Olivier's Blog
A Blog about Interoperability in the Microsoft world
How to develop a Windows Phone 8 application on a Mac
You are a mobile developer? You have a Mac… running MacOS? But you still want to develop Windows...
Date: 01/08/2013
A new blog for Windows Embedded
The Windows Embedded team just started a new team blog that will bring together a range of...
Date: 05/16/2012
Concretely, what does Interoperability looks like for mobile platforms these days?
Tons of mobile application projects are started every single day, in a domain where fragmentation is...
Date: 03/15/2012
A developer’s perspective on the mobile ecosystem
How does the mobility landscape look from the mobile developer’s perspective these days? Exciting,...
Date: 03/05/2012
No mobility without interoperability!
As mentioned in a previous post, I recently changed roles at Microsoft and joined a very impressive...
Date: 02/24/2012
Get Started with PhoneGap on Windows Phone 7
PhoneGap 1.3 has just been released and now offers full support for Windows Phone 7.5. You can read...
Date: 12/20/2011
Changing role @Microsoft
I would like to thank you for your interest in following this blog about Embedded technologies. As I...
Date: 12/12/2011
Have you seen what hardware accelerated Silverlight for Windows Embedded looks like on Compact 7?
This demo is pretty impressive, and shows how a Silverlight for Windows Embedded based application...
Date: 12/05/2011
Wondering how fast you can boot a Windows Embedded Compact 7 device?
Then you should check out this demo video from Toradex showing boot times that go under the second....
Date: 12/05/2011
Getting bored when going to a public urinal?
If you are gentleman, I am sure you have been in this situation where you were relieving...
Date: 12/02/2011
Another book on Compact 7 arriving soon!
Avi Kcholi, Windows Embedded MVP, has just finished a great book on Device Drivers development for...
Date: 12/01/2011
Will there be a specific Kinect hardware for Windows? the answer is yes!
Craig Eisler, General Manager of the Kinect for Windows group, just announced on the Kinect for...
Date: 11/23/2011
Want to read some embedded emag?
If you are looking for some emag with news around what’s going on around Windows Embedded and...
Date: 11/21/2011
Windows Embedded Compact 7 online training
Earlier today we announced the continued investment in Windows Embedded Compact and upcoming new...
Date: 11/14/2011
Windows Embedded roadmap update!
The Windows Embedded teams have been working a lot lately on planning and starting executing on the...
Date: 11/14/2011
Teach. Play. Change the world
This is the tagline of the Kinect for Windows SDK! The beta 2 is now available for download on the...
Date: 11/04/2011
Searching info and resources on Windows Embedded?
The online team has just added a great feature on the www.windowsembedded.com site. you now have a...
Date: 10/31/2011
Windows Embedded Compact 7 Advantages by Sam Phung
Sam Phung is VP at ICOP Technologies (a company creating embedded PCs), long time Windows Embedded...
Date: 10/27/2011
Windows Embedded Compact series of “tips and tricks” webcasts kicking off
In the intent of delivering more technical insight and training to embedded developers working with...
Date: 10/19/2011
ATL update for Windows Embedded Compact 7
I was recently working on porting a Silverlight for Windows Embedded demo from Windows CE 6.0 R3 to...
Date: 10/17/2011
Windows Embedded Compact 7 Update 3 available!
The Windows Embedded Compact team has been super busy lately and here is why: the third update to...
Date: 10/17/2011
Loading User Controls dynamically in Silverlight for Windows Embedded
If you are developing user interfaces and applications leveraging Silverlight for Windows Embedded...
Date: 09/29/2011
Performance and Memory Management Improvements with Windows Embedded Handheld
Great article from Rob Tiffany on his blog. If you are in the handheld device business or are...
Date: 09/07/2011
Chain of Fools: Upgrading through every version of Windows
From DOS 5.0 to Windows 7 (DOS 5.0, Windows1.01, Windows 2.1, Windows 3.0 Windows 3.1, Windows 95,...
