Microsoft will hold a special Windows developer event later this year. The software giant unveiled the final naming for the event on Wednesday during a Windows 8 demo. BUILD is a new event that Microsoft describes … read more
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Windows “vNext” PDC 2011 scheduled for September 13-16
13th Apr 11 11:23 am with 7 CommentsMicrosoft revealed on Tuesday that it plans to hold its next Professional Developers Conference in September. Windows chief Steven Sinofsky revealed the date during a keynote appearance at Microsoft’s MIX11 conference on Tuesday. The company … read more
Microsoft set to unveil Silverlight 5 features today
2nd Dec 10 9:55 am with 1 CommentMicrosoft’s Scott Guthrie will take to the stage and detail the company’s next version of Silverlight today. Microsoft is dedicating a whole day of Silverlight webcasts for developers. The software giant will host a developer … read more
Microsoft says it’s bringing Silverlight to Xbox in “next wave”
23rd Nov 10 12:24 am with 2 CommentsMicrosoft posted a job posting this week hinting that the next version of Silverlight will be made available on the Xbox. The job posting, spotted by Pradeep, claims that Microsoft is looking to hire developers … read more
Microsoft hosting special Silverlight day to ease worried developers and reveal future plans
12th Nov 10 2:05 pm with 3 CommentsMicrosoft is planning to dedicate a whole day to the future of Silverlight. The software giant will host a developer event on December 2 where it promises to reveal the future of Silverlight. Microsoft’s Scott … read more
Steve Ballmer’s thoughts on PDC and Silverlight
2nd Nov 10 1:58 pm with 1 CommentMicrosoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, has penned a note to the world detailing his thoughts on the company’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC). The note was released yesterday as part of an attempt by company officials to … read more
Microsoft abandons Silverlight in favour of HTML5
30th Oct 10 9:57 am with 5 CommentsMicrosoft has admitted that their strategy has “shifted” for Silverlight. Speaking at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) this week, Bob Muglia admitted to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley that “HTML is the only true cross platform … read more
Microsoft hands out Windows Phone 7 devices to all PDC attendees
28th Oct 10 4:32 pm with 2 CommentsSteve Ballmer announced today that all Professional Developers Conference attendees will receive a free Windows Phone 7 device. Ballmer took the stage this morning at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington to talk about Windows Phone … read more
Microsoft’s PDC 2010 kicks off shortly, second beta of IE9 could be on the way
28th Oct 10 1:17 pm with Comments OffMicrosoft’s Professional Developers Conference kicks off today on the company’s own campus. Microsoft is holding PDC 2010 in Redmond, Washington at the company’s headquarters and employee campus. Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia will hold the … read more
Windows 7 SP1 RC build leaks ahead of public debut at PDC 2010
24th Oct 10 11:55 pm with 7 CommentsWindows 7 SP1 Release Candidate (RC) build 7601.17105.100929-1730 has leaked publicly ahead of a scheduled release at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference next week. The build, leaked by Ivan Zukonov/WZOR, weighs in at 353MB and is … read more