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Porting Challenge. Win a WP and a Surface Pro!
As you probably know, Phone Gap is a free and open source framework that allows you to create mobile...
Author: Eduardo Technical Evangelist Ortega Date: 05/08/2013
UAE Shines in the Nokia Midnight Developers Challenge!
The Midnight Developer Challenge was a software development competition open to all students...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 05/08/2013
Designing UX for Shopping apps – Windows 8
Choosing the Colors: Most of the Apps like ebay, amazon, ocado etc have very simple and clean...
Author: Neha Goel Date: 05/07/2013
Make Skype Calls Directly From Your Outlook.com Inbox!
[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meT0MN_wh0A&feature=player_embedded] Even with the best...
Author: Ahmed Ebrahim Date: 05/07/2013
Switch to Windows Phone
I am sure that you will enjoy the below link to know more about Windows Phone...
Author: Ahmed Ebrahim Date: 05/07/2013
Step-by-step tutorial to merge text on image (customize live tiles) and save it into the media library - Windows Phone 8 - Visual Studio 2012 using C#
Would you like to update your live tiles to a customized one? Here is the step by step tutorial on...
Author: Shamlia Date: 05/07/2013
Windows Azure for IT Professionals Jump Start, An Online Session You Don't Wanna Miss!
The Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) team is excited to announce the Windows Azure for IT...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 05/07/2013
Company Hub App for Business on Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone has been always a great choice for consumers with its great set of features, and its...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 05/03/2013
Explore Doha With Our Time Out Doha Windows 8 App!
Time Out Doha is a great app for people visiting or living in Doha to plan their outings and fun!...
Author: Sara Abbas Date: 05/02/2013
Is Your App Useful For Your Brand?
Excerpt: Though apps are useful marketing tools for businesses, they should be equally...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 05/02/2013
Angry Birds free until May 15th
Fresh news! Angry Birds totally FREE for your Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 7 until May 15th....
Author: Eduardo Technical Evangelist Ortega Date: 05/01/2013
Windows Server 2012 Book: Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform.
One member of our MVPs and community members, Zahir Hussain Shah just published a book Windows...
Author: Eduardo Technical Evangelist Ortega Date: 05/01/2013
Windows AzureConf 2013 (Sessions Now On Demand)
You can now watch Windows AzureConf videos online. This event will cover developing your web...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 04/30/2013
Restore previous versions of your files easily in Windows 8
Windows 8 has a new feature called File History that gives you an easy method to restore previous...
Author: Neha Goel Date: 04/29/2013
Make your Windows Phone App Come Alive with Live Tiles
Live tiles are the newest and the Coolest features of both Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. Imagine...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 04/28/2013
Lync 2013 Boot Camp in UAE May 15th
REGISTER NOW Date: May 15, 2013 Venue: Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai Time:...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 04/28/2013
Community Day X Factor – Do You Have What It Takes to Win?
Show the Community What You've Got and Win a Windows Phone! Come join us for the first Community Day...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 04/28/2013
Kinect for Windows
What is Kinect? Kinect is simply a sensor. It is like eyes and ears, it can see and hear you. Kinect...
Author: Amna Mangoosh Al Ali Date: 04/27/2013
Migrating from VPS to Windows Azure Virtual Machines
“Virtual Machines deliver on-demand, salable compute infrastructure when you need to quickly...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 04/27/2013
Skype for Windows 8 gains contact blocking and performance improvements
Those of you using Skype in Windows 8 will be happy to know that Microsoft's just bumped the app to...
Author: Shamlia Date: 04/22/2013
Windows Server 2012 Top 10 Features!
With Windows Server 2012, Microsoft delivers a server platform built on our experience of...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 04/22/2013
Big update for Viber on Windows Phone 8—free calls with HD sound, Live Tile support, and more
Free calls, texts, and photo messaging help make Viber one of the most popular VoIP apps in the...
Author: Shamlia Date: 04/22/2013
Control Panel: SuperMode on Windows 8
Takeaway: Control panel settings and configurations are scattered all over in Windows 8,...
Author: Neha Goel Date: 04/22/2013
أخبار سارة لمطوري النت! (وب ميتركس 3) هنا
أخبار سارة لمطوري الويب! (وب ميتركس 3) هنا. إذن ما هو (وب ميتركس 3) ؟ (وب ميتركس 3) هو أحدث إصدار من...
Author: Amna Mangoosh Al Ali Date: 04/17/2013
NFC Tags
Soon, your entire world could become a digitally immersive experience. Imagine it -- a physical...
Author: Deepti Prakash Date: 04/07/2013
Great news for web developers! WebMatrix 3 is here.
So, what is WebMatrix 3? WebMatrix 3 is the newest version of WebMatrix, which is an amazing...
Author: Amna Mangoosh Al Ali Date: 04/06/2013
Belated Easter Eggs—Windows Design Style!
Last week I mentioned, after discussing the hidden interesting facts about the Windows Serial...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 04/03/2013
FREE Windows Phone 8 Devices for Testing
Our developers have encountered some issues regarding testing their Windows Phone 8 apps either...
Author: Mohamed Yamama Date: 04/02/2013
Step-by-step tutorial on how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP (Windows Azure)
For all those who wish to have a feel of what the cloud is like and how easy it is to implement a...
Author: Shamlia Date: 04/01/2013
Attend The A-Z Quality Roadshow in Dubai
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 WHERE: Microsoft Dubai Office, Dubai Internet City Bldg. #8 TIME:...
Author: Natasha Zaza Date: 04/01/2013
Useful links for Windows 8 Store App developers
Hello developers! In this blog post, I have collected links that are useful for Windows 8 Store...
Author: Amna Mangoosh Al Ali Date: 03/25/2013
Learn the Secrets of the Windows Build Number
Most of you may not even know what a 'Windows Build Number' is, and for the others who did, I'm sure...
Author: Sweekriti Satpathy Date: 03/21/2013
Microsoft’s future vision (video)
If you really want to have a look at your future as how Microsoft envisions it, then these are some...
Author: Shamlia Date: 03/19/2013
Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start (Video Course)
Great opportunity for all developers! Learn how to develop on two environments in one course! Join...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 03/17/2013
Compile in the Cloud with WP8
Update – 10/2013: Check out Announcing the release of the .NET Framework for Windows Phone 8...
Author: Deepti Prakash Date: 03/16/2013
Need an exciting new app? Build it yourself!
As new technologies arise every day, it is very important for you to stay up-to-date, and to also be...
Author: Amna Mangoosh Al Ali Date: 03/14/2013
How to get current location using the new Windows Phone 8 APIs ?
Windows Phone 8 provides application developers with the ability to build applications, which can...
Author: Neha Goel Date: 03/14/2013
Understanding the basics of MVVM design pattern
This article is dedicated for beginners who would like to know more about Model-View-ViewModel...
Author: Shamlia Date: 03/13/2013
Download SharePoint SDK for Windows Phone 8 + Free Developer Resources
If you are interested in developing Windows Phone 8 apps that would connect to SharePoint 2013. I’d...
Author: Mohamed Yamama Date: 03/05/2013
Building Web Apps with ASP.NET Jump Start - 8 Hours of FREE Training Videos
Three of Microsoft's most seasoned ASP.NET speakers, Scott Hanselman, Jon Galloway, and Damian...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 03/01/2013
Windows Store apps for Absolute Beginners with JavaScript (Video Course)
Ready to make money and share your great Windows 8 app ideas with the world? Not sure where to...
Author: Tareq Ateik Date: 02/28/2013