On November 28-29th 2012, Microsoft has hosted the Windows Phone 8 Jump Start training, a fast-paced and demo-packed learning ‘experience’ tailored to show developers how to build responsive, appealing, and effective applications quickly. If you missed this outstanding event, you’re in luck. All 20 modules are now available online for your on-demand viewing, (or download)… Continue reading
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Windows is a 1980 thriller starring Talia Shire, Joseph Cortese and Elizabeth Ashley, directed by Gordon Willis.
Emily Hollander (Shire) is the subject of a lesbian obsession at the hands of Andrea Glassen (Ashley), her next-door neighbor. As Emily begins dating detective Bob Luffrono (Cortese), Andrea overflows with jealousy, spying on Hollander through her own window.
The film was the subject of many protests from gay rights activists who accused the film of being homophobic and resorting to hateful stereotypes of lesbians.
Windows Phone store expands to 37 new countries, adds universal search, and supports installing apps via SD card
Microsoft Windows Phone team announced the availability of Windows Phone web store to new 37 countries. It is pretty fast that Microsoft is expanding its reachability, now consumers from most of the countries from all over the world have the accessibility to Windows Phone store. The new markets are: Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso,… Continue reading
Free eBooks from Microsoft Press on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals (Final Edition) You can download the eBook in: Introducing Windows 8- An Overview for IT Professionals – PDF ebook Introducing Windows 8-An Overview for IT Professionals – Mobi format for Kindle Introducing Windows 8-An Overview for IT Professionals – ePub format If you prefer a hard copy… Continue reading
Free HTML5 Certification and Training Offer from Microsoft–Prove your HTML5 Programming Skills for free
Microsoft few month back launched a free HTML5 Certification program for exam – 070-480 – Programming in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. To prepare for this exam you have set of nice Training materials also available through http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com. Lets go through in detail How you can utilize this exam. When you pass Exam 70-480: Programming in… Continue reading
An early update on Windows Phone 7.8 release–coming in Q1-2013
Yesterday Microsoft Windows Phone Team announced the availability of Windows Phone 7.8 to existing Windows Phone 7.x family of devices by early 2013. Some of the interesting features announced are: New Customizable start screen with resizable Live Tiles. It doubles the number of theme and accent colors—to 20—so you can make your phone even more… Continue reading
Download – Windows Phone 8 Training Kit
Hands on Labs for the Windows Phone 8 Developer Platform. The hands on labs in this package immerse you in Windows Phone 8 development, by walking you building a set of applications that demonstrate many of the most compelling new features for developers in Windows Phone 8 DOWNLOAD: Windows Phone 8 Training Kit
Visual Studio 2012 Update 1–Available Now
Microsoft has released the Update 1 for Visual studio 2012 RTM. The key features available with this update include: SharePoint development: additional ALM capabilities in SharePoint – such as Load Testing and Coded UI testing support – improving quality, scalability and agility. Agile team support: easier agile planning with Web Access and new Kanban support,… Continue reading
Download Today – Windows Internet Explorer10 Pre-release for Windows 7/Server 2008R2
Microsoft has just released the pre-release version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. Previously IE10 was bundled with Windows 8 and Server 2012. Now that Microsoft has announced the release of IE10 for Windows 7, developers and enthusiasts can experience the capabilities of IE10 – including more support for HTML5, CSS3 and improved security… Continue reading
Just Released – Windows Azure Training Kit – November 2012 Update
The November 2012 update of the Windows Azure Training Kit includes: Updated labs to use Windows Azure SDK (October 2012) Updated labs to use Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8 New Hands-on lab: Windows 8 Mobile Services (HTMLJS) Updated Presentations .NET 4.5 Support in Web Sites and Cloud Services DOWNLOAD: Windows Azure Training Kit –… Continue reading
WP8 Developer Series–Getting to know Common API’s for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8
[ Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 logos are trademarks of Microsoft ] Windows Phone 8 is the second generation of the Windows Phone mobile operating system by Microsoft, officially announced the release to manufacture on 29th OCT 2012. Previous Windows Phone versions were all based on old CE kernel and with Windows Phone… Continue reading