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Apportunity 2014 Powered by Microsoft
Here's your chance to create a Windows Phone App that will go LIVE all over the World and compete to...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 06/19/2014
2 months Internship opportunity at Microsoft Islamabad Office, batch 3
I’m excited to announce that Microsoft Islamabad office is about to start its 3rd batch of two...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 06/14/2014
Microsoft Innovation Center Lahore, Internship Program, batch 5
Microsoft Innovation Center - Lahore is about to start its 5th batch of five months Internship...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 06/10/2014
Upload Files on Microsoft Azure Storage Container from Windows Store App
This blog post will walk you through the process of creating a Microsoft Azure storage account,...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 05/29/2014
Event Calendar of MIC Lahore, May - June 2014
Microsoft Innovation Center – Lahore is running a program called Technical Skills Accelerator....
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 05/19/2014
How to Periodically Update Tile without using Push Notification Service?
Targeting Windows 8.1 Update, Widows Store, Windows Phone and Universal Apps allow updating tile...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 04/28/2014
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2014 Pakistan National Finals Result
We saw some thrilling projects during national finals ranging from device centric solutions to cloud...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 04/22/2014
Using SQLite with Windows Phone 8
Today we are going to look at how we can use SQLite for Windows Phone 8. There are many posts out...
Author: ShahidAziz Date: 04/22/2014
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2014 Pakistan Regional Finals Result
Students have tremendous potential & passion, we love their excitement towards participation in...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 04/17/2014
Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview is Now Available
Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview is now available however you need to install Preview for...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 04/14/2014
Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 RC Available for Download
Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 Release Candidate (RC) is available for download at:...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 04/02/2014
Change Application Background using Visual States through Settings Charm
Today we will be looking at how we can change application background using Visual States through The...
Author: ShahidAziz Date: 04/02/2014
New Prizes & Exciting Opportunities for Imagine Cup Winning Teams
New set of bootcamps are recently announced for this year's Imagine Cup winning teams from World...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 03/29/2014
Deadline for App Submission in PYF hackathon has been extended till 15th April, 2014
Dear Contestants The deadline for app submission on store in PYF Windows Store hackathon has been...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 03/28/2014
Watch the Build 2014 Live Stream
Build 2014 is right around the corner, starting April 2. Please encourage friends to watch the live...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 03/24/2014
Imagine Cup Regional Finals Online Deliverable Submission Last Date
Imagine Cup Pakistan Last Date for Online Deliverable Submission for regional finals 12th April,...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 03/19/2014
Browsing the .NET Reference Source
You can browse through the .NET Framework source code online at...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 03/06/2014
Getting started with Xamarin: A Sample Portable Class Library Weather Client
Xamarin is powerful and it is getting popular day by day. The purpose of this post is educational...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 03/05/2014
Syed Faizan Hussain from Pakistan wins January 2014 Brain Games for Imagine Cup
We have a winner! Syed Faizan Hussain from Pakistan won our January Brain Games contest. He is from...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 02/26/2014
PYF 2014 – Prizes for Windows Store App Development Hackathon
For more details about the hackathon please visit, https://aka.ms/Cnieeh
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 02/21/2014
NOKIA #DVLUP is now AVAILABLE in PAKISTAN!
I'm excited to announce that Nokia #DVLUP is now available in Pakistan. By joining DVLUP,...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 02/20/2014
Microsoft Pakistan is offering 8 Weeks Internship Opportunity at Islamabad Office
Microsoft Pakistan is offering 8 weeks internship opportunity at Islamabad office. The criterion is...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 02/10/2014
Windows Store 8.1 App Development Hackathon in Punjab Youth Festival 2014 - Rules & Regulations
Edit (3/28/2014) App Submission Deadline Extension Deadline for App Submission in PYF hackathon has...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 02/01/2014
Microsoft Innovation Center Lahore, Internship Program, batch 4
Microsoft Innovation Center - Lahore is about to start its 4th batch of three months Internship...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 01/27/2014
To develop apps for Microsoft - PYF 2014 Windows 8.1 Hackathon you need following tools
To develop application for Windows 8.1, you need following tools, Windows 8.1 (90 Day trial)...
Author: Zaigham Ikram Butt Date: 01/24/2014
Join us for the College & Career Readiness Virtual Event, February 13 and 18
Preparing students for success in higher education and future careers is no easy feat. The pace of...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 01/23/2014
Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 is Available!
The update focuses primarily on getting VS 2013 working better with versions of IE prior to IE 10....
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 01/20/2014
Top 5 Reasons to Use Visual Studio Online
Brian Keller (Technical Evangelist, Microsoft) speaks about Top 5 reasons to host your next software...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 01/08/2014
Get Ready !, Details are Coming Soon !
Author: Zaigham Ikram Butt Date: 01/06/2014
Getting started with Hub control in Windows Store Applications
Let’s talk about the very basics of Hub control for Windows Store applications. We’ll...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 12/28/2013
Windows 8.1 Design templates for PowerPoint based Storyboarding
The power point presentation attached provides you Windows 8.1 Design templates for PowerPoint based...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 12/23/2013
What's New in Visual Studio 2013?
Visual Studio 2013 is out for quite sometime now and for those of you who are trying to figure out...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 12/22/2013
MVA brings MSCD 3-for-1
Microsoft Virtual Academy's Special Offer brings you voucher to pay for first exam of globally...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 12/18/2013
Create same application for windows phone and windows store backed by cloud and Win Imagine Cup Challenge!
Windows and Windows Phone apps are better together. Connected through the cloud with Windows Azure,...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 12/15/2013
orientation Support For windows Phone 8
While developing for windows Phone 8, we sometimes, neglect the fact that all the apps support...
Author: ShahidAziz Date: 12/12/2013
Windows 8 App Development in Urdu Language
[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElaeUxTX-4c] The video speaks about getting started with...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 11/26/2013
Translate & Text for Windows Phone & Windows 8.1
Translate & Text is now available for both Windows Phone and Windows 8.1. This is the first...
Author: Usman Ur Rehman Ahmed Date: 11/20/2013