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Calling all Real Time Strategy (RTS) fans! You might remember that last month, we announced that Rise of Nations: Extended Edition would be arriving to the Windows Store, for a special price and with features like cross-network play with Steam! That day has come—Rise of Nations: Extended Edition is now available for purchase here. For […] Continue reading Rise of Nations: Extended Edition out now in the Windows Store
Introducing a redesigned Office.com, Office 365 app launcher, and new Office 365 gallery to bring you more personalized experiences on the web.
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Calling all Real Time Strategy (RTS) fans! You might remember that last month, we announced that Rise of Nations: Extended Edition would be arriving to the Windows Store, for a special price and with features like cross-network play with Steam! That day has come — Rise of Nations: Extended Edition is now available for purchase here. For a limited time, Rise of Nations: Extended Edition will be available in the Windows Store for a promotional price of only $4.99 USD. As a reminder, Rise of Nations: Extended Edition for Windows 10 includes both the original Rise of Nations game as well as the PC… Continue reading Rise of Nations: Extended Edition Available Now on Windows 10
Hi everyone! For today’s release of Project CARS 2, the team at Slightly Mad Studios would like to share some insights on the process of creating the authentic motorsport experience you’re going to discover in-game, particularly how we got all four seasons of weather into Project CARS 2. With LiveTrack 3.0, snow, ice, rain, mist, sunshine, and wind all affect the grip and handling of the 180+ cars across every single track in Project CARS 2. With 60 venues and over 140 layouts on four continents, this is the largest track roster to ever feature on consoles, and each track… Continue reading Creating Living Tracks in Project CARS 2, Available Now on Xbox One
Running ProjectOnline With PowerShell In Azure Using Azure Functions Paul Mather is the Head of PPM Solution Architecture at CPS, based in the UK. Paul has been involved in successful Project Server, Project Online and SharePoint deployments since 2007, working with all Project Server versions and other supporting Microsoft technologies. Paul regularly blogs and is active on Project and… Continue reading Friday Five: Insight Into ASP.NET, Azure Functions, Hololens And More
Microsoft was full of interesting news this week, from an innovative, transatlantic project to a Microsoft HoloLens partnership that powers creativity to Xbox and “Minecraft” announcements that make games more fun. Here’s a look. Microsoft, Facebook and telecommunications infrastructure company Telxius have completed the highest-capacity subsea cable to cross the Atlantic. Called Marea (Spanish for…
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The last post in our Template Week takes us to IoT and Windows 10 IoT Core (I know, funny that!)
The best part of these Project templates is that they are NOT just C# templates, but VB, C++ and even JavaScript…
Get the Templates;
This package contains project templates for Windows IoT Core Applications
The Windows IoT Core Project Templates enables development for Windows IoT Core devices (such as Raspberry Pi 2 & 3, Minnowboard Max, and DragonBoard 410c) using Visual Studio 2017.
For more information about Windows 10 IoT Core, visit www.windowsondevices.com.
For more information about building applications using these templates, visit https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/docs/buildingappsforiotcore.
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) templates are provided to enable headless Background Applications for these supported languages:
C#, Visual Basic, C++, JavaScript, C++ Console, Arduino Wiring Project
Here’s some more information about IoT application types and supported Languages;
Learn about the languages that are supported on Windows 10 IoT Core as well as the UWP and non-UWP app types that are supported on IoT Core.+
Application Types
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps …
Traditional UWP Apps …
Background Apps …
Non-UWP Apps …
Programming Languages
IoT Core supports a wide range of programming languages.+
In-Box languages
Traditional UWP languages ship with support in Visual Studio by default. All of the In-Box languages support both UI and Background Applications+
- Languages
- C#
- C++
- Javascript
- Visual Basic
IoT Focused Languages
The IoT targeted languages require the download of the “Windows IoT Core Project Templates” from the Visual Studio Tools->Extensions and Updates manager. The IoT Focused languages support only Background Applications. You can also build Windows Runtime Components using C#, C++, or Visual Basic and then reference those libraries from any other language (except Python).+
- Languages
- Arduino Wiring
- Node.js
- Python
C# and Visual Basic (VB)
When it comes to computing, speed matters. So does resiliency. Today, we’re proud to announce the completion of the Marea subsea cable, which is unmatched in its capabilities. Spanish for tide, Marea is a joint project between Microsoft, Facebook and global telecommunication infrastructure company Telxius, that helps to upgrade the global internet infrastructure to better…
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