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 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 ...

Microsoft today announced a major new initiative that will finally alleviate some of the persistent confusion around Windows app development. Project Reunion, as it is called, is meant to unify the ...

Windows would likely be better- you can still run software much older than 2004, but good luck finding people willing to work on stuff 20 years old. I actually think fully compiled binaries will stand ...

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 ...

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 ...