I know all of you developers, testers, architects, project managers, and stakeholders are all asking the same thing...what's new about VS11 anyway? The Technology Cafe has written an excellent article that explains just that. Here are just some of...

Late last week, Microsoft announced an updated extension to the Visual Studio Achievements which includes new badges associated with Windows Azure development. In January, Microsoft announced a Visual Studio plug-in which enabled developers to unlock...

  TechEd is only 2 weeks away, and we’d like to hear from you on why you’d like to come to the premier Microsoft event across the Middle East and Africa!  Submit your reasons by commenting on this blog post, and the top blog post response will...

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...

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...

CARE is proud to announce the launch of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 RC evaluation experience for the IT Pro audience. Lync – a combination of “link” and “sync” – is about connecting people in new ways, anytime, anywhere.  Beyond simplifying and shortening...

“In 1995, Windows changed the PC.  BUILD will show you that Windows 8 changes everything.” Perhaps the one event that you have been waiting for is finally here.  I am very pleased to share with you the Microsoft BUILD Conference taking place...

It’s no secret that there is a large surge of new development occurring on iPhone, iPad and Android devices. While plugging in to Android development with Team Explorer Everywhere is a workable option, Visual Studio developers that have invested...

On April 23, the Imagine Cup UAE Country Finals were held.  The top 5 teams presented their solutions to some of the toughest problems such as environmental sustainability, health and piracy.  With a captive audience, Samer Abu-Ltaif kicked...

Now that Microsoft has purchased Skype for over 8 Billion dollars, the next logical question, is now what? With the world watching, we can’t help but start to imagine what our future would look like when these two companies combine forces. The future...

Windows Server 2012, codenamed "Windows Server 8", is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2. Two pre-release versions, a developer preview and a beta version, were released during...

Building a website has never been easier with the new CMS available today, but configuring it to be up and running was always a time consuming job; configuring the database, providing the connection string, configuring the domain, setting up ftp account...

You have probably seen ScottGu’s list of new web development technologies ( IIS Developer Express , SQL Server Compact Edition , and ASP.NET Razor ) and possibly the announcement on WebMatrix .  If you haven’t tried WebMatrix yet, I would highly...

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is an update IT Pros and Developers that ensures PCs on the most updated version of Windows and provides ongoing improvement to the operating system. Based on customer and partner feedback SP1 Beta includes...

Now that the KINECT SDK is out, many of you can hardly wait to start developing! You can start by learning about it's skeletal tracking capabilities by visiting Skeletal Tracking Fundamentals . Make sure to wach the video, which covers the basics of...

Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview provides an integrated development experience that seamlessly spans the entire lifecycle of software creation—from architecture and user interface design to code creation, code insight and analysis, code deployment,...

This interview report is very well written by a reporter in Seattle. I've included a snapshot to link you to the main site . It’s quite an interesting article – well worth the read. What would you do if you had “a few” billion...

While developing Windows Phone 7 or other .NET based applications on Visual Studio, building the project converted the code to an Intermediate Language (IL) which was later converted to binary, by a just-in-time (JIT) compiler, when it needed to be executed...

Waha Store , Your Windows Phone Oasis , wants to give you a brand new Windows Phone ! All you have to do is post a screenshot of how many of your friends like Waha Store's Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/wahastore ) and the user with the highest...

If you’re interested in learning how to develop on Mango, you should attend this online training.  The two day training will be held by MVPs Rob Miles and Andy Wigley.  Dates: August 23-24, 2011 Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm PST Duration: 8 hours/day...

You've heard about the 500 new features for Windows Phone Mango and can't wait to start developing on this amazing device. But where to turn to start learning? Windows Phone Mango Baby Steps will show you the way. Written by Rabeb Othmani from Tunisia...

We are extremely pleased to announce the Windows Phone 7 App Contest, a competition that encourages you to combine the world of mobility with your very own creative mind. Just imagine the possibilities! Once entering the competition, you will compete...

When I was at the Imagine Cup worldwide finals in New York this July, I was surrounded by innovative students.  They were tackling real world problems that we dream of solving.  Their ideas ranged from making the roads safer, reporting problems...

Step inside - the door is open. At Microsoft, we believe innovation grows through communication. That´s why we´re launching Open Door - a 2-day event, occurring in five major cities around the Gulf, where we share all our latest technology...

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