Blog Post: Imagine Cup 2012 Kuwait Finals (short video)

    Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypm3u4hm1Vo
  • Blog Post: MSDN Provides More than 3,500 Code Samples for Developers!

    The Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework is a free, centralized code sample library driven by developers' needs . The goal is to provide typical code samples for all Microsoft development technologies, and reduce developers' efforts in solving typical programming tasks. The team listens to developers’...
  • Blog Post: The Windows Phone 7 Student Hackathon... Are you up for the challenge?

    Microsoft Gulf presents the Windows Phone 7 Student Hackathon ... The Windows Phone 7 is set to make an impact in the Gulf pretty soon, and this is your chance to make a mark as a developer for the Gulf. To encourage all the young and talented aspiring developers, Microsoft is proud to host...
  • Blog Post: Windows 8 App Camp Now Online - Watch today to learn how to build apps!

    The very successful Gulf Windows 8 App Camp is now available to you on our YouTube MS Gulf Community Channel ! By watching this recording you'll have the opportunity to learn how to build amazing Windows 8 apps. Watch it again and again while you build your own app! The speaker leading this session...
  • Blog Post: Imagine Cup is coming, to town..

    Ok, I know its been a while since blogged last, but as a 21-year old developer working in Microsoft, I think I have earned the right to say, I have been busy.. :P So of the many things I have been doing this past week, which involves submitting quite a few interesting apps, finishing off my game App...
  • Blog Post: Join us online for the Windows 8 App Camp!

    Gulf Windows 8 App Camp welcomes you to join us online where you will learn how to build amazing Windows 8 apps! We will be streaming Day 1 of this event so you can join us no matter where you are located! Here we will also be announcing a new competition...see how you can WIN A SAMSUNG WINDOWS 8...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft has reinvented its certification, MCSE is back

    Microsoft has reinvented its certification program by building a broader and deeper set of technology solutions skills validation, starting with cloud related skills. As one of the most recognized and respected certification programs, Microsoft is charting the path for IT Professionals and Developers...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft Announces the Winners in the "Imagine Cup 2012" Kuwait Local Finals

    Microsoft Kuwait announced the winning teams participating at the Imagine Cup Kuwait Local competition held under the auspices of the Central Agency of Information Technology, at the Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad Theatre & Hall in Al Salmiyah. The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premiere technology...
  • Blog Post: You're Invited - Learn how to build Win8 apps in Dubai!

    Gulf Windows 8 App Camp welcomes you to a 2-day workshop where you will learn how to build amazing Windows 8 apps! Here we will also be announcing a new competition...see how you can WIN A SAMSUNG WINDOWS 8 TABLET! We have an amazing speaker leading the session who comes to us from our Corportate...
  • Blog Post: Feel The Force.. You are the Controller

    Long time ago, In a galaxy far far away..... To be precise, about 6 days ago, at the Address Downtown Hotel right next to the towering Burj Khalifa, I witnessed Microsoft unveil Star Wars for the Kinect. In 2 words, "I'm impressed". a) Microsoft knows how to throw a party. b) After being a Star...
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