Category: Microsoft
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Meet the business hub, a new online resource for managing Windows Phones in the workplace
You know that Windows Phone 8 is great at keeping you connected in your personal life, but did you know that Windows Phone 8 is also great for work? I’d like to introduce you to the Windows Phone business hub at www.windowsphone.com/business. It’s your one-stop shop for finding out about business-related phone features like hardware-accelerated…
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Syncing Google services with Windows Phone
You may have seen a recent announcement from Google regarding changes to the Google Sync service used to connect devices to Google services (Google Sync utilizes the Exchange ActiveSync, or EAS, protocol from Microsoft to synchronize email, contacts, and calendar). We’re happy to share today that Google will extend their support for new Windows Phone…
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Microsoft Announces Git Support For Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server And Service
Microsoft just made a major announcement that will likely take many developers by surprise. At the ALM Summit in Redmond, WA this morning, Microsoft Brian Harry just announced that its Team Foundation Server and hosted Team Foundation Service (TFS), as well as the complete Visual Studio 2012 suite (through a plugin the company is releasing…
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8 Tips for Designing Windows Phone Apps
As part of the “App to the future” challenge (see details at the end of the post) we’ve conducted Lightning Design Review sessions for a few weeks, and one thing struck me as I was watching: review after review, I could clearly identify some recurring patterns. So, I asked Senior Interactive Designer, Lincoln Anderson, who hosts the…
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Kinect for Windows Shopping Solutions Showcased at National Retail Federation Expo
Swivel Close-Up, a Kinect for Windows-based kiosk from FaceCake, lets customers visualize themselves in small accessories such as makeup, sunglasses, and jewelry. Microsoft Kinect for Windows has been playing an increasingly important role in retail, from interactive kiosks at stores such as Build-A-Bear Workshop, to virtual dressing rooms at fashion leaders like Bloomingdale’s, to virtual…
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Unified Enterprise Management Solution with Windows Intune
via What’s New in Windows Intune – New Features, Changes | TechNet. Unified Enterprise Management Solution In this article: User-based Licensing Extending Client Support Understanding Mobile Device Management Customizing the Company Portal Application Distributing Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Applications Dynamic Group Configuration Wizard Updates Updating Endpoint Protection Policy Summary Resources With this update,…
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Formation Design d’applications Windows 8 & Windows Phone
Du designer au développeur Avec l’arrivée de Windows 8, de Windows Phone 8 et de tous les terminaux, le design est au cœur du développement applicatif. Il doit être considéré comme une caractéristique intégrée au cycle de vie de la réalisation de votre application. Lors de cette matinée consacrée exclusivement au design d’applications, nous vous…
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Leap Motion Raises $30M More For Its Gesture-Based Controller, Announces Bundling Deal With Asus
Leap Motion is announcing today that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Co-founder and CEO Michael Buckwald told me that the company is still planning to ship its gesture-based controller sometime during the first quarter of this year, and he’s also announcing a partnership with Asus that should help get Leap Motion…
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Windows Phone 8 Application Lifecycle
Rob TiffanyDuring this video, Andy Wigley and I focus on key concepts like the Windows Phone 8 program lifecycle. You’ll learn about things like Launching and Closing, Deactivating and Activating, Dormant and Tombstoned applications and the Simulation Dashboard. Next, we discuss Idle Detection on Windows Phone and Detecting Obscured events, Fast Application Resume, Lifecycle design,…
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Files and Storage on Windows Phone 8
Rob TiffanyThis video covers new storage concepts for Windows Phone 8. The concepts covered in this video include accessing the Installation folder or the Local folder using the Windows Phone Runtime Windows.Storage APIs. Additionally, Andy and I focus…