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Build 2014 sessions announced!
Only one day left for the biggest Microsoft event of the year and our Folks from Redmond couldn’t...
Author: Eduardo Technical Evangelist Ortega Date: 03/31/2014
Build Windows 2014
As Build event is around the corner, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that you can...
Author: Eduardo Technical Evangelist Ortega Date: 03/30/2014
Microsoft Open Door UAE 2014
Are you ready to attend Microsoft’s biggest annual I.T. event in the Middle East & Africa?...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 03/03/2014
New to Mobile Services .NET and PhoneGap Support
Last week, Microsoft released a great deal of enhancements to Windows Azure. Among these...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 02/25/2014
Develop Apps and Fly
Ready, Set, Go! ✓ Are you passionate about developing apps? ✓ Are you looking to be a famous...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 02/10/2014
Windows Azure Week Live
Mark you calendars! It is Windows Azure Week on Microsoft Virtual Academy from January 27 to January...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 01/14/2014
Microsoft Acquires Customer Service Software Company for CRM
What incredibly exciting news!! Microsoft has acquired Parature, a global leader in cloud-based...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 01/07/2014
3 DAYS TO CLOUD OS Technical Boot camp...REGISTER NOW (Special Rates to stay at the Etihad Towers for Attendees)
3 Days to go for the Cloud OS Technical Bootcamp..check the Agenda and don't forget to Register...If...
Author: Neveen K Nassif Date: 12/12/2013
New Courses on Microsoft Virtual Academy
New Windows 8.1, Windows Azure and Visual Studio 2013 courses are now being offered on Microsoft...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 12/10/2013
Cloud OS boot camp in Abu Dhabi - December 16 and 17...REGISTER NOW !!!
UAE Gurus, 2013 Cloud OS Bootcamp is Coming to Abu Dhabi, Deccember 16 and 17 at Etihad Towers Book...
Author: Neveen K Nassif Date: 12/04/2013
Dubai Hackathon
Dubai, UAE Microsoft Office,GEMS Room, Bldg #8, DIC November 22-23 9am-7pm FREE EVENT Limited...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 11/18/2013
App Academy Dubai
App Academy is back to Dubai!!! It's happening next weekend on Friday and Saturday 8 and 9th. Check...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 11/03/2013
Windows Phone 8 Learning Roadmap
I was asked by a lot of developers to compile a learning roadmap regarding Windows Phone 8...
Author: Mohamed Yamama Date: 10/09/2013
MEA Cloud Camp featuring Scott Guthrie
Its tomorrow ! Experience Windows Azure, ASP.NET MVC 5, Visual Studio 2013 and more in MEA Cloud...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 10/09/2013
Levtech Consulting Awarded Dynamics Industry Partner of the Year by Microsoft Gulf subsidiary
On September 9th at the Westin Hotel in Dubai, Levtech Consulting, a leading provider of Microsoft...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 10/01/2013
10 Online sessions for Windows Phone 8 Development
Windows Phone and non windows phone developers brace yourselves for a series of 10 weekly online...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 09/24/2013
Download Free Windows Phone Quality Checklist
“How do you define ‘quality’?” That was my question in one of my sessions to some great developers...
Author: Mohamed Yamama Date: 09/22/2013
You're Invited - CRM Applications in Banking- Sponsored by Microsoft & Veripark
Attention all banks interested in Customer Relationship Management.... You are invited to the CRM...
Author: Maureen Mansour-Khoury Date: 09/15/2013
Host your existing WordPress Blog on Windows Azure
You have a self-hosted WordPress blog and you want to move it to the Azure Platform? Have your WP...
Author: Rami Sarieddine Date: 08/26/2013
Summer events for Developers and IT Pros!
Summer is going to be a very busy month for developers and IT Pros that want to practice with the...
Author: Eduardo Technical Evangelist Ortega Date: 06/25/2013
By purchasing a pack of exams, you receive 15% off the regular single exam price!
