In late March, the first builds of Windows 8.1 leaked to the Web. At about the same time, the number of Windows 8 apps reversed several months of slowing growth and charted four straight months of app ...

Microsoft yesterday took another stab at boosting interest in creating apps for Windows 8 with an awards program that will hand out Xbox games and other prizes to amateur programmers. Dubbed “App ...

Microsoft is releasing the public preview of winapp, the new Windows app development CLI that will be useful to developers building Windows apps. Microsoft is making it easier for developers to build ...

Microsoft has repeatedly been slammed over the lack of high-profile apps in its Windows Store, but developers may be embracing Redmond’s new operating system after all. Twitter Tuesday announced its ...

Everyone knows two things about Windows Phone: It’s a fine platform, and it’s far too small. Users of Windows Phone will sing its praises, but the problem remains that there are far too few users, in ...

Whether building business or lifestyle and leisure apps, NetAdvantage for Windows UI empowers developers to deliver Windows 8-optimized end user experiences that impact the bottom line. “We are ...

Microsoft on Wednesday revealed that it will follow in Apple's footsteps by building an "App Store" for the next generation of its flagship OS, codenamed Windows 8. Windows boss Steven Sinofsky said ...

If Microsoft brings back the Start Button and adds a boot-to-desktop option with Windows Blue, should Windows developers still be counting on Metro as their future? Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has ...