Build Bing Maps into your Windows 8 Metro style app with new SDK

Now that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is out, developers are going to want to begin (if they haven’t already) to create new Metro style apps.  Just in time to make that process easier, ... Read more »

ChevronWP7 Labs official Windows Phone unlocking service now available

The ChevronWP7 team (Rafael Rivera, Chris Walsh, and Long Zheng) has finally signed off on their “ChevronWP7 Labs” official unlocking service for Windows Phone users. To recap, ChevonWP7 Labs allows hobbyist developers to unlock ... Read more »

Yesterday, Mango: today, Windows Phone SDK RTW

The Mango blog post on the Windows Phone blog hinted as much, but a new blog post on the Windows Phone Developer blog makes it official: I’m pleased to announce that the Windows Phone ... Read more »

Messenger Connect is now “Live Connect” – new APIs for SkyDrive and Hotmail Calendar

As part of the announcement at the BUILD conference today, Microsoft announced a new SDK and accompanying REST APIs for Windows Live. Originally named “Messenger Connect”, the new developer tools have been expanded in ... Read more »

Messenger Connect releases code samples to GitHub

Microsoft recently released a new version of Messenger Connect, allowing developers to integrate elements of Windows Live ID, Hotmail, Messenger, and SkyDrive into their own applications.  Today, in a post at Inside Windows Live, ... Read more »

Devs getting lots of love today: Azure, Mango, Windows Live announcements

A trio of announcements for developers (and developer wannabes) today coming from various parts of Microsoft, all intending to make it easier to write and deploy your apps.  We’ll start with Windows Live, because, ... Read more »

Bing Maps AJAX 7.0 control updated with new features

It is that time of the year again when Bing brings us a slew of new updates to their decision engine. Besides the new Bing Maps update announced a few days ago, the Bing ... Read more »

ChevronWP7 Labs to provide official Windows Phone unlocking service for homebrew developers

The ChevronWP7 team, consisting of Long Zheng, Rafael Rivera and Chris Walsh, released a Windows Phone 7 Unlocker Tool back in November last year, allowing users to developer-unlock their WP7 devices for free. This ... Read more »

Internet Explorer Mobile Test Drive site launched for Windows Phone "Mango"

Microsoft just announced on their Windows Phone Developer team blog that their Internet Explorer Test Drive website now has a mobile companion, available here, which seems to coincide nicely with the availability of Windows ... Read more »

Messenger Connect Version 5.0 released

Messenger Connect provides a way for websites and applications to access and take advantage of elements of Windows Live, such as access authentication (Live ID), user profile information, and connection to Windows Live services ... Read more »