May 19, 2014
Developers: How to write Windows Store, Windows Phone apps with real-time audio

Windows Runtime APIs expose many functions to deal with playing and recording audio for both Windows Store apps and Windows Phone apps, with the APIs handling complexities like audio format conversion, different sample rates and different hardware capabilities, writes Tõnu Vanatalu, senior lead program manager of Developer Engagement at Microsoft.

May 13, 2014
Find apps more easily with Windows Store update

Now, you’ll see a persistent navigation bar with chart-toppers that also gives you categories and collections to search through. You’ll also find collections on the Store landing page to help you discover new apps. Publishers will also now be able to link paid apps so that if you buy the app once, you can get it across your Windows devices.