Check out Steven Sinofsky's latest post on the technical foundation of Windows on ARM, or WOA. Click here to read the full blog post, or watch the video below. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Download this video to view it in your favorite media...

I updated the resource kit to add links to resources for iOS and Android developers. Download the PPT file here. Developer Tools Windows Azure SDK /zxazuresdklink – All tools and bits you need to create cloud apps with Microsoft Visual 2010 Windows Phone...

In a recent post, Kim Nelson , Microsoft US Public Sector executive director of eGovernment, talks about how technology is already playing a central role in elections and voting. She highlights one cloud solution, Campaign Live and writes: The site contains...

In this Visual Studio magazine article , my colleague Max Zilberman shares top 10 tips for developers to build Windows Phone apps in a right way. Embrace Metro Leave Some Space Respect Margins Get Controls out of the Way Make Navigation Predictable Learn...

If you’ve watched Vimeo videos from the web, you can now do so on Windows Phone. The newly released free Vimeo Windows Phone app provides the following capabilities. • Watch and manage all your existing Vimeo videos • Watch videos from your Vimeo inbox...

Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch is a simplified self-service development tool that enables you to build business applications quickly and easily for the desktop and web. How do you deploy a web-based LightSwitch application to Windows Azure? Read...

The Kinect for Windows SDK enables developers to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition, using Kinect sensor technology on computers running Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, and Windows 8 Developer Preview (desktop applications...

We would like to offer you the opportunity to attend the Windows Azure Platform Discover Event. A Discover Event will provide a business and technical overview of the Windows Azure Platform. The target audience for these events includes BDMs, TDMs, Architects...

Windows Azure supports two types of queue mechanisms: Windows Azure Queues and Service Bus Queues . Windows Azure Queues , which are part of the Windows Azure storage infrastructure, feature a simple REST-based Get/Put/Peek interface, providing reliable...

I published the resource kit a while back and have since added a few links to it. Download the PPT file here. Developer Tools Windows Azure SDK /zxazuresdk – All tools and bits you need to create cloud apps with Microsoft Visual 2010 Windows Phone SDK...

According to TechFlash , Democracy Live is using the Windows Azure platform to host LiveBallot, a service that makes it easier for US military personnel and other citizens living abroad to vote in elections in the United States. Democracy Live helps make...

In collaboration with ComponentOne, Microsoft Public Sector (DPE) is delivering a series of webcasts designed to explore building Public Sector mobile solutions on Windows Phone that consume Open Data. Session I: Fast Track Your First App, Tuesday, January...

Update: The recording of the virtual event is available here . Register Now for the virtual event Tuesday, January 17th 8:30 AM PST | 16:30 UTC Hear from other senior IT professionals about how cloud computing can help you gain maximum competitive advantage...

You can watch ScottGu’s Windows Azure talk from last month or download his slides here . For samples, download the Windows Azure training kit . Get Windows Azure SDK , Free Trial Account , InfoKit .

At CES 2012 Ben Rudolph of the Windows Phone team gives away $100 to other smartphone users who can beat him in getting a task done faster than him. Watch the youtube video to find out how he is doing.

Registration for US Public Sector CIO Summit February 28 - March 1, 2012 Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond, WA Just Announced: Steve Ballmer speaking at the CIO Summit! The Transformation of IT for a Better Tomorrow Never before has the role of technology...

Watch the Keynote Live Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m. PT on Monday as Steve Ballmer keynotes the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show , and for more materials throughout the week.

Caching increases performance by temporarily storing information from other backend sources, and can reduce the costs associated with database transactions. Similar to the caching services available for ASP.NET web applications, the Windows Azure Caching...

LifeLens is smartphone application that provides a robust and low-coast mobile diagnostic solution for malaria testing. The project team of LifeLens participated in Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 competition and was one of the four winning finalists. To understand...

Sean Nolan reported that HealthVault for Windows Phone is available to Windows Phone users. The app provides mobile access to the health information in your HealthVault account . Use it to track and manage chronic conditions, enter health data on the...

Roger Capriotti wrote in a recent post that “As of November, IE9 usage share on Windows 7 worldwide was higher than all versions of Chrome and all versions of Firefox – second only to IE8.” If you are running IE9 (or IE10 Preview), you can see a number...

Tiger Place, an independent living center in Missouri, uses technology such as Kinect to closely monitor seniors’ movement to help prevent functional decline that can lead to falls and decreased mobility. More info here .   Developers can create...

Tim Rains, Director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, is introducing the Cloud Fundamentals Video Series over the next few weeks in which he will discuss with some of Microsoft’s senior leaders responsible for managing Microsoft’s cloud service offerings...

Silverlight 5 has just been released. You can download the developer runtime (32-bit or 64-bit), Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio including the SDK and Silverlight toolkit here and start creating Silverlight 5 applications. There are many online learning...

Mobile clients (smartphone apps) for Microsoft Lync are available for Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad, and Android users. For more info on Lync mobile clients, click here . Microsoft Lync Server 2010 delivers complete presence, instant messaging, conferencing...