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Wow tons of announcements and cool demos here at MIX11 this morning! Too many to list here, so I’ll just point you to the video and provide you the timeline and conveniently skip to the section you’re interested in http://live.visitmix.com/Keynotes You can also read the Press Release here. Windows Phone Announcements! WP7 will add 16 new languages, extend to +8 more countries where developers can submit their apps, and +18 more countries where users can purchase apps. Nokia’s value and commitment to the WP7 ecosystem was also re-emphasized 11:18 – 18:48 ...

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There have been a bunch of cool announcements here at MIX11. And since I only have half an hour before the next dev session, I’ll make this quick! Announcement/Demos Why you should care HTML5 Native to Windows •http://foursquareplayground.com •http://worldsbiggestpacman.com •http://jsdo.it/event/svggirl/ •http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/mix/videogallery.aspx?contentID=mix11_demo_ie10 Microsoft is showing its commitment to HTML5. IE9 is paving the way for these innovative web applications, mostly highlighting performance. You can run these HTML5 demos now in IE9 and other HTML5 compliant browsers. ...

I have to admit that when it comes to IE9, I am not as updated as I should be in terms of features. Although we know certain features exist, sometimes you just have try and experiment with them to remember. (In this case, a feature that already existed in IE8). I’m glad I got the chance to attend a whole day pre-MIX event here in MIX11 touching on topics about HTML5 and IE9. The event was mostly about HTML5 really, but I learned a lot about IE9 as well. So I got to re-visit IE features, and probably spent a bit more time thinking about Jump Lists and what else can be done. ...

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A few days ago I gave an overview presentation of Windows Azure to some BizSpark startups. One of the questions that I got asked often during and after the presentation was why they would bother with a Windows Azure Table when there’s a SQL Azure available. I admit that after the presentation I felt that I have not explained this quite well too. Unfortunately, I don’t think it can be explained in one shot, but rather as series of explanations that eventually build up to one “Aha” moment. So I hope this post will provide helpful information in understanding the existence of Azure Tables and why it’s cheap. In a later post, we will touch on some uses for Azure Tables. ...