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…….. What’s happening? Join us for a fun, free overnight event. You can bring your existing app and game projects to Microsoft’s //publish/ event to code with developers from around the world. Collaborate and get help with app design, performance, testing, publishing, porting from Unity – you name it. It’s 32 straight hours devoted to getting your app up and running smoothly on Windows phones, tablets, and PCs. Receive onsite support from Microsoft and community experts to remove blockers and add the finishing touches to your project. Join a testing group of your peers and try your app out on a range of devices Connect online with developers and Microsoft product specialists from all over the globe in simultaneous worldwide events. Show off your completed project at the App Showcase. ...

For those who know me personally, you’ll know that I love reading feeds from tech websites using Feedly (hello Feedly! I’ll share top websites that I follow closely in a separate post). It is my usual ritual when i wake up while still in bed, when I commute, or just before I go to bed. However, there are times where I want to read up but I just can’t, simply because I’m doing something else (multitasking FTW!). Usually we’ll just turn to music for this. However, lately I found a solution to that. PODCAST! It’s like listening to a radio talk, but for me, specifically, on tech. I think listening to podcasts or even audiobooks are suitable to those who don’t like reading that much and have problem of falling asleep when they just start reading a few paragraphs (me! me! *raise hand*). Here, I’d like to share top 3 podcasts that I listen to regularly. ...

Attention to all students! On 19th April, Microsoft Singapore is opening its doors to ALL OF YOU for the local Imagine Cup 2014 finals. This will be happening at the Microsoft Auditorium, starting with a lovely breakfast at 9:00am. Over the past 6 months, innovative young minds all over Singapore have been dreaming, building and living the inventor’s dream. To make the world a better place, they have created projects to influence critical fields such as healthcare, education and our environment. After rounds of refining their projects, six teams of finalists will pitch to industry experts for the opportunity to represent Singapore in the World Finals held in Seattle this July. Only one will be selected for each of these categories: World Citizenship, Innovation, and Games For the techies, the creatives, and the entrepreneurs – JOIN US! Be inspired. Be the next! ...

During the Microsoft Build Day 1 keynote, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Stephen Elop and Terry Myerson discussed advances to Windows for developers and consumers. For reference, online materials and resources can be found: · Microsoft News Center includes the Day 1 press release and key blogs with more details on today’s news · https://twitter.com/msdev · http://twitter.com/bldwin Highlights from Day 1’s Build keynote: · Windows Phone 8.1: Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8.1, an even better and more personal smartphone experience, and announced an expanding range of hardware partners and devices. Windows Phone 8.1 will start rolling out to existing Windows Phone 8 users over the coming months. It will also come pre-installed on new phones starting this month. More details can be found on the Windows Phone blog. · Windows 8.1 Update: Microsoft also announced Windows 8.1 Update, a collection of refinements that provide more of what people love about Windows across more devices. Current Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 customers will receive the Windows 8.1 Update for free through Windows Update beginning April 8, 2104. More details can be found on the Windows blog. · Developer Platform: Developers of all types can draw upon their existing skills to deliver universal experiences for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Update which uses roughly 90% of the same code for phones, tablets and PC, feature IE11 across both devices, and enable the creation a single, universal Windows app that targets all Windows devices. More details can be found on Building Apps for Windows blog. · Developer Tools: Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 has reached the Release Candidate (“RC”) milestone and introduced a key development work stream called Universal Project.

Thanks for the participation for the past 4 weeks. Here are the winners for each challenges of 5 and 5.1 Nike+ Running App (Windows Phone Challenge 5) SG HDB Reno Viewer Challenge Ideas IPPT Training application Create an application comparable to 6 weeks training but gearing it towards the 5 IPPT stations. SG IPPT Car Park Rate application for Cars and Motorcycle An application to check the parking rates for both Cars and Motorcycle in Singapore SG Parking Basic Driving Theory Test application An test application for Basic theory in Singapore Basic Theory Test Advance & Riding Driving Theory Test application A test application for SG Driving Theory SG Hawker Food Application A Hawker center finding application comparable to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.singapore.good.hawker.foodNo Winner SG Tech Events application An events list application for Tech Events happening in Singapore SG Tech Events Singapore/Worldwide Street Photography application A street photography gallery application with comparable UI to http://www.windowsphone.com/en-in/store/app/mowithlove/be91f7a8-87bf-46fd-baf6-842e40ab3654 with the below features. The purpose of this application is to showcase the capabilities of Windows Phone’s camera and its suitability for street photography. Street Zone Stray cat photography / Gallery App A stray cat photography/gallery application with comparable UI to http://www.windowsphone.com/en-in/store/app/mowithlove/be91f7a8-87bf-46fd-baf6-842e40ab3654 with the below features. The purpose of this application is to showcase the capabilities of Windows Phone’s camera. No Winner A Singapore landscape photography gallery app A Singapore landscape photography gallery application with comparable UI to http://www.windowsphone.com/en-in/store/app/mowithlove/be91f7a8-87bf-46fd-baf6-842e40ab3654 with the below features. The purpose of this application is to showcase the capabilities of Windows Phone’s camera and its suitability for landscape and scenic photography for Singapore landmarks. No Winner

 Event Date: 8th April, 2014, Tuesday Time: 4.00p.m – 6.00p.m Venue: One Marina Boulevard, Microsoft Office, Level 22 To Register, email Rizal at (rizal@bizera.net ). Supported by: Visual Studio 2013 and Team Foundation Server 2013 was released on 13th Nov 2013. The new version has enhanced developer productivity and Application Lifecycle Management ( ALM) features making it effortless for teams of every size to collaborate and innovate, helping you build great software with agility and scale. ...

Innovate Faster and Reduce time to market.We will show you how developers can develop high quality applications in their day to day job, learn from experts in getting the right cloud development and test strategy when you need it and most importantly to enable instant provisioning with any amount of development and test resources that you have.We look forward to having you join us for this event! Time ...

Hi Students of Singapore! We have a new challenge specifically targeting Singapore Students from now until 30th April 2014! The “Better Together” contest is a local finals to the Windows and Windows Phone Challenge on www.imaginecup.com. We will have awarding to the Top 5 valid entries from Singapore of Imagine Cup Windows and Windows Phone Challenge 1 x Lenovo Miix8-2 Tablet 1 x Nokia Lumia 1520 Developer Device To participate in this competition, you would need to ...

Welcome to the age of extraordinary expectations. Every app must work flawlessly, seamlessly, and elegantly on every device, all the time. Visual Studio 2013 helps developers blow minds and win business with the most advanced, integrated solution available—state-of-the-art tooling and services designed to help you develop, test, deploy, and support service-powered apps that transform the user experience across all devices. Embrace the cloud at your own pace to quickly and effectively meet customer needs. Develop, test, deploy, and support faster than ever before. ...

We’re back folks! Thanks for waiting. We are refreshing Windows Phone Challenge #5 with #5.1, and the theme is still “Bridging the GAP” on Windows Phone. Here are the ideas, we will be judging these ideas heavily on UX/UI. Please note that there is a limit of 1 prize per developer. The competition timeline is from 3rd March to 31st March 2014. The deadline for submission is 31st March 2014 2359hrs. Do drop me an email at win8sg@microsoft.com if you are participating in any of the below idea. We would swap out non-popular ideas in near future. Approved Challenge Ideas ...