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July 31, 2013

Security is a hot topic, as is evident by the 7,000 security experts, researchers and hackers converging at Black Hat this week. So it was no surprise when a post on the Server & Cloud Blog reported that one of the most popular sessions from TechEd this year was “Hacker tools you should know and worry about,” which is featured in the video here.

July 31, 2013

In a blog post on Tuesday, Microsoft Technical Fellow Brian Harry confirmed that Visual Studio 2012 will get another update, most likely some time before the end of 2013.

July 31, 2013

Last month we launched a new version of Office Mobile for iPhone; today it’s Android’s turn. Like the iPhone version, Office Mobile for Android phones is available to Office 365 subscribers for download at no additional charge. (It comes preinstalled on all Windows Phone 8 devices.)

July 31, 2013

At Build 2013, the Windows Phone team held a session focused on basic networking support in Windows Phone. Now, the Windows Phone Developer Blog has published an in-depth post on basic networking support in Windows Phone 8, just in case you missed the Build session.

July 31, 2013

As long as people write code, it’s going to be imperfect. That’s where the class of security researchers colloquially known as “bug hunters” come in, and Microsoft is paying them up to $100,000 via several new bounty programs to catch vulnerabilities, discover techniques that can get past a program’s defenses and even recommend repairs for problems.

July 30, 2013

Back in May we told Xbox fans about a next-generation matchmaking system for gamers called Smart Match. Since then, the Xbox team has gotten lots of questions about it. Here’s a short breakdown of the top three things you need to know about Smart Match.

July 30, 2013

Over the last month, Leigha Anderson of the Windows team took the Toshiba KIRAbook for an extended test drive that included a ton o’ meetings, a weeklong trip to Taipei for Computex and a visit to her sister’s college graduation.

July 30, 2013

Whether you’re a novice or a veteran, you’ll probably gain something from “Windows Phone app building tools you might not know about” – a post from Andrew Byrne of the Windows Phone Developer Content team.

July 30, 2013

The Visual Studio Tools for Git is an extension for Team Explorer that provides source control integration for Git. This extension enables integration with any local Git repository, and it provides tools to work with third-party hosted Git repositories.

July 30, 2013

Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview is now available for download so customers can start testing the operating system in their environments. Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview builds on the Window 8.1 Preview, adding premium features designed to address the mobility, security, management and virtualization needs of today’s companies.