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April 3, 2014

Bing Knowledge Widget now available for webmasters and publishers

On Wednesday, Microsoft released the Bing Knowledge Widget for webmasters and publishers. This easy-to-deploy, JavaScript-based widget detects and visualizes entities on a webpage and displays rich information about them, thereby keeping visitors engaged and informed within the context of the page.

April 3, 2014

Microsoft Advertising announces new tools, SDKs to help developers do more, earn more

As part of Build 2014 in San Francisco this week, Microsoft Advertising rolled out a new software developers kit for Windows 8.1, designed to improve ad-funded monetization for app developers. The group also announced a new SDK for Windows Phone, similarly built to help app developers earn more.

April 3, 2014

Universal Windows apps enable developers to reach users across devices from one shared project

“With universal Windows apps, developers can choose to let users download a free app or purchase an app once and install it across all of their compatible Windows devices, as well as allow users to access in-app purchases across their compatible Windows devices,” Todd Brix notes in a blog post on Wednesday.

April 3, 2014

Microsoft makes Windows Library for JavaScript cross-platform and open source

The source code of the Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS) is being released under the Apache 2.0 license as an Open Source project by Microsoft Open Technologies, it was announced Thursday.

April 3, 2014

Steven Guggenheimer: Build 2014

Remarks by Steven Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President, Developer Platform Evangelism Division, San Francisco, Calif., April 3, 2014

April 3, 2014

Kinect for Windows v2 at Build 2014: Amazing apps shared, from fun to physical therapy

Build 2014, now underway in San Francisco, is the perfect showcase for inventive solutions created with the latest Microsoft technologies, including apps created through the Kinect for Windows v2 developer program. Watch the videos.

April 3, 2014

Microsoft Azure Preview Portal delivers ‘our promise of the cloud without complexity’

Microsoft Azure Preview Portal, announced Thursday at Build 2014, is “an important step forward in delivering our promise of the cloud without complexity,” writes Scott Guthrie, Microsoft executive vice president of the Cloud and Enterprise Group.

April 3, 2014

Windows Store app development announced for Kinect for Windows

The Kinect for Windows v2 sensor and SDK are coming this summer to the Northern Hemisphere, it was announced Thursday at Build 2014.

April 3, 2014

New cross-industry Partnership for American Innovation launches

On Thursday, Microsoft announced it has joined the newly formed Partnership for American Innovation. The partnership includes Apple, DuPont, Ford, GE, IBM and Pfizer — a diverse group of industry-leading companies committed to strengthening a patent system that promotes a positive climate for technology innovation.

April 3, 2014

Microsoft evolves the cloud experience for customers

Company releases first-of-its-kind cloud portal, new services and tools to radically simplify cloud development.