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With their final release of Windows 7 Development Tools, Microsoft is looking for developers to start bringing apps to the table. Late to the party, MSFT is trying to catch up in the mobile app world, which presents a unique opportunity for developers.

Good news for Windows phone developers; Intel launches their AppUp store for MeeGo and Windows Apps. AppUp is the new name for Intel's formerly named Atom Developer Program.

The Microsoft Azure platform is being touted as one of the best for developers' flexibility; and it's tough to dispute the claims. In this eWeek slideshow, Darryl Taft reviews the main selling points Microsoft is introducing to developers.

Hitting a new record, Microsoft covered 14 security bulletins in this ambitions Patch Tuesday, producing over 34 security fixes in total...four of these are Enterprise-Level critical patches.

A lot of noise is made between which is better, Android or iPhone development...not to mention mixing new Windows 7 development into the mix. Dr. Dobbs gives us their take on what Microsoft's vision for an app store and questions the differences.

The war of cartography continues between Microsoft and Google as Microsoft integrates a list of new features into Bing Maps...including a taxi fare calculator!

Microsoft looks to integrate Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) into the land of managed and federated identities and logins...is Microsoft looking to usurp Citrix with Forefront a new identity management system?

As the economy continues to recover, Microsoft's Windows 7 is on the forefront of business. Mainly, businesses are looking to upgrade their IT Infrastructure through a Windows 7 migration. This means big business for those that are geared up to code and migrate systems!

Don't worry about Microsoft's fiscal state...MSFT released revenues of $16 billion USD for their fourth quarter, surpassing analyst estimates on approximately 170 million Windows 7 licenses.

Your network and Internet Explorer get some needed security protection in the new beta release of Microsoft Security Essentials and Forefront Endpoint Protection.

Despite their best efforts, the Stuxnet malware exploit is still wreaking havoc as it targets a Microsoft Windows vulnerability. Here's some suggestions on how you can protect yourself against Stuxnet.

Security researchers are expressing concern that Microsoft's security advisory about a Windows vulnerability is misleading, as users do not need to click on malicious icons in order to trigger malware exploiting the flaw, which, according to all sides, has already been the subject of attacks.

The wide acceptance of the x86 multi-core architecture is causing a surge in strength for Microsoft’s Windows Server family.

Microsoft discontinued the Kin line of phones after selling virtually no phones; Nick Kolakowski questions if they are ready for more of the same with Windows Phone 7.

The 2010 Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) will be held this year Oct. 28-29 at company's Redmond, Washington campus. All keynotes and sessions will be Webcast for developers that can not attend in person.

Unlike Apple, Microsoft is pledging that their app submission process for the Windows Phone 7 store will be transparent. Apple has caught a lot of grief over their app submission and rejection policy, with little visibility into why applications are rejected. Microsoft feels that app developers have a right to know why their application may not be suited for the Windows Phone 7 app store.

Microsoft is attempting to bring developers on to their Windows Phone 7 platform; by offering everything from tools to phones to cash. Read this article and learn how to cash in on the Windows Phone 7 app bonanza!

True to form, just scant months after the Windows 7 OS was GM released, the rumors have started (perhaps from Redmond) about Windows 8 and its potential feature set. Touting cloud connectivity, we all can remember the promises of Longhorn back in 2002...

Although the software giant Microsoft added nearly 2000 jobs in 2010 thusfar, rumors have them executing against an internal layoff of positions that could be tied to their mobile failures.

After close to a 2 year delay (initially announced in 2008), Microsoft finally comes through and delivered Silverlight functionality for the Symbian operating system and its associated devices.