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We have just launched an all new series that teaches beginning developers with little programming experience how to develop applications for Windows Phone 7.  This series assumes that they have absolutely no knowledge of C#, Silverlight, or mobile development.  In just a few hours, they…

Many options to choose from when it comes to WP7 phones leaves some people wondering which one is right for them. Windows7News.com has a post with Indy8's great Metro-looking chart of available WP7 phones. This breaks down how much each weighs, screen size, body size, memory and camera…

The Channel 9 events area now includes all keynotes from previous Microsoft Professional Developers Conferences or as everyone calls it The PDC! Our archives start with the very first PDC which happened in Seattle in 1991 and go all the way up last fall’s event. We hope you enjoy this look back at…

Microsoft Research posted a page about some work they are doing around getting better images through a "deconvolution" algorithm that deblurs images through detecting movement in the accelerometers. What does this mean for the future? Could mean better images in a future phone, SLR's that…

Found a great project app over at MissingRemote.com called HD Home Sports Bar that shows how to control many different screens in your living room (or Home Sports Bar) through a single web interface using a variety of Extenders and code. Be sure to check out the video for a detailed description of…

Whilst clearly the year you were born will be best remembered for the arrival of your good self (by your family and friends anyway), have you ever checked out what else was happening that year? What were the events, news stories, books and movies that shaped society that year? The Next Web will…

Microsoft Lync is the next generation of Office Communications Server, and brings together video and voice communications, presence, file transfer, instant messaging  and more into one cohesive package for the workplace. The latest release of the platform was launched in New York yesterday,…

As I get older, I find myself shouting more and more at the TV, a bit like I remember my dad doing when I was a kid. Sure, we’re all tempted to yell when watching our favourite team play, or rather, lose on TV but I’ll commentate on the news, dramas, comedies, you name it. Fun for me, but drives my…

Microsoft’s classic game Flight Simulator is returning 28 years after its debut, then called “Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0.” Today, it will just be known as “Microsoft Flight.” In the new vision, Flight will reinvent itself for the era of modern PC gaming, inviting both long-time fans and new…

Love Zune? Love Windows Live Messenger? Love the idea of Windows Live Messenger on Zune? Well there’s great news for you today. Check out the Zune Marketplace and you’ll see that a Windows Live Messenger app for Zune HD is available to download.  According to Brandon over at the Windows…