Microsoft has announced the RTM(Release to manufacture) of Visual Studio 2012. For MSDN Subscribers, the bits will be available for download on August 15th. Visual Studio Professional, Premium, Test Professional, and Ultimate with MSDN Subscribers can also sign up for a free, one year developer account for Windows Store today, with Windows Phone developer accounts… Continue reading
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Windows 8 RTMd
Microsoft has finally officially announced the RTM(Release to Manufacture) on Windows 8. The official Windows Team blog given us an indication when we can see the releases available to different segments: August 15th: Developers will be able to download the final version of Windows 8 via your MSDN subscriptions. August 15th: IT professionals testing Windows… Continue reading
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2
SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now available for download. SQL Server 2008 R2 service packs are cumulative and can be used to upgrade all releases of SQL Server 2008 R2 to Service Pack 2. SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 contains Cumulative Update 1 to 5 from SQL Server 2008… Continue reading
Microsoft has announced Windows Phone 8
Yesterday Microsoft has made a major announcement few days right after the announcement of Surface Tablet.  NFC, MicroSD, dual-core support, more memory – oomphh!!!! I am gonna love new windows phone. Windows Phone 8 is going to be a game changer and Microsoft has revamped it to fit with modern mobile user needs. As per Joe Belfiore’s announcement… Continue reading
New revamped Windows Azure released and new Windows Azure SDK v1.7(JUNE 2012)
Microsoft has made significant changes to existing Windows Azure to make it more user friendly and customer friendly. The new Windows Azure was officially released in an online event Meet Windows Azure (MeetWindowsAzure.com) , in this event ScottGu(Microsoft VP) Â has walked us through the new Windows Azure features. You can have a quick look at… Continue reading
Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview is out
Microsoft has released the latest version of their Windows product called as Windows 8 and it is in RELEASE PREVIEW now. Release Preview is actually a Release Candidate build, just some changes to the terminologies. Windows 8 Release Preview is available for download through http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/release-preview and MSDN Subscribers can download from the MSDN Subscription downloads.… Continue reading
Visual Studio 2012 RC(Release Candidate) is released
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2012 RC and is available for download through MSDN as well. Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 RC is the state-of-the-art development solution that empowers teams of all sizes to design and create compelling applications to delight users. You can use flexible agile planning tools—like capacity planning, taskboards, and backlog management—to enable… Continue reading
Kinect for Windows SDK – Version 1.5 Released
Microsoft has released Kinect SDK for Windows – Version 1.5 on yesterday which includes improvements over skeleton tracking and facial tracking features. The Kinect for Windows SDK enables developers to create applications using C++, C# or Visual Basic, which support gesture and voice recognition using the Kinect for Windows sensor and a PC or embedded… Continue reading
Must Read – Unleash the power of HTML 5 Canvas for gaming
An excellent article discusses about using HTML5 canvas for building browser based games using only HTML and Javascript. The <canvas> element is used to draw graphics, on the fly, on a web page. The power of HTML5 Canvas is that you can draw any 2D or 3D content within the canvas region using powerful HTML5… Continue reading
Zurker– a Social Network with Ownership
Zurker is a new social media site where you become an investor and earn shares. You can buy up to 500 shares(it is the limit) of Zurker and you will become an investor for this Social Network. To make it simple – Zurker is a member owned application. Once you join Zurker, you becomes one… Continue reading