by Giorgio Sardo Cut the Rope is an immediate favourite for anyone who plays it. It’s as fun as it is adorable. So we had an idea: let’s make this great game available to an even bigger audience by offering it on the web using the power...

by Matt Robinson , Mando Group We recently embarked on a proof of concept project to create a line of business web application using some of the latest technologies such as Windows Azure and HTML5 and see if we could combine these technologies with...

As part of the Britain Works program, Microsoft’s DPE and Citizenship teams have been working with training company QA and e-skills UK to develop a year-long Modern Apprenticeship in Software Development . According to the Department for Business...

Kinect is coming to the PC, not as a hack but as a commercial product with dedicated PC hardware, in early 2012, according to the Kinect for Windows Blog . Some of the changes for the PC version include: a shorter USB cable and new firmware for ‘close...

Registration is now open for the 2012 edition of the Windows Phone Camp (powered by Tech.Days UK). The Windows Phone Camps are learning events which will show you how to learn and build Windows Phone apps. You can work on your own projects with assistance...

by Gary Pretty , Mando Group We recently embarked on a proof of concept project to create a line of business web application using some of the latest technologies such as Windows Azure and HTML5 and see if we could combine these technologies with great...

The Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone is now available as a reward with the Windows Phone UK Developer Reward Programme . Plus, get rewarded with loads of other fantastic prizes by building your own & unique Windows Phone App and publishing it on the...

Registration is now open for the 2012 edition of the Windows Azure BootCamp (powered by Tech.Days UK). The Windows Azure Camps are events which will show you how to take advantage of cloud computing. This is a free full day training to get you up-to...

On February 22nd 2012 a brand new event is being launched at the Brighton Metropole hotel covering all things testing related. TestFest 2012 is a one day event with a difference – forget your closed sessions with bullet pointed PowerPoint decks...

Cut the Rope , the game originally built for iPhone and Android by ZeptoLab has been ported to HTML5 by PixelLabs, ZentoLab and the Internet Explorer team. To get the full story on how it was created, including an explanation of the mind-set switch required...

Last month we highlighted that SQLBits X is the official UK Technical Launch for SQL Server 2012 and registration is now open. We also featured a post by Lynn Langit on Microsoft’s vNext of SQL Server Data Tools... aka Data Dude . At SQLBits...

It’s been a long time since I dabbled in the stock market. Recently though, given the limited returns available from my bank, or Premium Bonds or pretty much anywhere else (why didn’t I buy gold a year ago?) I decided to take the plunge again...

Fancy a trip to Amsterdam to get some time away from the day to day stuff and dive into some learning and networking? Here’s your chance - TechEd Europe is running from 26th – 29th June. There are over 400 sessions (yep, that’s 400!...

In this video interview, Pete Satchwell from Microsoft talks about cloud computing security standards and puts some meaning around all the numbers. WHat does ISO27001 actually mean, how can you apply it in some meaningful way to your business and are...

Pete Satchwell continues the discussion, moving on to other standards not usually directly associated with cloud computing and also putting clarity around and giving examples of things like the EU DPD 9546 EC and PCI DSS. Cloud Security Standards Video...

We have another couple of free Windows Phone events coming up – one in London and one in Bristol. London is on Saturday 4th Feb (I’ll be there) Bristol is on Saturday 11th Feb (my fellow evangelist Andrew Spooner will be there) For full details see the...