Microsoft at MIX11 announced the forthcoming "Mango" platform for Windows Phone 7, which will provide new APIs and features, bolster support for native HTML5, and introduce multitasking to Microsoft's mobile platform. Also released was the first beta of Silverlight 5.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 04/14/2011
First pre-release version of IE 10 released at MIX11 event appears just four weeks after the production version of IE 9 shipped.
Dean Hachamovitch and Scott Guthrie headline Microsoft's 11th Web dev conference, emphasizing HTML5 interoperability and strong ties to open source solutions.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/12/2011
Novell releases production version of MonoDroid tooling and plug-in for developing Android apps in Visual Studio.
- By Michael Desmond
- 04/07/2011
March update boasts copy and paste, performance improvements and other hardware and software tweaks.
Latest version adds improved charting and report and dashboard creation features.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/22/2011
Microsoft's HTML5-savvy Web browser features performance improvements, refined interface and new developer hooks.
Developers discuss installation and compatibility workarounds with VS2010 SP1. New LightSwitch Beta 2 resolves one compatibility issue.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/15/2011
The second pre-release version of Microsoft's wizard-based, rapid business application development tool adds cloud and extensibility features.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/15/2011
Awaited Visual Studio service pack release is joined by two new VS Feature Packs and a soon-to-ship fresh beta of LightSwitch.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/08/2011
Read these first-person tales of development gone wrong, from the authors of the On VB, C# Corner and Practical ASP.NET columns at Visual Studio Magazine.
- By Michael Desmond
- 02/28/2011
Low-cost Starter Editions of Embarcadero's rapid application development environments target aspiring developers, non-profits and fledgling companies.
- By Michael Desmond
- 02/18/2011
Resco MobileForms 2011 Volume 2 adds new controls for Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, iOS and Android Editions.
- By Michael Desmond
- 02/18/2011
A survey of 1600 software development professionals shows widespread uptake of open source solutions marred by lack of effective policies and integration.
- By Michael Desmond
- 02/17/2011
Microsoft today announced forthcoming updates to Windows phones at the Mobile World Congress event.
Microsoft and Nokia today announced a global strategic alliance on mobile smartphone technologies, centered on Windows phone.
Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
Microsoft today issued the release candidate (RC) version of its Internet Explorer 9 Web browser.
Microsoft today announced the appointment of Satya Nadella as president of the company's Server and Tools Business.
A survey by ALM provider Serena Software indicates that dev organizations are shifting focus from cost cutting to improving application delivery.
- By Michael Desmond
- 02/03/2011