Date: 09/06/2011
Windows Embedded Compact 7 book for developer
Some of our fellow MVPs have joined their efforts to write a great book that I highly recommend if...
Date: 09/06/2011
Have you ever counted the number of specialized devices you interact with daily?
Get ready for some great upcoming video: “Just Keep Counting…”
Date: 07/22/2011
Use Kinect to control your robot with Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3
New services have just been released for Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3 that allow to...
Date: 07/18/2011
Windows Embedded POSReady 7 is generally available
Yesterday, Windows Embedded announced the general availability of its latest Point of Service...
Date: 07/06/2011
Phidgets framework for Windows Embedded Compact 7
Are you using these easy to use building blocks called Phidgets? These modules are very useful to...
Date: 07/01/2011
Learn more about Filter Device Drivers, a new feature of Windows Embedded Compact 7
Avi Kcholi, one of the contributors of the embedded101.com community has recently published an...
Date: 06/30/2011
Windows Embedded Standard 7 for developers certification exam now available in 6 languages
If you are a Windows Embedded Standard 7 developer and want to be certified, you can pass the...
Date: 06/29/2011
And the winner is…
I am thrilled to announce the winner of the embeddedSPARK competition. After a day of preparation...
Date: 06/24/2011
Kinect for Windows SDK beta download is available
The Kinect for Windows SDK is now live. You can download the sdk for 32 and 64 bits machines from...
Date: 06/16/2011
Thinking of running Windows Embedded Standard on a post-it sized computer?
There are plenty of scenarios where you would want to benefit from Windows technologies (in an...
Date: 06/13/2011
Running a virtual Windows Embedded Compact 7 image into a Virtual machine
While working on some Windows Embedded Compact 7 labs setup, I tried to do something that can be...
Date: 06/10/2011
WindowsForDevices.com has a new look!
The well-known Windows For Devices web site that publishes tons of articles on Windows technologies...
Date: 06/08/2011
Windows Embedded POSReady 7 seminar is tomorrow
Just a reminder that there is a Windows Embedded POSReady 7 webinar tomorrow. If you...
Date: 06/06/2011
Windows Embedded POSReady 7 lock down and upcoming Webinar
Windows Embedded POSReady 7 is the new version of the POS OS from Microsoft. It is now available as...
Date: 06/02/2011
Custom Media Center Experience with Windows Embedded Standard 7
Windows Embedded Standard 7 allows Connected Media Devices manufacturers to leverage Media Center...
Date: 06/02/2011
DLNA support in Windows Embedded Standard 7
DLNA is a protocol that enable multimedia devices to discover each other and share content. Windows...
Date: 06/02/2011
Windows 7 features for Embedded
Windows Embedded Standard 7 is based on Windows 7 and therefore benefits from all the goodness of...
Date: 06/02/2011
RemoteFX on Windows Embedded Compact 7
Here is a demo of RemoteFX support on Windows Embedded Compact 7. Thanks to MPC Data for their work...
Date: 06/02/2011
This month's Windows Embedded Compact live chat is next Tuesday
If you are interested in chatting with the Dev team developing Windows Embedded Compact, this...
Date: 05/27/2011
Pre-order your Windows Embedded Compact 7 book now!
A new book will shortly be available on Amazon that will give you deep insight into the latest...
Date: 05/25/2011
Microsoft in your car
Steven Bridgeland, Senior Product Manager for Windows Embedded Automotive, has been filming a...
Date: 05/20/2011
embeddedSPARK challenge finalists announced!
The embeddedSPARK challenge is the Windows Embedded developers competition that runs yearly and that...
Date: 05/19/2011
Kinect for Windows SDK beta… anyone plannning to try it on Windows Embedded Standard 7?
I am wondering if anyone out there is planning to play around with Kinect for Windows SDK on a...
Date: 05/18/2011