You can't really talk about UWP, Microsoft's "universal platform platform" without touching on the "is it dead?" controversy. As we said before, it's really a tale of two UWPs, one, a family of APIs that introduce new abilities like "BackgroundTasks, ... Read more
Microsoft is doing some important platform changes so that developers will be able to leverage more UWP features in their legacy desktop apps.
One open source champion has found a way to unlock the true power of Xbox by getting CLI Win32 apps running on the console
Microsoft's recent work on coming up with a unifying design language is now being extended to legacy Windows applications and programs as well.
While we're only a couple of weeks removed from the latest Windows 10 release, Microsoft is in full developer support mode and offering Windows developers looking to get a leg up on app features access to the next releases SDK. ... Read more
Let's all say it together, Microsoft 365! As Microsoft seemingly downplays its dependency on Windows, the company is upselling its new holistic offering in Microsoft 365 and it's a nomenclature the industry is just going to have to come to ... Read more
IrfanView isn't a very pretty looking app, but it's got a simple premise - let you view and convert image files, and even do some light editing.
The development of an x86 emulation for ARM64 tech that would allow Microsoft to potentially enable the million plus strong library of Windows apps to run on ARM chips at some point.
The Spotify app for Windows desktop has been updated today, adding support for Windows' native media APIs. While the Spotify update released today does not bring any new UI changes or any immediate additional feature sets, the added support for Windows ... Read more
Remember OneClip? Or Cache? We wrote about it leaking recently, and today, we have more to share. Not only screenshots though, but a whole installer. Windows Blog Italia updated their recent article on the subject, including more screenshots, a leaked ... Read more
Microsoft responded to Tim Sweeney, stating that the Universal Windows Platform is intended to be a fully open platform and that today's growing pains will resolve over time.
Microsoft has updated their Desktop App Converter program which assists app developers in converting their .NET 4.6.1 or Win32 desktop apps to the new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app format used in Windows 10. Here are the latest changes made ... Read more
Build 2015 is going on in its full force with lots of interesting announcements, especially if you're a developer. The company announced a number of great things to come to Windows Store, including carrier billing so you could purchase apps ... Read more