Month: May 2018

The excitement at Microsoft Build 2018 kicked off on May 6 with the annual presentation of the Windows Developer Awards, which acknowledge the hard work that goes into making great applications. In a room full of the some of the best and brightest Windows developers, recognition went to Application Creator of the Year, Game Creator […] Continue reading Windows Developer Awards: And the 2018 winners are…→

Inside Xbox, Episode 3 will debut on May 17 at 6:30PM EDT/3:30PM PDT. This month’s episode will feature five hotly anticipated games, including breaking news, new feature announcements, exclusive gameplay and much more. We’re keeping most of those under wraps for now so as not to ruin the surprise. Of course, center stage for our May episode will be the Xbox exclusive zombie apocalypse survival game State of Decay 2, which launches globally on May 22nd. State of Decay 2 asks one question not easily answered. How will you survive? We’ll go in-depth on the world simulation that powers the… Continue reading Inside Xbox Episode 3 Debuts May 17→

In this video, you will see what is coming out this Build for Vision Cognitive Services, including a view into the new computer vision and custom vision experiences in action. Continue reading Vision Cognitive Services Updates | AI Show→

F# is a functional programming language that runs on .NET. It has a great community behind it, and now comes included with .NET Core.In this episode, Phillip Carter (@_cartermp) joins Rich (@runfaster2000) to talk about what is new for the F# language…. Continue reading What’s new in F# | On .NET→

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1805.180506-1920). Read on for more about the new features,  fixes and known issues in the latest system update.   New Features:   Group Your Games and Apps In this build we are enabling for the Preview Alpha ring the Groups feature.  We will roll-out this feature to all the Alpha users over the next few days so please be patient as we enable this feature in a controlled manner to watch the service and feature load. With… Continue reading New Preview Alpha 1805 System Update – 5/9/18→

Azure Maps were designed with the cloud customer in mind. Learn about the cartography design process as well as the robust data behind the curtains. For more information:Azure Maps (sample)Azure Maps product pageAzure Maps pricing pageAzure Maps d… Continue reading Designing with Azure Maps | Azure Friday→

Julie Kohler joins Scott Hanselman to discuss how to use the traffic APIs in Azure Maps. You will learn about how to surface the best in class traffic data coming from our partnership with TomTom using a set of simple REST APIs. Get up to date informat… Continue reading Traffic in Azure Maps | Azure Friday→

He’s played the scoundrel and the hero, and in Star Wars Battlefront II: The Han Solo Season, you’ll get to experience a little of both. You in? The fun begins May 16 with a trip back to the original trilogy, before jumping into new content for June inspired by the upcoming film “Solo: A Star Wars Story” — but more on that later. First, let’s talk about what you’ll be able to play this month. Revisit Jabba’s Palace What happens when you don’t pay a Hutt on time? You end up as an accent piece in his throne room… a… Continue reading Star Wars Battlefront II: The Han Solo Season Coming to Xbox One May 16→