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[caption id=“attachment_12247” align=“alignnone” width=“610” caption=“Click here to register for #WOWZAPP Singapore.”][/caption] Registration has launched for Microsoft’s WOWZAPP 2012, Worldwide Hackathon for Windows students, developers and entrepreneurs across countries and other types of developers across countries including Singapore, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, Chile and Greece. Developers will work in teams to develop apps that will be published and available for download in the Windows Store. WOWZAPP 2012: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows is an event that allows you to take part in a truly global experience – developers and designers all over the world coming together to build apps for Windows, Windows Phone and Windows Azure. WOWZAPP 2012 is on November 9-11, 2012, timed to celebrate the launch of Windows 8 and immediately after the Build conference to take advantage of all that fresh new information that will be delivered at that time. It’s also on the weekend before Global Entrepreneur Week so that startup developers can kick off that week with a bang. Expert Help, free resources Microsoft app experts, developers and trainers will be available to assist your learning and coding. Download the developer tools and resources now and get ready for action. Download at no charge to students and BizSpark members: Windows 8 Getting Started Guide Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8 ...

Just how big is the Windows community? There are 1.2 billion Windows users globally, with 690 million currently on Windows 7. Microsoft has announced upgrade pricing for its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Anyone running a copy of Windows from the last decade (Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7) can upgrade for USD40 - WOOTTT? SO CHEAP AND AFFORDABLE! With the plethora of new devices coming up with Windows 8 - from Notebooks, Slates, Convertibles, Ultrabooks, Tablets, etc - you can imagine how that number will grow. Want to be the next big app developer? You’ve got a golden opportunity to catch here. We’re just less than a week away (6 more days to go!) from the launch of Windows 8. I’m sure the resources that we’ve provided so far are more than enough for you to get started and submit your first Windows 8 app/game to the store. In my previous post -Lessons from Fruit Ninja Developer Dojo, Halfbrick mentioned that they’re excited about the launch of the new platforms, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 and the opportunities that the platforms would open up for developers. And here, I’ve gathered more compelling reasons to get you started: ...

(From My SharePoint 2013 Ignite Notebook) Part 1 Think of SharePoint 2013 as a platform, which will help you understand this new paradigm shift. Lots of developers do programming using C#, Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, NodeJS. The SharePoint 2013 App model is based on web standards: HTML 5, CSS, JS, OAuth 2.0 and OData. Today SharePoint enables most of the SharePoint API functions to be accessible remotely, with the remote interface being much easier to maintain and more secure. This concept also opens doors for SharePoint Developers create Facebook kind of applications for SharePoint and Office. Today’s Application Development Challenges Till SharePoint 2010, solution deployment could only be done in either Sandbox or Farm Solutions, ...

Mobile devices are becoming the prevalent computing platform for most people. Not every has access to a PC, which is why it’s important for us to come up with new ways for them to develop apps for themselves and the problems that they are facing in their countries. A cool new research project that the researchers here at Microsoft have been working on is called Touch Develop. TouchDevelop is a new mobile development environment that enables anyone with a Windows Phone to create new apps directly on the smartphone, without a PC or a traditional keyboard. At the core is a new mobile programming language and editor that was designed with the touchscreen as the only input device in mind. Programs written in TouchDevelop can leverage all phone sensors such as GPS, cameras, accelerometer, gyroscope, and stored personal data such as contacts, songs, pictures. Thousands of programs have already been written and published with TouchDevelop. It’s been amazing looking at the apps that some of the students from all over the world. [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“320” caption=“Pacman Evolved by Chris Kurhan”][/caption] Check out more of the apps created by Touch Develop on the Windows Phone 7: https://www.touchdevelop.com/apps Visit the Touch Develop website to find out more!

App of the week is a weekly showcase of an awesome app developed on Windows 8 or Windows Phone. Got an app you love that you want us to talk about? Leave us a comment and tell us which app and why you love it! One of my favourite apps to read news on the web is Pulse.me. Pulse started as a beautiful app which pulls content from thousands of news sources and blogs bringing together a customized view of your favorite content in one stunning experience. The success of the app was, and continues to be, phenomenal. With Internet Explorer and HTML5 that beautiful app experience has come to the web – all without compromising the performance, or the award winning UI. And because IE10 and Windows 8 are perfect for touch – the Pulse touch experience on a Windows 8 device surpasses anything you can do on today’s tablet. The Pulse site is part of an exciting new trend we’re seeing: companies that have built successful apps are looking to expand their reach even more through the web, without compromising the experience their customers have grown to love. Tapping into the capabilities of a modern browser, like IE10, and advancements in web standards, companies like Pulse are able to provide users with an experience that meets, and may even exceed, what is possible in an app. Check it out: For quick access to the pulse.me application, all you need to do is to pin the app from your IE browser. That way, you can access it as an app on your Windows 8 Start screen. Have fun reading everyone!

