Month: October 2018

Our favorite color this month happens to be red, and today of all days, it’s easy to see why. To celebrate, Xbox is offering amazing deals on Xbox One, and kicking off a sweepstakes to win a red Xbox One X and more to make your gaming setup complete! The grand prize includes a custom red Xbox One X console and matching Xbox Wireless Controller, a second Xbox Wireless Controller in Red, 12 months of Xbox Live Gold and $100 USD to spend at the Microsoft Store. Visit our Xbox Twitter channel to see the custom red Xbox One X… Continue reading Celebrate All Things Red with This Custom Red Xbox One X→

How to use Azure Infrastructure-As-a-Service (IaaS) in the most cost effective way – top 10 – survival guide Christiaan Brinkhoff works as a Cloud Architect and Evangelist and owns his own independent consulting firm, where he focuses mainly on Public Cloud infrastructures and End-User Computing environments for the larger multinational enterprise customers for the EMEA and… Continue reading Friday Five: Azure IaaS, Dynamics 365 and More!→

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox One, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change). Continue reading Next Week on Xbox: New Games for October 30 to November 2→

Mixer is teaming up with multi-platinum recording artist Post Malone, to give him and fans the ultimate festival experience, Posty-style, at his inaugural music festival, Posty Fest. We’ll be serving looks in customized golf carts that are tricked out from top to bottom with Post Malone in mind. The custom designed Mixer HypeCart, comes equipped with a 40-inch HD screen TV, a custom Posty Fest Xbox One X console, 13-inch, one hundred spoke rims, and will be a fully-operational livestreaming machine to give you an inside look at the festival as Post Malone streams live behind-the-scenes from the carts the… Continue reading Mixer Builds Custom Golf Carts for Post Malone to Game and Stream at Posty Fest→

Microsoft has completed its acquisition of GitHub. Nat Friedman, former CEO of Xamarin (acquired by Microsoft in 2016), is taking over as GitHub’s CEO, reporting to Scott Guthrie, Microsoft Cloud + AI Group Executive Vice President. GitHub will retain its developer-first ethos, operate independently, and remain an open platform. Together, the two companies will work…

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We’re excited to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 is now available worldwide for Xbox One. From Rockstar Games, the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age. Download Red Dead Redemption 2 from the Microsoft Store by October 29 and you’ll also get the pre-order bonuses including The War Horse, The Outlaw Survival Kit, and bonus cash for Story Mode. Red Dead Redemption 2 will also include access to Red Dead Online. Launching initially as a public beta… Continue reading Red Dead Redemption 2 Now Available on Xbox One→

Red Dead Redemption 2, an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age from the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, is now available across the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X where gamers can experience the amazing old west in native 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR). To celebrate, Xbox is offering an amazing deal in the U.S. and Canada on Xbox One consoles, available at participating retailers, including your local Microsoft Store or online, starting today. In the U.S., save $100 on any new Xbox One X… Continue reading Celebrate the Launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 with $100 off Xbox One Consoles→

First published on MSDN on Jul 07, 2017

We would like to introduce our much awaited

BluetoothLEHelper

, a new module that provides functionality to enumerate, connect, and interact with Bluetooth LE Peripherals. It is part o… Continue reading Introducing BluetoothLEHelper→