Monthly Archives: March 2010
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 apps and games (respectively) for…
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 who can purchase a…
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 Output…
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) And in the…