universal apps

Since the month ends with the release of Windows 10, a great way to kick it off is by highlighting the great Windows 10 Universal App Samples available on GitHub. I mean, check out this list of samples! Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples This repo contains the samples that demonstrate the...

Fast accelerated graphics! with an clean easy API! That's the promise of Microsoft's Win2d library. In this video I walk through, from scratch, how to create a simple animated graphics application for UWP using .NET. There are full notes (and links to source code) on my blog: Link Removed...

This live video shows me porting an 8.1 universal app to Win10. For more details, please read the accompanying blog: Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

Hi everyone, We’re releasing Build 10080 of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones to the Fast ring today (will show as 10.0.12562.84 in Settings > System > About). We’re excited to get this build out because it brings many improvements but also because it adds support for a few important...

Windows 10 is coming this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages. Today, we are excited to share more details on the Windows 10 Editions. We designed Windows 10 to deliver a more personal computing experience across a range of devices. An experience optimized for each device type, but...

Conference season has finally caught up to our Channel 9 producers I think. Here are a select 13 videos from last week. Need more? Well remember you can view Ignite (http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2015) and Build (Link Removed) on-demand now too... :) Link Removed Joe Stegman, Group...

Microsoft Emulator is a desktop application that emulates a Windows 10 Mobile device when used in conjunction with Visual Studio 2015 Preview. It provides a virtualized environment in which you can debug and test universal apps without a physical device. It also provides an isolated environment...

During presentations at Microsoft Ignite this week by OneDrive product managers it was revealed that a new sync engine and universal client for business and consumer users will be released in the 4th quarter of 2015. Placeholders might also make a return in Windows 10. read more Continue...

Visual Studio Express 2015 RC for Windows 10 provides the core tools for building compelling, innovative apps for Windows universal apps. Windows 10 is required to install Visual Studio Express 2015 for Windows. Note that Visual Studio 2015 RC is not supported in a production environment for...

As a truly personal digital assistant, Cortana is there to help people get things done. When we set out to design Cortana, we talked to real world personal assistants and learned that they do a few things really well, and rely on a network of experts for everything else. Cortana is no...

Today at //BUILD we are making an update available to the Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows apps. Windows 10 is an exciting release for developers, with support for Universal Windows apps that run across all Windows 10 devices – on the phone in your pocket, the tablet or laptop in your...

Hi everyone. I’m Albert, and I lead the Design Team in the Operating Systems Group at Microsoft. First time poster, long time reader, be gentle. Our team designs for Windows phones, tablets, and PCs; for services, such as the Store, accounts, and MSN; for Xbox; and also for emerging experiences...

This blog is the latest in a recurring series about recent Store trends across categories, markets, and more. Understanding these trends can help you determine what types of apps to build or where to focus your development efforts. Data from the Windows Store is presented alongside the Windows...

This guest blog post is the final post of a 3-part series written by Windows developer Jani Nevalainen. Please see the original 3rd post on Jani’s blog Link Removed, and refer to Part 1 Link Removed and Part 2 here. Moving the ship When we’re doing a universal app, we have to take in account...

I try to keep this list down to only 10-15'ish shows but this past week was a huge one for content, series and announcements. One of the big ones was from Scott Guthrie, Azure App Service announcement. Beyond that Windows 10 news, Win10 dev and the coming C# 6/.Net Core 5 and so much more...

In this thread I ask what you guys think of Windows 10 so far. You do not have to answer all these. Do you like or hate hate it? Do you think it will succeed or fail? Sure the Start Menu is back, but do you hate that there are still metro tiles there? Link Removed What do you think of the...

At Mobile World Congress 2015, Kevin Gallo gave the world a first look at the Windows 10 universal app platform. Kevin provided background into how developers can achieve scale through reach across device types, and introduced adaptive UX, natural user inputs and cloud-based services to help...

This week at WinHEC, we were able to talk to silicon, hardware, and device partners about the advances we are making in Windows 10 to simplify building Windows devices, drivers, and apps. Some of the key advances we disclosed this week include: The Windows 10 device platform allows IHVs to...

This guest blog post is the first of a 3-part series written by Windows MVP Jani Nevalainen. Please see the original post Link Removed, and stay tuned for Parts 2 and 3 coming soon. I believe that games are still one of the most fun ways to get to know a new programming language. Since there...

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 conference in April for the full story. Windows 10 represents the culmination of our platform...