Archive for March, 2010

The Spoils of MIX

0 Comments Posted by Michael March 17th, 2010 in Betas, Internet Explorer, MIX, XNA, windows phone

MIX is on at the moment in Las Vegas, and Microsoft is really showing off all of the cool things coming this year.
The big focus of MIX10 is of course, Windows Phone 7. Now this is a developer & designer conference, so the focus is on how to use Silverlight and XNA to make [...]

It’s a Genuine Steal!

0 Comments Posted by Aarohi March 10th, 2010 in Deals, Office, Software

Microsoft has kicked off its “Technology Guarantee” program for Microsoft Office 2010 meaning that anyone who buys and activates Office 2007 between now and September 30, 2010 will get to upgrade to Office 2010 for free when it becomes available, so you don’t have to wait.
The deal is yet another great offer for Australian students [...]

XNA Game Studio 4.0 Announced

0 Comments Posted by Michael March 10th, 2010 in Software, XNA, Xbox 360

Fresh out of GDC, the XNA team announced XNA Game Studio 4.0, which they say will be released within the coming month.
There are some interesting additions to the API this time around, and some changes that existing creators will need to take note of:

Windows Phone 7 Hardware Support
Visual Studio 2010 Integration
Microphone Input
Dynamic (Unbuffered) Audio [...]

Win A Share House!

0 Comments Posted by Albert Ong March 4th, 2010 in Competitions, Microsoft, Software, windows 7

Hey kids!
Wakey wakey! It’s ime to shine, and yank open those curtains to your penthouse…. wait! did I say penthouse?!
That’s right kids, a new competition hosted by Microsoft is giving you and 5 mates a chance to win a penthouse of your choice (whichever city) FREE for 7 MONTHS! (Rent up to $1500 per week) [...]