A new platform always means a great deal of opportunity for game developers. Windows 8, is that new platform. So you want to build a game for Windows 8? Well we want to make it as easy as possible for you to do so. That’s why we thought it would be a good idea to compile all the resources we could into one place, so you can spend your time coding, not googling. We’ve got everything you need to get going, from initial guides to the platform, to detailed guides on making the most of DirectX. And not forgetting that final important step, making some money from your hard work. ...

Radio is a big part of life here in Singapore. Growing up with Jean Danker and Glenn Ong previously on 98.7fm, I can’t imagine what my school nights mugging would have been like without them dishing our my favourite tunes and reading all our adolescent dedications. Now that they’ve shifted to Class 95fm, it only feels right that I make the move with them as well! If you’re not in Singapore, or in your car or have a radio near you, there are still a few ways to tune in to your favourite stations, such as through XinMSN, but it just got a whole lot easier with our App of the Week! [caption id=“attachment_11500” align=“alignnone” width=“610” caption=“SG Radio is one of the newest apps to hit the Windows Store!”][/caption] SG Radio provides the Internet-based streaming for all 17 of Singapore’s Radio Stations. Streaming will continue in the background allowing you to work on other apps or your desktop while continuing to listen to the Radio! [caption id=“attachment_11505” align=“alignnone” width=“610” caption=“Tune in to your favourite music channels on SG Radio”][/caption] You can download SG Radio by quickly searching for “SG Radio” on the Windows Store. [caption id=“attachment_11512” align=“alignnone” width=“610” caption=“Just search for SG Radio on the Windows Store to download it.”][/caption] You can view more Windows Phone and Windows 8 applications from Jason, who happens to also be one of our Spiffy.sg writers!

Developers love code samples. [caption id=“attachment_11406” align=“alignnone” width=“610” caption=“Sample Browser Visual Studio Extension allows developers to search and download 3500+ code samples from within Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2010. It is provided by Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework”][/caption] Samples often serve as the starting point for many developers to learn a new technology. They also provide straightforward solutions and helpful references when we as developers need to solve tough programming tasks. Some developers even live by code samples. In partnership with Visual Studio Product Team and MSDN Samples Gallery Team, Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework releases Sample Browser Visual Studio Extension for Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2010 - an effort to evolve the code sample use experience. You can search and download 3500+ Microsoft official code samples and community samples, including over 700 Windows 8 samples and more than 1000 All-In-One Code Framework customer-driven code samples. With its integrated sample search, flexible sample download and more than ten useful features designed for easier access and management of code samples, we hope to put the power of tens of thousands of code samples at developers’ fingertips. Have fun experimenting with the different samples! Download the Sample Browser Visual Studio Extension.

[caption id=“attachment_11393” align=“alignnone” width=“610” caption=“Fruit Ninja Dev Dojo is just the start of our Windows 8 activities for game developers here in Singapore!”][/caption] Hey Ninjas, We hope you had a fruitful session learning with Shainiel, Phil and Richard about the latest game development techniques and useful marketing strategies at Fruit Ninja Developer Dojo. You can look out for the slides and videos from the event right here at Spiffy! Photos from the event can also be found on our Facebook Page. ...

Woohoo! It’s finally open! The Windows Store is now open for app submissions from all developers – individuals and companies – the last significant milestone in the rollout of the Windows Store before general availability of Windows 8 on October 26. If you’ve been waiting for invitation restrictions to lift or waiting for market support, the Windows Store is ready for you to join today. Just go to the Windows Store Dashboard on the Windows Dev Center and sign up. To top it off, all paid MSDN subscribers will receive a Windows Store subscription included, at no additional cost. Please visit the Windows Store Blog for full details. The dev tools are free, the SDK is ready, and we have a ton of great supporting content to help you build your app and submit it for Store certification. Sign up now, reserve your app names, and get your app published in the Store in time for general availability of Windows 8. Good luck!