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Wyoming-based independent developer doubles his income in one year on the...
Nathan Darst became an independent developer three years ago when he left his job at a helicopter contracting company to build games on the Windows platform. This decision, the Wyoming-based Darst has...
View ArticleEnhanced Windows Dev Center reporting
This week, Windows Dev Center is releasing enhancements to two reports for Windows Store: Downloads and In-app purchase. We know having data as soon as possible is important to make decisions about...
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Microsoft’s Windows App Studio and TouchDevelop integrate. Mobile First....
Windows App Studio Beta today released its most impactful update since the move to universal Windows apps last April. Many of you have already tried TouchDevelop, a powerful, touch-friendly programming...
View ArticleBring your Windows Phone Silverlight apps to Windows Runtime XAML; prepare...
With the release of Windows Phone 8.1 last year, we introduced the concept of universal Windows apps. Windows 10 will build on our commitment to provide a common Windows platform with one API layer...
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Windows Store is first to bring carrier billing to China, India and Brazil
It is estimated that 93% of people who live in fast-growth emerging markets around the world do not have a credit card (Source: Measuring Financial Inclusion, The Global Findex Database), making it...
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Windows and Windows Phone Store Trends – December 2014 Update
This blog is the latest in a recurring series that provides details about recent Store trends across categories, markets, and more. Understanding these trends can help you determine what types of apps...
View ArticleCreating Developer Opportunity with Windows Store in 2015
As we all turn our attention to the year ahead I thought I’d take this opportunity to say thank you and share some insight into our plans for building on a very successful 2014. We began the year with...
View ArticleInside Windows Platform – How to Add Push Notifications to Your App
Adding push notifications is simple to do, using Azure Mobile Services. In this video, Yavor Georgiev walks through the easy four step process involved in setting it up. Building and deploying a server...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Mojio Windows Phone Developer App Contest
As we saw last week at CES, the automobile space continues to be a hotbed of innovation, particularly in the connected car realm. This week we will see even more connected car app scenarios at the...
View ArticleWindows 10 is empowering developers to dream again
Yesterday Terry showed you how Windows 10 will usher in a new generation of Windows by powering innovation and more personal computing across the largest range of devices, including Microsoft Surface...
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Now Available in Dev Center: Windows Download Badges in More Languages
We know you are always looking for ways to increase awareness and downloads, and download badges are a great way to do it. Now, Windows and Windows Phone Store download badges are available in several...
View ArticleSubmit games to the Windows Game Developer Contest – win up to $10,000
Publish your best apps and games in the Windows and Windows Phone Stores – and have a chance to win big cash for your creative efforts – in the Windows Game Developer Contest, running now through March...
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Millions download role-playing app built by recent grad; he will publish to...
Zoltán Gubics is a hugely successful mobile game developer; his role-playing game, Medieval Apocalypse, has accrued 1.1 million downloads on the Windows platform. Gubics graduated just last year from...
View ArticleWindows 10 Coming to Raspberry Pi 2
This blog was written by Kevin Dallas, General Manager, Windows IoT Group. Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the retail availability of their new board, the Raspberry Pi 2. We’re excited to...
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Reporting enhancements for Windows Phone developers
Today Windows Dev Center released reporting changes to Windows Phone App downloads and In-app products reports. We know having data as soon as possible is important to make decisions about your apps,...
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Tappsi app helps hail cabs in Bogota
Microsoft cloud and mobile technologies deliver a simple, efficient service for getting a taxi ride in crowded Bogota, Colombia. Sometimes great ideas spring from mundane events. For Juan Salcedo, it...
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Windows App Studio adds logo and image wizard, improved Facebook and YouTube...
Windows App Studio Beta today released its latest update bringing new features including a full-featured logo and image wizard with built in image controls and conversion tools, plus improved Facebook...
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Mobile game studio reaches more than 160 million downloads on more platforms...
Paul Baldwin is the CEO at Joybits Game Studio, headquartered in San Francisco. Joybits developed the immensely popular Doodle game series; Doodle games have been downloaded over 160 million times in...
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A first look at the Windows 10 universal app platform
Earlier today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I provided developers a first look at the Windows 10 developer platform strategy and universal app platform. I encourage you to tune in to our Build...
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How to make a Windows Store game with C# and XAML – part 1
This guest blog post is the first of a 3-part series written by Windows developer Jani Nevalainen. Please see the original post here, and stay tuned for Parts 2 and 3 coming soon. I believe that games...
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