A Nokia engineer who has previously pointed out security holes in Microsoft’s Windows 8 has now posted a detailed step-by-step explanation of how to hack Windows 8 games. Unfortunately for those who
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A few days ago, we reported that Office Max would sell the boxed copy of Windows 8 for essentially $29.99 for Black Friday, compared to its normal price of $69.99. However, that
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Don’t know which Windows 8 apps to download to your new touch laptop? Check out our list of the cream of the crop for both productivity and entertainment on your Microsoft gadget.
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While Windows 8′s new touch-centric user interface may not be particularly beneficial for someone using a traditional desktop, it has opened the doors for a new class of PCs. While there have
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A quick glance at Windows 8 will tell you that this is not Windows 7 or XP or any other Windows that you might be familiar with. The Start screen is a sharp departure
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By tying together a user’s location to the business logic of your app, you can easily provide app users with weather, coupons, sporting events, or concert listings for their current location. You can use the geolocation capabilities of Windows 8, along with the Bing Maps SDK, to create great location ...
Healthcare is rapidly evolving, and the opportunity for developers to create apps that can help improve the lives of people around the world is bigger than ever. On May 13-14, 2013, Microsoft sponsored Health: Refactored, a 2-day conference in Silicon Valley for app builders, designers and tech experts interested in ...
Since launching the Windows Dev Center in October, 2011, we’ve worked closely with developers and designers around the world to understand how we can provide the best guidance, inspiration, and samples for app builders. With millions of visitors and your feedback, we’ve been evaluating what’s been working well and what ...
The Windows Dev Center just got a whole new look. We’ve made it easier to find the right content at the right time, with key tasks and resources to help you design, develop, and market your apps called out prominently. Our Windows Store apps content has a ...
In Sharing from your app, we introduced the idea of sharing content from the example app Food with Friends to several target apps that let the user accomplish rich end-to-end scenarios. Apps in Windows 8 offer interesting content that your customers will want to share with friends or other apps. ...
Box is all about content, according to Box VP of Platform Technology Matthew Self. "Content is at the heart of every successful organization. Customers need to access their content wherever they are. They need to share, they need to collaborate, they need to move their business forward. Box provides ...
This Thursday, May 2, Microsoft hosts the App Builder Virtual Summit. The online event is free and will be held from 9 am – 12:30 pm PST. Register now to learn the why and how of designing, building, and marketing Windows Store apps. You’ll get to hear ...
Each week we showcase apps in the Windows Store that we think customers will love. We spend all day, every day, looking for apps to highlight and we’re excited to promote apps that are well-designed, innovative and offer unique value. We feature these apps in the Store Spotlight and on ...
Near Field Communication (NFC) is an emerging, short range wireless technology. With a precise range of 2 cm, people can physically tap devices together to send/receive content. Tapping lets you select something (or someone) quickly. Not only is it quick, it’s also easy to understand. Once you see it, you ...
Startups, entrepreneurs, and app builders are congregating at DEMO Mobile in San Francisco today. DEMO Mobile is the launch event exclusively focused on the best new mobile technologies based on design, innovation and market potential. Today, a few startups showed onstage how their inspiration came alive on Windows ...