Earn a Microsoft Certification and prove that you have the knowledge and skills in the most...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 06/20/2013
Implementing LongListSelector as JumpLists in Windows Phone 8 : Creating Custom Jump Lists
At the end of my previous blog post, we have successfully implemented an alphabetically arranged...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 06/19/2013
Implementing LongListSelector as JumpLists in Windows Phone 8 : Alphabetical List
The LongListSelector control in Windows Phone 8 is highly versatile. I decided to delve into the...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 06/18/2013
Security Series #4: The Threat Landscape - Targeted Attacks explained- Top 3 Mitigations - Top 5 aspects of incident preparation
Targeted attacks are an evolution of espionage to target a specific organization in order to steal...
Author: Cyril Voisin aka Voy Date: 06/13/2013
ZipApp – Create your own Windows 8 App without any coding!
This post was originally posted at The Developer Movement, I wanted to share this with Gulf...
Author: Neha Goel Date: 06/11/2013
Security Series #2: How to Bake Security in Products and Services? SDL.
Engineering more secure software with the Microsoft Security Lifecycle (SDL) In January 2002, Bill...
Author: Cyril Voisin aka Voy Date: 06/10/2013
Kinect For Windows SDK–Part I
Image and Video processing applications have been always interesting and impressive. You can easily...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 06/05/2013
Security Series #1: Principles of Cyber Security
Today I’m starting a series of blog posts on cyber security. Before getting to various topics, I...
Author: Cyril Voisin aka Voy Date: 06/04/2013
Download Windows Server 2012 Trial and Win an Xbox!
Microsoft Gulf is pleased to announce that we are giving away one Xbox per week over the month of...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 06/02/2013
Top Windows 8 tips and tricks
Customize your tile Make the most of your Windows Start screen tiles by adjusting the sizes, where...
Author: Sara Abbas Date: 05/28/2013
Nokia Lumia 925 - More than your eyes can see
Low-light photos never looked this good. Award-winning PureView technology, Carl Zeiss optics and...
Author: Ahmed Ebrahim Date: 05/19/2013
انتج أول برنامج لك في ويندوز 8
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته كم من برامج كثيرة صنعناها و لم تنشر؟ ويندوز 8 يعطيك الفرصة لإنتاج...
Author: Amna Mangoosh Al Ali Date: 05/19/2013
Windows Phone Toolkit: Context Menu getting selected item within a long list selector
Windows Phone Toolkit: Context Menu getting selected item within a long list selector Now you can...
Author: Neha Goel Date: 05/19/2013
Through the Golden Years of Microsoft
A picture speaks a thousand words, a fact I truly agree. While browsing through the internet,...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 05/17/2013
Hand gestures to control Windows mouse cursor – Kinect for Windows
Did you know that Kinect for Windows for lets you control the Windows mouse cursor with your hands?...
Author: Shamlia Date: 05/16/2013
Reverse Geocoding in Windows 8
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could click on a point on the map and get the complete address of...
Author: Deepti Prakash Date: 05/15/2013
What is XBOX SmartGlass? Try it on W8, WP8, Android and iOS
With only 1 week until the new announcement of the next XBOX, there are people that don’t know...
Author: Eduardo Technical Evangelist Ortega Date: 05/12/2013
Facebook makes it easier to integrate with Windows 8 and WP8 apps!
While we still wait for Facebook to release an official app for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, the...
Author: Sara Abbas Date: 05/12/2013
OneNote Windows 8 app updated with finger drawing support!
It's only been a few weeks since Microsoft has released an update for the free OneNote app for...
Author: Sara Abbas Date: 05/12/2013
Skype for Windows 8 gets updated with video messaging preview!
Earlier this week, the Windows desktop version of Skype got an update that added the long awaited...
Author: Sara Abbas Date: 05/12/2013
Working with RSS Feeds on WP8 Development
Really Simple Syndication or RSS is a method of receiving constantly updated links to your...
Author: Deepti Prakash Date: 05/12/2013
Calendar Control for Windows 8
A highly flexible Calendar Control for Windows 8 has been offered my ComponentOne. However I had...
Author: Deepti Prakash Date: 05/09/2013