At its Build developer conference today, Microsoft announced that it is adding auto scaling for web apps to its Azure cloud-computing platform. This will allow developers to dynamically scale their cl
Microsoft has announced general availability of Windows Azure Web Site and Mobile Service, accentuating the emphasis on development using the Azure cloud service.
According to Microsoft, Windows Az
At its Build developer conference today, Microsoft <a target="_blank" href="http://www.asp.net/visual-studio/overview/2013/creating-web-projects-in-visual-studio#bootstrap">announced</a> that it has a
Microsoft announced at the Build conference today that Windows Azure now has 8.5 trillion objects stored on its infrastructure. The company also announced the following: Customers do 900,000 storage t
In a press briefing this afternoon, Microsoft announced that <a target="_blank" href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie">Internet Explorer 11</a> will support <a target=
The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techmeme.com/130626/p26#a130626p26">headlines</a> are loud and clear today. Microsoft brings back the Start Button in Windows 8! Huzzah! ZONG! But don't believe
Microsoft showed the new Visual Studio 2013 at the Build conference today. The new integrated development environment (IDE) features include performance tools for power consumption, asynchronous calls
At its Build developer conference today, Microsoft announced that it is opening up quite a bit of Bing‘s advanced functionality to developers. As Microsoft corporate VP Gurdeep Singh Pall noted,
Microsoft just announced that the Bing Maps app for Windows 8.1 will offer 3D imagery, just like Google Maps and Apple Maps. This previously unannounced feature, Microsoft’s corporate VP Gurdeep
Microsoft is adding a bunch of new things to Windows 8.1, as the first part of its "rapid release" plan for its desktop OS. One aspect of the update is the new Food and Drink app for Windows 8, which
Our own Frederic Lardinois noted that the new version of Internet Explorer<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/26/microsoft-launches-windows-8-1-preview-with-start-button-deep-skydrive-integration-
Microsoft is doing its bit to help push forward the 3D printing revolution, by adding in native 3D printer support in Windows 8.1. A new API will let developers on its platform put 3D printing capabil
With its Windows 8.1 Preview, Microsoft today also launched a new version of its camera app. For the most part, the app hasn't really changed all that much, but Microsoft has added a cool (though deri
One of the redesigned apps Microsoft is introducing in the Windows 8.1 Preview is an update to its Xbox Music app that now puts the emphasis back on your own music – whether in the cloud or on y
For the Windows 8.1 Preview, Microsoft took a close look at its Windows Store and decided to give it a facelift and make a few changes to the way the operating system handles Store apps. Windows Store
Microsoft today officially launched Windows 8.1 Preview, the first public beta of its flagship operating system's next version, at its Build developer conference in San Francisco today. For Microsoft,
Microsoft is kicking off its Build developer conference today at 9am. The company has already announced that it will unveil Windows 8.1 in a Preview version today, but beyond that, though, we actually