I don’t know about you, but I have had a ton of questions about Windows on ARM and how will it work and what will it do. Since this is one of the biggest things we have done in our history as a Company, the blog below just done by Steven Sinofsky...

Working with Developers I often get asked where to find downloads and learning resources. Here is a list that I have compiled that contains most of the resources that I know of on Microsoft properties. Let me know if you have any corrections or additions...

A software engineer's glory so often goes unnoticed. With the new Visual Studio Achievements Beta , your talents are recognized as you perform various coding feats, unlock achievements and earn badges. With the Visual Studio Achievements Extension...

December was a big month for Windows Azure. Lots of new technology announcements as detailed at the Learn Windows Azure event (available for viewing on Channel 9 ): Node.js support Updates to Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java Increased...

PC Mag declares Hotmail as the best web application of 2011 (not just the best email but best web app): http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2396204,00.asp

Like gaming? Like making games? Now you can step up your game with a new Dell Alienware M18x gaming laptop or an Xbox LIVE Gold card just for submitting your super cool Windows Phone game. It’s easy – just go HERE to find out how you could...

In case you have not heard about this elsewhere, you may be interested that you can s ave up to 35% on Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN from now till March 31 ............ For a limited time, eligible customers can save up to 35% on the cost of upgrading...

Want to learn more about LightSwitch ? Check out these whitepapers: http://bit.ly/vslsoverview The first paper provides an overview of the product and some analyst-type chat on why the market needs LightSwitch, albeit with screenshots that make...

Use what you know. Do what you've always imagined. BUILD is the event that shows you how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Get insight on creating touch-centric user experiences, fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the...

Monday, May 16, 2011 6:00p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Register: http://bit.ly/RegWP7Hackathon If you are at TechEd don't miss this opportunity to get hands on help with your Windows Phone 7 app, from the experts! This is a "hands on" hackathon where...

Watch the MIX Keynotes Live, Apr 12 & 13 at 9am PDT Can’t attend in-person? Watch the keynotes live from Las Vegas, April 12 & 13 at 9am PDT (4pm GMT), via live.visitmix.com . Tune-in for the latest announcements from IE, Windows...

Looking for a simple, effective way to get the skills and training you needed to take advantage of the opportunity Cloud computing offers IT professionals? The Microsoft Virtual Academy offers no-cost, easy-access training for IT professionals who...

If you're using Visual Studio but developing in Oracle, you're missing one key factor: integration. Read a new business brief to find out how Quest's Toad Extension for Visual Studio extends Visual Studio's benefits to the Oracle platform so your development...

Microsoft has earned “Visionary” rating in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites. Gartner’s ISQS MQ focuses on testing capabilities, and our initial foray into this space (and Magic Quadrant) with Visual...

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At 10 AM PST today Jason Zander announced the availability of LightSwitch Beta2! LightSwitch Beta2 is available immediately to MSDN subscribers and will be made available to everyone else on Thursday 3/17. You can share these download links with...

At 9:00 PM PDT Monday, we released the final general availability of Windows Internet Explorer 9 in 39 languages across the world. This is our ninth and final release of IE9 in less than a year – and you can download it now. The best experience...

On Tuesday, March 8 th , Brian Harry announced that the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Microsoft Project Server Integration Feature Pack is now available to MSDN subscribers. The key benefit of the Feature Pack is improvements in project...

Summary Blend 4 and Visual Studio 2010 share a common set of extension points that will allow creators of custom controls, behaviors, and effects to author a rich design time-experience, using a shared set of APIs. In addition, the same set of APIs...

Publishers on www.visualstudiogallery.com can join the Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) Program now and *get the first year of membership at half price, and, be invited to attend the confidential Developer Tools Partner Summit in March. If you...

Synergex International Corp ., provider of business software development solutions worldwide and a Microsoft Corp. Visual Studio Industry Program ( VSIP ) Partner, has released a new version of their Synergy/DE product suite that delivers seamless Synergy...

Infragistics and StudioWorks Software recently announced the availability of Designbox for NetAdvantage for Windows Forms. Designbox, a Visual Studio add-in, enables Infragistics developers to rapidly create rich content designs for Windows Forms applications...

Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7 at Microsoft has just blogged on a major relationship that WP7 has just formed with one of our VSIP premier partners, PreEmptive Solutions . Starting immediately, all Windows Phone 7...

VSIP partner stpsoft have released a new tool "Requirements Definer TM for Microsoft Visual Studio ® ALM " to add to their suite of requirements products which already includes ReqSheet TM for Microsoft Visual Studio ® ALM ( a lightweight requirements...

The Visual Studio “Help” team have been hard at work over the last several months since Visual Studio 2010 was released. Over the beta period prior to release and since the release, we have had a significant amount of feedback driving for...